Piṅgiyamāṇavakapañhānidadesa

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Cūḷaniddesa · Vol. 30 · Section 530

[530] **"Abandon craving for no renewed existence" (jahassu taṇhaṃ apunabbhavāya):** **Craving (taṇhā):** craving for forms (rūpataṇhā), craving for sounds, craving for odours, craving for tastes, craving for tangibles, craving for dhammas. **"Abandon craving":** abandon craving, forsake craving, dispel craving, put an end to craving, bring craving to annihilation — thus, "abandon craving." **"For no renewed existence":** in such a way that your form may cease right here, and rebirth-linking existence would not be produced again — whether in the sense-sphere element, the form element, or the formless element (dhātu); whether in sense-sphere existence, form existence, or formless existence; whether in percipient existence, non-percipient existence, or neither-percipient-nor-non-percipient existence; whether in one-constituent existence, four-constituent existence, or five-constituent existence — would not be engendered again, would not be generated, would not be produced, would not be reproduced in a destination, in an arising, in rebirth-linking, in saṃsāra, or in the round; it would cease right here, be stilled, come to an end, be allayed — thus, "abandon craving for no renewed existence." Therefore the Blessed One said: Beholding human beings sunk in craving (taṇhā), (Piṅgiya, said the Blessed One) born to torment, overwhelmed by old age — therefore, Piṅgiya, being heedful, abandon craving for no renewed existence.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.