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Linked Discourses · SN 35.168

  • Linked Discourses 35.168Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.168
  • 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts17. Saṭṭhipeyyālavagga

Desire for the Impermanent InteriorAjjhattaaniccachandasutta

“Mendicants, you should give up desire for what is impermanent.“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo. And what is impermanent?Kiñca, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ?

The eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are impermanent:Cakkhu, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo …pe… you should give up desire for them.mano anicco; tatra vo chando pahātabbo. You should give up desire for what is impermanent.”Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo”ti.

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  1. SN 35.170 Desire and Greed for the Impermanent Interior 0.88near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.170 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts Desire and Greed for the Impermanent Interior “Mendicants, you should give up desire and greed for what is impermanent. And what is impermanent? The eye, ear, nose, to…
  2. SN 35.169 Greed for the Impermanent Interior 0.84near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.169 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts Greed for the Impermanent Interior “Mendicants, you should give up greed for what is impermanent. And what is impermanent? The eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind a…
  3. SN 35.222 The Interior as Impermanent 0.78near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.222 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts The Interior as Impermanent “Mendicants, the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are impermanent. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for thi…
  4. SN 35.206 The Interior and What’s Impermanent in the Present 0.73near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.206 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts The Interior and What’s Impermanent in the Present “Mendicants, in the present the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are impermanent. What’s impermanent is suffer…
  5. SN 35.177–179 Desire, Etc. for the Impermanent Exterior 0.73near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.177–179 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts Desire, Etc. for the Impermanent Exterior “Mendicants, you should give up desire … greed … desire and greed for what is impermanent. And what is impermanent? Sight…