c.
Nirodhasacca Pabba (Section on the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Dukkha) And
what, bhikkhus, is the Noble Truth of the cessation of dukkha? It is
the complete extinction and cessation of this very craving, its abandoning
and discarding, the liberation and detachment from it. Bhikkhus, when
this craving is abandoned, where is it abandoned? When it ceases, where
does it cease? When this craving is abandoned or ceases it does so in
the delightful and pleasurable characteristics of the world.note103 What
are the delightful and pleasurable characterictics of the world? In
the world, the eye has the characteristic of being delightful and pleasurable.
When this craving is abandoned, it is abandoned there (i.e. in the eyes);
when it ceases, it ceases there. In the world, the ear
. In the
world, the nose
. In the world, the tongue
. In the world,
the body
. In the world, the mind has the characteristic of being
delightful and pleasurable. When this craving is abandoned it is abandoned
there; when it ceases, it ceases there. In
the world, visible objects
. In the world, sounds
. In the
world, odours
. In the world, tastes
. In the world, tactile
objects
. In the world, dhammas have the characteristic of being
delightful and pleasurable. When this craving is abandoned, it is abandoned
there; when it ceases, it ceases there. In
the world, eye-contact
. In the world, ear-contact
. In the
world, nose-contact
. In the world, tongue-contact
. In the
world, body-contact
. In the world, mind-contact has the characteristic
of being delightful and pleasurable. When this craving is abandoned,
it is abandoned there; when it ceases, it ceases there. In the world, the feeling born of eye-contact . In the world, the feeling born of ear-contact . In the world, the feeling born of nose-contact . In the world, the feeling born of tongue-contact . In the world, the feeling born of mind-contact has the characteristic of being delightful and pleasurable. When
this craving is abandoned, it is abandoned there; when it ceases, it
ceases there. In
the world, the volition towards visible objects
. In the world,
the volition towards sounds
. In the world, the volition towards
odours
. In the world, the volition towards tastes
. In the
world, the volition towards tactile objects
. in the world, the
volition towards dhammas has the characteristic of being delightful
and pleasurable. When this craving is abandoned, it is abandoned there;
when it ceases, it ceases there. In
the world, the craving for visible objects
. In the world, the
craving for sounds
. In the world, the craving for tastes
.
In the world, the craving for tactile objects
. In the world, the
craving for dhammas has the characteristic of being delightful and pleasurable.
When this craving is abandoned, it is abandoned there; when it ceases,
it ceases there. In
the world, the initial thinking about visible objects
. In the
world, the initial thinking about sounds
. In the world, the initial
thinking about odours
. In the world, the initial thinking about
tastes
. In the world. the initial thinking about tactile objects
.
In the world, the initial thinking about dhammas has the characteristic
of being delightful and pleasurable. When this craving is abandoned,
it is abandoned there; when it ceases, it ceases there. In
the world, the continued thinking about visible objects
. In the
world, the continued thinking about sounds
. In the world, the
continued thinking about odours
. In the world, the continued thinking
about tastes
. In the world, the continued thinking about dhammas
has the characteristic of being delightful and pleasurable. When this
craving is abandoned, it is abandoned there; when it ceases, it ceases
there. This,
bhikkhus, is the Noble Truth of the cessation of dukkha. |