And what, Monks,
is the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering?
It is that craving which gives rises to rebirth,
which is accompanied by delight and lust,
and which delights now in this, now in that;
that is, craving for sensual pleasures,
craving for being,
and craving for non-being.
NOTE:
The Pali word for craving is ‘tanha’
which has been given various metaphors such as that
of a creeper which weaves and twines around everywhere,
or a seamstress who ‘sews’ and links us like threads from one
life to another, or a river which flows on continously.
Synonyms for tanha are lobha (greed); kammachanda (sensual
desire); raga (lust); abhijja (covetousness).
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