The Great Discourse on the Wheel of Dhamma

craving’ must be understood to include "cessation of all sufferings of the sankhdras”. because only "cessation of all sufferings of the sGnkhdras” constitutes real Nibbana the truth of cessation of suffering. Therefore, Nibbana has been defined as the cessation of all sankharas. Thus establishment of the Ariya magga is evident only in the sense of having arrived at the stage where all nGma, rupa and sankhdras cease to exist, become void.

VIPASSANA IS ALSO A CONSTITUENT OF THE

NIRODHAGAMINI PATIPADA

Because it leads to the cessation of all sankhdra suffering, the Ariya magga has been given the full title of “dukkha nirodha gdmini patipad& ariya saccd”, the noble truth of the path leading to the cessation of suffering. But without vipassand magga, by itself it cannot attam Nibbana where all sufferings cease. In accordance with one's previous pdramis, attainments of perfection, only after one has practised vipassand, insight meditation, many times, many hours, many days, many months, with the momentum derived form vipassand, the ariya magga appears as if it has emerged out of the vipassana magga itself. It is for this reason that the vipassand magga is called the pubbabhdga magga, precursor to the ariya magga which should be regarded as the ultimate goal. Although the path is viewed then as consisting of two sections, the forerunner and the ultimate goal, its development is brought about as one continuous process of endeavour. Hence, Sammohavinodani commentary states that vipassand magga should be regarded as a basic constituent part of the nirodhagdmini patipada: "The said eight maggas are the supermundane ariya magga with eight constituent parts. This Ariya magga together with the mundane vipassand magga should be enumerated as (constitute) the dukkhanirodha gémini patipadda.”

What is meant here is: Although magga saccG of the four noble truths is a supra-mundane magga, it cannot arise by itself without vipassan@ magga otherwise called pubbabhdga magga. Only after developing the vipassand magga and when vipassana

nana is fully accomplished that the ariya magga appears. Therefore the ariya magga together with its precursor vipassand magga, which has to be/developed as an initial step, is called dukkha nirodhagémini_ patipada.

We have summarised thus:

1. Mula, pubba, ariya three noble paths.

2. Developing them leads straight to Nibbana.

We have adequately dealt with the truth of the path. We shall accordingly terminate the discourse here.

May you all good people in this audience, by virtue of having given respectful attention to this great discourse on the tuming of the wheel of dhamma, be able to develop the vipassana magga otherwise called the pubbabhdga magga together with the AriyG magga otherwise called the magga scc@ and as a consequence attain soon the nirodha saccd otherwise called the Nibbana, the end of all suffering.

Sadhu ! Sadhu ! Sadhu

End of part VI of the discourse on Dhammacakka.