18. Rāhulasaṁyutta: With Rāhula
II. The Second Chapter — SN18.12-20: The Nine Discourses on Sights, Etc.
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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.