• Numbered Discourses 6.98 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 6.98
  • 10. Benefit 10. Ānisaṁsavagga

Impermanence Aniccasutta

ā€œMendicants, it is quite impossible for a mendicant who regards any condition as permanent to accept views that conform with the teaching. ā€œā€˜So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kaƱci saį¹…khāraṁ niccato samanupassanto anulomikāya khantiyā samannāgato bhavissatī’ti netaṁ į¹­hānaṁ vijjati. Without accepting views that conform with the teaching, it’s impossible to enter the sure path. ā€˜Anulomikāya khantiyā asamannāgato sammattaniyāmaṁ okkamissatī’ti netaṁ į¹­hānaṁ vijjati. Without entering the sure path, it’s impossible to realize the fruit of stream-entry, once-return, non-return, or perfection. ā€˜Sammattaniyāmaṁ anokkamamāno sotāpattiphalaṁ vā sakadāgāmiphalaṁ vā anāgāmiphalaṁ vā arahattaṁ vā sacchikarissatī’ti netaṁ į¹­hānaṁ vijjati.

It’s quite possible for a mendicant who regards all conditions as impermanent to accept views that conform with the teaching. ā€˜So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabbasaį¹…khāre aniccato samanupassanto anulomikāya khantiyā samannāgato bhavissatī’ti į¹­hānametaṁ vijjati. Having accepted views that conform with the teaching, it’s possible to enter the sure path. ā€˜Anulomikāya khantiyā samannāgato sammattaniyāmaṁ okkamissatī’ti į¹­hānametaṁ vijjati. Having entered the sure path, it’s possible to realize the fruit of stream-entry, once-return, non-return, or perfection.ā€ ā€˜Sammattaniyāmaṁ okkamamāno sotāpattiphalaṁ vā sakadāgāmiphalaṁ vā anāgāmiphalaṁ vā arahattaṁ vā sacchikarissatī’ti į¹­hānametaṁ vijjatÄ«ā€ti.

Tatiyaṁ.