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  • 2. Impermanence 2. Aniccavagga

That Which is Impermanent Yadaniccasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

ā€œMendicants, form is impermanent. ā€œRÅ«paṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ. What’s impermanent is suffering. Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ; What’s suffering is not-self. yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā; And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ā€˜This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’ yadanattā taṁ ā€˜netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhÅ«taṁ sammappaƱƱāya daį¹­į¹­habbaṁ.

Feeling is impermanent … Vedanā aniccā. Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ; yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā; yadanattā taṁ ā€˜netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhÅ«taṁ sammappaƱƱāya daį¹­į¹­habbaṁ.

Perception is impermanent … SaƱƱā aniccā …pe…

Choices are impermanent … saį¹…khārā aniccā …

Consciousness is impermanent. viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ. What’s impermanent is suffering. Yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ; What’s suffering is not-self. yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā; And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ā€˜This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’ yadanattā taṁ ā€˜netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhÅ«taṁ sammappaƱƱāya daį¹­į¹­habbaṁ.

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

Catutthaṁ.