Linked Discourses 22.15 2. Impermanence That Which is Impermanent (SN22.15)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ.

“Mendicants, form is impermanent.

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Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ;

What’s impermanent is suffering.

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yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā;

What’s suffering is not-self.

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yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.

And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’

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Vedanā aniccā.

Feeling is impermanent …

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Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ;

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yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā;

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yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.

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Saññā aniccā …pe…

Perception is impermanent …

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saṅkhārā aniccā …

Choices are impermanent …

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viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ.

Consciousness is impermanent.

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Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ;

What’s impermanent is suffering.

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yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā;

What’s suffering is not-self.

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yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.

And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’

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Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…

Seeing this …

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nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.

They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

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Catutthaṁ.