[818] If anyone should say thus, "The eye is self (attā)," that is not tenable. The arising and the vanishing of the eye are discerned. Now, of whatever thing the arising and the vanishing are discerned, it would follow for that person thus: "My self arises and vanishes." Therefore it is not tenable for anyone to say, "The eye is self." Thus the eye is not self (anattā).
If anyone should say, "Forms are self," that is not tenable. The arising and the vanishing of forms are discerned. Now, of whatever thing the arising and the vanishing are discerned, it would follow for that person thus: "My self arises and vanishes." Therefore it is not tenable for anyone to say, "Forms are self." Thus the eye is not self; forms are not self.
If anyone should say, "Eye-consciousness is self," that is not tenable. The arising and the vanishing of eye-consciousness are discerned. Now, of whatever thing the arising and the vanishing are discerned, it would follow for that person thus: "My self arises and vanishes." Therefore it is not tenable for anyone to say, "Eye-consciousness is self." Thus the eye is not self; forms are not self; eye-consciousness is not self.
If anyone should say, "Eye-contact is self," that is not tenable. The arising and the vanishing of eye-contact are discerned. Now, of whatever thing the arising and the vanishing are discerned, it would follow for that person thus: "My self arises and vanishes." Therefore it is not tenable for anyone to say, "Eye-contact is self." Thus the eye is not self; forms are not self; eye-consciousness is not self; eye-contact is not self.
If anyone should say, "Feeling (vedanā) is self," that is not tenable. The arising and the vanishing of feeling are discerned. Now, of whatever thing the arising and the vanishing are discerned, it would follow for that person thus: "My self arises and vanishes." Therefore it is not tenable for anyone to say, "Feeling is self." Thus the eye is not self; forms are not self; eye-consciousness is not self; eye-contact is not self; feeling is not self.
If anyone should say, "Craving (taṇhā) is self," that is not tenable. The arising and the vanishing of craving are discerned. Now, of whatever thing the arising and the vanishing are discerned, it would follow for that person thus: "My self arises and vanishes." Therefore it is not tenable for anyone to say, "Craving is self." Thus the eye is not self; forms are not self; eye-consciousness is not self; eye-contact is not self; feeling is not self; craving is not self.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.