Consciousness

Viññāṇasutta

One with faith in the teachings on the six kinds of consciousness is called a “follower by faith”, while someone with conceptual understanding is called a “follower of the teachings”. But someone who sees them directly is called a stream-enterer.

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

0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 25.3Linked Discourses 25.3
0.21. Cakkhuvagga1. The Eye

0.3ViññāṇasuttaConsciousness

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi;“Mendicants, eye consciousness is impermanent, decaying, and perishing.1.3sotaviññāṇaṁ …Ear consciousness,1.4ghānaviññāṇaṁ …nose consciousness,1.5jivhāviññāṇaṁ …tongue consciousness,1.6kāyaviññāṇaṁ …body consciousness,1.7manoviññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi.and mind consciousness are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.

1.8Yo bhikkhave …pe…Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. …”1.9sambodhiparāyano”ti.

1.10Tatiyaṁ.