sn.38.14 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

A Question About Suffering

“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘suffering’.
What is suffering?”
“Reverend, there are these three forms of suffering.
The suffering inherent in painful feeling; the suffering inherent in conditions; and the suffering inherent in perishing.
These are the three forms of suffering.”
“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these three forms of suffering?”
“There is.” …