Saṃyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
52. Anuruddha Saṃyutta
1. Raho-Gata Vagga
The Book of the Kindred Sayings
5. The Great Chapter
52. Kindred Sayings about Anuruddha
1. In Solitude
Sutta 7
Taṇha-k-Khaya Suttaṃ
The Destruction of Craving
Translated by F. L. Woodward
Edited by Mrs. Rhys Davids
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[1] THUS have I heard:
Once the venerable Anuruddha was staying near Sāvatthī,
at Jeta Grove,
in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.
Then the venerable Anuruddha addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the venerable Anuruddha.
Thereupon the venerable Anuruddha addressed the monks, saying:
"Friends, these four arisings of mindfulness,
if cultivated
and made much of,
conduce to the destruction of craving.
What four?
Herein a monk dwells in body contemplating body
(as transient),
ardent,
self-possessed
and mindful,
by restraining the dejection in the world
that arises from coveting.
So also he dwells in feelings contemplating feelings
(as transient),
ardent,
self-possessed
and mindful,
by restraining the dejection in the world
that arises from coveting.
He dwells in mind contemplating mind
(as transient),
ardent,
self-possessed
and mindful,
by restraining the dejection in the world
that arises from coveting.
He dwells in mind-states contemplating mind-states
(as transient),
ardent,
self-possessed
and mindful,
by restraining the dejection in the world
that arises from coveting.
"Friends, these four arisings of mindfulness,
if cultivated
and made much of,
conduce to the destruction of craving."
