DiscoverSNSN 22–34SN 25SN 25.5

Felt experience produced from the six sensory and mental impressions is impermanent. Accepting this through faith or wisdom guarantees stream-entry.

SN 25.5  Samphassaja sutta - Produced By Contact

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthi.

“Cakkhusamphassajā, bhikkhave, vedanā aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī; sotasamphassajā vedanā …pe… ghānasamphassajā vedanā …pe… jivhāsamphassajā vedanā …pe… kāyasamphassajā vedanā …pe… manosamphassajā vedanā aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī.

“Felt experience |produced from vision::lit. born from eye touch [cakkhusamphassaja]||, bhikkhus,::::| is |impermanent::not lasting, transient, unreliable [anicca]|, changing, becoming otherwise; felt experience |produced from hearing::lit. born from ear touch [sotasamphassaja]| ... felt experience |produced from smell::lit. born from nose touch [ghānasamphassaja]| ... felt experience |produced from taste::lit. born from tongue touch [jivhāsamphassaja]| ... felt experience |produced from somatic impression::lit. born from body touch [kāyasamphassaja]| ... felt experience |produced from mental impression::lit. born from mind touch [manosamphassaja]| is impermanent, changing, becoming otherwise.

Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ saddahati adhimuccati, ayaṁ vuccati ‘saddhānusārī …pe… sambodhiparāyano’”ti.

Anyone|, bhikkhus,::::| who places faith and conviction in these |phenomena::characteristics, thoughts, mental states, mental qualities [dhammā]| in this way is called a faith-follower ... with awakening as their destination.”

Topics & Qualities:

Contact

Contact

topic

The meeting of sense faculty, sense object, and the corresponding consciousness—the convergence of three. Contact is where experience actually touches: from it arise feeling, intention, and perception, and it is the pivotal link between the sense bases and the rest of mental life. It is one of the factors of name (mentality) and a central node in dependent origination.

Also known as: sense impingement, sense impression
Pāli: phassa
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Faith

Faith

☀️ bright quality

Confidence in the Buddha's awakening and the efficacy of the path. It brightens and steadies the mind, removing doubt and inspiring energy toward wholesome practice. True faith rests on clarity and direct experience rather than mere belief.

Also known as: confidence, trust, belief, conviction, self-assurance
Pāli: saddha, pasanna
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Felt Experience

Felt Experience

topic

Pleasant, neutral, or painful sensation—the experience felt on contact. Sometimes translated as “feeling.” Distinct from an emotional state or reaction, it refers to the affective tone of experience, the bare sensation of pleasure, pain, or neutrality before mental responses arise. It is the second of the five aggregates.

Also known as: feeling
Pāli: vedanā
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Recognition of impermanence

Recognition of impermanence

☀️ bright quality

Perceiving all conditioned things as unstable and transient. This recognition weakens attachment by revealing the continual arising and ceasing of phenomena, turning the mind toward wisdom and release.

Also known as: perception of impermanence, perception of instability, realization of transience
Pāli: aniccasaññā
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Last updated on May 20, 2026

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