Khandhababba

Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 12 · Section 142

[142] Bhikkhus, further, a bhikkhu abides contemplating dhammas in dhammas with regard to the five aggregates subject to clinging (pañcupādānakkhandhā). And how, bhikkhus, does a bhikkhu abide contemplating dhammas in dhammas with regard to the five aggregates subject to clinging? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu contemplates: 'Such is form (rūpa), such is the origin of form, such is the passing away (atthaṅgama) of form; such is feeling (vedanā), such is the origin of feeling, such is the passing away of feeling; such is perception (saññā), such is the origin of perception, such is the passing away of perception; such are volitional formations (saṅkhārā), such is the origin of volitional formations, such is the passing away of volitional formations; such is consciousness (viññāṇa), such is the origin of consciousness, such is the passing away of consciousness.' Thus he abides contemplating dhammas in dhammas internally, or he abides contemplating dhammas in dhammas externally, or he abides contemplating dhammas in dhammas both internally and externally. He abides contemplating the nature of origination in dhammas, or he abides contemplating the nature of vanishing in dhammas, or he abides contemplating the nature of both origination and vanishing in dhammas. Or else his mindfulness that 'there are dhammas' is established, just to the extent necessary for bare knowledge (ñāṇa) and continued mindfulness. And he abides independent, not clinging to anything in the world. Thus too, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu abides contemplating dhammas in dhammas with regard to the five aggregates subject to clinging. (End of the Section on the Aggregates.)

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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