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Linked Discourses · SN 22.9

  • Linked Discourses 22.9Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.9
  • 1. Nakula’s Father1. Nakulapituvagga

Impermanence in the Three TimesKālattayaaniccasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, form of the past and future is impermanent,“Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ atītānāgataṁ; let alone the present.ko pana vādo paccuppannassa.

Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerned with past form,Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītasmiṁ rūpasmiṁ anapekkho hoti; doesn’t look forward to enjoying future form,anāgataṁ rūpaṁ nābhinandati; and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding present form.paccuppannassa rūpassa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hoti.

Feeling …Vedanā aniccā …pe…

Perception …saññā aniccā …

Choices …saṅkhārā aniccā atītānāgatā; Consciousness of the past and future is impermanent,Viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ atītānāgataṁ; let alone the present.ko pana vādo paccuppannassa.

Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerned with past consciousness,Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītasmiṁ viññāṇasmiṁ anapekkho hoti; doesn’t look forward to enjoying future consciousness,anāgataṁ viññāṇaṁ nābhinandati; and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding present consciousness.”paccuppannassa viññāṇassa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hotī”ti.

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  3. SN 35.7 The Interior as Impermanent in the Three Times 0.65near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.7 1. Impermanence The Interior as Impermanent in the Three Times “Mendicants, the eye of the past and future is impermanent, let alone the present. Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concer…
  4. SN 22.12 Impermanence 0.57near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.12 2. Impermanence Impermanence So I have heard. At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are impermanent. Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusi…
  5. SN 35.9 The Interior as Not-Self in the Three Times 0.55near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.9 1. Impermanence The Interior as Not-Self in the Three Times “Mendicants, the eye of the past and future is not-self, let alone the present. Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerned wi…