The Buddha teaches on the five aggregates regarding suffering (3rd), guiding disciples toward disenchantment and liberation.

SN 22.142 Suffering (3rd)

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

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

Sattamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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

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

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

Sattamaṁ.

Topics & Qualities:

Craving

Craving

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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Desire

Desire

A wholesome motivation, interest, or objective that acts as the starting point for effort and application of will.

Also known as: aspiration, interest, wish, having an objective, intention, impulse
Pāli: chanda
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Greed

Greed

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

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