Cattāri Brahmavihārā

i. Idaṁ kho pana bhikkhave dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ:

Now this, monks, is the noble truth of suffering:

jāti pi dukkhā

birth is suffering

jarā pi dukkhā

also old age is suffering

vyādhi pi dukkho

also sickness is suffering

maraṇam-pi dukkhaṁ

also death is suffering

appiyehi sampayogo dukkho

being joined to what is not dear is suffering

piyehi vippayogo dukkho

being separated from what is dear is suffering

yam-picchaṁ na labhati tam-pi dukkhaṁ

also not to obtain what one longs for is suffering

saṅkhittena pañcupādānakkhandhā dukkhā

in brief, the five constituent groups (of mind and body) that provide fuel for

attachment are suffering.

ii. Idaṁ kho pana bhikkhave dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccaṁ:

Now this, monks, is the noble truth of the arising of suffering:

yā yaṁ taṇhā ponobhavikā,

it is that craving which leads to continuation in existence,

nandirāgasahagatā, tatratatrābhinandinī, seyyathīdaṁ:

which is connected with enjoyment and passion, greatly enjoying this and that, as

follows:

kāmataṇhā

craving for sense pleasures

bhavataṇhā

craving for continuation

vibhavataṇhā.

craving for discontinuation.

iii. Idaṁ kho pana bhikkhave dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ:

Now this, monks, is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering:

yo tassā yeva taṇhāya asesavirāganirodho –

it is the complete fading away and cessation without remainder of that craving –

cāgo, paṭinissaggo, mutti, anālayo.

liberation, letting go, release, and non-adherence.

iv. Idaṁ kho pana bhikkhave,

Now this, monks,

dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā ariyasaccaṁ:

is the noble truth of the practice leading to the end of suffering:

Ayam-eva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathīdam:

It is this noble path with eight factors, as follows:

sammādiṭṭhi

right view

sammāsaṅkappo

right thought

sammāvācā

right speech

sammākammanto

right action

sammā-ājīvo

right livelihood

sammāvāyāmo

right effort

sammāsati

right mindfulness

sammāsamādhi.

right concentration.