Dukkha Arya Sachcha (Four Noble Truths - Part 2 )

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Dukkha Arya Sachcha describes what is Dukkha. The English meaning of the Dukka is 'suffering' or 'pain'. But what is actually meant by Dukka?

"Where the five Upadanaskandha exist, then the suffering is there too, Where the world exists the suffering is there too"

          - Buddha - 

What is this five Upadanaskandha? 

five Upadanaskandha = Roopa + Wedana + Sagngna + Sanskara + Vigngnana 

five Upadanaskandha  = forms + feelings + perception + volition + consciousness

Everything in the universe are the combinations of Patawi (solidity), Apo (liquidity), Thejo (Heat) Wayo (gaseous), Vigngnana (consciousness), Akasa (Emptyness)

Roopa (forms ) = Something arises from Patawi (solidity), Apo (liquidity), Thejo (Heat), Wayo (gaseous)

Person = Roopa + Vigngnana (consciousness)

Wedana (feelings) = The feelings which is in the Roopa.

Sagngna (perception ) = The identification which  is in the Roopa

Sanskara (volition ) = The purpose which  is in the Roopa

Vigngnana (consciousness) = The knowing which  is in the Roopa

now lets see how the Roopa combine with other Upadanaskandha

Internal  Roopa	External Roopa	Feelings	Perception	Volition	Consciousness
eyes	images	Sukha(good/luxury), Dukkha(bad/pain), Upekkha (moderate)	Identify the images	Seeing	Consciousness about the images(Chakkhu Wigngnana)
ears	sound	Sukha, Dukkha, Upekkha	Identify the sound	listening	Consciousness about the sound(Sotha Wigngnana)
nose	smell	Sukha, Dukkha, Upekkha	Identify the smell	smelling	Consciousness about  the smell(Ghana Wigngnana)
tongue	taste	Sukha, Dukkha, Upekkha	Identify the taste	tasting	Consciousness about the taste(Jiwha Wigngnana)
body	touch(heat,pain.. etc all include here)	Sukha, Dukkha, Upekkha	Identify the touch	getting the touch	Consciousness about the touch(Kaya Wigngnana)
mind	Dhamma Roopa	Sukha, Dukkha, Upekkha	Identify the Dhamma Roopa	thinking, walking, eating etc.	Consciousness about the mind(Mano Wigngnana)

So this five Upadanaskandha bring the suffering to us. Buddha has told that "where the world exists ,then the  suffering is there too". In here the world means not the earth. It means the body which has the consciousness.

There are main twelve sufferings which occur from the five Upadanaskandha and we have to realize them by our own mind.

1. Birth (Jathi)

The birth and rebirth is a pain. We can get a birth in any place in this Sansara. There is no ending for this. There is no place to birth without suffering. There is no guarantee to get a birth in good places only. A god can get birth as a dog in another birth. So it is a pain.

2. Getting Old (Jara)

There is no need to explain this. Because all know that the getting old is very painful. That's why many people trying to stop it or hide it with lot of chemicals. But no way you can get away from it.When we are getting old, we loose our body and it will become an another peace of dried wood.No matter you are a king or a beggar. you all are getting old in every second.

3. Sickness (Wyadhi)

Getting sick is painful. If you get a lethal sickness how will you feel it. You will become a hopeless one. We do not want to go that far. Let's think about getting flu badly. how is that feeling? If you get injured, how is the pain? So sickness is a pain.

4. Death (Marana)

If we get a birth, then we definitely get a death too. Everything we earned  have to be gave up inside our tomb.We just have to give up the own body,all our loved ones, every assets, everything. How painful it is?

5.  Sadness (Soka)

No need to tell about the sadness. It is a pain. If something not happened as you wished then it brings sadness to you.

6. Crying (Paridewa)

If you could not bear above sadness the next step is crying and it is a pain.

7. Pain in the body (Dukkha)

The pain of the body. Think about how long we can stand up or sit? In whatever the positions, we feel the pain after a while. So it is a suffering.

8. Pain in mind (Domanassa)

If there are unbearable things in the mind, then it brings the pain to you. As an example, if you have done something wrong you will feel guilty later. Such pains are called Domanassa.

9.  Trying to live (Upayasa)

How hard we are trying to live? We do lot of things to keep us alive. Let's think about doing a job? how is it? How does a deer trying to keep it alive from the tigers? Loosers will fail in the life competition always. So efforts to live is a big pain.

10. Lost the things/people which we loved (Piyehi Wippayogo)

If we lost our home, job, family member, friend, how we feel it? That pain is unbearable.

11. Meet the things/people which we do not like (Appiyehi Sampayogo)

The opposite of the above. It is a pain to meet or live with the people/ things which we hate.

12. Not getting what we wished (Yam Pichjan na Labhathi Thampi Dukkhan)

We always wish for good things. But will it become true always? No! So it is a pain.

So these things are the main sufferings which we face every moment in this endless Sansara. So identifying these things mean you realize the Dukka Arya Sachcha. But do we really realize these? You and me have failed to realize this Dukkha yet. We all are deceived with an illution which hides real Dukkha of the world.

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