The Word of the Buddha What Personal-Existence View Is -

The Word of the BuddhaIV. The Path that Leads to the Extinction of Suffering

MN 44 ¶16–17

“And so, ma’am, how does personal existence view not come to be?”

“Here, friend Visākha, a learned disciple of the Noble Ones, who has regard for the Noble Ones and is skilled and trained in the Dhamma of the Noble Ones; who has regard for persons of integrity and is skilled and trained in the Dhamma of persons of integrity—does not perceive form as self, or self as possessing form, or form as being in self, or self as being in form; does not perceive felt experience as self, or self as possessing felt experience, or felt experience as being in self, or self as being in felt experience; does not perceive perception as self, or self as possessing perception, or perception as being in self, or self as being in perception; does not perceive intentional constructs as self, or self as possessing intentional constructs, or intentional constructs as being in self, or self as being in intentional constructs; does not perceive consciousness as self, or self as possessing consciousness, or consciousness as being in self, or self as being in consciousness. That is how, friend Visākha, personal existence view does not come to be.”

Last updated on October 20, 2026