Numbered Discourses

1. The Chapter at Wares Village

The Arising of Craving

Aṅguttara Nikāya

1. Bhaṇḍagāmavagga

Taṇhuppādasutta

Numbered Discourses

1. The Chapter at Wares Village

The Arising of Craving

Aṅguttara Nikāya

1. Bhaṇḍagāmavagga

Taṇhuppādasutta

The Arising of Craving

Sources of craving for mendicants.

Ruta suttaAN 4.9Sutta Piṭaka › Aṅguttara Nikāya › 4. Catukkanipāta › 1. Paṭhamapaṇṇāsaka › 1. Bhaṇḍagāmavagga › Taṇhuppādasutta

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“Mendicants, there are four things that give rise to craving in a mendicant.What four?For the sake of robes,almsfood,lodgings,or rebirth in this or that state.

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, taṇhuppādā yattha bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati. Katame cattāro? Cīvarahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati; piṇḍapātahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati; senāsanahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati; itibhavābhavahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati.

“Mendicants, there are four things that give rise to craving in a mendicant.

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, taṇhuppādā yattha bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati.

What four?

Katame cattāro?

For the sake of robes,

Cīvarahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati;

almsfood,

piṇḍapātahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati;

lodgings,

senāsanahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati;

or rebirth in this or that state.

itibhavābhavahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati.

“Mendicants, there are four things that give rise to craving in a mendicant.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, taṇhuppādā yattha bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati. What four?Katame cattāro? For the sake of robes,Cīvarahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati; almsfood,piṇḍapātahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati; lodgings,senāsanahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati; or rebirth in this or that state.itibhavābhavahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati.

These are the four things that give rise to craving in a mendicant.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro taṇhuppādā yattha bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjatīti.

These are the four things that give rise to craving in a mendicant.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro taṇhuppādā yattha bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjatīti.

These are the four things that give rise to craving in a mendicant.Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro taṇhuppādā yattha bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjatīti.

Craving is a person’s partneras they transmigrate on this long journey.They go from this state to another,but don’t escape transmigration.

Taṇhā dutiyo puriso, dīghamaddhāna saṁsaraṁ; Itthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ, saṁsāraṁ nātivattati.

Craving is a person’s partner

Taṇhā dutiyo puriso,

as they transmigrate on this long journey.

dīghamaddhāna saṁsaraṁ;

They go from this state to another,

Itthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ,

but don’t escape transmigration.

saṁsāraṁ nātivattati.

Craving is a person’s partnerTaṇhā dutiyo puriso, as they transmigrate on this long journey.dīghamaddhāna saṁsaraṁ; They go from this state to another,Itthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ, but don’t escape transmigration.saṁsāraṁ nātivattati.

Knowing this drawback—that craving is the cause of suffering—rid of craving, free of grasping,a mendicant would wander mindful.”

Evamādīnavaṁ ñatvā, Taṇhaṁ dukkhassa sambhavaṁ; Vītataṇho anādāno, Sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.

Knowing this drawback—

Evamādīnavaṁ ñatvā,

that craving is the cause of suffering—

Taṇhaṁ dukkhassa sambhavaṁ;

rid of craving, free of grasping,

Vītataṇho anādāno,

a mendicant would wander mindful.”

Sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.

Knowing this drawback—Evamādīnavaṁ ñatvā, that craving is the cause of suffering—Taṇhaṁ dukkhassa sambhavaṁ; rid of craving, free of grasping,Vītataṇho anādāno, a mendicant would wander mindful.”Sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.

Navamaṁ.