The Buddha teaches Venerable Rādha on the five aggregates regarding naturally not-self, guiding him toward insight, dispassion, and liberation.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“‘anattadhammo, anattadhammo’ti, bhante, vuccati. Katamo nu kho, bhante, anattadhammo”ti?
“Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, anattadhammo, vedanā anattadhammo, saññā anattadhammo, saṅkhārā anattadhammo, viññāṇaṁ anattadhammo.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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:
“‘anattadhammo, anattadhammo’ti, bhante, vuccati.
“Sir, they speak of having ‘not-self nature’.
Katamo nu kho, bhante, anattadhammo”ti?
What has a nature of not-self?”
“Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, anattadhammo, vedanā anattadhammo, saññā anattadhammo, saṅkhārā anattadhammo, viññāṇaṁ anattadhammo.
“Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness have a nature of not-self.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
Seeing this …
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026