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Linked Discourses · SN 35.177–179

  • Linked Discourses 35.177–179Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.177–179
  • 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts17. Saṭṭhipeyyālavagga

Desire, Etc. for the Impermanent ExteriorBāhirāniccachandādisutta

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

Sights,Rūpā, bhikkhave, aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. sounds,Saddā aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. smells,Gandhā aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. tastes,Rasā aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. touches,Phoṭṭhabbā aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. and ideas are impermanent …”Dhammā aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo.

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  1. SN 35.170 Desire and Greed for the Impermanent Interior 0.77near 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 35.225 The Exterior as Impermanent 0.77near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.225 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts The Exterior as Impermanent “Mendicants, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are impermanent. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further…
  3. SN 35.213–215 The Exterior and What’s Impermanent in the Three Times 0.76near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.213–215 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts The Exterior and What’s Impermanent in the Three Times “Mendicants, in the past … future … present sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are impermane…
  4. SN 35.180–182 Desire, Etc. for the Suffering Exterior 0.74near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.180–182 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts Desire, Etc. for the Suffering Exterior “Mendicants, you should give up desire … greed … desire and greed for what is suffering. And what is suffering? Sights, sou…
  5. SN 35.169 Greed for the Impermanent Interior 0.73near 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…