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SN 35.30PTS SN 4.211 min read

The Practice Fit for Uprooting

Samugghātasāruppasutta

The way to uproot all conceivings is to not conceive in relation to the six sense fields.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.30Linked Discourses 35.30
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0.3SamugghātasāruppasuttaThe Practice Fit for Uprooting

1.1PTS 4.22“Sabbamaññitasamugghātasāruppaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paṭipadaṁ desessāmi.“Mendicants, I will teach you the practice fit for uprooting all conceiving.11.2Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmīti.Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak. …

1.3Katamā ca sā, bhikkhave, sabbamaññitasamugghātasāruppā paṭipadā?And what is the practice fit for uprooting all conceiving?

1.4Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhuṁ na maññati, cakkhusmiṁ na maññati, cakkhuto na maññati, cakkhuṁ meti na maññati.It’s when a mendicant does not conceive anything to be the eye, does not conceive it in the eye, does not conceive it as the eye, and does not conceive that ‘the eye is mine.’1.5Rūpe na maññati, rūpesu na maññati, rūpato na maññati, rūpā meti na maññati.They don’t conceive anything to be sights, they don’t conceive it in sights, they don’t conceive it as sights, and they don’t conceive that ‘sights are mine.’1.6Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ na maññati, cakkhuviññāṇasmiṁ na maññati, cakkhuviññāṇato na maññati, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ meti na maññati.They don’t conceive eye consciousness …1.7Cakkhusamphassaṁ na maññati, cakkhusamphassasmiṁ na maññati, cakkhusamphassato na maññati, cakkhusamphasso meti na maññati.eye contact …1.8Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati …pe…They don’t conceive anything to be the pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact. They don’t conceive it in that, they don’t conceive it as that, and they don’t conceive that ‘that is mine.’

1.9jivhaṁ na maññati, jivhāya na maññati, jivhāto na maññati, jivhā meti na maññati.They don’t conceive anything to be the ear … nose … tongue …1.10Rase na maññati, rasesu na maññati, rasato na maññati, rasā meti na maññati.1.11Jivhāviññāṇaṁ na maññati, jivhāviññāṇasmiṁ na maññati, jivhāviññāṇato na maññati, jivhāviññāṇaṁ meti na maññati.1.12Jivhāsamphassaṁ na maññati, jivhāsamphassasmiṁ na maññati, jivhāsamphassato na maññati, jivhāsamphasso meti na maññati.1.13Yampidaṁ jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati …pe…body …1.14manaṁ na maññati, manasmiṁ na maññati, manato na maññati, mano meti na maññati.mind …1.15Dhamme na maññati, dhammesu na maññati, dhammato na maññati, dhammā meti na maññati.1.16Manoviññāṇaṁ na maññati, manoviññāṇasmiṁ na maññati, manoviññāṇato na maññati, manoviññāṇaṁ meti na maññati.1.17Manosamphassaṁ na maññati, manosamphassasmiṁ na maññati, manosamphassato na maññati, manosamphasso meti na maññati.1.18Yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati.They don’t conceive anything to be the pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact. They don’t conceive it in that, they don’t conceive it as that, and they don’t conceive that ‘that is mine.’

1.19Sabbaṁ na maññati, sabbasmiṁ na maññati, sabbato na maññati, sabbaṁ meti na maññati.They don’t conceive anything to be all, they don’t conceive it in all, they don’t conceive it as all, and they don’t conceive that ‘all is mine.’1.20So evaṁ amaññamāno na ca kiñci loke upādiyati.Not conceiving, they don’t grasp at anything in the world.1.21Anupādiyaṁ na paritassati. Aparitassaṁ paccattaññeva parinibbāyati.Not grasping, they’re not anxious. Not being anxious, they personally become extinguished.

1.22‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāti.They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’

1.23Ayaṁ kho sā, bhikkhave, sabbamaññitasamugghātasāruppā paṭipadā”ti.This is the practice fit for uprooting all conceiving.”

1.24Aṭṭhamaṁ.

Translator’s notes

  1. “Conceiving” is thinking in terms of self. This is discussed in detail in MN 1, the phrasing of which is echoed here.

    ↩ sn35.30:1.1