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Linked Discourses · SN 35.164

  • Linked Discourses 35.164Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.164
  • 16. The End of Relishing16. Nandikkhayavagga

With Koṭṭhita on Not-SelfKoṭṭhikaanattasutta

“Koṭṭhita, you should give up desire for what is not-self.“Yo kho, koṭṭhika, anattā tatra te chando pahātabbo. And what is not-self?Ko ca, koṭṭhika, anattā?

The eye,Cakkhu kho, koṭṭhika, anattā; tatra te chando pahātabbo. sights,Rūpā anattā; tatra te chando pahātabbo. eye consciousness,Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ anattā; tatra te chando pahātabbo. and eye contact are not-self: you should give up desire for them.Cakkhusamphasso anattā; tatra te chando pahātabbo. The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact is also not-self: You should give up desire for it.Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi anattā; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…

The ear … nose … tongue … body …jivhā anattā; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… The mind,mano anattā; tatra te chando pahātabbo. ideas,Dhammā anattā; tatra te chando pahātabbo. mind consciousness,Manoviññāṇaṁ … and mind contact …manosamphasso … The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact is also not-self: you should give up desire for it.yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi anattā; tatra te chando pahātabbo.

Koṭṭhita, you should give up desire for what is not-self.”Yo kho, koṭṭhika, anattā, tatra te chando pahātabbo”ti.

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  3. MN 148 Six By Six 0.56near 0.1You regard the eye like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’ You regard sights … eye consciousness … eye contact … feeling … craving like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my se…
  4. SN 35.76 With Rādha on Impermanence 0.54near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.76 8. Sick With Rādha on Impermanence Then Venerable Rādha went up to the Buddha … and said to him, “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdraw…
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