“Rūpā, bhikkhave, dukkhā atītā anāgatā paccuppannā. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā dukkhā 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 suffering in the three times in this grouped discourse.
PTS 4.152SN 35.198–200 The Exterior as Suffering in the Three Times
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Rūpā, bhikkhave, dukkhā atītā anāgatā paccuppannā. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā dukkhā atītā anāgatā paccuppannā.
“Mendicants, in the past … future … present sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are suffering …”
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
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