Linked Discourses 23.19 2. About Māra (2nd) Liable to End (SN23.19)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha:

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“‘khayadhammo, khayadhammo’ti, bhante, vuccati.

“Sir, they speak of a ‘liability to end’.

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Katamo nu kho, bhante, khayadhammo”ti?

What has a liability to end?”

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“Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, khayadhammo, vedanā khayadhammo, saññā khayadhammo, saṅkhārā khayadhammo, viññāṇaṁ khayadhammo.

“Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness have a liability to end.

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Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…

Seeing this …

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nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

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

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Navamaṁ.