SN 35.11PTS SN 4.51 min read

The Exterior as Suffering in the Three Times

Bāhiradukkhātītānāgatasutta

In the past, future, and present, the six exterior sense fields are 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 35.11Linked Discourses 35.11
0.21. Aniccavagga1. Impermanence

0.3BāhiradukkhātītānāgatasuttaThe Exterior as Suffering in the Three Times

1.1PTS 4.6“Rūpā, bhikkhave, dukkhā atītānāgatā;“Mendicants, sights of the past and future are suffering,1.2ko pana vādo paccuppannānaṁ.let alone the present. …”

1.3Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītesu rūpesu anapekkho hoti;1.4anāgate rūpe nābhinandati; paccuppannānaṁ rūpānaṁ nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hotī”ti …pe….

1.5Ekādasamaṁ.