Dhammatthavinicchayo

Dhammatthā

2. Cattāri Ariyasaccāni

from Khandasuttaṁ, SN 56.13

Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, ariyasaccāni.

Katamāni cattāri?

1. Dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ,
2. dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccaṁ,
3. dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ,
4. dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā ariyasaccaṁ.

from Saccavibhaṅgasuttaṁ, MN 141 Spoken by Ven. Sāriputta.

The First Noble Truth

1. Katamañ-cāvuso dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ?

Jāti pi dukkhā, jarā pi dukkhā, vyādhi pi dukkho, maraṇam-pi dukkhaṁ, sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā pi dukkhā, yam-picchaṁ na labhati tam-pi dukkhaṁ, saṅkhittena pañcupādānakkhandhā dukkhā.

The Second Noble Truth

2. Katamañ-cāvuso, dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccaṁ?

Yā yaṁ taṇhā ponobhavikā, nandirāgasahagatā, tatratatrābhinandinī, seyyathīdaṁ:

{1} Kāmataṇhā,
{2} bhavataṇhā,
{3} vibhavataṇhā.

Idaṁ vuccatāvuso dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccaṁ.

The Third Noble Truth

3. Katamañ-cāvuso dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ?

Yo tassā yeva taṇhāya asesavirāganirodho – cāgo, paṭinissaggo, mutti, anālayo.

Idaṁ vuccatāvuso dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ.

The Fourth Noble Truth

4. Katamañ-cāvuso dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā ariyasaccaṁ?

Ayam-eva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathīdaṁ:

{1} Sammādiṭṭhi,
{2} sammāsaṅkappo,
{3} sammāvācā,
{4} sammākammanto,
{5} sammā-ājīvo,
{6} sammāvāyāmo,
{7} sammāsati,
{8} sammāsamādhi. For an analysis of the individual factors, see 21 below.

last updated: December 2016