Paṭipadāsutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Khandhavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 17 · Section 90

[90] And what, bhikkhus, is the way of practice leading to the cessation of identity (sakkāyanirodhagāminī paṭipadā)? Here, bhikkhus, an instructed noble disciple — one who has seen the noble ones, who is skilled in the Dhamma of the noble ones, well trained in the Dhamma of the noble ones; one who has seen good persons (sappurisa), who is skilled in the Dhamma of good persons, well trained in the Dhamma of good persons — does not regard form as self, nor self as possessing form, nor form as in self, nor self as in form. He does not regard feeling (vedanā) as self … He does not regard perception … He does not regard volitional formations … He does not regard consciousness as self, nor self as possessing consciousness, nor consciousness as in self, nor self as in consciousness. This, bhikkhus, is called the way of practice leading to the cessation of identity. Thus, bhikkhus, when it is said "the contemplation leading to the cessation of suffering (dukkha)," it is in this sense that it is said.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.