35. Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta: On the Six Sense Fields
XIV. At Devadaha — SN35.144: Exterior and Cause Are Suffering
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1“Mendicants, sights are suffering. The cause and condition that gives rise to sights is also suffering. Since sights are produced by what is suffering, how could they be happiness?
Sounds …
Smells …
Tastes …
Touches …
Thoughts are suffering. The cause and condition that gives rise to thoughts is also suffering. Since thoughts are produced by what is suffering, how could they be happiness?
Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence.’”
“Rūpā, bhikkhave, dukkhā. Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo rūpānaṁ uppādāya, sopi dukkho. Dukkhasambhūtā, bhikkhave, rūpā kuto sukhā bhavissanti.
Saddā …
gandhā …
rasā …
phoṭṭhabbā …
dhammā dukkhā. Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo dhammānaṁ uppādāya, sopi dukkho. Dukkhasambhūtā, bhikkhave, dhammā kuto sukhā bhavissanti.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.
Ekādasamaṁ.