The Buddha presents a repeated teaching on the six internal and external sense bases regarding the interior as not-self in the three times in this grouped discourse.

SN 35.192-194 The Interior as Not-Self in the Three Times -

“Cakkhu, bhikkhave, anattā atītaṁ anāgataṁ paccuppannaṁ …pe… jivhā anattā …pe… mano anattā atīto anāgato paccuppanno.

Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Cakkhu, bhikkhave, anattā atītaṁ anāgataṁ paccuppannaṁ …pe… jivhā anattā …pe… mano anattā atīto anāgato paccuppanno.

“Mendicants, in the past … future … present the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are not-self …”

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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Last updated on July 27, 2026