Dukkhapañhā sutta: A Question About Suffering

“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘suffering’. What is suffering?”

“Reverend, there are these three forms of suffering. The suffering inherent in painful feeling; the suffering inherent in conditions; and the suffering inherent in perishing. These are the three forms of suffering.”

“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these forms of suffering?”

“There is.” …