If all conditioned phenomena are dukkha, how can an arahant no longer have dukkha mentally?

Hi Kilaya,
Thanks for the question.
It is not from the Prajnaparamita Sutra. This is standard Theravada. :slightly_smiling_face:

So all there is, is nama and rupa, mentality and materiality, the 5 khandhas - 1. rupakkhandha (rupa),
2. vedanakkhandha (feeling),
3. sannakkhandha (remembrance or perception),
4. sankharakkhandha,all other cetasikas
5. vinnanakkhandha, consciousness, citta.
These khandhas are conditioned, they arise and fall away instantly and there is no being or self or manager controlling any of it.
Let`s consider the Yamakasutta:
SN 22.85: Yamakasutta—Bhikkhu Bodhi (suttacentral.net)

What do you think, Reverend Yamaka?
“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, āvuso yamaka,
Do you regard the Realized One as in form?”
rūpasmiṁ tathāgatoti samanupassasī”ti?

“No, reverend.”
“No hetaṁ, āvuso”.

“Or do you regard the Realized One as distinct from form?”
“Aññatra rūpā tathāgatoti samanupassasī”ti?

“No, reverend.”
“No hetaṁ, āvuso”.

“Do you regard the Realized One as in feeling …
“Vedanāya …
or distinct from feeling …
aññatra vedanāya …pe…
as in perception …
saññāya …
or distinct from perception …
aññatra saññāya …
as in volitional formations
saṅkhāresu …
or distinct from volitional formations
aññatra saṅkhārehi …
as in consciousness?”
viññāṇasmiṁ tathāgatoti samanupassasī”ti?

“No, reverend.”
“No hetaṁ, āvuso”.

“Or do you regard the Realized One as distinct from consciousness?”
“Aññatra viññāṇā tathāgatoti samanupassasī”ti?

“No, reverend.”
“No hetaṁ, āvuso”.

“What do you think, Yamaka?
“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, āvuso yamaka,
Do you regard the Realized One as possessing form, feeling, perception, volitional formations and consciousness?”
rūpaṁ … vedanaṁ … saññaṁ … saṅkhāre … viññāṇaṁ tathāgatoti samanupassasī”ti?

“No, reverend.”
“No hetaṁ, āvuso”.

I welcome any comments or questions.
For more on the Yamaka sutta there is this thread.
Yamaka sutta with notes by Bodhi - Classical Theravāda (classicaltheravada.org)

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