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Majjhima Nikāya 38

Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhayasutta

The Longer Discourse on the Ending of Craving · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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Iti kho, bhikkhave, avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā,
saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ,
viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ,
nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanaṁ,
saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso,
phassapaccayā vedanā,
vedanāpaccayā taṇhā,
taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ,
upādānapaccayā bhavo,
bhavapaccayā jāti,
jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti.
Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

Jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇanti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
jātipaccayā nu kho, bhikkhave, jarāmaraṇaṁ, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Jātipaccayā, bhante, jarāmaraṇaṁ;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇan”ti.
“Bhavapaccayā jātīti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
bhavapaccayā nu kho, bhikkhave, jāti, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Bhavapaccayā, bhante, jāti;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
bhavapaccayā jātī”ti.
“Upādānapaccayā bhavoti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
upādānapaccayā nu kho, bhikkhave, bhavo, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Upādānapaccayā, bhante, bhavo;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
upādānapaccayā bhavo”ti.
“Taṇhāpaccayā upādānanti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ, taṇhāpaccayā nu kho, bhikkhave, upādānaṁ, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Taṇhāpaccayā, bhante, upādānaṁ;

evaṁ no ettha hoti—
taṇhāpaccayā upādānan”ti.
“Vedanāpaccayā taṇhāti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
vedanāpaccayā nu kho, bhikkhave, taṇhā, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Vedanāpaccayā, bhante, taṇhā;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
vedanāpaccayā taṇhā”ti.
“Phassapaccayā vedanāti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
phassapaccayā nu kho, bhikkhave, vedanā, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Phassapaccayā, bhante, vedanā;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
phassapaccayā vedanā”ti.
“Saḷāyatanapaccayā phassoti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
saḷāyatanapaccayā nu kho, bhikkhave, phasso, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Saḷāyatanapaccayā, bhante, phasso;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso”ti.
“Nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatananti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;

nāmarūpapaccayā nu kho, bhikkhave, saḷāyatanaṁ, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Nāmarūpapaccayā, bhante, saḷāyatanaṁ;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanan”ti.
“Viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpanti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
viññāṇapaccayā nu kho, bhikkhave, nāmarūpaṁ, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Viññāṇapaccayā, bhante, nāmarūpaṁ;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpan”ti.
“Saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇanti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
saṅkhārapaccayā nu kho, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṁ, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Saṅkhārapaccayā, bhante, viññāṇaṁ;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇan”ti.
“Avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārāti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
avijjāpaccayā nu kho, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Avijjāpaccayā, bhante, saṅkhārā;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā”ti.

“Sādhu, bhikkhave.
Iti kho, bhikkhave, tumhepi evaṁ vadetha, ahampi evaṁ vadāmi—
imasmiṁ sati idaṁ hoti, imassuppādā idaṁ uppajjati, yadidaṁ—
avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā,
saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ,
viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ,
nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanaṁ,
saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso,
phassapaccayā vedanā,
vedanāpaccayā taṇhā,
taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ,
upādānapaccayā bhavo,
bhavapaccayā jāti,
jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti.
Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

Avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saṅkhāranirodho,
saṅkhāranirodhā viññāṇanirodho,
viññāṇanirodhā nāmarūpanirodho,
nāmarūpanirodhā saḷāyatananirodho,
saḷāyatananirodhā phassanirodho,
phassanirodhā vedanānirodho,
vedanānirodhā taṇhānirodho,
taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho,
upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho,
bhavanirodhā jātinirodho,
jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā nirujjhanti.
Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.

Jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇanirodhoti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
jātinirodhā nu kho, bhikkhave, jarāmaraṇanirodho, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Jātinirodhā, bhante, jarāmaraṇanirodho;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇanirodho”ti.
“Bhavanirodhā jātinirodhoti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
bhavanirodhā nu kho, bhikkhave, jātinirodho, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Bhavanirodhā, bhante, jātinirodho;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
bhavanirodhā jātinirodho”ti.
“Upādānanirodhā bhavanirodhoti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
upādānanirodhā nu kho, bhikkhave, bhavanirodho, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Upādānanirodhā, bhante, bhavanirodho;
evaṁ no ettha hoti—
upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho”ti.
“Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodhoti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ;
taṇhānirodhā nu kho, bhikkhave, upādānanirodho, no vā, kathaṁ vā ettha hotī”ti?
“Taṇhānirodhā, bhante, upādānanirodho;

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