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  • Linked Discourses 35.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.1
  • 1. Impermanence1. Aniccavagga

The Interior as ImpermanentAjjhattāniccasutta

So I have heard.Evaṁ me sutaṁ. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “Mendicants!”“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Venerable sir,” they replied.“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. The Buddha said this:Bhagavā etadavoca:

“Mendicants, the eye is impermanent.“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ. What’s impermanent is suffering.Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ; What’s suffering is not-self.yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā. 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.

The ear is impermanent. …Sotaṁ aniccaṁ.

The nose is impermanent. …ghānaṁ aniccaṁ.

The tongue is impermanent. …jivhā aniccā.

The body is impermanent. …Kāyo anicco.

The mind is impermanent.mano anicco. What’s impermanent is suffering.Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ; What’s suffering is not-self.yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā. 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, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind.Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhusmimpi nibbindati, sotasmimpi nibbindati, ghānasmimpi nibbindati, jivhāyapi nibbindati, kāyasmimpi nibbindati, manasmimpi nibbindati. Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed.Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati; vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.

They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’”‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 22.15 That Which is Impermanent 0.67near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.15 2. Impermanence That Which is Impermanent At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is impermanent. What’s impermanent is suffering. What’s suffering is not-self. And what’s not-self should be truly seen wit…
  2. SN 35.204 The Interior and What’s Impermanent in the Past 0.65near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.204 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts The Interior and What’s Impermanent in the Past “Mendicants, in the past the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind were impermanent. What’s impermanent is suffering.…
  3. SN 35.3 The Interior as Not-Self 0.64near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.3 1. Impermanence The Interior as Not-Self “Mendicants, the eye is 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…
  4. SN 35.4 The Exterior as Impermanent 0.63near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.4 1. Impermanence The Exterior as Impermanent “Mendicants, sights are impermanent. What’s impermanent is suffering. What’s suffering is not-self. And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right u…
  5. SN 35.2 The Interior as Suffering 0.62near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.2 1. Impermanence The Interior as Suffering “Mendicants, the eye is suffering. What’s suffering is not-self. And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not…