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The Buddha teaches on suffering, presenting a sixfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 6.99 Suffering

“So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kañci saṅkhāraṁ sukhato samanupassanto …pe… sabbasaṅkhāre dukkhato samanupassanto …pe… ṭhānametaṁ vijjati”.

Catutthaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kañci saṅkhāraṁ sukhato samanupassanto …pe…

“Mendicants, it is quite impossible for a mendicant who regards any condition as pleasurable to accept views that agree with the teaching. …

sabbasaṅkhāre dukkhato samanupassanto …pe…

It’s quite possible for a mendicant who regards all conditions as suffering to accept views that agree with the teaching. …”

ṭhānametaṁ vijjati”.

Catutthaṁ.

Qualities:

Suffering

Suffering

☁️ dark quality

Unpleasantness, discontentment, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, i.e. mild or intense suffering that is inherent in conditioned existence.

Also known as: discomfort, unpleasantness, discontentedness, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, distress, affliction
Pāli: dukkha
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Wrong view

Wrong view

☁️ dark quality

A distorted understanding that sees permanence in the impermanent, satisfaction in the unsatisfactory, or self in the not-self. Wrong view guides action by delusion, obscuring cause and effect, and closes the door to wisdom and release.

Also known as: distorted or inverted perception, untrue view, false belief
Pāli: micchādiṭṭhi
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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