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Impermanence With Its Cause

Sahetuaniccasutta

Since the causes of the aggregates are impermanent, how can the aggregates be permanent?

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.18Linked Discourses 22.18
  • 0.22. Aniccavagga2. Impermanence

0.3SahetuaniccasuttaImpermanence With Its Cause

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ.“Mendicants, form is impermanent.1.3Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo rūpassa uppādāya, sopi anicco.The cause and reason that gives rise to form is also impermanent.1.4Aniccasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ kuto niccaṁ bhavissati.Since form is produced by what is impermanent, how could it be permanent?

1.5Vedanā aniccā.Feeling is impermanent …1.6Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo vedanāya uppādāya, sopi anicco.1.7Aniccasambhūtā, bhikkhave, vedanā kuto niccā bhavissati.

1.8Saññā aniccā …Perception is impermanent …

1.9saṅkhārā aniccā.Choices are impermanent …1.10Yopi hetu yopi paccayo saṅkhārānaṁ uppādāya, sopi anicco.1.11Aniccasambhūtā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā kuto niccā bhavissanti.

1.12Viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ.Consciousness is impermanent.1.13Yopi hetu yopi paccayo viññāṇassa uppādāya, sopi anicco.The cause and reason that gives rise to consciousness is also impermanent.1.14Aniccasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṁ kuto niccaṁ bhavissati.Since consciousness is produced by what is impermanent, how could it be permanent?

1.15Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…Seeing this …1.16nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

1.17Sattamaṁ.