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Linked Discourses · SN 25.1

  • Linked Discourses 25.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 25.1
  • 1. The Eye1. Cakkhuvagga

The EyeCakkhusutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, the eye is impermanent, decaying, and perishing.“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; The ear,sotaṁ aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; nose,ghānaṁ aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; tongue,jivhā aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī; body,kāyo anicco vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; and mind are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.mano anicco vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī.

Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. They’ve stepped into the sure path, they’ve stepped into the level of the true person, and they’ve passed beyond the level of the untrue person.Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ saddahati adhimuccati—ayaṁ vuccati saddhānusārī, okkanto sammattaniyāmaṁ, sappurisabhūmiṁ okkanto, vītivatto puthujjanabhūmiṁ; They can’t do any deed which would make them be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.abhabbo taṁ kammaṁ kātuṁ, yaṁ kammaṁ katvā nirayaṁ vā tiracchānayoniṁ vā pettivisayaṁ vā upapajjeyya; They can’t die without realizing the fruit of stream-entry.abhabbo ca tāva kālaṁ kātuṁ yāva na sotāpattiphalaṁ sacchikaroti.

Someone who accepts these teachings after deliberating them with a degree of wisdom is called a follower of teachings. They’ve stepped into the sure path, they’ve stepped into the level of the true person, and they’ve passed beyond the level of the untrue person.Yassa kho, bhikkhave, ime dhammā evaṁ paññāya mattaso nijjhānaṁ khamanti, ayaṁ vuccati: ‘dhammānusārī, okkanto sammattaniyāmaṁ, sappurisabhūmiṁ okkanto, vītivatto puthujjanabhūmiṁ; They can’t do any deed which would make them be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm.abhabbo taṁ kammaṁ kātuṁ, yaṁ kammaṁ katvā nirayaṁ vā tiracchānayoniṁ vā pettivisayaṁ vā upapajjeyya; They can’t die without realizing the fruit of stream-entry.abhabbo ca tāva kālaṁ kātuṁ yāva na sotāpattiphalaṁ sacchikaroti’.

Someone who understands and sees these principles is called a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.”Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ pajānāti evaṁ passati, ayaṁ vuccati: ‘sotāpanno avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyano’”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 25.2 Sights 0.90near 0.1Linked Discourses 25.2 1. The Eye Sights At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, sights are impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Someone who has fai…
  2. SN 25.10 The Aggregates 0.80near 0.1Linked Discourses 25.10 1. The Eye The Aggregates At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Someone…
  3. SN 25.7 Intention 0.59near 0.1Linked Discourses 25.7 1. The Eye Intention At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, intention regarding sights is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Intention regarding sounds, intention regarding smells, intention regarding tastes…
  4. SN 25.3 Consciousness 0.58near 0.1Linked Discourses 25.3 1. The Eye Consciousness At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, eye consciousness is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Ear consciousness, nose consciousness, tongue consciousness, body consciousness, and mi…
  5. SN 25.9 Elements 0.52near 0.1Linked Discourses 25.9 1. The Eye Elements At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, the earth element is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. The water element, the fire element, the air element, the space element, and the consciousne…