Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
“Upādāparitassanañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi anupādāaparitassanañca.
“Mendicants, I will teach you how grasping leads to anxiety, and how not grasping leads to freedom from anxiety.
Taṁ suṇātha …pe…
Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.
kathañca, bhikkhave, upādāparitassanā hoti?
And how does grasping lead to anxiety?
Idha, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano rūpaṁ ‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’ti samanupassati.
It’s when an unlearned ordinary person regards form like this: ‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self.’
Tassa taṁ rūpaṁ vipariṇamati aññathā hoti.
But that form of theirs decays and perishes,
Tassa rūpavipariṇāmaññathābhāvā uppajjanti sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā.
which gives rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
Vedanaṁ etaṁ mama …pe…
They regard feeling …
saññaṁ etaṁ mama …
perception …
saṅkhāre etaṁ mama …
choices …
viññāṇaṁ ‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’ti samanupassati.
consciousness like this: ‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self.’
Tassa taṁ viññāṇaṁ vipariṇamati aññathā hoti.
But that consciousness of theirs decays and perishes,
Tassa viññāṇavipariṇāmaññathābhāvā uppajjanti sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā.
which gives rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, upādāparitassanā hoti.
That’s how grasping leads to anxiety.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, anupādāaparitassanā hoti?
And how does not grasping lead to freedom from anxiety?
Idha, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpaṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti samanupassati.
It’s when a learned noble disciple regards form like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
Tassa taṁ rūpaṁ vipariṇamati aññathā hoti.
When that form of theirs decays and perishes,
Tassa rūpavipariṇāmaññathābhāvā nuppajjanti sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā.
it doesn’t give rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
Vedanaṁ netaṁ mama …
They regard feeling …
saññaṁ netaṁ mama …
perception …
saṅkhāre netaṁ mama …
choices …
viññāṇaṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti samanupassati.
consciousness like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
Tassa taṁ viññāṇaṁ vipariṇamati aññathā hoti.
When that consciousness of theirs decays and perishes,
Tassa viññāṇavipariṇāmaññathābhāvā nuppajjanti sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā.
it doesn’t give rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, anupādāaparitassanā hotī”ti.
That’s how not grasping leads to freedom from anxiety.”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, I will teach you how grasping leads to anxiety, and how not grasping leads to freedom from anxiety.
Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.
And how does grasping lead to anxiety?
It’s when an unlearned ordinary person regards form like this: ‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self.’
But that form of theirs decays and perishes,
which gives rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
They regard feeling …
perception …
choices …
consciousness like this: ‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self.’
But that consciousness of theirs decays and perishes,
which gives rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
That’s how grasping leads to anxiety.
And how does not grasping lead to freedom from anxiety?
It’s when a learned noble disciple regards form like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
When that form of theirs decays and perishes,
it doesn’t give rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
They regard feeling …
perception …
choices …
consciousness like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
When that consciousness of theirs decays and perishes,
it doesn’t give rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
That’s how not grasping leads to freedom from anxiety.”
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Upādāparitassanañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi anupādāaparitassanañca.
Taṁ suṇātha …pe…
kathañca, bhikkhave, upādāparitassanā hoti?
Idha, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano rūpaṁ ‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’ti samanupassati.
Tassa taṁ rūpaṁ vipariṇamati aññathā hoti.
Tassa rūpavipariṇāmaññathābhāvā uppajjanti sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā.
Vedanaṁ etaṁ mama …pe…
saññaṁ etaṁ mama …
saṅkhāre etaṁ mama …
viññāṇaṁ ‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’ti samanupassati.
Tassa taṁ viññāṇaṁ vipariṇamati aññathā hoti.
Tassa viññāṇavipariṇāmaññathābhāvā uppajjanti sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā.
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, upādāparitassanā hoti.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, anupādāaparitassanā hoti?
Idha, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpaṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti samanupassati.
Tassa taṁ rūpaṁ vipariṇamati aññathā hoti.
Tassa rūpavipariṇāmaññathābhāvā nuppajjanti sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā.
Vedanaṁ netaṁ mama …
saññaṁ netaṁ mama …
saṅkhāre netaṁ mama …
viññāṇaṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti samanupassati.
Tassa taṁ viññāṇaṁ vipariṇamati aññathā hoti.
Tassa viññāṇavipariṇāmaññathābhāvā nuppajjanti sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā.
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, anupādāaparitassanā hotī”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.