The Buddha teaches on the internal and external sense bases regarding on retreat at jīvaka’s mango grove, analyzing the eye, sights, consciousness, contact, and feeling for insight and release.

SN 35.161 On Retreat at Jīvaka’s Mango Grove

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati jīvakambavane. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi …pe…

“paṭisallāne, bhikkhave, yogamāpajjatha. Paṭisallīnassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati. Kiñca yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati?

Cakkhuṁ aniccanti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati, rūpā aniccāti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ aniccanti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati, cakkhusamphasso aniccoti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati, yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi aniccanti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati …pe…

mano aniccoti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati, dhammāmanoviññāṇaṁmanosamphassoyampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi aniccanti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati.

Paṭisallāne, bhikkhave, yogamāpajjatha. Paṭisallīnassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyatī”ti.

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati jīvakambavane.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in Jīvaka’s Mango Grove.

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi …pe…

There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:

“paṭisallāne, bhikkhave, yogamāpajjatha.

“Mendicants, meditate in retreat.

Paṭisallīnassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati.

For a mendicant who meditates in retreat, things become truly clear.

Kiñca yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati?

And what becomes truly clear?

Cakkhuṁ aniccanti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati, rūpā aniccāti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ aniccanti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati, cakkhusamphasso aniccoti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati, yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi aniccanti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati …pe…

It becomes truly clear that the eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact are impermanent. And it also becomes truly clear that the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact is impermanent. …

mano aniccoti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati, dhammā

It becomes truly clear that the mind, ideas, mind consciousness, and mind contact are impermanent.

manoviññāṇaṁ

manosamphasso

yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi aniccanti yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyati.

And it also becomes truly clear that the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact is impermanent.

Paṭisallāne, bhikkhave, yogamāpajjatha.

Mendicants, meditate in retreat.

Paṭisallīnassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno yathābhūtaṁ okkhāyatī”ti.

For a mendicant who meditates in retreat, things become truly clear.”

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

Qualities:

Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026