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SN 26.8

Craving

Taṇhāsutta

from: 1. Arising

Craving

At Sāvatthī.

“Mendicants, the arising of craving for sights … craving for ideas … is the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation of craving for sights … craving for ideas … is the disappearance of old age and death.”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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