[418] "What do you think, bhikkhus: is form 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, of a nature to change—without clinging to that, could such a view (diṭṭhi) arise as this: 'The winds do not blow, the rivers do not flow, pregnant women do not give birth, the moon and sun neither rise nor set, but stand steadfast as a pillar'?"
"Certainly not, venerable sir."
"Is feeling (vedanā) permanent or impermanent?" … "Perception …" "Are volitional formations permanent or impermanent?" … "Is 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, of a nature to change—without clinging to that, could such a view arise as this: 'The winds do not blow, the rivers do not flow, pregnant women do not give birth, the moon and sun neither rise nor set, but stand steadfast as a pillar'?"
"Certainly not, venerable sir."
"That too which is seen, heard, sensed, cognized, attained, sought after, and ranged over by the mind—is that 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, of a nature to change—without clinging to that, could such a view arise as this: 'The winds do not blow, the rivers do not flow, pregnant women do not give birth, the moon and sun neither rise nor set, but stand steadfast as a pillar'?"
"Certainly not, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, when a noble disciple has abandoned doubt (kaṅkhā) in these six cases, and doubt about suffering is abandoned by him, doubt about the origin of suffering is abandoned by him, doubt about the cessation of suffering is abandoned by him, and doubt about the way of practice leading to the cessation of suffering is abandoned by him—this noble disciple, bhikkhus, is called a stream-enterer (sotāpanna), no longer subject to downfall, fixed in destiny, with awakening as his destination."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.