Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Nibbānasappāyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paṭipadaṁ desessāmi.
“Mendicants, I will teach you a practice that’s conducive to extinguishment.
Taṁ suṇātha …pe…
Listen …
katamā ca sā, bhikkhave, nibbānasappāyā paṭipadā?
And what is that practice that’s conducive to extinguishment?
Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,
What do you think, mendicants?
cakkhu niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
Is the eye permanent or impermanent?”
“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.
“Impermanent, sir.”
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
“Suffering, sir.”
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:
‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?
‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“No, sir.”
“Rūpā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?
“Are sights …
“Aniccā, bhante”.
“Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ …
eye consciousness …
cakkhusamphasso …pe…
eye contact …
yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact: is that permanent or impermanent?”
“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.
“Impermanent, sir.”
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
“Suffering, sir.”
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:
‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?
‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“No, sir.”
“Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhusmimpi nibbindati, rūpesupi nibbindati, cakkhuviññāṇepi nibbindati, cakkhusamphassepi nibbindati …pe…
“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with the eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact. And they grow disillusioned with the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact.
yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tasmimpi nibbindati.
They grow disillusioned with the ear … nose … tongue … body … mind … painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact.
Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati …pe…
Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. …
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāti.
They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’
Ayaṁ kho sā, bhikkhave, nibbānasappāyā paṭipadā”ti.
This is that practice that’s conducive to extinguishment.”
Pañcamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Mendicants, I will teach you a practice that’s conducive to extinguishment.
Listen …
And what is that practice that’s conducive to extinguishment?
What do you think, mendicants?
Is the eye permanent or impermanent?”
“Impermanent, sir.”
“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
“Suffering, sir.”
“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:
‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”
“No, sir.”
“Are sights …
eye consciousness …
eye contact …
The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact: is that permanent or impermanent?”
“Impermanent, sir.”
“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
“Suffering, sir.”
“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:
‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”
“No, sir.”
“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with the eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact. And they grow disillusioned with the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact.
They grow disillusioned with the ear … nose … tongue … body … mind … painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact.
Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. …
They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’
This is that practice that’s conducive to extinguishment.”
“Nibbānasappāyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paṭipadaṁ desessāmi.
Taṁ suṇātha …pe…
katamā ca sā, bhikkhave, nibbānasappāyā paṭipadā?
Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,
cakkhu niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“Rūpā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?
“Aniccā, bhante”.
“Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ …
cakkhusamphasso …pe…
yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhusmimpi nibbindati, rūpesupi nibbindati, cakkhuviññāṇepi nibbindati, cakkhusamphassepi nibbindati …pe…
yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tasmimpi nibbindati.
Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati …pe…
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānāti.
Ayaṁ kho sā, bhikkhave, nibbānasappāyā paṭipadā”ti.
Pañcamaṁ.