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title: "Linked Discourses IV: The Six Senses · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Saḷāyatanavagga"
author: "The Buddha"
translator: "Bhikkhu Sujato"
languages: [pi, en]
shelf: "Pali Canon"
section: 19 of 44
url: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-4/19/
cite: "The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato, Linked Discourses IV: The Six Senses · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Saḷāyatanavagga, section 19. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-4/19/"
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# Linked Discourses IV: The Six Senses · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Saḷāyatanavagga

*The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato*

The six senses and their objects, the Fire Sermon, feelings, and the unconditioned.

> 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.

## 19. Sixty Abbreviated Texts · SN 35.168–35.226

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-4/19/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-4/19/#p-N

[¶0] SN 35.168 · Desire for the Impermanent Interior

> Pali: SN 35.168 · Ajjhattaaniccachandasutta

[¶1] “Mendicants, you should give up desire for what is impermanent. And what is impermanent?

> Pali: “Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo. Kiñca, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ?

[¶2] The eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are impermanent: you should give up desire for them. You should give up desire for what is impermanent.”

> Pali: Cakkhu, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo …pe… jivhā aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo …pe… mano anicco; tatra vo chando pahātabbo. Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo”ti.

[¶3] SN 35.171–173 · Desire, Etc. for the Suffering Interior

> Pali: SN 35.171–173 · Dukkhachandādisutta

[¶4] “Mendicants, you should give up desire … greed … desire and greed for what is suffering. And what is suffering?

> Pali: “Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Kiñca, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ?

[¶5] The eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are suffering …”

> Pali: Cakkhu, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo …pe… jivhā dukkhā …pe… mano dukkho; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.

[¶6] SN 35.174–176 · Desire, Etc. for the Not-Self Interior

> Pali: SN 35.174–176 · Anattachandādisutta

[¶7] “Mendicants, you should give up desire … greed … desire and greed for what is not-self. And what is not-self?

> Pali: “Yo, bhikkhave, anattā, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Ko ca, bhikkhave, anattā?

[¶8] The eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are not-self …”

> Pali: Cakkhu, bhikkhave, anattā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo …pe… jivhā anattā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo …pe… mano anattā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Yo, bhikkhave, anattā tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.

[¶9] SN 35.177–179 · Desire, Etc. for the Impermanent Exterior

> Pali: SN 35.177–179 · Bāhirāniccachandādisutta

[¶10] “Mendicants, you should give up desire … greed … desire and greed for what is impermanent. And what is impermanent?

> Pali: “Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Kiñca, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ?

[¶11] Sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are impermanent …”

> Pali: Rūpā, bhikkhave, aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Saddā aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Gandhā aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Rasā aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Phoṭṭhabbā aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Dhammā aniccā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.

[¶12] SN 35.180–182 · Desire, Etc. for the Suffering Exterior

> Pali: SN 35.180–182 · Bāhiradukkhachandādisutta

[¶13] “Mendicants, you should give up desire … greed … desire and greed for what is suffering. And what is suffering?

> Pali: “Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Kiñca, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ?

[¶14] Sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are suffering …”

> Pali: Rūpā, bhikkhave, dukkhā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā dukkhā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Yaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.

[¶15] SN 35.186 · The Interior Was Impermanent in the Past

> Pali: SN 35.186 · Ajjhattātītāniccasutta

[¶16] “Mendicants, in the past the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind were impermanent.

> Pali: “Cakkhu, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ atītaṁ …pe… jivhā aniccā atītā …pe… mano anicco atīto.

[¶17] Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed.

> Pali: Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhusmimpi nibbindati …pe… jivhāyapi nibbindati …pe… manasmimpi nibbindati. Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati; vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.

[¶18] They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’”

> Pali: ‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.

[¶19] SN 35.222 · The Interior as Impermanent

> Pali: SN 35.222 · Ajjhattāyatanaaniccasutta

[¶20] “Mendicants, the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are impermanent.

> Pali: “Cakkhu, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ …pe… jivhā aniccā …pe… mano anicco.

[¶21] Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

> Pali: Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

[¶22] SN 35.223 · The Interior as Suffering

> Pali: SN 35.223 · Ajjhattāyatanadukkhasutta

[¶23] “Mendicants, the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are suffering.

> Pali: “Cakkhu, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ …pe… jivhā dukkhā …pe… mano dukkho.

[¶24] Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

> Pali: Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

[¶25] SN 35.224 · The Interior as Not-Self

> Pali: SN 35.224 · Ajjhattāyatanaanattasutta

[¶26] “Mendicants, the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are not-self.

> Pali: “Cakkhu, bhikkhave, anattā …pe… jivhā anattā …pe… mano anattā.

[¶27] Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

> Pali: Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

[¶28] SN 35.225 · The Exterior as Impermanent

> Pali: SN 35.225 · Bāhirāyatanaaniccasutta

[¶29] “Mendicants, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are impermanent.

> Pali: “Rūpā, bhikkhave, aniccā. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā aniccā.

[¶30] Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

> Pali: Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

[¶31] SN 35.226 · The Exterior as Suffering

> Pali: SN 35.226 · Bāhirāyatanadukkhasutta

[¶32] “Mendicants, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are suffering.

> Pali: “Rūpā, bhikkhave, dukkhā. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā dukkhā.

[¶33] Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

> Pali: Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
