9.
The Discourse on What is to be Fully Understood
1099.
"Monks, there are these four noble truths.
What are the four?
The noble truth of suffering, the noble truth of the origin of suffering, the noble truth of the cessation of suffering, the noble truth of the practice leading to the cessation of suffering -
these, monks, are the four noble truths.
Of these four noble truths, monks, there is a noble truth to be fully understood, there is a noble truth to be abandoned, there is a noble truth to be realised, there is a noble truth to be developed.
"And what, monks, is the noble truth to be fully understood? The noble truth of suffering, monks, is to be fully understood, the noble truth of the origin of suffering is to be abandoned, the noble truth of the cessation of suffering is to be realised, the noble truth of the practice leading to the cessation of suffering is to be developed.
"Therefore, monks, exertion is to be done regarding 'This is suffering', etc. exertion is to be done regarding 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.'" The ninth.