Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN18: Connected Discourses with Rahula

SN18:2 Forms, Etc.

1… "What do you think, Rahula, are forms … sn.ii.246 … sounds … odours … tastes … tactile objects … mental phenomena permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …

"Seeing thus, Rahula, the instructed noble disciple experiences revulsion towards forms … revulsion towards mental phenomena. Experiencing revulsion, he becomes dispassionate … . He understands: ‘… there is no more for this state of being.’"

1Sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati. "Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula, rūpā niccā vā aniccā vā"ti? "Aniccā, bhante" … pe … saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā niccā vā aniccā vā"ti? "Aniccā, bhante" …

"evaṁ passaṁ, rāhula, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpesupi nibbindati … saddesupi nibbindati … gandhesupi nibbindati … rasesupi nibbindati … phoṭṭhabbesupi nibbindati … dhammesupi nibbindati; nibbindaṁ virajjati … pe … pajānātī"ti.


Dutiyaṁ.

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