- Linked Discourses 18.10Saṁyutta Nikāya 18.10
- Chapter One1. Paṭhamavagga
The AggregatesKhandhasutta
At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
“What do you think, Rāhula?“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula, Is form permanent or impermanent?”rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Impermanent, sir.” …“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …
“… feeling …“vedanā …pe… perception …saññā … choices …saṅkhārā … Is consciousness permanent or impermanent?”viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Impermanent, sir.” …“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …
“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.“evaṁ passaṁ, rāhula, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpasmimpi nibbindati …pe… vedanāyapi nibbindati … saññāyapi nibbindati … saṅkhāresupi nibbindati … viññāṇasmimpi nibbindati; Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed.nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati; vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.
They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’”‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.