“Rūpā, bhikkhave, aniccā. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā aniccā.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
The Buddha teaches on the six sense bases regarding the exterior as impermanent, guiding disciples toward discernment of sense experience and release from clinging.
SN 35.225 The Exterior as Impermanent
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Rūpā, bhikkhave, aniccā. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā aniccā.
“Mendicants, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are impermanent.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
Seeing this …
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”
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