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Linked Discourses · SN 35.6

  • Linked Discourses 35.6Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.6
  • 1. Impermanence1. Aniccavagga

The Exterior as Not-SelfBāhirānattasutta

“Mendicants, sights are not-self.“Rūpā, bhikkhave, anattā. 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.

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  4. SN 35.227 The Exterior as Not-Self 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.227 17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts The Exterior as Not-Self “Mendicants, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are not-self. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for t…
  5. SN 22.17 That Which is Not-Self 0.70near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.17 2. Impermanence That Which is Not-Self At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form 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, th…