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The Exterior as Not-Self

Bāhirānattasutta

The six exterior sense fields are 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 35.6Linked Discourses 35.6
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0.3BāhirānattasuttaThe Exterior as Not-Self

1.1“Rūpā, bhikkhave, anattā.“Mendicants, sights are not-self.1.2Yadanattā 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.’ …”1.3Saddā …pe…1.4gandhā …1.5rasā …1.6phoṭṭhabbā …1.7dhammā anattā.1.8Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.

1.9Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…1.10nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

1.11Chaṭṭhaṁ.