SN 25.3 Consciousness – Viññāṇasutta

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SN 25.3 Consciousness – Viññāṇasutta

Linked Discourses 25.3 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 25.3

1. The Eye – 1. Cakkhuvagga

SN 25.3 Consciousness – Viññāṇasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Bhikkhū, eye consciousness is anicca, perishing, and changing.

“Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi;

Ear consciousness,

sotaviññāṇaṁ …

nose consciousness,

ghānaviññāṇaṁ …

tongue consciousness,

jivhāviññāṇaṁ …

body consciousness,

kāyaviññāṇaṁ …

and mind consciousness are anicca, perishing, and changing.

manoviññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi.

Someone who has faith and confidence in these principles is called a follower by faith. …”

Yo bhikkhave …pe…

sambodhiparāyano”ti.