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Vātasutta
SN 24.1
Winds
The Buddha mentions a strange view to the effect that all changing phenomena of the world are really still and motionless. Such a view arises from grasping to the five aggregates. But by seeing the aggregates, as well as what is...
The view that the self is identical with the cosmos is given up by seeing the aggregates, as well as what is seen, heard, thought, and known, as impermanent.
The view that the soul is the same thing as the body is given up by seeing the aggregates, as well as what is seen, heard, thought, and known, as impermanent.
The view that the soul and the body are different things is given up by seeing the aggregates, as well as what is seen, heard, thought, and known, as impermanent.
The view that a realized one still exists after death is given up by seeing the aggregates, as well as what is seen, heard, thought, and known, as impermanent.
The view that a realized one no longer exists after death is given up by seeing the aggregates, as well as what is seen, heard, thought, and known, as impermanent.
A Realized One Both Still Exists and No Longer Exists
The view that a realized one both still exists and no longer exists after death is given up by seeing the aggregates, as well as what is seen, heard, thought, and known, as impermanent.
A Realized One Neither Still Exists Nor No Longer Exists
The view that a realized one neither still exists nor no longer exists after death is given up by seeing the aggregates, as well as what is seen, heard, thought, and known, as impermanent.