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 chandarāgo pahātabbo. Kiñca, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ?
Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ, tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo.
Vedanā aniccā …
saññā …
saṅkhārā …
viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo.
Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.
Catutthaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo.
“Mendicants, you should give up desire and greed for what is impermanent.
Kiñca, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ?
And what is impermanent?
Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ, tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo.
Form is impermanent; you should give up desire and greed for it.
Vedanā aniccā …
Feeling …
saññā …
Perception …
saṅkhārā …
Choices …
viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo.
Consciousness is impermanent; you should give up desire and greed for it.
Yaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.
You should give up desire and greed for what is impermanent.”
Catutthaṁ.
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