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sn.56.20 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Actual

“Bhikkhus, these four things are actual, unerring, not otherwise. What four?

“‘This is suffering’: this, bhikkhus, is actual, unerring, not otherwise. ‘This is the origin of suffering’: this is actual, unerring, not otherwise. ‘This is the cessation of suffering’: this is actual, unerring, not otherwise. ‘This is the way leading to the cessation of suffering’: this is actual, unerring, not otherwise.

“These four things, bhikkhus, are actual, unerring, not otherwise.

“Therefore, bhikkhu, an exertion should be made to understand: ‘This is suffering.’… An exertion should be made to understand: ‘This is the way leading to the cessation of suffering.’”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh


Real

“Mendicants, these four things are real, not unreal, not otherwise.
What four?
‘This is suffering’ …
‘This is the origin of suffering’ …
‘This is the cessation of suffering’ …
‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’ …
These four things are real, not unreal, not otherwise.
That’s why you should practice meditation …”