The Buddha teaches on the six sense bases regarding the interior will be impermanent in the future, guiding disciples toward discernment of sense experience and release from clinging.

SN 35.187 The Interior Will Be Impermanent in the Future

“Cakkhu, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ anāgataṁ …pe… jivhā aniccā anāgatā …pe… mano anicco anāgato.

Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Cakkhu, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ anāgataṁ …pe… jivhā aniccā anāgatā …pe… mano anicco anāgato.

“Mendicants, in the future the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind will be impermanent …”

Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…

nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

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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