<p>&quot;Agha&quot; is pretty close to what you're looking for.</p>

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Thank you. Are you aware of any suttas where the importance of not allowing "Agha" to become “upadana dukkha” is discussed?
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<p>&quot;Dukkha&quot; is used for both &quot;pain&quot; and &quot;suffering&quot;.</p>
<p>The feeling of pain is called &quot;dukkha vedana&quot;.</p>
<p>The experience of suffering is called &quot;dukkha of attachment&quot; (&quot;upadana dukkha&quot;).</p>

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Thank you. Are you aware of any suttas where the importance of not allowing "dukkha vedana" to become “upadana dukkha” is discussed?
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<p>Re: The common saying ... &quot;Pain is inevitable but suffering is a choice&quot;.</p>
<p>Wherein by &quot;dukkha&quot; is meant everything from mild discomfort to intense suffering ...</p>
<p>It occurs to me that the &quot;pain&quot; we experience when the &quot;first arrow&quot; penetrates the heart is a separate phenomenon from the dukkha we experience when we react unskillfully to this first arrow.</p>
<p>Logically, therefore, if one's aim were to create a path of practice leading to the end of dukkha, one might expect a different word to be used to clearly discern between the concepts of (1) pain and (2) dukkha and for that word to be used repeatedly throughout the suttas.</p>
<p>I mostly listen to Dharma talks rather than read the suttas. But, strangely, I have never heard a Dharma teacher use a separate word for pain.</p>
<p>Does such a word exist?</p>
<p>Is it used commonly in the suttas?</p>

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Is there a separate word for pain (in Pali) which the Buddha used to differentiate pain from suffering?
# Is there a separate word for pain (in Pali) which the Buddha used to differentiate pain from suffering?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-03)

Re: The common saying ... "Pain is inevitable but suffering is a choice".

Wherein by "dukkha" is meant everything from mild discomfort to intense suffering ...

It occurs to me that the "pain" we experience when the "first arrow" penetrates the heart is a separate phenomenon from the dukkha we experience when we react unskillfully to this first arrow.

Logically, therefore, if one's aim were to create a path of practice leading to the end of dukkha, one might expect a different word to be used to clearly discern between the concepts of (1) pain and (2) dukkha and for that word to be used repeatedly throughout the suttas.

I mostly listen to Dharma talks rather than read the suttas. But, strangely, I have never heard a Dharma teacher use a separate word for pain.

Does such a word exist?

Is it used commonly in the suttas?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-03-03. Score: 1

"Agha" is pretty close to what you're looking for.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you. Are you aware of any suttas where the importance of not allowing "Agha" to become “upadana dukkha” is discussed?  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-03-03. Score: 1

"Dukkha" is used for both "pain" and "suffering".

The feeling of pain is called "dukkha vedana".

The experience of suffering is called "dukkha of attachment" ("upadana dukkha").

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you. Are you aware of any suttas where the importance of not allowing "dukkha vedana" to become “upadana dukkha” is discussed?  

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