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Linked Discourses 18.12–20 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 18.12–20
Chapter Two – 2. Dutiyavagga
SN 18.12–20 The Nine Discourses on Sights, Etc. – Rūpādisuttanavaka
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
“What do you think, Rāhula?
“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula,
Are sights permanent or anicca?”
rūpā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?
“Anicca, sir.” …
“Aniccā, bhante” …pe…
“… sounds …
saddā …
smells …
gandhā …
tastes …
rasā …
touches …
phoṭṭhabbā …
thoughts …”
dhammā ….
“… eye consciousness …
“Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ …pe…
ear consciousness …
sotaviññāṇaṁ …
nose consciousness …
ghānaviññāṇaṁ …
tongue consciousness …
jivhāviññāṇaṁ …
body consciousness …
kāyaviññāṇaṁ …
mind consciousness …”
manoviññāṇaṁ ….
“… eye contact …
Cakkhusamphasso …pe…
ear contact …
sotasamphasso …
nose contact …
ghānasamphasso …
tongue contact …
jivhāsamphasso …
body contact …
kāyasamphasso …
mind contact …”
manosamphasso ….
“… feeling born of eye contact …
Cakkhusamphassajā vedanā …pe…
feeling born of ear contact …
sotasamphassajā vedanā …
feeling born of nose contact …
ghānasamphassajā vedanā …
feeling born of tongue contact …
jivhāsamphassajā vedanā …
feeling born of body contact …
kāyasamphassajā vedanā …
feeling born of mind contact …”
manosamphassajā vedanā ….
“… perception of sights …
Rūpasaññā …pe…
perception of sounds …
saddasaññā …
perception of smells …
gandhasaññā …
perception of tastes …
rasasaññā …
perception of touches …
phoṭṭhabbasaññā …
perception of thoughts …”
dhammasaññā ….
“… intention regarding sights …
Rūpasañcetanā …pe…
intention regarding sounds …
saddasañcetanā …
intention regarding smells …
gandhasañcetanā …
intention regarding tastes …
rasasañcetanā …
intention regarding touches …
phoṭṭhabbasañcetanā …
intention regarding thoughts …”
dhammasañcetanā ….
“… craving for sights …
Rūpataṇhā …pe…
craving for sounds …
saddataṇhā …
craving for smells …
gandhataṇhā …
craving for tastes …
rasataṇhā …
craving for touches …
phoṭṭhabbataṇhā …
craving for thoughts …”
dhammataṇhā ….
“… the earth element …
Pathavīdhātu …pe…
the water element …
āpodhātu …
the fire element …
tejodhātu …
the air element …
vāyodhātu …
the space element …
ākāsadhātu …
the consciousness element …”
viññāṇadhātu ….
“… form …
Rūpaṁ …pe…
feeling …
vedanā …
perception …
saññā …
saṅkhāra …
saṅkhārā …
Is consciousness permanent or anicca?”
viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Anicca, sir.” …
Aniccaṁ, bhante …pe…
“Seeing this …
“evaṁ passaṁ rāhula …pe…
They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence.’”
nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.