[784] "What do you think, sisters? Are forms (rūpā) permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir."
"And that which is impermanent — is it suffering (dukkha) or is it 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'?"
"Surely not, venerable sir."
"What do you think, sisters? Are sounds permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Are odors permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Are tastes permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Are tangibles permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Are mental phenomena (dhammā) permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir."
"And that which is impermanent — is it suffering or is it 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'?"
"Surely not, venerable sir."
"For what reason?"
"Because, venerable sir, we have already seen this well beforehand, as it really is (yathābhūta), with right wisdom: 'Thus these six external sense bases (āyatana) too are impermanent.'"
"Good, good, sisters! So 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.