Intro: The ceasing of dukkha, namely nibbaana, is the third noble
truth. Also with regard to the third noble truth there are three
phases: understanding what the ceasing of dukkha is, sacca ~naa.na.
Understanding of the task that has to be performed, the realization
of nibbaana, kicca ~naa.na. Understanding of the task which has been
performed, the realization of nibbaana, kata ~naa.na.
We may begin to know when craving arises in daily life and see more
the disadvantage of akusala. We can come to understand that nibbaana
is the end of craving and of all defilements, even when we do not
know this yet through direct experience.
Kicca ~naa.na begins when awareness and right understanding is
developed of all realities appearing through the six doors. This is
the only way eventually to realize the cessation of dukkha.
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Sutta: 'Ida.m dukkhanirodha.m ariyasaccan'ti me, bhikkhave, pubbe
ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhu.m udapaadi, ~naa.na.m udapaadi, pa~n~naa
udapaadi, vijjaa udapaadi, aaloko udapaadi.
'Ta.m kho pan'ida.m dukkhanirodha.m ariyasacca.m sacchikaatabban'ti
me, bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhu.m udapaadi,
~naa.na.m udapaadi, pa~n~naa udapaadi, vijjaa udapaadi, aaloko udapaadi.
'Ta.m kho pan'ida.m dukkhanirodha.m ariyasacca.m sacchikatan'ti me,
bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhu.m udapaadi, ~naa.na.m
udapaadi, pa~n~naa udapaadi, vijjaa udapaadi, aaloko udapaadi.
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'Ida.m/ dukkhanirodha.m/ ariyasaccan'ti /
'This/ cessation of suffering' /noble truth/
'This is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering':
me/ bhikkhave/ pubbe/ ananussutesu/ dhammesu
by me/monks/before/ not heard/ as to teachings/
thus, monks, in regard to teachings not heard by me before, insight,
knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and illumination arose.
'Now this noble truth of the cessation of suffering has been
realized': thus, monks, in regard to teachings not heard by me
before, insight, knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and illumination arose.
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'This is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering': thus, monks,
in regard to teachings not heard by me before, insight, knowledge,
wisdom, revelation, and illumination arose.
'Now this noble truth of the cessation of suffering ought to be
realized': thus, monks, in regard to teachings not heard by me
before, insight, knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and illumination arose.
'Now this noble truth of the cessation of suffering has been
realized': thus, monks, in regard to teachings not heard by me
before, insight, knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and illumination arose.
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We read in the �Kindred Sayings� (IV, First Fifty, Ch III, 23-26)
about the realities that should be understood in order to reach the
goal. The sutta speaks about �the all�, and this is the eye and
visible object, the ear and sound, the nose and odour, the tongue and
flavour, the body and tangible object, the mind and the objects that
can be experienced through the mind.
We read in � 25: � I will teach you the Dhamma, monks, for the
abandoning of the all, by fully knowing, by comprehending it. Do you
listen to it. And what, monks, is the dhamma which leads to the
abandoing of the all, by fully knowing, by comprehending it?
The eyes, monks, must be abandoned by fully knowing, by comprehending
it. Visible object... eye-consciousness...eye-contact... the
pleasant, unpleasant or indifferent feeling arising because of eye-
contact must be abandoned by fully knowing, by comprehending it....
The same is said with regard to the other senses and the mind.�
There cannot be the ceasing of dukkha without fully knowing, without
comprehending the all, without abandoning it. By fully knowing the
all there will be complete detachment from it and then there will be
the ceasing of dukkha.
The development of vipassana goes together with detachment, it leads
to detachment. In the course of the stages of vipassana~naa.na there
is more detachment from conditioned realities and a turning towards
the unconditioned reality, nibbaana. There is a growing understanding
of what the ceasing of dukkha, nibbaana, means.
At enlightenment of the stage of the sotapanna the four noble Truths
are penetrated, but the task is only fully completed at the
attainment of arahatship.
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Nina.
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