Taṇhādivāra

Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 12 · Section 121

[121] "But, friend, might there be…" … "There might, friend," the venerable Sāriputta said. "When, friend, a noble disciple understands craving (taṇhā), understands the origin of craving, understands the cessation of craving, and understands the way of practice leading to the cessation of craving — to that extent too, friend, a noble disciple is one of right view (sammādiṭṭhi), whose view is straight, who possesses confirmed confidence in the Dhamma, and who has arrived at this true Dhamma. "And what, friend, is craving, what is the origin of craving, what is the cessation of craving, what is the way of practice leading to the cessation of craving? There are, friend, these six classes of craving: craving for forms, craving for sounds, craving for odours, craving for tastes, craving for tangibles, craving for dhammas. With the origin of feeling (vedanā) there is the origin of craving; with the cessation of feeling there is the cessation of craving; this very Noble Eightfold Path is the way of practice leading to the cessation of craving, that is to say: right view … right concentration (samādhi). "When, friend, a noble disciple thus understands craving, thus understands the origin of craving, thus understands the cessation of craving, thus understands the way of practice leading to the cessation of craving, he, having entirely abandoned the underlying tendency to lust, … — to that extent too, friend, a noble disciple is one of right view, whose view is straight, who possesses confirmed confidence in the Dhamma, and who has arrived at this true Dhamma."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.