The Buddha teaches on full of disillusionment, applying the analysis of the five aggregates—form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness—to insight and release.

SN 22.146 Full of Disillusionment

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Saddhāpabbajitassa, bhikkhave, kulaputtassa ayamanudhammo hoti yaṁ rūpe nibbidābahulo vihareyya. Vedanāya …pe… saññāyasaṅkhāresuviññāṇe nibbidābahulo vihareyya. Yo rūpe nibbidābahulo viharanto, vedanāyasaññāyasaṅkhāresuviññāṇe nibbidābahulo viharanto rūpaṁ parijānāti, vedanaṁsaññaṁsaṅkhāreviññāṇaṁ parijānāti; so rūpaṁ parijānaṁ vedanaṁ parijānaṁ saññaṁ parijānaṁ saṅkhāre parijānaṁ viññāṇaṁ parijānaṁ parimuccati rūpamhā, parimuccati vedanāya, parimuccati saññāya, parimuccati saṅkhārehi, parimuccati viññāṇamhā, parimuccati jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi; ‘parimuccati dukkhasmā’ti vadāmī”ti.

Ekādasamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

“Saddhāpabbajitassa, bhikkhave, kulaputtassa ayamanudhammo hoti

“Mendicants, when a gentleman has gone forth out of faith, this is what’s in line with the teaching.

yaṁ rūpe nibbidābahulo vihareyya. Vedanāya …pe… saññāyasaṅkhāresuviññāṇe nibbidābahulo vihareyya.

They should live full of disillusionment for form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.

Yo rūpe nibbidābahulo viharanto, vedanāyasaññāyasaṅkhāresuviññāṇe nibbidābahulo viharanto rūpaṁ parijānāti, vedanaṁsaññaṁsaṅkhāreviññāṇaṁ parijānāti;

Living in this way, they completely understand form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.

so rūpaṁ parijānaṁ vedanaṁ parijānaṁ saññaṁ parijānaṁ saṅkhāre parijānaṁ viññāṇaṁ parijānaṁ parimuccati rūpamhā, parimuccati vedanāya, parimuccati saññāya, parimuccati saṅkhārehi, parimuccati viññāṇamhā, parimuccati jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi; ‘parimuccati dukkhasmā’ti vadāmī”ti.

Completely understanding form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness, they’re freed from these things. They’re freed from rebirth, old age, and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. They’re freed from suffering, I say.”

Ekādasamaṁ.

Qualities:

Anxiety

Anxiety

A fluttering, unsettled state of mind, worried about past or future and unsure what is right to do. It keeps the mind circling around concerns without resolution, weakening confidence and obscuring calm discernment.

Also known as: agitation, confusion about what is right and wrong, distress, fickleness, fidgetiness, edginess, restlessness, wavering, worry
Pāli: kukkucca, uddhacca, darathaja
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Displeasure

Displeasure

A feeling of mental pain or a disagreeable feeling or unease born of mental contact.

Also known as: mental pain, mental distress, melancholy, sadness
Pāli: domanassa
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Faith

Faith

Confidence in the Buddha's awakening and the efficacy of the path. It brightens and steadies the mind, removing doubt and inspiring energy toward wholesome practice. True faith rests on clarity and direct experience rather than mere belief.

Also known as: confidence, trust, belief, conviction, self-assurance
Pāli: saddha, pasanna
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Lamentation

Lamentation

The verbal and bodily expression of grief—crying, wailing, and mourning—that arises from loss or separation from what is held dear. It gives voice to sorrow and can deepen the mind's entanglement with pain.

Also known as: crying, wailing, mourning
Pāli: parideva
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Sorrow

Sorrow

Grief or sadness that follows loss or disappointment, dimming the mind’s natural brightness. It clouds clear perception.

Also known as: grief, sadness
Pāli: soka, socati
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Suffering

Suffering

Unpleasantness, discontentment, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, i.e. mild or intense suffering that is inherent in conditioned existence.

Also known as: discomfort, unpleasantness, discontentedness, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, distress, affliction
Pāli: dukkha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026