- Linked Discourses 22.11 Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.11
- 1. Nakula’s Father 1. Nakulapituvagga
Not-Self in the Three Times Kālattayaanattasutta
At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, form of the past and future is not-self, “Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, anattā atītānāgataṁ; let alone the present. ko pana vādo paccuppannassa.
Seeing this, a learned noble disciple doesn’t worry about past form, Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītasmiṁ rūpasmiṁ anapekkho hoti; doesn’t look forward to enjoying future form, anāgataṁ rūpaṁ nābhinandati; and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding present form. paccuppannassa rūpassa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hoti.
Feeling … Vedanā anattā …
Perception … saññā anattā …
Choices … saṅkhārā anattā …
Consciousness of the past and future is not-self, viññāṇaṁ anattā atītānāgataṁ; let alone the present. ko pana vādo paccuppannassa.
Seeing this, a learned noble disciple doesn’t worry about past consciousness, Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītasmiṁ viññāṇasmiṁ anapekkho hoti; doesn’t look forward to enjoying future consciousness, anāgataṁ viññāṇaṁ nābhinandati; and they practice for the disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding present consciousness.” paccuppannassa viññāṇassa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hotī”ti.
Ekādasamaṁ.
Nakulapituvaggo paṭhamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Nakulapitā devadahā, Dvepi hāliddikāni ca; Samādhipaṭisallāṇā, Upādāparitassanā duve; Atītānāgatapaccuppannā, Vaggo tena pavuccati.