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title: "Linked Discourses III: The Aggregates · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Khandhavagga"
author: "The Buddha"
translator: "Bhikkhu Sujato"
languages: [pi, en]
shelf: "Pali Canon"
section: 24 of 44
url: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-3/24/
cite: "The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato, Linked Discourses III: The Aggregates · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Khandhavagga, section 24. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-3/24/"
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# Linked Discourses III: The Aggregates · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Khandhavagga

*The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato*

Form, feeling, perception, choices and consciousness: the five aggregates, and the teaching of not-self.

> Pali: the Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka (Buddha Jayanti edition, 2500), from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0).

> English: Bhikkhu Sujato, from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). Notes are not included.

> Rows follow the segment numbers the two texts share, gathered into paragraphs; verse keeps its lines.

## 24. Appeals · SN 23.23–33–23.34

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-3/24/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-3/24/#p-N

[¶0] SN 23.23–33 · Eleven Discourses on Māra, Etc.

> Pali: SN 23.23–33 · Mārādisuttaekādasaka

[¶1] At Sāvatthī.

> Pali: Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

[¶2] Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha:

> Pali: Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

[¶3] “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”

> Pali: “sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu, yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto vihareyyan”ti.

[¶4] “Rādha, you should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is Māra. And what is Māra? Form is Māra. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it.

> Pali: “Yo kho, rādha, māro; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Ko ca, rādha, māro? Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, māro; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo.

[¶5] Feeling …

> Pali: Vedanā māro; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…

[¶6] Perception …

> Pali: saññā māro; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…

[¶7] Choices …

> Pali: saṅkhārā māro; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…

[¶8] Consciousness is Māra. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is Māra.”

> Pali: viññāṇaṁ māro; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… yo kho, rādha, māro; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.

[¶9] “You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is of Māra nature …”

> Pali: “Yo kho, rādha, māradhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo …pe….

[¶10] “… impermanent …”

> Pali: “Yaṁ kho, rādha, aniccaṁ …pe….

[¶11] “… of impermanent nature …”

> Pali: “Yo kho, rādha, aniccadhammo …pe….

[¶12] “… suffering …”

> Pali: “Yaṁ kho, rādha, dukkhaṁ …pe….

[¶13] “… of suffering nature …”

> Pali: “Yo kho, rādha, dukkhadhammo …pe….

[¶14] “… not-self …”

> Pali: “Yo kho, rādha, anattā …pe….

[¶15] “… of not-self nature …”

> Pali: “Yo kho, rādha, anattadhammo …pe….

[¶16] “… of a nature to end …”

> Pali: “Yo kho, rādha, khayadhammo …pe….

[¶17] “… of a nature to fall …”

> Pali: “Yo kho, rādha, vayadhammo …pe….

[¶18] “… of a nature to originate …”

> Pali: “Yo kho, rādha, samudayadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo …pe….

[¶19] SN 23.34 · Liable to Cease

> Pali: SN 23.34 · Nirodhadhammasutta

[¶20] At Sāvatthī.

> Pali: Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

[¶21] Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha:

> Pali: Āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

[¶22] “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”

> Pali: “sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu, yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto vihareyyan”ti.

[¶23] “Rādha, you should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is of a nature to cease. And what is of a nature to cease? Form is of a nature to cease. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it.

> Pali: “Yo kho, rādha, nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Ko ca, rādha, nirodhadhammo? Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…

[¶24] Feeling …

> Pali: vedanā nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…

[¶25] Perception …

> Pali: saññā nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…

[¶26] Choices …

> Pali: saṅkhārā nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…

[¶27] Consciousness is of a nature to cease. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is of a nature to cease.”

> Pali: viññāṇaṁ nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… yo kho, rādha, nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.

[¶28] > Pali: Āyācanavaggo tatiyo.

[¶29] > Pali: Tassuddānaṁ

[¶30] > Pali: Māro ca māradhammo ca,
Aniccena apare duve;
Dukkhena ca duve vuttā,
Anattena tatheva ca;
Khayavayasamudayaṁ,
Nirodhadhammena dvādasāti.
