[148] And what, bhikkhus, is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering (dukkha)? It is the remainderless fading away and cessation of that very craving (taṇhā), the giving up of it, the relinquishing of it, the release from it, non-attachment to it.
But this craving, bhikkhus—where is it abandoned when it is being abandoned? Where does it cease when it is ceasing? Whatever in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing.
And what in the world is dear and agreeable? The eye in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing. The ear, the nose, the tongue, the body, the mind in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing.
Forms, sounds, odours, tastes, tangibles, and mental objects in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing.
Eye-consciousness, ear-consciousness, nose-consciousness, tongue-consciousness, body-consciousness, and mind-consciousness in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing.
Eye-contact, ear-contact, nose-contact, tongue-contact, body-contact, and mind-contact in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing.
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 in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing.
Perception of forms, perception of sounds, perception of odours, perception of tastes, perception of tangibles, and perception of mental objects in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing.
Volition regarding forms, volition regarding sounds, volition regarding odours, volition regarding tastes, volition regarding tangibles, and volition regarding mental objects in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing.
Craving for forms, craving for sounds, craving for odours, craving for tastes, craving for tangibles, and craving for mental objects in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing.
Thought (vitakka) concerning forms, thought concerning sounds, thought concerning odours, thought concerning tastes, thought concerning tangibles, and thought concerning mental objects in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing.
Examination (vicāra) concerning forms, examination concerning sounds, examination concerning odours, examination concerning tastes, examination concerning tangibles, and examination concerning mental objects in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving is abandoned when it is being abandoned; there it ceases when it is ceasing.
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.