The Buddha teaches Venerable Rādha on the five aggregates regarding not-self, guiding him toward insight, dispassion, and liberation.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“‘anattā, anattā’ti, bhante, vuccati. Katamo nu kho, bhante, anattā”ti?
“Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, anattā, vedanā anattā, saññā anattā, saṅkhārā anattā, viññāṇaṁ anattā.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
Sattamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha:
“‘anattā, anattā’ti, bhante, vuccati.
“Sir, they speak of ‘not-self’.
Katamo nu kho, bhante, anattā”ti?
What is not-self?”
“Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, anattā, vedanā anattā, saññā anattā, saṅkhārā anattā, viññāṇaṁ anattā.
“Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are not-self.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
Seeing this …
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”
Sattamaṁ.
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