"Birth is attended with pain, decay is painful, disease is painful, death is painful. Union with the unpleasant is painful, painful is separation from the pleasant; and any craving that is unsatisfied, that too is painful. In brief, bodily conditions which spring from attachment are painful. 23
"This, then, O bhikkhus, is the noble truth concerning suffering. 24
"Now this, O bhikkhus, is the noble truth concerning the origin of suffering: 25
"Verily, it is that craving which causes the renewal of existence, accompanied by sensual delight, seeking satisfaction now here, now there, the craving for the gratification of the passions, the craving for a future life, and the craving for happiness in this life. 26
"This, then, O bhikkhus, is the noble truth concerning the origin of suffering. 27
"Now this, O bhikkhus, is the noble truth concerning the destruction of suffering: 28
"Verily, it is the destruction, in which no passion remains, of this very thirst; it is the laying aside of, the being free from, the dwelling no longer upon this thirst. 29
"This, then, O bhikkhus, is the noble truth concerning the destruction of suffering. 30
"Now this, O bhikkhus, is the noble truth concerning the way which leads to the destruction of sorrow. Verily! it is this noble eightfold path; that is to say: 31
"Right views; right aspirations; right speech; right behavior; right livelihood; right effort; right thoughts; and right contemplation. 32