[147] And what, bhikkhus, is the noble truth (ariyasacca) of the origin of suffering (dukkha)? It is this craving (taṇhā) that leads to renewed existence, accompanied by delight and lust, taking delight now here, now there — that is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, craving for non-existence. And this craving, bhikkhus — where does it arise when it arises? Where does it settle when it settles? Whatever in the world has a dear and agreeable nature: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
And what in the world has a dear and agreeable nature? The eye has a dear and agreeable nature in the world: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles. The ear, the nose, the tongue, the body, and the mind have a dear and agreeable nature in the world: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
Forms, sounds, odors, tastes, tangibles, and mental objects (dhammā) have a dear and agreeable nature in the world: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
Eye-consciousness, ear-consciousness, nose-consciousness, tongue-consciousness, body-consciousness, and mind-consciousness have a dear and agreeable nature in the world: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
Eye-contact, ear-contact, nose-contact, tongue-contact, body-contact, and mind-contact have a dear and agreeable nature in the world: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
Feeling (vedanā) born of eye-contact, feeling born of ear-contact, feeling born of nose-contact, feeling born of tongue-contact, feeling born of body-contact, and feeling born of mind-contact have a dear and agreeable nature in the world: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
Perception of forms, perception of sounds, perception of odors, perception of tastes, perception of tangibles, and perception of mental objects have a dear and agreeable nature in the world: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
Volition regarding forms, volition regarding sounds, volition regarding odors, volition regarding tastes, volition regarding tangibles, and volition regarding mental objects have a dear and agreeable nature in the world: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
Craving for forms, craving for sounds, craving for odors, craving for tastes, craving for tangibles, and craving for mental objects have a dear and agreeable nature in the world: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
Thought about forms, thought about sounds, thought about odors, thought about tastes, thought about tangibles, and thought about mental objects have a dear and agreeable nature in the world: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
Examination of forms, examination of sounds, examination of odors, examination of tastes, examination of tangibles, and examination of mental objects have a dear and agreeable nature in the world: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
This, bhikkhus, is called the noble truth of the origin of suffering.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.