[161] "What do you think, bhikkhus — is form (rūpa) 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, subject to change — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Feeling (vedanā) … Perception … Volitional formations … Is 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, subject 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.