Maha Satipatthana Sutta  Translated by U Jotika and U Dhamminda



Physical and mental pain

Physical and mental pain (dukkha-domanassa) is a compound word which denotes the whole spectrum of physical and mental pain. Here, dukkha (du = bad, painful, + kha = empty, space) refers to all types of physical pain, and domanassa (du = bad, painful + mana= mind) refers to all types of mental pain including frustration, grief, fear and various types of phobias and neuroses.










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