Tripiṭaka 6. Dukkhavagga
6. A Tree
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“Saṁyojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu assādānupassino viharato viññāṇassa avakkanti hoti.
“There are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, consciousness is conceived.
evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.
That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.
Tassa yāni ceva mūlāni …pe…
And its roots going downwards and across all draw the sap upwards. …
evameva kho, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyesu dhammesu assādānupassino viharato viññāṇassa avakkanti hoti …pe….
In the same way, there are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, consciousness is conceived. …
Saṁyojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato viññāṇassa avakkanti na hoti.
There are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, consciousness is not conceived.
evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.
That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.
Atha puriso āgaccheyya kuddālapiṭakaṁ ādāya …pe…
Then a person comes along with a spade and basket. …
āyatiṁ anuppādadhammo.
In this way the great tree is cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyesu dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato viññāṇassa avakkanti na hoti.
In the same way, there are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, consciousness is not conceived.
evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī”ti.
That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.”
Navamaṁ.