1At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, I will teach you identity, the origin of identity, the cessation of identity, and the way leading to the cessation of identity."

"And what, bhikkhus, is identity? It should be said: the five aggregates subject to clinging. What five? The form aggregate subject to clinging, the feeling aggregate subject to clinging, the perception aggregate subject to clinging, the volitional formations aggregate subject to clinging, the consciousness aggregate subject to clinging. This is called identity.

"And what, bhikkhus, is the origin of identity? It is this craving that leads to renewed existence, accompanied by delight and lust, seeking delight here and there; that is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, craving for extermination. This is called the origin of identity.

"And what, bhikkhus, is the cessation of identity? It is the remainderless fading away and cessation of that same craving, the giving up and relinquishing of it, freedom from it, nonreliance on it. This is called the cessation of identity. sn.iii.159

"And what, bhikkhus, is the way leading to the cessation of identity? It is this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This is called the way leading to the cessation of identity."

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. "Sakkāyañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi sakkāyasamudayañca sakkāyanirodhañca sakkāyanirodhagāminiñca paṭipadāṁ. Taṁ suṇātha.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sakkāyo? Pañcupādānakkhandhātissa vacanīyaṁ. Katame pañca? Seyyathidaṁ – rūpupādānakkhandho, vedanupādānakkhandho, saññupādānakkhandho, saṅkhārupādānakkhandho, viññāṇupādānakkhandho. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sakkāyo.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sakkāyasamudayo? Yāyaṁ taṇhā ponobhavikā … pe … ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sakkāyasamudayo.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sakkāyanirodho? Yo tassāyeva taṇhāya … pe … ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sakkāyanirodho.

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sakkāyanirodhagāminī paṭipadā? Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo. Seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sakkāyanirodhagāminī paṭipadā"ti.

Tatiyaṁ.