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The Exterior as Impermanent

Bāhirāyatanaaniccasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.225Linked Discourses 35.225
  • 0.217. Saṭṭhipeyyālavagga17. Sixty Abbreviated Texts

0.3BāhirāyatanaaniccasuttaThe Exterior as Impermanent

1.1“Rūpā, bhikkhave, aniccā. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā aniccā.“Mendicants, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are impermanent.

1.2Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…Seeing this …1.3nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”