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SN 33.11–151 min read

Five Discourses on Not Comprehending Form, Etc.

Rūpaanabhisamayādisuttapañcaka

The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not breaking through to the five aggregates.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 33.11–15Linked Discourses 33.11
  • 0.21. Vacchagottavagga1. With Vacchagotta

0.3RūpaanabhisamayādisuttapañcakaFive Discourses on Not Comprehending Form, Etc.

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Rūpe kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe… rūpanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya anabhisamayā …pe….“Vaccha, it is because of not comprehending form …

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.1.2“Vedanāya kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….feeling …

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.1.2“Saññāya kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….perception …

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.1.2“Saṅkhāresu kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….choices …

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.1.2“Viññāṇe kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….consciousness …”

1.3Pannarasamaṁ.