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Not-Self Anattasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

ā€œSir, they speak of this thing called ā€˜not-self’. ā€œā€˜anattā, anattā’ti, bhante, vuccati. What is not-self?ā€ Katamo nu kho, bhante, anattÄā€ti?

ā€œRādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are not-self. ā€œRÅ«paṁ kho, rādha, anattā, vedanā anattā, saƱƱā anattā, saį¹…khārā anattā, viññāṇaṁ anattā.

Seeing this … Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… They understand: ā€˜ā€¦ there is nothing further for this place.ā€™ā€ nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātÄ«ā€ti.

Sattamaṁ.