Linked Discourses 23.22 2. About Māra (2nd) Liable to Cease (SN23.22)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha:

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“‘nirodhadhammo, nirodhadhammo’ti, bhante, vuccati.

“Sir, they speak of a ‘liability to cease’.

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Katamo nu kho, bhante, nirodhadhammo”ti?

What has a liability to cease?”

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“Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, nirodhadhammo, vedanā nirodhadhammo, saññā nirodhadhammo, saṅkhārā nirodhadhammo, viññāṇaṁ nirodhadhammo.

“Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness have a liability to cease.

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Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…

Seeing this …

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nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

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Dvādasamaṁ.

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Dutiyamāravaggo.

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Tassuddānaṁ

2.1

Māro ca māradhammo ca,

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Aniccena apare duve;

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Dukkhena ca duve vuttā,

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Anattena tatheva ca;

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Khayavayasamudayaṁ,

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Nirodhadhammena dvādasāti.