SA-3 12（一二）

Thus have I heard:

Once, the Buddha was staying in the Jetavana Anāthapiṇḍada-ārāma in Śrāvastī. He addressed the bhikṣus, who replied, "Yes, World-Honored One." The Buddha said, "Bhikṣus, if you contemplate form as arising from causes, as impermanent and subject to destruction, and observe it closely, you will be able to contemplate form. If you can know the causes of form, know that form is impermanent and subject to destruction, and know how to observe it closely, then you will be able to eliminate attachment to form. When attachment to form is eliminated, attachment to craving will also be eliminated. When attachment to craving is eliminated, you will attain liberation. I teach this way. Bhikṣus, if you contemplate feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness as arising from causes, as impermanent and subject to destruction, and observe them closely, you will be able to contemplate consciousness. If you can know the causes of consciousness, know that consciousness is impermanent and subject to destruction, and know how to observe it closely, then you will be able to eliminate attachment to consciousness. When attachment to consciousness is eliminated, attachment to craving will also be eliminated. When attachment to craving is eliminated, you will attain liberation and realize the path."

The Buddha spoke thus.