DiscoverSNSN 22–34SN 22SN 22.145

The Buddha teaches on the five aggregates regarding not-self (3rd), guiding disciples toward disenchantment and liberation.

SN 22.145 Not-Self (3rd) -

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Yo, bhikkhave, anattā; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo. Ko ca, bhikkhave, anattā? Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, anattā; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo. Vedanā anattā … saññā … saṅkhārā … viññāṇaṁ anattā; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo. Yo, bhikkhave, anattā; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

“Yo, bhikkhave, anattā; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo.

“Mendicants, you should give up desire and greed for what is not-self. …”

Ko ca, bhikkhave, anattā?

Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, anattā; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo.

Vedanā anattā …

saññā …

saṅkhārā …

viññāṇaṁ anattā; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo.

Yo, bhikkhave, anattā; tatra vo chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Topics & Qualities:

Craving

Craving

☁️ dark quality

A driving ‘thirst’ that reaches out toward experiences, identities, or outcomes as the place to find satisfaction—“if only I had that.” It spins stories of lack, binds the mind to becoming, and invariably leads to suffering.

Also known as: wanting, yearning, longing, lit. thirst
Pāli: taṇha, abhijjhā
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Desire

Desire

topic
💠 neutral quality

A wholesome motivation, interest, or objective that acts as the starting point for effort and application of will.

Also known as: aspiration, interest, wish, having an objective, intention, impulse
Pāli: chanda
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Greed

Greed

☁️ dark quality

A grasping mental quality of craving, possessiveness, or lustful wanting that clings to objects or experiences; it fuels attachment and obstructs renunciation and contentment

Also known as: acquisitiveness, avarice, covetousness, rapacity, money grabbing, grabbiness
Pāli: lobha, gedha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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