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Characteristics of the Conditioned

Saṅkhatalakkhaṇasutta

The difference between conditioned and unconditioned.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.47Numbered Discourses 3.47
  • 0.25. Cūḷavagga5. The Lesser Chapter

0.3SaṅkhatalakkhaṇasuttaCharacteristics of the Conditioned

1.1“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, saṅkhatassa saṅkhatalakkhaṇāni.“Mendicants, the conditioned has these three characteristics.1.2Katamāni tīṇi?What three?1.3Uppādo paññāyati, vayo paññāyati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyati.Arising is evident, vanishing is evident, and change while persisting is evident.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi saṅkhatassa saṅkhatalakkhaṇānī”ti.These are the three characteristics of the conditioned.”

1.5Sattamaṁ.

2.0AsaṅkhatalakkhaṇasuttaCharacteristics of the Unconditioned

2.1“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatassa asaṅkhatalakkhaṇāni.“The unconditioned has these three characteristics.2.2Katamāni tīṇi?What three?2.3Na uppādo paññāyati, na vayo paññāyati, na ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyati.No arising is evident, no vanishing is evident, and no change while persisting is evident.2.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi asaṅkhatassa asaṅkhatalakkhaṇānī”ti.These are the three characteristics of the unconditioned.”

2.5Aṭṭhamaṁ.