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Linked Discourses 18.3 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 18.3
Chapter One – 1. Paṭhamavagga
SN 18.3 Consciousness – Viññāṇasutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
“What do you think, Rāhula?
“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula,
Is eye consciousness permanent or anicca?”
cakkhuviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Anicca, sir.” …
“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …
“… ear consciousness …
“sotaviññāṇaṁ …pe…
nose consciousness …
ghānaviññāṇaṁ …
tongue consciousness …
jivhāviññāṇaṁ …
body consciousness …
kāyaviññāṇaṁ …
Is mind consciousness permanent or anicca?”
manoviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Anicca, sir.” …
“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …
“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with eye consciousness, ear consciousness, nose consciousness, tongue consciousness, body consciousness, and mind consciousness.
“evaṁ passaṁ, rāhula, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhuviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati …pe… sotaviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … ghānaviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … jivhāviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … kāyaviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati … manoviññāṇasmimpi nibbindati;
Being disillusioned, desire fades away. …”
nibbindaṁ virajjati …pe…
pajānātī”ti.