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Exterior and Cause Are Impermanent

Bāhirāniccahetusutta

Since the causes of the six exterior sense fields are impermanent, how can the senses be permanent?

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.143Linked Discourses 35.143
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0.3BāhirāniccahetusuttaExterior and Cause Are Impermanent

1.1“Rūpā, bhikkhave, aniccā.“Mendicants, sights are impermanent.1.2Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo rūpānaṁ uppādāya, sopi anicco.The cause and reason that gives rise to sights is also impermanent.1.3Aniccasambhūtā, bhikkhave, rūpā kuto niccā bhavissanti.Since sights are produced by what is impermanent, how could they be permanent?

1.4Saddā …Sounds …

1.5gandhā …Smells …

1.6rasā …Tastes …

1.7phoṭṭhabbā …Touches …

1.8dhammā aniccā.Ideas are impermanent.1.9Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo dhammānaṁ uppādāya, sopi anicco.The cause and reason that gives rise to ideas is also impermanent.1.10Aniccasambhūtā, bhikkhave, dhammā kuto niccā bhavissanti.Since ideas are produced by what is impermanent, how could they be permanent?

1.11Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…Seeing this …1.12nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

1.13Dasamaṁ.