Craving · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
three“Tisso
theseimā,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
cravingstaṇhā.
whatKatamā
threetisso?
craving for sensual pleasuresKāmataṇhā,
craving for continued existencebhavataṇhā,
craving for nonexistencevibhavataṇhā—
theseimā
indeedkho,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
threetisso
cravingstaṇhā”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Buddhabhagavā
spokeavoca.
on thisTatthetaṁ
it is saiditi
is saidvuccati:
with the bond of craving“Taṇhāyogena
boundsaṁyuttā,
with minds full of desirerattacittā
for rebirth in this or that statebhavābhave;
theseTe
yoked by the yokeyogayuttā
of Māramārassa,
without sanctuary from the yokeayogakkhemino
peoplejanā;
sentient beingsSattā
continue to gogacchanti
to saṁsārasaṁsāraṁ,
with ongoing birth and deathjātīmaraṇagāmino.
whoYe
andca
cravingtaṇhaṁ
having given uppahantvāna,
free from cravingvītataṇhā
in this or that state of becomingbhavābhave;
theyTe
trulyve
gone beyondpāraṅgatā
in the worldloke,
whoye
reachedpattā
the ending of defilementsāsavakkhayan”ti.
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
heardsutanti.
ninthNavamaṁ.
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