1.1PTS 3.186Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṁ upādāya, kiṁ abhinivissa attānudiṭṭhi uppajjatī”ti?“Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does theory of self arise?”¹

1.3Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”

1.4“rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa attānudiṭṭhi uppajjati.“When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, theory of self arises.1.5Vedanāya sati …When feeling …1.6saññāya sati …perception …1.7saṅkhāresu sati …choices …1.8viññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa attānudiṭṭhi uppajjati.consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, theory of self arises.

1.9Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,What do you think, mendicants?1.10rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?Is form permanent or impermanent?”

1.11“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.“Impermanent, sir.” …

1.12“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ …pe…1.13api nu taṁ anupādāya attānudiṭṭhi uppajjeyyā”ti?“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would theory of self arise?”

1.14“No hetaṁ, bhante”.“No, sir.”

1.15“Vedanā …“Is feeling …1.16saññā …perception …1.17saṅkhārā …choices …1.18viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?consciousness permanent or impermanent?”

1.19“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.“Impermanent, sir.” …

1.20“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ …pe…1.21api nu taṁ anupādāya attānudiṭṭhi uppajjeyyā”ti?“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would theory of self arise?”

1.22“No hetaṁ, bhante”.“No, sir.”

1.23“Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…“Seeing this …1.24nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

1.25Sattamaṁ.