Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN18: Connected Discourses with Rahula

SN18:6 Perception

1… "What do you think, Rahula, is perception of forms … perception of sounds … perception of odours … perception of tastes … perception of tactile objects … perception of mental phenomena permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." …

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

1Sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati. "Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula, rūpasaññā niccā vā aniccā vā"ti? "Aniccā, bhante" … "saddasaññā … pe … gandhasaññā … rasasaññā … phoṭṭhabbasaññā … dhammasaññā niccā vā aniccā vā"ti? "Aniccā, bhante" …

"evaṁ passaṁ, rāhula, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpasaññāyapi nibbindati … pe … saddasaññāyapi nibbindati … gandhasaññāyapi nibbindati … rasasaññāyapi nibbindati … phoṭṭhabbasaññāyapi nibbindati … dhammasaññāyapi nibbindati … pe … pajānātī"ti.


Chaṭṭhaṁ.

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