"All I teach is suffering and end of suffering"

[seniya]

Did The Buddha Only Teach Dukkha and Its Cessation?

Dear All, I have found this article on Tricycle Magazine written by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi (the translator of 4 Nikayas): https://tricycle.org/magazine/i-teach-only-suffering-and-end-suffering/ The article says that widely known phrase of the Buddha, “I only teach dukkha and its cessation” (from MN 22 and SN 22.86), is wrongly translated. The word “only” should be omitted, it says. I’m not a Pali reader/expert, but Bhante @sujato translation is roughly the same as common translation: “All I des…