[435] Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, when what exists, by clinging to what, by adhering to what, does such a view (diṭṭhi) arise: 'The world is not eternal'?" "Venerable sir, our teachings are rooted in the Blessed One …" "When form exists, bhikkhus, … when feeling (vedanā) exists … when perception exists … when volitional formations exist … when consciousness exists — is consciousness permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." … "But without clinging to that, could such a view arise: 'The world is not eternal'?" "No indeed, venerable sir."
"And whatever is seen, heard, sensed, cognized, attained, sought after, and ranged over by the mind — is that too permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." … "But without clinging to that, could such a view arise: 'The world is not eternal'?" "No indeed, venerable sir."
"When, bhikkhus, a noble disciple has abandoned doubt (vicikicchā) in these six cases, and doubt about suffering (dukkha) has also been abandoned by him … and doubt about the way of practice leading to the cessation of suffering has also been abandoned by him — then, bhikkhus, this noble disciple is called a stream-enterer (sotāpanna), no longer subject to downfall, fixed in destiny, with full awakening as his destination."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.