The Root of Gloom

Aghamūlasutta

The Root of Gloom

Aghamūlasutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you gloom and the root of gloom. Listen … And what is gloom?
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Aghañca, bhikkhave, desessāmi aghamūlañca. Taṁ suṇātha. Katamañca, bhikkhave, aghaṁ?
EN
Form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are gloom. This is called gloom. And what is the root of gloom? It’s the craving that leads to future lives, mixed up with relishing and greed, taking pleasure there wherever it alights. That is,
PL
Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aghaṁ, vedanā aghaṁ, saññā aghaṁ, saṅkhārā aghaṁ, viññāṇaṁ aghaṁ. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, aghaṁ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, aghamūlaṁ? Yāyaṁ taṇhā ponobhavikā nandīrāgasahagatā tatratatrābhinandinī;
EN
craving for sensual pleasures, craving for continued existence, and craving for nonexistence. This is called the root of gloom.”
PL
Seyyathidaṁ—kāmataṇhā, bhavataṇhā, vibhavataṇhā. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, aghamūlan”ti. Dasamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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