Linked Discourses 22.10 1. Nakula’s Father Suffering in the Three Times (SN22.10)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ atītānāgataṁ;

“Mendicants, form of the past and future is suffering,

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ko pana vādo paccuppannassa.

let alone the present.

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Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītasmiṁ rūpasmiṁ anapekkho hoti;

Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerned with past form,

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anāgataṁ rūpaṁ nābhinandati;

doesn’t look forward to enjoying future form,

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paccuppannassa rūpassa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hoti.

and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding present form.

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Vedanā dukkhā …

Feeling …

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saññā dukkhā …

Perception …

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saṅkhārā dukkhā …

Choices …

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viññāṇaṁ dukkhaṁ atītānāgataṁ;

Consciousness of the past and future is suffering,

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ko pana vādo paccuppannassa.

let alone the present.

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Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītasmiṁ viññāṇasmiṁ anapekkho hoti;

Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerned with past consciousness,

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anāgataṁ viññāṇaṁ nābhinandati;

doesn’t look forward to enjoying future consciousness,

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paccuppannassa viññāṇassa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hotī”ti.

and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding present consciousness.”

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Dasamaṁ.