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The End of Relishing Nandikkhayasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

ā€œMendicants, form really is impermanent. A mendicant sees that it is impermanent: that’s their right view. ā€œAniccaƱƱeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu rÅ«paṁ aniccanti passati. Sāssa hoti sammādiį¹­į¹­hi. Seeing rightly, they grow disillusioned. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. When relishing ends, greed ends. When greed ends, relishing ends. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo, rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. When relishing and greed end, the mind is freed, and is said to be well freed. Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati.

Feeling … AniccaƱƱeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vedanaṁ aniccanti passati. Sāssa hoti sammādiį¹­į¹­hi. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo, rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati.

Perception … AniccaƱƱeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saƱƱaṁ aniccanti passati …pe…

Choices … anicceyeva bhikkhave, bhikkhu saį¹…khāre aniccāti passati. Sāssa hoti sammādiį¹­į¹­hi. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo, rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati.

Consciousness really is impermanent. A mendicant sees that it is impermanent: that’s their right view. AniccaƱƱeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu viññāṇaṁ aniccanti passati. Sāssa hoti sammādiį¹­į¹­hi. Seeing rightly, they grow disillusioned. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. When relishing ends, greed ends. When greed ends, relishing ends. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo, rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. When relishing and greed end, the mind is freed, and is said to be well freed.ā€ Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ suvimuttanti vuccatÄ«ā€ti.

Navamaṁ.