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Numbered Discourses · AN 7.96–614

  • Numbered Discourses 7.96–614Aṅguttara Nikāya 7
  • 10. Worthy of Offerings10. Āhuneyyavagga

Observing Suffering in the Eye, Etc.~

“Mendicants, these seven individuals are worthy of offerings …“Sattime, bhikkhave, puggalā āhuneyyā pāhuneyyā …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassa. What seven?Katame satta?

First, take an individual who meditates observing suffering in the eye. …Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo cakkhusmiṁ dukkhānupassī viharati …pe… observing not-self in the eye. …cakkhusmiṁ anattānupassī viharati …pe… observing ending in the eye. …cakkhusmiṁ khayānupassī viharati …pe… observing vanishing in the eye. …cakkhusmiṁ vayānupassī viharati …pe… observing fading away in the eye. …cakkhusmiṁ virāgānupassī viharati …pe… observing cessation in the eye. …cakkhusmiṁ nirodhānupassī viharati …pe… observing letting go in the eye. …cakkhusmiṁ paṭinissaggānupassī viharati …pe….

ear …Sotasmiṁ …pe… nose …ghānasmiṁ … tongue …jivhāya … body …kāyasmiṁ … mind …manasmiṁ …pe….

sights …Rūpesu …pe… sounds …saddesu … smells …gandhesu … tastes …rasesu … touches …phoṭṭhabbesu … ideas …dhammesu …pe….

eye consciousness …Cakkhuviññāṇe …pe… ear consciousness …sotaviññāṇe … nose consciousness …ghānaviññāṇe … tongue consciousness …jivhāviññāṇe … body consciousness …kāyaviññāṇe … mind consciousness …manoviññāṇe …pe….

eye contact …Cakkhusamphasse …pe… ear contact …sotasamphasse … nose contact …ghānasamphasse … tongue contact …jivhāsamphasse … body contact …kāyasamphasse … mind contact …manosamphasse …pe….

feeling born of eye contact …Cakkhusamphassajāya vedanāya …pe… feeling born of ear contact …sotasamphassajāya vedanāya … feeling born of nose contact …ghānasamphassajāya vedanāya … feeling born of tongue contact …jivhāsamphassajāya vedanāya … feeling born of body contact …kāyasamphassajāya vedanāya … feeling born of mind contact …manosamphassajāya vedanāya …pe….

perception of sights …Rūpasaññāya …pe… perception of sounds …saddasaññāya … perception of smells …gandhasaññāya … perception of tastes …rasasaññāya … perception of touches …phoṭṭhabbasaññāya … perception of ideas …dhammasaññāya …pe….

intention regarding sights …Rūpasañcetanāya …pe… intention regarding sounds …saddasañcetanāya … intention regarding smells …gandhasañcetanāya … intention regarding tastes …rasasañcetanāya … intention regarding touches …phoṭṭhabbasañcetanāya … intention regarding ideas …dhammasañcetanāya …pe….

craving for sights …Rūpataṇhāya …pe… craving for sounds …saddataṇhāya … craving for smells …gandhataṇhāya … craving for tastes …rasataṇhāya … craving for touches …phoṭṭhabbataṇhāya … craving for ideas …dhammataṇhāya …pe….

thoughts about sights …Rūpavitakke …pe… thoughts about sounds …saddavitakke … thoughts about smells …gandhavitakke … thoughts about tastes …rasavitakke … thoughts about touches …phoṭṭhabbavitakke … thoughts about ideas …dhammavitakke …pe….

considerations regarding sights …Rūpavicāre …pe… considerations regarding sounds …saddavicāre … considerations regarding smells …gandhavicāre … considerations regarding tastes …rasavicāre … considerations regarding touches …phoṭṭhabbavicāre … considerations regarding ideas …dhammavicāre …pe….

meditates observing impermanence in the five aggregates …Pañcakkhandhe …pe… the aggregate of form …rūpakkhandhe … the aggregate of feeling …vedanākkhandhe … the aggregate of perception …saññākkhandhe … the aggregate of choices …saṅkhārakkhandhe … the aggregate of consciousness …viññāṇakkhandhe aniccānupassī viharati …pe… meditates observing suffering …dukkhānupassī viharati … not-self …anattānupassī viharati … ending …khayānupassī viharati … vanishing …vayānupassī viharati … fading away …virāgānupassī viharati … cessation …nirodhānupassī viharati … letting go …”paṭinissaggānupassī viharati …pe…

Similar passages elsewhere

Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.

  1. DN 22 The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation 0.59near 9.2perception of sounds … perception of smells … perception of tastes … perception of touches … perception of ideas in the world seems nice and pleasant, and it is there that craving arises and settles. Intention regarding…
  2. SN 18.8 Craving 0.52near 9.2Linked Discourses 18.8 Chapter One Craving At Sāvatthī. “What do you think, Rāhula? Is craving for sights permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.” … “… craving for sounds … craving for smells … craving for tastes ……
  3. AN 7.17 Observing Suffering 0.52near 0.1Numbered Discourses 7.17 2. Tendencies Observing Suffering “Mendicants, these seven individuals are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting wit…
  4. AN 7.95 Observing Impermanence in the Eye 0.52near 0.1Numbered Discourses 7.95 10. Worthy of Offerings Observing Impermanence in the Eye “Mendicants, these seven individuals are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation…
  5. SN 35.95 Māluṅkyaputta 0.51near 9.2There’s no desire for sounds when you hear a sound with mindfulness. Experiencing it with a mind free of desire, you don’t keep clinging to it. Even as you hear a sound and get familiar with how it feels, you wear away,…