Abhinivesasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Khandhavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 17 · Section 361

[361] "What do you think, bhikkhus, is form permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." "But that which is impermanent … could fetters, adherence, and bondage arise without clinging to it?" "No indeed, venerable sir." "Is feeling (vedanā) … perception … volitional formations … consciousness permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." "But that which is impermanent — is that suffering (dukkha) or happiness?" "Suffering, venerable sir." "But that which is impermanent, suffering, and subject to change — could fetters, adherence, and bondage arise without clinging to it?" "No indeed, venerable sir." "Seeing thus … he understands: '… there is no further for this state of existence.'"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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