The Buddha teaches on in line with the teaching (4th), applying the analysis of the five aggregates—form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness—to insight and release.

SN 22.42 In Line With the Teaching (4th)

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Dhammānudhammappaṭipannassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno ayamanudhammo hoti yaṁ rūpe anattānupassī vihareyya, vedanāyasaññāyasaṅkhāresuviññāṇe anattānupassī vihareyya.

Yo rūpe anattānupassī viharanto …pe… rūpaṁ parijānāti, vedanaṁsaññaṁsaṅkhāreviññāṇaṁ parijānāti, so rūpaṁ parijānaṁ, vedanaṁsaññaṁsaṅkhāreviññāṇaṁ parijānaṁ parimuccati rūpamhā, parimuccati vedanāya, parimuccati saññāya, parimuccati saṅkhārehi, parimuccati viññāṇamhā, parimuccati jātiyā jarāmaraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, ‘parimuccati dukkhasmā’ti vadāmī”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Natumhākavaggo catuttho.

Tassuddānaṁ

Natumhākena dve vuttā,
bhikkhūhi apare duve;
Ānandena ca dve vuttā,
anudhammehi dve dukāti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

“Dhammānudhammappaṭipannassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno ayamanudhammo hoti yaṁ rūpe anattānupassī vihareyya, vedanāyasaññāyasaṅkhāresuviññāṇe anattānupassī vihareyya.

“Mendicants, when a mendicant is practicing in line with the teaching, this is what’s in line with the teaching. They should meditate observing not-self in form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. …

Yo rūpe anattānupassī viharanto …pe… rūpaṁ parijānāti, vedanaṁsaññaṁsaṅkhāreviññāṇaṁ parijānāti, so rūpaṁ parijānaṁ, vedanaṁsaññaṁsaṅkhāreviññāṇaṁ parijānaṁ parimuccati rūpamhā, parimuccati vedanāya, parimuccati saññāya, parimuccati saṅkhārehi, parimuccati viññāṇamhā, parimuccati jātiyā jarāmaraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, ‘parimuccati dukkhasmā’ti vadāmī”ti.

They’re freed from suffering, I say.”

Dasamaṁ.

Natumhākavaggo catuttho.

Tassuddānaṁ

Natumhākena dve vuttā,

bhikkhūhi apare duve;

Ānandena ca dve vuttā,

anudhammehi dve dukāti.

Qualities:

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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Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026