Nirodhadhammasutta

Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu, yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto vihareyyan”ti.

At Sāvatthī. Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”

“Yo kho, rādha, nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Ko ca, rādha, nirodhadhammo? Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… vedanā nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… saññā nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… saṅkhārā nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… viññāṇaṁ nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… yo kho, rādha, nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti. Āyācanavaggo tatiyo.

“Rādha, you should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is of a nature to cease. And what is of a nature to cease? Form is of a nature to cease. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it. Feeling … Perception … Choices … Consciousness is of a nature to cease. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is of a nature to cease.”

Māro ca māradhammo ca, Aniccena apare duve; Dukkhena ca duve vuttā, Anattena tatheva ca; Khayavayasamudayaṁ, Nirodhadhammena dvādasāti.