1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:

1.3“atthi nu kho, bhante, kiñci rūpaṁ, yaṁ rūpaṁ niccaṁ dhuvaṁ sassataṁ avipariṇāmadhammaṁ sassatisamaṁ tatheva ṭhassati?“Sir, is there any form at all that’s permanent, everlasting, eternal, imperishable, and will last forever and ever?1.4Atthi nu kho, bhante, kāci vedanā …pe…Is there any feeling …1.5kāci saññā …perception …1.6keci saṅkhārā …choices …1.7kiñci viññāṇaṁ, yaṁ viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ dhuvaṁ sassataṁ avipariṇāmadhammaṁ sassatisamaṁ tatheva ṭhassatī”ti?consciousness at all that’s permanent, everlasting, eternal, imperishable, and will last forever and ever?”

1.8“Natthi kho, bhikkhu, kiñci rūpaṁ yaṁ rūpaṁ niccaṁ dhuvaṁ sassataṁ avipariṇāmadhammaṁ sassatisamaṁ tatheva ṭhassati.“Mendicant, there is no form at all that’s permanent, everlasting, eternal, imperishable, and will last forever and ever.1.9Natthi kho, bhikkhu, kāci vedanā …There’s no feeling …1.10kāci saññā …perception …1.11keci saṅkhārā …choices …1.12kiñci viññāṇaṁ, yaṁ viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ dhuvaṁ sassataṁ avipariṇāmadhammaṁ sassatisamaṁ tatheva ṭhassatī”ti.consciousness at all that’s permanent, everlasting, eternal, imperishable, and will last forever and ever.”

1.13Chaṭṭhaṁ.