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The Buddha teaches on the five aggregates regarding suffering (2nd), guiding disciples toward disenchantment and liberation.

SN 22.141 Suffering (2nd)

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ; tatra vo rāgo pahātabbo …pe… yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ; tatra vo rāgo pahātabbo”ti.

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ; tatra vo rāgo pahātabbo …pe…

“Mendicants, you should give up greed for what is suffering. …”

yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ; tatra vo rāgo pahātabbo”ti.

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

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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Greed

Greed

☁️ dark quality

A grasping mental quality of craving, possessiveness, or lustful wanting that clings to objects or experiences; it fuels attachment and obstructs renunciation and contentment

Also known as: acquisitiveness, avarice, covetousness, rapacity, money grabbing, grabbiness
Pāli: lobha, gedha
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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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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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