Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

[452] THE PATH OF FREEDOMFASCICLE THE ELEVENTHWRITTENBYTHE ARAHANT UPATISSAWHO WAS CALLEDGREAT LIGHT IN RYOTRANSLATED IN RYOBYTIP1TAKA SANGHAPALA OF FUNANTHE FIVE METHODSCHAPTER THE ELEVENTHTHE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHSSection TwoQ. What is the method of understanding the Noble Truths?A. There are Four Noble Truths: the Noble Truth of 111, the NobleTruth of the Origin of 111, the Noble Truth of the Cessation of 111 and theNoble Truth of the Path leading to the Cessation of 111.TRUTH OF ILLQ. What is the Noble Truth of 111? A. "Birth is ill; old age is ill;death is ill; sorrow is ill; lamentation and misery are ill; grief and despairare ill; association with those one does not like is ill; separation from thoseone likes is ill; the not getting of what is wished for is ill; in short the fiveaggregates of clinging are ill". 1"Birth is ill": This is the arising of the aggregates of various beings.All these are assemblages of ill. "Old age is ill": All the elements, proceedingfrom birth, come to maturity and lose vigour, colour, faculties, memory andintellect. "Death is ill": Fear of the ending of life, "sorrow is ill": Ongoing to the place of suffering, fear arises. This is the burning within. "Lamentationis ill": Suffering reaches verbal expression. This is to burn within1. D. II, 304 ff; Vbh. 99: Cattari ariyasaccani: dukkham ariyasaccarh dukkhasamudayoariyasaccam dukkhanirodho ariyasaccam dukkhanirodhagdmini pafipadd ariyasaccam.Tattha katamam dukkham ariyasaccam ?Jdti pi dukkhd jard pi dukkhd maranam pi dukkham sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupdydsdpi dukkhd appiyehi sampayogo dukkho piyehi vippayogo dukkho yam p'icchamna labhati tarn pi dukkham; sankhittena pancupaddnakkhandha pi dukkhd.269