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The Discourse on the Origin of Suffering
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"I will teach you, monks, the origin and passing away of suffering.
Listen to that.
And what, monks, is the origin of suffering?
Dependent on the eye and forms, eye-consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is contact.
With contact as condition, feeling;
with feeling as condition, craving.
This is the origin of suffering. Etc.
Dependent on the tongue and flavours, tongue-consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is contact.
With contact as condition, feeling;
with feeling as condition, craving.
This is the origin of suffering. Etc.
dependent on the mind and mind-objects, mind-consciousness arises.
The meeting of the three is contact.
With contact as condition, feeling;
with feeling as condition, craving.
This, monks, is the origin of suffering.
"And what, monks, is the passing away of suffering? Dependent on the eye and forms, eye-consciousness arises. The meeting of the three is contact. With contact as condition, feeling; with feeling as condition, craving. From the complete fading away and cessation of that very craving comes the cessation of clinging; from the cessation of clinging comes the cessation of existence; from the cessation of existence comes the cessation of birth; from the cessation of birth, ageing and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and anguish cease. Thus is the cessation of this whole mass of suffering. This is the passing away of suffering. Etc. Dependent on the tongue and flavours, tongue-consciousness arises. Etc. dependent on the mind and mind-objects, mind-consciousness arises. The meeting of the three is contact. With contact as condition, feeling; with feeling as condition, craving. From the complete fading away and cessation of that very craving comes the cessation of clinging; from the cessation of clinging comes the cessation of existence; from the cessation of existence comes the cessation of birth; from the cessation of birth, ageing and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and anguish cease. Thus is the cessation of this whole mass of suffering. This, monks, is the passing away of suffering." The third.