• Linked Discourses 22.12 Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.12
  • 2. Impermanence 2. Aniccavagga

Impermanence Aniccasutta

So I have heard. Evaṁ me sutaṁ—At SāvatthÄ«. sāvatthiyaṁ.

Tatra kho …pe…

ā€œMendicants, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are impermanent. ā€œrÅ«paṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ, vedanā aniccā, saƱƱā aniccā, saį¹…khārā aniccā, viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ.

Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako rÅ«pasmimpi nibbindati, vedanāyapi nibbindati, saƱƱāyapi nibbindati, saį¹…khāresupi nibbindati, viññāṇasmimpi nibbindati. Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed. Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati. Vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.

They understand: ā€˜Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.ā€™ā€ ā€˜Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātÄ«ā€ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.