[432] "What do you think, bhikkhus — is form permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir."
"But that which is impermanent, suffering (dukkha), subject to change — without clinging to that, could such a view (diṭṭhi) arise: 'These seven bodies are unmade, not of a kind that is made … they run on through pleasure and pain'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Is feeling (vedanā) … perception … volitional formations … consciousness permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir."
"Without clinging to that, could such a view arise: 'These seven bodies are unmade, not of a kind that is made … they run on through pleasure and pain'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"And that which is seen, heard, sensed, cognized, attained, sought after, and ranged over by the mind — is that too permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …
"Without clinging to that, could such a view arise: 'These seven bodies are unmade, not of a kind that is made … unwinding, they run on through pleasure and pain'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, when a noble disciple has abandoned doubt in these six cases, then his doubt regarding suffering is abandoned … his doubt regarding the practice leading to the cessation of suffering is abandoned. 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.