1“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘suffering’. What is suffering?”

“Reverend, there are these three forms of suffering. The suffering inherent in painful feeling; the suffering inherent in conditions; and the suffering inherent in perishing. These are the three forms of suffering.”

“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these three forms of suffering?”

“There is.” …

1"‘Dukkhaṁ, dukkhan’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. Katamaṁ nu kho, āvuso, dukkhan"ti?

"Tisso imā, āvuso, dukkhatā. Dukkhadukkhatā, saṅkhāradukkhatā, vipariṇāmadukkhatā – imā kho, āvuso, tisso dukkhatā"ti.

"Atthi panāvuso maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ dukkhatānaṁ pariññāyā"ti?

"Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ dukkhatānaṁ pariññāyā"ti.

"Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā, etāsaṁ dukkhatānaṁ pariññāyā"ti?

"Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etāsaṁ dukkhatānaṁ pariññāya, seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi. Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etāsaṁ dukkhatānaṁ pariññāyā"ti.

"Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etāsaṁ dukkhatānaṁ pariññāya. Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā"ti.

Cuddasamaṁ.