“Rūpā, bhikkhave, aniccā atītā anāgatā paccuppannā. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā aniccā atītā anāgatā paccuppannā.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
The Buddha presents a repeated teaching on the six internal and external sense bases regarding the exterior as impermanent in the three times in this grouped discourse.
SN 35.195-197 The Exterior as Impermanent in the Three Times
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Rūpā, bhikkhave, aniccā atītā anāgatā paccuppannā. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā aniccā atītā anāgatā paccuppannā.
“Mendicants, in the past … future … present sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are impermanent …”
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
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