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Linked Discourses · SN 35.9

  • Linked Discourses 35.9Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.9
  • 1. Impermanence1. Aniccavagga

The Interior as Not-Self in the Three TimesAjjhattānattātītānāgatasutta

“Mendicants, the eye of the past and future is not-self,“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, anattā atītānāgataṁ; let alone the present.ko pana vādo paccuppannassa.

Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerned with the eye of the past,Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītasmiṁ cakkhusmiṁ anapekkho hoti; they don’t look forward to enjoying the eye in the future,anāgataṁ cakkhuṁ nābhinandati; and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding the eye in the present. …”paccuppannassa cakkhussa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hoti.

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  1. SN 35.7 The Interior as Impermanent in the Three Times 0.84near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.7 1. Impermanence The Interior as Impermanent in the Three Times “Mendicants, the eye of the past and future is impermanent, let alone the present. Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concer…
  2. SN 35.8 The Interior as Suffering in the Three Times 0.79near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.8 1. Impermanence The Interior as Suffering in the Three Times “Mendicants, the eye of the past and future is suffering, let alone the present. Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerned…
  3. SN 35.12 The Exterior as Not-Self in the Three Times 0.74near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.12 1. Impermanence The Exterior as Not-Self in the Three Times “Mendicants, sights of the past and future are not-self, let alone the present. …”…
  4. SN 35.3 The Interior as Not-Self 0.65near 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…
  5. SN 35.10 The Exterior as Impermanent in the Three Times 0.62near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.10 1. Impermanence The Exterior as Impermanent in the Three Times “Mendicants, sights of the past and future are impermanent, let alone the present. …”…