Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN22: Connected Discourses on the Aggregates

SN22:156 View of Self

1At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, when what exists, by clinging to what, by adhering to what, does view of self arise?" [n.236] Attānudiṭṭhi. At Paṭis I 143 defined by the formula for the twenty kinds of sakkāyadiṭṭhi.

"Venerable sir, our teachings are rooted in the Blessed One … ."

"When there is form, bhikkhus, by clinging to form, by adhering to form, view of self arises. sn.iii.186 When there is feeling … perception … volitional formations … consciousness, by clinging to consciousness, by adhering to consciousness, view of self arises." …

"Seeing thus … He understands: ‘ … there is no more for this state of being.’"

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. "Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṁ upādāya, kiṁ abhinivissa attānudiṭṭhi uppajjatī"ti? Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā … pe … "rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa attānudiṭṭhi uppajjati. Vedanāya sati … saññāya sati … saṅkhāresu sati … viññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa attānudiṭṭhi uppajjati. Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā"ti? "Aniccaṁ, bhante". "Yaṁ panāniccaṁ … pe … api nu taṁ anupādāya attānudiṭṭhi uppajjeyyā"ti? "No hetaṁ, bhante". "Vedanā … saññā … saṅkhārā … viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā"ti? "Aniccaṁ, bhante". "Yaṁ panāniccaṁ … pe … api nu taṁ anupādāya attānudiṭṭhi uppajjeyyā"ti? "No hetaṁ, bhante". "Evaṁ passaṁ … pe … nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī"ti.


Sattamaṁ.

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