The Buddha teaches on the six sense bases regarding interior and cause are not-self, guiding disciples toward discernment of sense experience and release from clinging.
“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, anattā. Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo cakkhussa uppādāya, sopi anattā. Anattasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, cakkhu kuto attā bhavissati …pe…
jivhā anattā. Yopi hetu yopi paccayo jivhāya uppādāya, sopi anattā. Anattasambhūtā, bhikkhave, jivhā kuto attā bhavissati …pe… mano anattā. Yopi hetu yopi paccayo manassa uppādāya, sopi anattā. Anattasambhūto, bhikkhave, mano kuto attā bhavissati.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.
Navamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, anattā.
“Mendicants, the eye is not-self.
Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo cakkhussa uppādāya, sopi anattā.
The cause and reason that gives rise to the eye is also not-self.
Anattasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, cakkhu kuto attā bhavissati …pe…
Since the eye is produced by what is not-self, how could it be self?
jivhā anattā.
The ear … nose … tongue … body …
Yopi hetu yopi paccayo jivhāya uppādāya, sopi anattā.
Anattasambhūtā, bhikkhave, jivhā kuto attā bhavissati …pe…
mano anattā.
mind is not-self.
Yopi hetu yopi paccayo manassa uppādāya, sopi anattā.
The cause and reason that gives rise to the mind is also not-self.
Anattasambhūto, bhikkhave, mano kuto attā bhavissati.
Since the mind is produced by what is not-self, how could it be self?
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
Seeing this …
nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”
Navamaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026