The Buddha teaches that when the five aggregates are grasped and insisted on, the wrong view arises that the self is neither happy nor suffering, and that seeing their impermanence and suffering leads a noble disciple to become a stream-enterer.

SN 24.44 The Self is Neither Happy Nor Suffering

“Adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā”ti?

“Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…

“Rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati: ‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’ti. Vedanāya satisaññāya satisaṅkhāresu sativiññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati: ‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’ti.

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ niccaṁ aniccaṁ vā”ti? “Aniccaṁ, bhante” …pe… vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, api nu taṁ anupādāya evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjeyya: ‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’”ti? “No hetaṁ, bhante”. “Iti kho, bhikkhave, dukkhe sati, dukkhaṁ upādāya, dukkhaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati: ‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’”ti. “Vedanāsaññāsaṅkhārāviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ aniccaṁ vā”ti? “Aniccaṁ, bhante” …pe… vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, api nu taṁ anupādāya evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjeyya: ‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’”ti? “No hetaṁ, bhante”. “Iti kho, bhikkhave, dukkhe sati, dukkhaṁ upādāya, dukkhaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati: ‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’”ti. Chabbīsatimaṁ.

Dutiyapeyyālo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Vātaṁ etaṁ mama so,
attā no ca me siyā;
Natthi karoto hetu ca,
mahādiṭṭhena aṭṭhamaṁ.

Sassato asassato ceva,
antānantavā ca vuccati;
Taṁ jīvaṁ aññaṁ jīvañca,
tathāgatena cattāro.

Rūpī attā hoti arūpī ca attā hoti,
Rūpī ca arūpī ca attā hoti;
Neva rūpī nārūpī attā hoti,
Ekantasukhī attā hoti.

Ekantadukkhī attā hoti,
Sukhadukkhī attā hoti;
Adukkhamasukhī attā hoti,
Arogo paraṁ maraṇāti;
Ime chabbīsati suttā,
Dutiyavārena desitā.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā”ti?

“‘The self is neither happy nor suffering, and is healthy after death’?” …

“Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…

“Rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:

‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’ti.

Vedanāya sati

saññāya sati

saṅkhāresu sati

viññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:

‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’ti.

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ niccaṁ aniccaṁ vā”ti?

“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …pe…

vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, api nu taṁ anupādāya evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjeyya:

‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’”ti?

“No hetaṁ, bhante”.

“Iti kho, bhikkhave, dukkhe sati, dukkhaṁ upādāya, dukkhaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:

‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’”ti.

“Vedanā

saññā

saṅkhārā

viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ aniccaṁ vā”ti?

“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …pe…

vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, api nu taṁ anupādāya evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjeyya:

‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’”ti?

“No hetaṁ, bhante”.

“Iti kho, bhikkhave, dukkhe sati, dukkhaṁ upādāya, dukkhaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:

‘adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṁ maraṇā’”ti.

Chabbīsatimaṁ.

Dutiyapeyyālo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Vātaṁ etaṁ mama so,

attā no ca me siyā;

Natthi karoto hetu ca,

mahādiṭṭhena aṭṭhamaṁ.

Sassato asassato ceva,

antānantavā ca vuccati;

Taṁ jīvaṁ aññaṁ jīvañca,

tathāgatena cattāro.

Rūpī attā hoti arūpī ca attā hoti,

Rūpī ca arūpī ca attā hoti;

Neva rūpī nārūpī attā hoti,

Ekantasukhī attā hoti.

Ekantadukkhī attā hoti,

Sukhadukkhī attā hoti;

Adukkhamasukhī attā hoti,

Arogo paraṁ maraṇāti;

Ime chabbīsati suttā,

Dutiyavārena desitā.

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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Wholesome

Wholesome

Conducive to or suggestive of good health and mental well-being.

Also known as: blameless, skillful, beneficial, good, useful, healthy, nourishing, sustaining
Pāli: kusala
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Last updated on July 27, 2026