The Buddha presents a repeated teaching on the six internal and external sense bases regarding desire, etc. for the suffering exterior in this grouped discourse.
PTS 4.150“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Kiñca, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ?
Rūpā, bhikkhave, dukkhā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā dukkhā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo.
“Mendicants, you should give up desire … greed … desire and greed for what is suffering.
Kiñca, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ?
And what is suffering?
Rūpā, bhikkhave, dukkhā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo.
Sights,
Saddā …
sounds,
gandhā …
smells,
rasā …
tastes,
phoṭṭhabbā …
touches,
dhammā dukkhā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo.
and ideas are suffering …”
Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.
Last updated on September 10, 2026