- Linked Discourses 56.14Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.14
- 2. Rolling Forth the Wheel of Dhamma2. Dhammacakkappavattanavagga
Interior Sense FieldsAjjhattikāyatanasutta
“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 six interior sense fields’.‘Cha ajjhattikāni āyatanānī’tissa vacanīyaṁ. What six?Katamāni cha? The sense fields of the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind.Cakkhāyatanaṁ …pe… manāyatanaṁ— 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?
the cessation of suffering? …Katamañca, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ?
the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering?Katamañca, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā ariyasaccaṁ? It is simply this noble eightfold path …Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—
That’s why you should practice meditation …”Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.