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# 14. Sukhavagga (Dhammapada 197-208)
> [!NOTE] Hunger is the worst illness, Sankhara is the worst suffering — In Sukhavagga, Dhammapada ([dhp203](https://suttacentral.net/dhp203/en/sujato))
> **Hunger is the worst illness**,
> _**==Jighacchāparamā rogā==**,_
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> **conditions are the worst suffering**,
> _**==saṅkhāraparamā dukhā==**;_
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> For one who truly knows this,
> _Etaṁ ñatvā yathābhūtaṁ,_
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> **extinguishment is the ultimate happiness**.
> _**==nibbānaṁ paramaṁ sukhaṁ==**._
^hunger-worst-illness
> [!success] Nibbānaṁ — The Highest Happiness — In Sukhavagga, Dhammapada ([dhp204](https://suttacentral.net/dhp204/en/sujato))
> Freedom from disease is the ultimate blessing;
> _**Ārogyaparamā lābhā**,_
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> contentment, the ultimate wealth;
> _**Santuṭṭhiparamaṁ dhanaṁ**;_
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> trust is the ultimate family;
> _**Vissāsaparamā ñāti**,_
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> extinguishment, the ultimate happiness.
> _**==Nibbānaṁ paramaṁ sukhaṁ.==**_
^nibbana-paramam-sukham