ABSTRACT
Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness
“* * * Now this, O Bikkhus, is the noble truth concerning suffering.
“Birth is attended with pain, decay is painful, disease is painful, death is painful. Union with the unpleasant is painful, painful is separation from the pleasant; and any craving that is unsatisfied, that too is painful. * * *”
“Now this, O Bikkhus, is the noble truth concerning the origin of suffering.
“Verily, it is that craving, causing the renewal of existence, accompanied by sensual delight, seeking satisfaction now here, now there—that is to say, the craving for the gratification of the passions. * * *
“This then, O Bikkhus, is the noble truth concerning the origin of suffering.
“Now this, O Bikkhus, is the noble truth concerning the destruction of suffering.
“Verily, it is the destruction, in which no passion remains, of this very craving; the laying aside of, the getting rid of, the being free from, the harboring no longer of this craving. * * *”
