Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses
Connected Discourses on the Truths: SN56:44 Peaked House
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text.
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1 Indeed, O bhikkhus, he who might say thus: “I, not having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of suffering as it has come to be, not having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the origination of suffering as it has come to be, not having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the cessation of suffering as it has come to be, not having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the path leading to the cessation of suffering as it has come to be, I will rightly make an end of suffering,” this possibility is not to be found. Just as, O bhikkhus, he who might say thus: “I not having made the lower house of a building with a peaked roof, I will put on the upper-most house,” this possibility is not to be found. So too, O bhikkhus, he who might say thus: “I, not having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of suffering as it has come to be, not having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the origination of suffering as it has come to be, not having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the cessation of suffering as it has come to be, not having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the path leading to the cessation of suffering as it has come to be, I will rightly make an end of suffering,” this possibility is not to be found.
2 But, O bhikkhus, he who might say thus: “I, having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of suffering as it has come to be, having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the origination of suffering as it has come to be, having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the cessation of suffering as it has come to be, having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the path leading to the cessation of suffering as it has come to be, I will rightly make an end of suffering,” this possibility is to be found. Just as, O bhikkhus, he who might say thus: “I having made the lower house of a building with a peaked roof, I will put on the upper-most house,” this possibility is to be found. So too, O bhikkhus, he who might say thus: “I, having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of suffering as it has come to be, having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the origination of suffering as it has come to be, having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the cessation of suffering as it has come to be, having made the breakthrough to the noble truth of the path leading to the cessation of suffering as it has come to be, I will rightly make an end of suffering,” this possibility is to be found.
3 Therefore, O bhikkhus, an endeavor should be made [to realize]: “This is suffering.” An endeavor should be made [to realize]: “This is the origination of suffering.” An endeavor should be made [to realize]: “This is the cessation of suffering.” An endeavor should be made [to realize]: “This is the path leading to the cessation of suffering.”
1 yo hi bhikkhave, evaṃ vadeyya: "ahaṃ dukkhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ anabhisamecca dukkhasamudayaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ anabhisamecca dukkhanirodhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ anabhisamecca dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ anabhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṃ karissāmī'ti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati. seyyathāpi bhikkhave, yo evaṃ vadeyya: "ahaṃ kūṭāgārassa heṭṭhimaṃ gharaṃ akaritvā uparimaṃ gharaṃ āropessāmīti"ti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati. evameva kho bhikkhave, yo evaṃ vadeyya: "ahaṃ dukkhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ anabhisamecca dukkhasamudayaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ anabhisamecca dukkhanirodhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ anabhisamecca dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ anabhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṃ karissāmī"ti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati. bjt page 314
2 yo ca kho bhikkhave, evaṃ vadeyya: "ahaṃ dukkhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ abhisamecca dukkhasamudayaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ abhisamecca dukkhanirodhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ abhisamecca dukkhanirodhagāminīpaṭipadaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ abhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṃ karissāmī"ti. ṭhānametaṃ vijjati. seyyathāpi bhikkhave, yo evaṃ vadeyya "ahaṃ kūṭāgārassa heṭṭhimaṃ gharaṃ, karitvā uparimaṃ gharaṃ āropessāmī"ti ṭhānametaṃ vijjati. evameva kho bhikkhave, yo evaṃ vadeyya: "ahaṃ dukkhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ abhisamecca dukkhasamudayaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ abhisamecca dukkhanirodhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ abhisamecca dukkhanirodhagāminīpaṭipadaṃ ariyasaccaṃ yathābhūtaṃ abhisamecca sammā dukkhassantaṃ karissāmīti ṭhānametaṃ vijjati.
3 tasmātiha bhikkhave, "idaṃ dukkhanti yogo karaṇīyo "ayaṃ dukkhasamudayoti" yogo karaṇīyo "ayaṃ dukkhanirodhoti" yogo karaṇīyo "ayaṃ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā"ti yogo karaṇīyoti. pts page 453