Sakkāyadiṭṭhisutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Khandhavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 17 · Section 357

[357] "What do you think, bhikkhus: is form permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." … "But without clinging to that, could identity view (sakkāyadiṭṭhi) arise?" "Certainly not, venerable sir." "Is feeling (vedanā) … perception … volitional formations … consciousness permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." "And that which is impermanent … but without clinging to that, could identity view arise?" "Certainly not, venerable sir." "Seeing thus … he understands: '… there is no more for this state of being.'"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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