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(and so on for its gratification, danger, and escape; and for perception, its gratification, danger, and escape; and for volitional formations, their gratification, danger, and escape)... that pleasure and joy which arises dependent on consciousness – this is the gratification in consciousness. That consciousness..." It is impermanent, it is suffering, subject to change – this is the danger of consciousness. The removal of desire and lust for consciousness, the abandonment of desire and lust – this is the escape from consciousness. As long as, monks, I did not truly understand the gratification of these five clinging-aggregates as gratification, the danger as danger, the escape as escape, just so long, monks, I did not declare myself in the world with its devas, Māras, and Brahmās, among the generation of recluses and brahmins, with its devas and humans, as one who had attained the unexcelled perfect self-awakening. But when, monks, I did truly understand the gratification of these five clinging-aggregates as gratification, the danger as danger, the escape as escape, then, monks, I declared myself in the world with its devas, Māras, and Brahmās, among the generation of recluses and brahmins, with its devas and humans, as one who had attained the unexcelled perfect self-awakening. And knowledge and vision arose in me: ‘My liberation is unshakeable. This is my last birth. There is now no more renewed existence.’ Whatever happiness and joy arises dependent on form, this is the gratification of form – the penetration of abandonment, the truth of origin. Whatever form is impermanent, that is suffering, subject to change, this is the danger of form – the penetration of full understanding, the truth of suffering. The removal of desire and lust for form, the abandonment of desire and lust, this is the escape from form – the penetration of realization, the truth of cessation. Whatever view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration in these three instances – the penetration of development, the truth of the path. Whatever feeling dependent on... Whatever perception dependent on... Whatever volitional formations dependent on... Whatever happiness and joy arises dependent on consciousness, this is the gratification of consciousness – Penetration by abandoning is the truth of origin. Whatever consciousness is impermanent, that is suffering, subject to change. This is the danger of consciousness. Penetration by full understanding is the truth of suffering. The removal of desire and lust for consciousness, the abandoning of desire and lust, this is the escape from consciousness. Penetration by realization is the truth of cessation. Whatever view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration in these three instances, penetration by development is the truth of the path. 15. Truth – in how many ways is it truth? By way of seeking, by way of comprehending, by way of penetrating. How is it truth by way of seeking? Aging and death, what is their cause? what is their origin? what is their nature? what is their source? Thus, it is truth by way of seeking. Aging and death have birth as their cause, birth as their origin, birth as their nature, birth as their source. Thus, it is truth by way of comprehending. One understands aging and death, one understands the origin of aging and death, one understands the cessation of aging and death, one understands the path leading to the cessation of aging and death. Thus, it is truth by way of penetrating. Birth, what is its cause? what is its origin? what is its nature? what is its source? Thus, it is truth by way of seeking. Birth has existence as its cause, existence as its origin, existence as its nature, existence as its source. Thus, it is truth by way of comprehending. One understands birth, one understands the origin of birth, one understands the cessation of birth, one understands the path leading to the cessation of birth. Thus, it is truth by way of penetrating. Existence, what is its cause? what is its origin? what is its nature? what is its source? Thus, it is truth by way of seeking. Existence has clinging as its cause, clinging as its origin, clinging as its nature, clinging as its source. Thus, it is truth by way of comprehending. One understands existence, one understands the origin of existence, one understands the cessation of existence, one understands the path leading to the cessation of existence. Thus, it is truth by way of penetrating. Clinging, what is its cause? what is its origin? what is its nature? what is its source? Thus, it is truth by way of seeking. Clinging has craving as its cause, craving as its s Arising, born of craving, originating from craving – thus, by way of comprehension, it is truth. And he understands clinging, and he understands the origin of clinging, and he understands the cessation of clinging, and he understands the path leading to the cessation of clinging – thus, by way of penetration, it is truth. What is the cause of craving, what is its origin, what is its birth, what is its source? – thus, by way of investigation, it is truth. Craving has feeling as its cause, feeling as its origin, feeling as its birth, feeling as its source – thus, by way of comprehension, it is truth. And he understands craving, and he understands the origin of craving, and he understands the cessation of craving, and he understands the path leading to the cessation of craving – thus, by way of penetration, it is truth. What is the cause of feeling, what is its origin, what is its birth, what is its source? – thus, by way of investigation, it is truth. Feeling has contact as its cause, contact as its origin, contact as its birth, contact as its source – thus, by way of comprehension, it is truth. And he understands feeling, and he understands the origin of feeling, and he understands the cessation of feeling, and he understands the path leading to the cessation of feeling – thus, by way of penetration, it is truth. What is the cause of contact, what is its origin, what is its birth, what is its source? – thus, by way of investigation, it is truth. Contact has the six sense bases as its cause, the six sense bases as its origin, the six sense bases as its birth, the six sense bases as its source – thus, by way of comprehension, it is truth. And he understands contact, and he understands the origin of contact, and he understands the cessation of contact, and he understands the path leading to the cessation of contact – thus, by way of penetration, it is truth. What is the cause of the six sense bases, what is their origin, what is their birth, what is their source? – thus, by way of investigation, it is truth. The six sense bases have name-and-form as their cause, name-and-form as their origin, name-and-form as their birth, name-and-form as their source – thus, by way of comprehension, it is truth. And he understands the six sense bases, and he understands the origin of the six sense bases, and he understands the cessation of the six sense bases, and he understands the path leading to the cessation of the six sense bases – thus, by way of penetration, it is truth. Name-and-form What is its origin, what is its source, what is its birth, what is its arising? Thus, by way of investigation, it is truth. Name-and-form has consciousness as its origin, consciousness as its source, consciousness as its birth, consciousness as its arising. Thus, by way of comprehension, it is truth. He understands name-and-form, he understands the origin of name-and-form, he understands the cessation of name-and-form, he understands the path leading to the cessation of name-and-form. Thus, by way of penetration, it is truth. What is consciousness's origin, what is its source, what is its birth, what is its arising? Thus, by way of investigation, it is truth. Consciousness has volitional formations as its origin, volitional formations as its source, volitional formations as its birth, volitional formations as its arising. Thus, by way of comprehension, it is truth. He understands consciousness, he understands the origin of consciousness, he understands the cessation of consciousness, he understands the path leading to the cessation of consciousness. Thus, by way of penetration, it is truth. What is volitional formations' origin, what is their source, what is their birth, what is their arising? Thus, by way of investigation, it is truth. Volitional formations have ignorance as their origin, ignorance as their source, ignorance as their birth, ignorance as their arising. Thus, by way of comprehension, it is truth. He understands volitional formations, he understands the origin of volitional formations, he understands the cessation of volitional formations, he understands the path leading to the cessation of volitional formations. Thus, by way of penetration, it is truth. 16. Aging-and-death is the truth of suffering, birth is the truth of origin, the escape from both is the truth of cessation, the knowing of cessation is the truth of the path. Birth is the truth of suffering, becoming is the truth of origin, the escape from both is the truth of cessation, the knowing of cessation is the truth of the path. Becoming is the truth of suffering, clinging is the truth of origin, the escape from both is the truth of cessation, the knowing of cessation is the truth of the path. Clinging is the truth of suffering, craving is the truth of origin, the escape from both is the truth of cessation, the knowing of cessation is the truth of the path. Craving is the truth of suffering, feeling is the truth of origin, the escape from both is the truth of cessation, the knowing of cessation is the truth of the path. Feeling is the truth of suffering, Contact is the truth of origin, The escape from both is the truth of cessation, The knowing of cessation is the truth of the path. Contact is the truth of suffering,