- Linked Discourses 22.156Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.156
- 15. Views15. Diṭṭhivagga
Theory of SelfAttānudiṭṭhisutta
At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does theory of self arise?”“Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṁ upādāya, kiṁ abhinivissa attānudiṭṭhi uppajjatī”ti?
“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…
“When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, theory of self arises.“rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa attānudiṭṭhi uppajjati. When feeling …Vedanāya sati … perception …saññāya sati … choices …saṅkhāresu sati … consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, theory of self arises.viññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa attānudiṭṭhi uppajjati.
What do you think, mendicants?Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, Is form permanent or impermanent?”rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Impermanent, sir.” …“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.
“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would theory of self arise?”api nu taṁ anupādāya attānudiṭṭhi uppajjeyyā”ti?“No, sir.”“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“Is feeling …“Vedanā … perception …saññā … choices …saṅkhārā … consciousness permanent or impermanent?”viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Impermanent, sir.” …“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.
“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would theory of self arise?”api nu taṁ anupādāya attānudiṭṭhi uppajjeyyā”ti?“No, sir.”“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“Seeing this …“Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.