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Linked Discourses · SN 22.17

  • Linked Discourses 22.17Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.17
  • 2. Impermanence2. Aniccavagga

That Which is Not-SelfYadanattāsutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, form is not-self.“Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, anattā. And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.

Feeling is not-self …Vedanā anattā …

Perception is not-self …saññā anattā …

Choices are not-self …saṅkhārā anattā …

Consciousness is not-self.viññāṇaṁ anattā. And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.

Seeing this …Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave …pe… They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  4. SN 22.20 Not-Self With Its Cause 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.20 2. Impermanence Not-Self With Its Cause At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is not-self. The cause and reason that gives rise to form is also not-self. Since form is produced by what is not-self, how c…
  5. SN 35.6 The Exterior as Not-Self 0.70near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.6 1. Impermanence The Exterior as Not-Self “Mendicants, sights are not-self. And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not…