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

SN 35.188 The Interior is Impermanent in the Present

“Cakkhu, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ paccuppannaṁ …pe… jivhā aniccā paccuppannā …pe… mano anicco paccuppanno.

Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Cakkhu, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ paccuppannaṁ …pe… jivhā aniccā paccuppannā …pe… mano anicco paccuppanno.

“Mendicants, in the present the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are 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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