The Word of the Buddha The Origin of Craving
The Word of the BuddhaII. The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering
And where does this craving, when arising, arise? Where, when becoming established, is it established? Whatever in the world has an agreeable and pleasant appearance—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established.
And what in the world has an agreeable and pleasant appearance? The eye has an agreeable and pleasant appearance in the world—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established. The ear in the world... the nose in the world... the tongue in the world... the body in the world... the mind has an agreeable and pleasant appearance in the world—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established.
Forms in the world... sounds in the world... odors in the world... tastes in the world... tangible objects in the world... mental objects have an agreeable and pleasant appearance in the world—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established.
Eye-consciousness in the world... ear-consciousness in the world... nose-consciousness in the world... tongue-consciousness in the world... body-consciousness in the world... mind-consciousness has an agreeable and pleasant appearance in the world—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established.
Eye-contact in the world... ear-contact in the world... nose-contact in the world... tongue-contact in the world... body-contact in the world... mind-contact has an agreeable and pleasant appearance in the world—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established.
Felt experience born of eye-contact in the world... felt experience born of ear-contact in the world... felt experience born of nose-contact in the world... felt experience born of tongue-contact in the world... felt experience born of body-contact in the world... felt experience born of mind-contact has an agreeable and pleasant appearance in the world—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established.
Perception of forms in the world... perception of sounds in the world... perception of odors in the world... perception of tastes in the world... perception of tangible objects in the world... perception of mental objects has an agreeable and pleasant appearance in the world—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established.
Intention regarding forms in the world... intention regarding sounds in the world... intention regarding odors in the world... intention regarding tastes in the world... intention regarding tangible objects in the world... intention regarding mental objects has an agreeable and pleasant appearance in the world—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established.
Craving for forms in the world... craving for sounds in the world... craving for odors in the world... craving for tastes in the world... craving for tangible objects in the world... craving for mental objects has an agreeable and pleasant appearance in the world—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established.
Thinking about forms in the world... thinking about sounds in the world... thinking about odors in the world... thinking about tastes in the world... thinking about tangible objects in the world... thinking about mental objects has an agreeable and pleasant appearance in the world—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established.
Examination of forms in the world... examination of sounds in the world... examination of odors in the world... examination of tastes in the world... examination of tangible objects in the world... examination of mental objects has an agreeable and pleasant appearance in the world—here this craving, when arising, arises; here, when becoming established, it is established.
This is called the noble truth of the arising of suffering.
Last updated on October 20, 2026