[600] "What do you think, Rāhula, 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 of a nature to change — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
[The elision is thus (evaṃ peyyālo)]
"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 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 fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.