Yuganaddhavaggasaccakathā

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Paṭisambhidāmagga · Vol. 31 · Section 545

[545] How is suffering (dukkha) truth in the sense of being real (tathaṭṭhena)? Four are the meanings of suffering as suffering that are real, not unreal, not otherwise: suffering's meaning of oppression, its meaning of being conditioned, its meaning of burning torment, its meaning of change — these four meanings of suffering as suffering are real, not unreal, not otherwise. Thus suffering is truth in the sense of being real. How is the origin (samudaya) truth in the sense of being real? Four are the meanings of the origin as origin that are real, not unreal, not otherwise: the origin's meaning of accumulation, its meaning of source, its meaning of bondage, its meaning of impediment — these four meanings of the origin as origin are real, not unreal, not otherwise. Thus the origin is truth in the sense of being real. How is cessation (nirodha) truth in the sense of being real? Four are the meanings of cessation as cessation that are real, not unreal, not otherwise: cessation's meaning of escape, its meaning of seclusion, its meaning of being unconditioned, its meaning of the deathless — these four meanings of cessation as cessation are real, not unreal, not otherwise. Thus cessation is truth in the sense of being real. How is the path (magga) truth in the sense of being real? Four are the meanings of the path as path that are real, not unreal, not otherwise: the path's meaning of leading out, its meaning of being a cause, its meaning of seeing, its meaning of dominance — these four meanings of the path as path are real, not unreal, not otherwise. Thus the path is truth in the sense of being real.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.