1At Sāvatthī.

“What do you think, Rāhula? Are sights permanent or impermanent?”

“Impermanent, sir.” … “… sounds … smells … tastes … touches … thoughts …”

“… eye consciousness … ear consciousness … nose consciousness … tongue consciousness … body consciousness … mind consciousness …”

“… eye contact … ear contact … nose contact … tongue contact … body contact … mind contact …”

“… feeling born of eye contact … feeling born of ear contact … feeling born of nose contact … feeling born of tongue contact … feeling born of body contact … feeling born of mind contact …”

“… perception of sights … perception of sounds … perception of smells … perception of tastes … perception of touches … perception of thoughts …”

“… intention regarding sights … intention regarding sounds … intention regarding smells … intention regarding tastes … intention regarding touches … intention regarding thoughts …”

“… craving for sights … craving for sounds … craving for smells … craving for tastes … craving for touches … craving for thoughts …”

“… the earth element … the water element … the fire element … the air element … the space element … the consciousness element …”

“… form … feeling … perception … choices … Is consciousness permanent or impermanent?”

“Impermanent, sir.” …

“Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence.’”

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula, rūpā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?

“Aniccā, bhante” …pe… saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā ….

“Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ …pe… sotaviññāṇaṁ … ghānaviññāṇaṁ … jivhāviññāṇaṁ … kāyaviññāṇaṁ … manoviññāṇaṁ ….

Cakkhusamphasso …pe… sotasamphasso … ghānasamphasso … jivhāsamphasso … kāyasamphasso … manosamphasso ….

Cakkhusamphassajā vedanā …pe… sotasamphassajā vedanā … ghānasamphassajā vedanā … jivhāsamphassajā vedanā … kāyasamphassajā vedanā … manosamphassajā vedanā ….

Rūpasaññā …pe… saddasaññā … gandhasaññā … rasasaññā … phoṭṭhabbasaññā … dhammasaññā ….

Rūpasañcetanā …pe… saddasañcetanā … gandhasañcetanā … rasasañcetanā … phoṭṭhabbasañcetanā … dhammasañcetanā ….

Rūpataṇhā …pe… saddataṇhā … gandhataṇhā … rasataṇhā … phoṭṭhabbataṇhā … dhammataṇhā ….

Pathavīdhātu …pe… āpodhātu … tejodhātu … vāyodhātu … ākāsadhātu … viññāṇadhātu ….

Rūpaṁ …pe… vedanā … saññā … saṅkhārā … viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?

Aniccaṁ, bhante …pe…

“evaṁ passaṁ rāhula …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.

Dasamaṁ.