16. Dukkarapañhāsuttaṃ

329. ‘‘Kiṃ nu kho, āvuso sāriputta, imasmiṃ dhammavinaye dukkara’’nti? ‘‘Pabbajjā kho, āvuso, imasmiṃ dhammavinaye dukkarā’’ti. ‘‘Pabbajitena panāvuso, kiṃ dukkara’’nti? ‘‘Pabbajitena kho, āvuso, abhirati dukkarā’’ti. ‘‘Abhiratena panāvuso, kiṃ dukkara’’nti? ‘‘Abhiratena kho, āvuso, dhammānudhammappaṭipatti dukkarā’’ti. ‘‘Kīvaciraṃ panāvuso, dhammānudhammappaṭipanno bhikkhu arahaṃ assā’’ti? ‘‘Naciraṃ, āvuso’’ti. Soḷasamaṃ.

Jambukhādakasaṃyuttaṃ samattaṃ.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Nibbānaṃ arahattañca, dhammavādī kimatthiyaṃ;

Assāso paramassāso, vedanā āsavāvijjā;

Taṇhā oghā upādānaṃ, bhavo dukkhañca sakkāyo.

Imasmiṃ dhammavinaye dukkaranti.