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Two conditions (doubled as four with synonyms) for the destruction of suffering: full understanding and abandoning. One should remain aware not to focus on only one of these two. |
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The (sutta) opening at Sāvatthī.{n}
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rūpaṃ, bhikkhave, an·abhijānaṃ a·parijānaṃ a·virājayaṃ a·ppajahaṃ abhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; vedanaṃ an·abhijānaṃ a·parijānaṃ a·virājayaṃ a·ppajahaṃ abhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; saññaṃ an·abhijānaṃ a·parijānaṃ a·virājayaṃ a·ppajahaṃ abhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; saṅkhāre an·abhijānaṃ a·parijānaṃ a·virājayaṃ a·ppajahaṃ abhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; viññāṇaṃ an·abhijānaṃ a·parijānaṃ a·virājayaṃ a·ppajahaṃ abhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya.
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Without directly knowing and fully understanding Form, bhikkhus, without getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is unable to destroy suffering; without directly knowing and fully understanding Feeling, bhikkhus, without getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is unable to destroy suffering; without directly knowing and fully understanding Perception, bhikkhus, without getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is unable to destroy suffering; without directly knowing and fully understanding Constructions, bhikkhus, without getting dispassionate towards them and abandoning them, one is unable to destroy suffering; without directly knowing and fully understanding Consciousness, bhikkhus, without getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is unable to destroy suffering.
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rūpañ·ca kho, bhikkhave, abhijānaṃ parijānaṃ virājayaṃ pajahaṃ bhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; vedanaṃ abhijānaṃ parijānaṃ virājayaṃ pajahaṃ bhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; saññaṃ abhijānaṃ parijānaṃ virājayaṃ pajahaṃ bhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; saṅkhāre abhijānaṃ parijānaṃ virājayaṃ pajahaṃ bhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; viññāṇaṃ abhijānaṃ parijānaṃ virājayaṃ pajahaṃ bhabbo dukkha·kkhayāyā ti.
| By directly knowing and fully understanding Form, bhikkhus, by getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is able to destroy suffering; by directly knowing and fully understanding Feeling, bhikkhus, by getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is able to destroy suffering; by directly knowing and fully understanding Perception, bhikkhus, by getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is able to destroy suffering; by directly knowing and fully understanding Constructions, bhikkhus, by getting dispassionate towards them and abandoning them, one is able to destroy suffering; by directly knowing and fully understanding Consciousness, bhikkhus, by getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is able to destroy suffering. |
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