Craving · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
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:
“Mendicants, there are these three cravings. What three? Craving for sensual pleasures, craving for continued existence, and craving for nonexistence. These are the three cravings.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
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.
“Bound by craving, minds full of desire for rebirth in this or that state, yoked by Māra’s yoke, these people find no sanctuary from the yoke. Sentient beings continue to transmigrate, with ongoing birth and death.
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.
Those who have given up craving, rid of craving for rebirth in this or that state, they in this world have truly crossed over, having reached the ending of defilements.”
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
heardsutanti.
ninthNavamaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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