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SN 22.139PTS SN 3.1781 min read

Impermanence (3rd)

Tatiyaaniccasutta

Give up desire and lust for what is impermanent, i.e. the aggregates.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.139Linked Discourses 22.139
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0.3TatiyaaniccasuttaImpermanence (3rd)

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo.“Mendicants, you should give up desire and greed for what is impermanent.1.3Kiñca, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ?And what is impermanent?

1.4Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ, tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo.Form is impermanent; you should give up desire and greed for it.

1.5Vedanā aniccā …Feeling …

1.6saññā …Perception …

1.7saṅkhārā …Choices …

1.8viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo.Consciousness is impermanent; you should give up desire and greed for it.

1.9Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.You should give up desire and greed for what is impermanent.”

1.10Catutthaṁ.