[769] "What do you think, sisters — is the eye permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir."
"And that which is impermanent — is it suffering (dukkha) or happiness?"
"Suffering, venerable sir."
"And that which is impermanent, suffering, and subject to change (viparināmadhamma) — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"What do you think, sisters — is the ear permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Is the nose permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Is the tongue permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Is the body permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Is the mind (mano) permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir."
"And that which is impermanent — is it suffering or happiness?"
"Suffering, venerable sir."
"And that which is impermanent, suffering, and subject to change — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"For what reason?"
"Because, venerable sir, this has already been well seen by us as it really is (yathābhūta) with right wisdom: 'Thus these six internal sense bases (āyatana) are impermanent.'"
"Good, good, sisters! So indeed it is, sisters, for a noble disciple who sees as it really is with right wisdom."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.