SN 22.19 Suffering With Its Cause – Sahetudukkhasutta

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SN 22.19 Suffering With Its Cause – Sahetudukkhasutta

Linked Discourses 22.19 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.19

2. Anicca2. Aniccavagga

SN 22.19 Suffering With Its Cause – Sahetudukkhasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Bhikkhū, form is suffering.

“Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ.

The cause and condition that gives rise to form is also suffering.

Yopi hetu yopi paccayo rūpassa uppādāya, sopi dukkho.

Since form is produced by what is suffering, how could it be happiness?

Dukkhasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ kuto sukhaṁ bhavissati.

Feeling is suffering …

Vedanā dukkhā …

Perception is suffering …

saññā dukkhā …

Saṅkhāra are suffering …

saṅkhārā dukkhā …

Consciousness is suffering.

viññāṇaṁ dukkhaṁ.

The cause and condition that gives rise to consciousness is also suffering.

Yopi hetu yopi paccayo viññāṇassa uppādāya, sopi dukkho.

Since consciousness is produced by what is suffering, how could it be happiness?

Dukkhasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṁ kuto sukhaṁ bhavissati.

Seeing this …

Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…

They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence.’”

nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.