The Buddha teaches that each of the five aggregates is impermanent, suffering, and not-self, and should be truly seen with right understanding until the mind is freed by not grasping.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo.
Kiñca, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ? Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo.
Vedanā aniccā …pe…
saññā …
saṅkhārā …
viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo.
Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo”ti.
Dutiyaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo.
“Mendicants, you should give up desire for what is impermanent.
Kiñca, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ?
And what is impermanent?
Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo.
Form is impermanent; you should give up desire for it.
Vedanā aniccā …pe…
Feeling …
saññā …
Perception …
saṅkhārā …
Choices …
viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo.
Consciousness is impermanent; you should give up desire for it.
Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chando pahātabbo”ti.
You should give up desire for what is impermanent.”
Dutiyaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026