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Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Nidānavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 16 · Section 616

[616] At Sāvatthī the Blessed One was dwelling … "What do you think, Rāhula, is the earth element (pathavīdhātu) permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." … "Is the water element (āpodhātu) … the fire element (tejodhātu) … the air element (vāyodhātu) … the space element (ākāsadhātu) … the consciousness element (viññāṇadhātu) permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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