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Upadanasutta 1

Grasping 1

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At Sāvatthī.

1.2

“There are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.

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Craving is a requirement for grasping.

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Grasping is a requirement for continued existence.

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Continued existence is a requirement for rebirth.

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Rebirth is a requirement for old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress to come to be.

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That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.

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