[347] "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, and subject to change (vipariṇāmadhamma) — could pleasure and pain arise internally without clinging (anupādāya) to it?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Is feeling (vedanā) … perception … volitional formations … 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, and subject to change — could pleasure and pain arise internally without clinging to it?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Seeing thus … he understands: '… there is nothing further for this state of being (itthattāya).'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.