AggregatesKhandhasutta

“Mendicants, there are these four noble truths.“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, ariyasaccāni. What four?Katamāni cattāri? The noble truths of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.Dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ, dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccaṁ, dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā ariyasaccaṁ.

And what is the noble truth of suffering?Katamañca, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ? You should say: ‘The five grasping aggregates’.‘Pañcupādānakkhandhā’ tissa vacanīyaṁ, seyyathidaṁ— That is: form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.rūpupādānakkhandho …pe… viññāṇupādānakkhandho. This is called the noble truth of suffering.Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ.

And what is the noble truth of the origin of suffering?Katamañca, bhikkhave, dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccaṁ? It’s the craving that leads to future lives, mixed up with relishing and greed, taking pleasure there wherever it alights. That is,Yāyaṁ taṇhā ponobbhavikā nandirāgasahagatā tatratatrābhinandinī, seyyathidaṁ— craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, and craving for nonexistence.kāmataṇhā, bhavataṇhā, vibhavataṇhā. This is called the noble truth of the origin of suffering.Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccaṁ.

And what is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering?Katamañca, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ? It’s the fading away and cessation of that very same craving no residue left behind; giving it away, letting it go, releasing it, and not clinging to it.Yo tassāyeva taṇhāya asesavirāganirodho cāgo paṭinissaggo mutti anālayo— This is called the noble truth of the cessation of suffering.idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ.

And what is the noble truth of the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering?Katamañca, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā ariyasaccaṁ? It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ— right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi— This is called the noble truth of the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā ariyasaccaṁ. These are the four noble truths.Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri ariyasaccāni.

That’s why you should practice meditation to understand: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’.”Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.