Anurādhasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Khandhavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 17 · Section 210

[210] "What do you think, Anurādha — 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, and subject to change — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?" "No indeed, venerable sir." "Is feeling (vedanā)… perception (saññā)… volitional formations (saṅkhārā)… consciousness (viññāṇa) permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." … "Therefore, …" … "Seeing thus, …" … he understands: "… there is no further state of this kind."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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