The Catusacca Dipani
The Manual of the Four Noble Truths
by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw | 1903 | 11,997 words
The Catusacca-Dipani The Manual of the Four Noble Truths By Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw, Aggamahapandita, D.Litt. Translated into English by Sayadaw U Nyana, Patamagyaw of Masoeyein Monastery Mandalay Edited by The English Editorial Board Note to the electronic version: This electronic version is reproduced directly from the printed version the te...
The four inherent characteristics of dukkha-sacca are:
- Pilanattho -- having the characteristic of oppression
- Sankhatattho -- having the characteristic of production by combination of causes
- Santapattho -- having the characteristic of continuously burning, heat, fire
- Viparinamattho -- having the characteristic of change.
Thus any dhamma that has the above four characteristics is called dukkha-sacca. It means that they are dangers much to be feared by the wise. As all causally-conditioned physical and mental phenomena have the above four characteristics, they are all dukkha-sacca.