The Exterior as Impermanent in the Three Times

Bāhirāniccātītānāgatasutta

In the past, future, and present, the six exterior sense fields are impermanent, suffering, and not-self. When a noble disciple truly sees them like this, they become disillusioned and liberated.

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

0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.10Linked Discourses 35.10
0.21. Aniccavagga1. Impermanence

0.3BāhirāniccātītānāgatasuttaThe Exterior as Impermanent in the Three Times

1.1“Rūpā, bhikkhave, aniccā atītānāgatā;“Mendicants, sights of the past and future are impermanent,1.2ko pana vādo paccuppannānaṁ.let alone the present. …”

1.3Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītesu rūpesu anapekkho hoti;1.4anāgate rūpe nābhinandati;1.5paccuppannānaṁ rūpānaṁ nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hoti.1.6Saddā …1.7gandhā …1.8rasā …1.9phoṭṭhabbā …1.10dhammā aniccā atītānāgatā;1.11ko pana vādo paccuppannānaṁ.

1.12Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītesu dhammesu anapekkho hoti;1.13anāgate dhamme nābhinandati;1.14paccuppannānaṁ dhammānaṁ nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hotī”ti.

1.15Dasamaṁ.