11. Antavagga
11. Ends
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“Dukkhañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi dukkhasamudayañca dukkhanirodhañca dukkhanirodhagāminiñca paṭipadaṁ.
“Mendicants, I will teach you suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.
Seyyathidaṁ—rūpupādānakkhandho …pe… viññāṇupādānakkhandho.
That is, the grasping aggregates of form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.
Yāyaṁ taṇhā ponobhavikā …pe… vibhavataṇhā—
It’s the craving that leads to future lives, mixed up with relishing and greed, taking pleasure there wherever it alights. That is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, and craving for nonexistence.
Yo tassāyeva taṇhāya asesavirāganirodho cāgo paṭinissaggo mutti anālayo—
It’s the fading away and cessation of that very same craving with no residue left behind; giving it away, letting it go, releasing it, and not clinging to it.
Katamā ca, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā?
And what is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering?
Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.
right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā”ti.
This is called the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.”
Dutiyaṁ.