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The Buddha teaches on existing because of the body, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 10.49 Existing Because of the Body

“Dasayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sarīraṭṭhā. Katame dasa? Sītaṁ, uṇhaṁ, jighacchā, pipāsā, uccāro, passāvo, kāyasaṁvaro, vacīsaṁvaro, ājīvasaṁvaro, ponobhaviko bhavasaṅkhāro— ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa dhammā sarīraṭṭhā”ti.

Navamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Dasayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sarīraṭṭhā.

“Mendicants, these ten things exist because of the body.

Katame dasa?

What ten?

Sītaṁ, uṇhaṁ, jighacchā, pipāsā, uccāro, passāvo, kāyasaṁvaro, vacīsaṁvaro, ājīvasaṁvaro, ponobhaviko bhavasaṅkhāro—

Cold, heat, hunger, thirst, feces, urine, restraint of body, speech, and livelihood, and the will to live that leads to future lives.

ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa dhammā sarīraṭṭhā”ti.

These ten things exist because of the body.”

Navamaṁ.

Qualities:

Craving

Craving

☁️ dark quality

A driving ‘thirst’ that reaches out toward experiences, identities, or outcomes as the place to find satisfaction—“if only I had that.” It spins stories of lack, binds the mind to becoming, and invariably leads to suffering.

Also known as: wanting, yearning, longing, lit. thirst
Pāli: taṇha, abhijjhā
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Wisdom

Wisdom

☀️ bright quality

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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