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SN 35.180-182

Desire, Etc. for the Suffering Exterior

Bāhiradukkhachandādisutta

from: 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts

Desire, Etc. for the Suffering Exterior

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

Sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are suffering …”

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

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