Linked Discourses 18.12–20 Saṁyutta Nikāya 18.12–20
Chapter Two 2. Dutiyavagga
The Nine Discourses on Sights, Etc. Rūpādisuttanavaka
At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
“What do you think, Rāhula? “Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula,
Are sights permanent or impermanent?” rūpā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?
“Impermanent, sir.” … “Aniccā, bhante” …pe…
“… sounds … saddā …
smells … gandhā …
tastes … rasā …
touches … phoṭṭhabbā …
ideas …” dhammā ….
“… eye consciousness … “Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ …pe…
ear consciousness … sotaviññāṇaṁ …
nose consciousness … ghānaviññāṇaṁ …
tongue consciousness … jivhāviññāṇaṁ …
body consciousness … kāyaviññāṇaṁ …
mind consciousness …” manoviññāṇaṁ ….
“… eye contact … Cakkhusamphasso …pe…
ear contact … sotasamphasso …
nose contact … ghānasamphasso …
tongue contact … jivhāsamphasso …
body contact … kāyasamphasso …
mind contact …” manosamphasso ….
“… feeling born of eye contact … Cakkhusamphassajā vedanā …pe…
feeling born of ear contact … sotasamphassajā vedanā …
feeling born of nose contact … ghānasamphassajā vedanā …
feeling born of tongue contact … jivhāsamphassajā vedanā …
feeling born of body contact … kāyasamphassajā vedanā …
feeling born of mind contact …” manosamphassajā vedanā ….
“… perception of sights … Rūpasaññā …pe…
perception of sounds … saddasaññā …
perception of smells … gandhasaññā …
perception of tastes … rasasaññā …
perception of touches … phoṭṭhabbasaññā …
perception of ideas …” dhammasaññā ….
“… intention regarding sights … Rūpasañcetanā …pe…
intention regarding sounds … saddasañcetanā …
intention regarding smells … gandhasañcetanā …
intention regarding tastes … rasasañcetanā …
intention regarding touches … phoṭṭhabbasañcetanā …
intention regarding ideas …” dhammasañcetanā ….
“… craving for sights … Rūpataṇhā …pe…
craving for sounds … saddataṇhā …
craving for smells … gandhataṇhā …
craving for tastes … rasataṇhā …
craving for touches … phoṭṭhabbataṇhā …
craving for ideas …” dhammataṇhā ….
“… the earth element … Pathavīdhātu …pe…
the water element … āpodhātu …
the fire element … tejodhātu …
the air element … vāyodhātu …
the space element … ākāsadhātu …
the consciousness element …” viññāṇadhātu ….
“… form … Rūpaṁ …pe…
feeling … vedanā …
perception … saññā …
choices … saṅkhārā …
Is consciousness permanent or impermanent?” viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Impermanent, sir.” … Aniccaṁ, bhante …pe…
“Seeing this … “evaṁ passaṁ rāhula …pe…
They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’” nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.
Dasamaṁ.