๕. ปฐมมหารุกขสูตร
[206] Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati ... Tatra kho bhagavā ... Upādāniyesu bhikkhave dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṃ upādānapaccayā bhavo .pe. Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.
[207] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave mahā rukkho tassa yāni ceva mūlāni adhogamāni yāni ca tiriyaṅgamāni sabbāni tāni uddhaṃ ojaṃ abhiharanti evañhi so bhikkhave mahā rukkho tadāhāro tadupādāno ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ tiṭṭheyya evameva kho bhikkhave upādāniyesu dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṃ upādānapaccayā bhavo .pe. Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.
[208] Upādāniyesu bhikkhave dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho .pe. evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.
[209] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave mahā rukkho atha puriso āgaccheyya kuddālapiṭakaṃ ādāya so taṃ rukkhaṃ mūle chindeyya mūle chetvā palikhaneyya palikhanitvā mūlāni uddhareyya antamaso usīranāḷimattānipi . so taṃ rukkhaṃ khaṇḍākhaṇḍikaṃ chindeyya khaṇḍākhaṇḍikaṃ chinditvā phāleyya phāletvā sakalikaṃ sakalikaṃ kareyya sakalikaṃ sakalikaṃ karitvā vātātape visoseyya vātātape visosetvā agginā ḍaheyya agginā ḍahetvā masiṃ kareyya masiṃ karitvā mahāvāte vā ophuneyya nadiyā vā sīghasotāya pavāheyya evañhi so bhikkhave mahā rukkho ucchinnamūlo assa tālāvatthukato anabhāvaṅgato āyatiṃ anuppādadhammo evameva kho bhikkhave upādāniyesu dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho .pe. evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotīti. Pañcamaṃ.