3. Dukkhalakkhaṇavatthu

Dutiyagāthāyapi evarūpameva vatthu. Tadā hi bhagavā tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dukkhalakkhaṇe katābhiyogabhāvaṃ ñatvā, ‘‘bhikkhave, sabbepi khandhā paṭipīḷanaṭṭhena dukkhā evā’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –

278. ‘‘Sabbe saṅkhārā dukkhāti, yadā paññāya passati;

Atha nibbindati dukkhe, esa maggo visuddhiyā’’ti.

Tattha dukkhāti paṭipīḷanaṭṭhena dukkhā. Sesaṃ purimasadisameva.

Dukkhalakkhaṇavatthu tatiyaṃ.