Mirage

1 discourse

SN 22.95 Pheṇapiṇḍūpama sutta - The Simile Of The Lump Of Foam

The Buddha employs five powerful metaphors to expose the coreless nature of the aggregates. He likens form to foam, feeling to a water bubble, perception to a mirage, intentional constructs to a hollow banana tree, and consciousness to a magician’s illusion.

PTS 3.140–3.142