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Linked Discourses · SN 22.18

  • Linked Discourses 22.18Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.18
  • 2. Impermanence2. Aniccavagga

Impermanence With Its CauseSahetuaniccasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, form is impermanent.“Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ. The cause and reason that gives rise to form is also impermanent.Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo rūpassa uppādāya, sopi anicco. Since form is produced by what is impermanent, how could it be permanent?Aniccasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ kuto niccaṁ bhavissati.

Feeling is impermanent …Vedanā aniccā.

Perception is impermanent …Saññā aniccā …

Choices are impermanent …saṅkhārā aniccā.

Consciousness is impermanent.Viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ. The cause and reason that gives rise to consciousness is also impermanent.Yopi hetu yopi paccayo viññāṇassa uppādāya, sopi anicco. Since consciousness is produced by what is impermanent, how could it be permanent?Aniccasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṁ kuto niccaṁ bhavissati.

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

Similar passages elsewhere

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

  1. SN 22.20 Not-Self With Its Cause 0.75near 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…
  2. SN 22.19 Suffering With Its Cause 0.75near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.19 2. Impermanence Suffering With Its Cause At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is suffering. The cause and reason that gives rise to form is also suffering. Since form is produced by what is suffering, h…
  3. SN 35.143 Exterior and Cause Are Impermanent 0.67near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.143 14. At Devadaha Exterior and Cause Are Impermanent “Mendicants, sights are impermanent. The cause and reason that gives rise to sights is also impermanent. Since sights are produced by what is im…
  4. SN 35.140 Interior and Cause Are Impermanent 0.62near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.140 14. At Devadaha Interior and Cause Are Impermanent “Mendicants, the eye is impermanent. The cause and reason that gives rise to the eye is also impermanent. Since the eye is produced by what is i…
  5. SN 22.156 Theory of Self 0.59near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.156 15. Views Theory of Self At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does theory of self arise?” “Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …” “When…