Channavagga

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Saḷāyatanavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 18 · Section 101

[101] Then the Venerable Ānanda approached the Blessed One … Sitting to one side, the Venerable Ānanda said this to the Blessed One: "'The world, the world (loka),' venerable sir, it is said. In what way, venerable sir, is it called 'the world'?" "Whatever, Ānanda, is subject to disintegration (palokadhamma) — this is called 'the world' in the Noble One's Discipline. And what, Ānanda, is subject to disintegration? The eye, Ānanda, is subject to disintegration; forms are subject to disintegration; eye-consciousness is subject to disintegration; eye-contact (phassa) is subject to disintegration; and whatever [arises] with eye-contact as condition … that too is subject to disintegration. … The tongue is subject to disintegration; tastes are subject to disintegration; tongue-consciousness is subject to disintegration; tongue-contact is subject to disintegration; and whatever [arises] with tongue-contact as condition … that too is subject to disintegration. … The mind is subject to disintegration; mental phenomena (dhammā) are subject to disintegration; mind-consciousness is subject to disintegration; mind-contact is subject to disintegration; and whatever feeling (vedanā) arises with mind-contact as condition — whether pleasant, painful, or neither-painful-nor-pleasant — that too is subject to disintegration. Whatever, Ānanda, is subject to disintegration — this is called 'the world' in the Noble One's Discipline." The first.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.