[21] "What do you think, bhikkhus — is form (rūpa) 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 of a nature to change — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"Certainly not, venerable sir."
"Is feeling (vedanā) 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 of a nature to change — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"Certainly not, venerable sir."
"Is perception (saññā) 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 of a nature to change — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"Certainly not, venerable sir."
"Are volitional formations (saṅkhārā) 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 of a nature to change — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"Certainly not, venerable sir."
"Is consciousness (viññāṇa) 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 of a nature to change — is it fitting to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?"
"Certainly not, venerable sir."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.