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The Discourse on the Burden
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At Sāvatthī...
There...
"I will teach you, monks, the burden, the burden-bearer, the taking up of the burden, and the laying down of the burden.
Listen to that.
And what, monks, is the burden?
'The five aggregates of clinging' should be said.
Which five?
The aggregate of clinging to matter, the aggregate of clinging to feeling, the aggregate of clinging to perception, the aggregate of clinging to activities, the aggregate of clinging to consciousness;
this is called, monks, the burden."
"And what, monks, is the burden-bearer? 'The person' should be said. This venerable one of such a name and such a clan; this is called, monks, the burden-bearer.
"And what, monks, is the taking up of the burden? It is this craving which leads to rebirth, accompanied by delight and lust, finding delight here and there, as follows - sensual craving, craving for existence, craving for non-existence. This is called, monks, the taking up of the burden.
"And what, monks, is the laying down of the burden? That which is the complete fading away and cessation of that very craving without remainder, the giving up, the relinquishment, the freedom, the non-attachment. This is called, monks, the laying down of the burden."
This is what the Blessed One said. Having said this, the Fortunate One, the Teacher, further said this -
Taking up the burden is suffering in the world, laying down the burden is happiness.
Having uprooted craving with its root, one is without hunger, attained final Nibbāna." The first.