[349] "What do you think, bhikkhus—is form (rūpa) permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir."
… "subject to change—but without clinging to that, could one regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Is feeling (vedanā) … perception … volitional formations … consciousness permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir."
… "But without clinging to that, could one regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Seeing thus … he understands: '… there is no more coming to any state of being.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.