Taṇhuppādasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Catukkanipāta · Vol. 21 · Section 9

[9] "Bhikkhus, there are these four arisings of craving (taṇhuppāda), wherein craving (taṇhā), when arising, arises in a bhikkhu. What four? Craving, when arising, arises in a bhikkhu on account of robes; or craving, when arising, arises in a bhikkhu on account of almsfood; or craving, when arising, arises in a bhikkhu on account of lodging; or craving, when arising, arises in a bhikkhu on account of such-and-such states of existence (itibhavābhava). These indeed, bhikkhus, are the four arisings of craving wherein craving, when arising, arises in a bhikkhu." With craving as his second, a man, wandering on through the long course of time, does not pass beyond saṃsāra, with its being thus and being otherwise. Having known this danger— that craving is the origin of suffering (dukkha)— free from craving, without grasping, mindful, let the bhikkhu wander forth. [Translator's footnotes to the Pali text: (1) The European edition reads "it is said *vādapathā*." (2) Also read *kevalī*. Note that the anchors for these two footnotes do not appear in the transmitted body of this text as printed; they evidently pertain to adjacent material.]

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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