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Maharukkhasutta 1.1-5

Mahārukkhasutta 1.1-5

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Pāli

1.1

Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.

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1.2

“Upādāniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati.

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

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1.3

Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṃ;

Craving is a requirement for grasping.

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1.4

upādānapaccayā bhavo …pe…

Grasping is a requirement for continued existence. …

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1.5

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.

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