1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṁ upādāya, kiṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:“Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does the view arise:1.3‘na vātā vāyanti, na najjo sandanti, na gabbhiniyo vijāyanti, na candimasūriyā udenti vā apenti vā esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’”ti?‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar’?”

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

2.1“Rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati—“When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, the view arises:2.2na vātā vāyanti …pe…‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’2.3vedanāya sati …When feeling …2.4saññāya sati …perception …2.5saṅkhāresu sati …choices …2.6viññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, the view arises:2.7‘na vātā vāyanti …pe… esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’ti.‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’

3.1Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,What do you think, mendicants?3.2rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?Is form permanent or impermanent?”

3.3“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …pe…“Impermanent, sir.” …

3.4vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, api nu taṁ anupādāya evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjeyya:“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would the view arise:3.5‘na vātā vāyanti …pe… esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’”ti?‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar’?”

3.6“No hetaṁ, bhante”.“No, sir.”

3.7“Iti kho, bhikkhave, yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ.“And so, what’s impermanent is suffering.3.8Tasmiṁ sati, tadupādāya, evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:When this exists, grasping at this, the view arises:3.9‘na vātā vāyanti, na najjo sandanti, na gabbhiniyo vijāyanti, na candimasūriyā udenti vā apenti vā esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’”ti.‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’3.10“Vedanā …Is feeling …3.11saññā …perception …3.12saṅkhārā …choices …3.13viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?consciousness permanent or impermanent?”

3.14“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …pe… vipariṇāmadhammaṁ,“Impermanent, sir.” …

3.15api nu taṁ anupādāya evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjeyya:3.16‘na vātā vāyanti …pe… esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’”ti?3.17“No hetaṁ, bhante”.

3.18“Iti kho, bhikkhave, yadaniccaṁ taṁ dukkhaṁ.“And so, what’s impermanent is suffering.3.19Tasmiṁ sati, tadupādāya evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:When this exists, grasping at this, the view arises:3.20‘na vātā vāyanti …pe… esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’”ti.‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’”

3.21Paṭhamaṁ.