[298] "And what, bhikkhus, is the noble truth (ariyasacca) of the cessation (nirodha) of suffering (dukkha)? It is the remainderless fading away (virāga) and cessation of that very craving (taṇhā), the giving up (cāga) of it, the relinquishment (paṭinissagga) of it, the release (mutti) from it, non-attachment (anālaya) to it.
But where, bhikkhus, is this craving abandoned when it is being abandoned? Where does it cease when it is ceasing? Whatever in the world is dear and agreeable (piyarūpaṃ sātarūpaṃ) — there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases.
And what in the world is dear and agreeable? The eye in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases. The ear in the world … The nose in the world … The tongue in the world … The body in the world … The mind in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases.
Forms in the world … Sounds in the world … Odours in the world … Tastes in the world … Tangibles in the world … Dhammas in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases.
Eye-consciousness in the world … Ear-consciousness in the world … Nose-consciousness in the world … Tongue-consciousness in the world … Body-consciousness in the world … Mind-consciousness in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases.
Eye-contact (samphassa) 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 in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases.
Feeling (vedanā) born of eye-contact in the world … Feeling born of ear-contact in the world … Feeling born of nose-contact in the world … Feeling born of tongue-contact in the world … Feeling born of body-contact in the world … Feeling born of mind-contact in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases.
Perception of forms in the world … Perception of sounds in the world … Perception of odours in the world … Perception of tastes in the world … Perception of tangibles in the world … Perception of dhammas in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases.
Volition (sañcetanā) regarding forms in the world … Volition regarding sounds in the world … Volition regarding odours in the world … Volition regarding tastes in the world … Volition regarding tangibles in the world … Volition regarding dhammas in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases.
Craving for forms in the world … Craving for sounds in the world … Craving for odours in the world … Craving for tastes in the world … Craving for tangibles in the world … Craving for dhammas in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases.
Thought (vitakka) concerning forms in the world … Thought concerning sounds in the world … Thought concerning odours in the world … Thought concerning tastes in the world … Thought concerning tangibles in the world … Thought concerning dhammas in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases.
Examination (vicāra) of forms in the world … Examination of sounds in the world … Examination of odours in the world … Examination of tastes in the world … Examination of tangibles in the world … Examination of dhammas in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving, when being abandoned, is abandoned; there, when ceasing, it ceases.
This, bhikkhus, is called the noble truth of the cessation of suffering."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.