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Linked Discourses · SN 18.3

  • Linked Discourses 18.3Saṁyutta Nikāya 18.3
  • Chapter One1. Paṭhamavagga

ConsciousnessViññāṇasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“What do you think, Rāhula?“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula, Is eye consciousness permanent or impermanent?”cakkhuviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?

“Impermanent, sir.” …“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …

“… ear consciousness …“sotaviññāṇaṁ …pe… nose consciousness …ghānaviññāṇaṁ … tongue consciousness …jivhāviññāṇaṁ … body consciousness …kāyaviññāṇaṁ … Is mind consciousness permanent or impermanent?”manoviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?

“Impermanent, sir.” …“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …

“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with eye consciousness, ear consciousness, nose consciousness, tongue consciousness, body consciousness, and mind consciousness.“evaṁ passaṁ, rāhula, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhuviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati …pe… sotaviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … ghānaviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … jivhāviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … kāyaviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … manoviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati; Being disillusioned, desire fades away. …”nibbindaṁ virajjati …pe…

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 18.4 Contact 0.86near 0.1Linked Discourses 18.4 Chapter One Contact At Sāvatthī. “What do you think, Rāhula? Is eye contact permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.” … “… ear contact … nose contact … tongue contact … body contact … Is mind…
  2. SN 18.5 Feeling 0.75near 0.1Linked Discourses 18.5 Chapter One Feeling At Sāvatthī. “What do you think, Rāhula? Is feeling born of eye contact permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.” … “… feeling born of ear contact … feeling born of nose co…
  3. SN 18.10 The Aggregates 0.75near 0.1Linked Discourses 18.10 Chapter One The Aggregates At Sāvatthī. “What do you think, Rāhula? Is form permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.” … “… feeling … perception … choices … Is consciousness permanent or imper…
  4. SN 18.6 Perceptions 0.72near 0.1Linked Discourses 18.6 Chapter One Perceptions At Sāvatthī. “What do you think, Rāhula? Is perception of sights permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.” … “… perception of sounds … perception of smells … perception…
  5. SN 18.2 Sights, Etc. 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 18.2 Chapter One Sights, Etc. At Sāvatthī. “What do you think, Rāhula? Are sights permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.” … “… sounds … smells … tastes … touches … Are ideas permanent or imperman…