SN 25.4 Contact – Samphassasutta

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SN 25.4 Contact – Samphassasutta

Linked Discourses 25.4 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 25.4

1. The Eye – 1. Cakkhuvagga

SN 25.4 Contact – Samphassasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

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

“Cakkhusamphasso, bhikkhave, anicco vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī;

Ear contact,

sotasamphasso …

nose contact,

ghānasamphasso …

tongue contact,

jivhāsamphasso …

body contact,

kāyasamphasso …

and mind contact are anicca, perishing, and changing.

manosamphasso anicco vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī.

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

Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ saddahati adhimuccati, ayaṁ vuccati ‘saddhānusārī …pe…

sambodhiparāyano’”ti.