[785] "What do you think, sisters? Is eye-consciousness (cakkhuviññāṇa) 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 of a nature to change — is it fit to be regarded thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Why is that?"
"Because, venerable sir, this has already been well seen by us with right wisdom as it really is (yathābhūta): 'Thus too these six classes of consciousness are impermanent.'"
"Good, good, sisters! So it is, sisters, for a noble disciple who sees as it really is with right wisdom.
"Is ear-consciousness permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Is nose-consciousness permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Is tongue-consciousness permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Is body-consciousness permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Is mind-consciousness 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 of a nature to change — is it fit to be regarded thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Why is that?"
"Because, venerable sir, this has already been well seen by us with right wisdom as it really is: 'Thus too these six classes of consciousness 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.