The Buddha teaches on the six sense bases regarding interior and cause are suffering, guiding disciples toward discernment of sense experience and release from clinging.
“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ. Yopi hetu yopi paccayo cakkhussa uppādāya, sopi dukkho. Dukkhasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, cakkhu kuto sukhaṁ bhavissati …pe…
jivhā dukkhā. Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo jivhāya uppādāya, sopi dukkho. Dukkhasambhūtā, bhikkhave, jivhā kuto sukhā bhavissati …pe… mano dukkho. Yopi hetu yopi paccayo manassa uppādāya, sopi dukkho. Dukkhasambhūto, bhikkhave, mano kuto sukho bhavissati.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ.
“Mendicants, the eye is suffering.
Yopi hetu yopi paccayo cakkhussa uppādāya, sopi dukkho.
The cause and reason that gives rise to the eye is also suffering.
Dukkhasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, cakkhu kuto sukhaṁ bhavissati …pe…
Since the eye is produced by what is suffering, how could it be happiness?
jivhā dukkhā.
The ear … nose … tongue … body …
Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo jivhāya uppādāya, sopi dukkho.
Dukkhasambhūtā, bhikkhave, jivhā kuto sukhā bhavissati …pe…
mano dukkho.
mind is suffering.
Yopi hetu yopi paccayo manassa uppādāya, sopi dukkho.
The cause and reason that gives rise to the mind is also suffering.
Dukkhasambhūto, bhikkhave, mano kuto sukho bhavissati.
Since the mind is produced by what is suffering, how could it be happiness?
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
Seeing this …
nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026