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The Self is Neither Happy Nor Suffering

Adukkhamasukhīsutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 24.96Linked Discourses 24.96
  • 0.24. Catutthagamanavagga4. The Fourth Round

0.3AdukkhamasukhīsuttaThe Self is Neither Happy Nor Suffering

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‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’”ti?‘The self is neither happy nor suffering, and is healthy after death’?”

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:2.2‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’ti.‘The self is neither happy nor suffering, and healthy after death.’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‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’ti.‘The self is neither happy nor suffering, and is healthy after death.’

3.1PTS 3.224Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,What do you think, mendicants?3.2rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?Is form permanent or impermanent?”

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

3.4“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”

3.5“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.“Suffering, sir.”

3.6“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:3.7‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”

3.8“No hetaṁ, bhante”.“No, sir.”

3.9“Vedanā …“Is feeling …3.10saññā …perception …3.11saṅkhārā …choices …3.12viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?consciousness permanent or impermanent?”

3.13“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.“Impermanent, sir.”

3.14“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”

3.15“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.“Suffering, sir.”

3.16“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:3.17‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”

3.18“No hetaṁ, bhante”.“No, sir.”

4.1“Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, yaṁ kiñci rūpaṁ atītānāgatapaccuppannaṁ ajjhattaṁ vā bahiddhā vā oḷārikaṁ vā sukhumaṁ vā hīnaṁ vā paṇītaṁ vā yaṁ dūre santike vā, sabbaṁ rūpaṁ: ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.“So you should truly see any kind of form at all—past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> form—with right understanding: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’4.2Yā kāci vedanā …You should truly see any kind of feeling …4.3yā kāci saññā …perception …4.4ye keci saṅkhārā …choices …4.5yaṁ kiñci viññāṇaṁ atītānāgatapaccuppannaṁ ajjhattaṁ vā bahiddhā vā, oḷārikaṁ vā sukhumaṁ vā hīnaṁ vā paṇītaṁ vā yaṁ dūre santike vā, sabbaṁ viññāṇaṁ: ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.consciousness at all—past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> consciousness—with right understanding: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’

5.1Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpasmimpi nibbindati, vedanāyapi nibbindati, saññāyapi nibbindati, saṅkhāresupi nibbindati, viññāṇasmimpi nibbindati.Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.5.2Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati. Vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed.

5.3‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’”

5.4Catutthapeyyālo.

6.0Tassuddānaṁ

6.1Purimagamane aṭṭhārasa veyyākaraṇā,6.2Dutiyagamane chabbīsaṁ vitthāretabbāni;6.3Tatiyagamane chabbīsaṁ vitthāretabbāni,6.4Catutthagamane chabbīsaṁ vitthāretabbāni.

6.5Diṭṭhisaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.The Linked Discourses on views are complete.