The Buddha presents a repeated teaching on the six internal and external sense bases regarding desire, etc. for the not-self exterior in this grouped discourse.
“Yo, bhikkhave, anattā, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Ko ca, bhikkhave, anattā?
Rūpā, bhikkhave, anattā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā anattā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo. Yo, bhikkhave, anattā tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Yo, bhikkhave, anattā, tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo.
“Mendicants, you should give up desire … greed … desire and greed for what is not-self.
Ko ca, bhikkhave, anattā?
And what is not-self?
Rūpā, bhikkhave, anattā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo.
Sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are not-self …”
Saddā …
gandhā …
rasā …
phoṭṭhabbā …
dhammā anattā; tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo.
Yo, bhikkhave, anattā tatra vo chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026