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SN 33.21–251 min read

Five Discourses on Not Penetrating Form, Etc.

Rūpaappaṭivedhādisuttapañcaka

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

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 33.21–25Linked Discourses 33.21–25
  • 0.21. Vacchagottavagga1. With Vacchagotta

0.3RūpaappaṭivedhādisuttapañcakaFive Discourses on Not Penetrating Form, Etc.

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Ko nu kho, bho gotama, hetu, ko paccayo …pe….At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Rūpe kho, vaccha, appaṭivedhā …pe… viññāṇe kho, vaccha, appaṭivedhā …pe….“Vaccha, it is because of not penetrating form …”

1.3Pañcavīsatimaṁ.