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SN 18.2PTS SN 2.2451 min read

Sights, Etc.

Rūpasutta

The Buddha answers Rāhula’s request by teaching on the external sense objects in light of the three characteristics.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 18.2Linked Discourses 18.2
  • 0.21. PaṭhamavaggaChapter One

0.3RūpasuttaSights, Etc.

1.1PTS 2.246Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula,“What do you think, Rāhula?1.3rūpā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?Are sights permanent or impermanent?”

1.4“Aniccā, bhante” …pe…“Impermanent, sir.” …1.5saddā …“… sounds …1.6gandhā …smells …1.7rasā …tastes …1.8phoṭṭhabbā …touches …1.9dhammā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?Are ideas permanent or impermanent?”

1.10“Aniccā, bhante” …“Impermanent, sir.” …

1.11“evaṁ passaṁ, rāhula, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpesupi nibbindati … saddesupi nibbindati … gandhesupi nibbindati … rasesupi nibbindati … phoṭṭhabbesupi nibbindati … dhammesupi nibbindati;“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas.1.12nibbindaṁ virajjati …pe…Being disillusioned, desire fades away. …”1.13pajānātī”ti.

1.14Dutiyaṁ.