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Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Khandhavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 17 · Section 464

[464] "What do you think, bhikkhus — is form permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." "But that which is impermanent — is it suffering (dukkha) or happiness?" "Suffering, venerable sir." "But that which is impermanent, suffering, and subject to change (vipariṇāmadhamma) — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?" "No indeed, venerable sir." "Is feeling (vedanā) … perception … volitional formations … consciousness permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." "But that which is impermanent — is it suffering or happiness?" "Suffering, venerable sir." "But that which is impermanent, suffering, and subject to change — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?" "No indeed, venerable sir."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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