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The Exterior as Suffering

Bāhiradukkhasutta

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 35.5Linked Discourses 35.5
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0.3BāhiradukkhasuttaThe Exterior as Suffering

1.1“Rūpā, bhikkhave, dukkhā.“Mendicants, sights are suffering.1.2Yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā;What’s suffering is not-self.1.3yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’ …”1.4Saddā …1.5gandhā …1.6rasā …1.7phoṭṭhabbā …1.8dhammā dukkhā.1.9Yaṁ dukkhaṁ tadanattā.1.10Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.

1.11Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…1.12nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

1.13Pañcamaṁ.