[83] Therein, what is the noble truth of the origin of suffering (dukkha)? It is this craving (taṇhā) which leads to renewed existence, accompanied by delight and lust, delighting now here, now there; that is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, craving for non-existence.
But this craving—where does it arise when it arises? Where does it settle when it settles? Whatever in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles. And what in the world is dear and agreeable? The eye in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles. The ear in the world, the nose in the world, the tongue in the world, the body in the world, the mind in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles. Forms in the world are dear and agreeable: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles. Sounds in the world … dhammas in the world; eye-consciousness in the world … mind-consciousness in the world; eye-contact in the world … mind-contact in the world; feeling (vedanā) born of eye-contact in the world … feeling born of mind-contact in the world; perception of forms in the world … perception of dhammas in the world; volition concerning forms in the world … volition concerning dhammas in the world; craving for forms in the world … craving for dhammas in the world; thought concerning forms in the world … thought concerning dhammas in the world; discursive thought concerning forms in the world … discursive thought concerning dhammas in the world is dear and agreeable: there this craving arises when it arises; there it settles when it settles.
This is called the noble truth of the origin of suffering.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.