The Buddha teaches on the six sense bases regarding the exterior as not-self, guiding disciples toward discernment of sense experience and release from clinging.
“Rūpā, bhikkhave, anattā. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā anattā.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
Saṭṭhipeyyālo samatto.
Tassuddānaṁ
Chandenaṭṭhārasa honti,
atītena ca dve nava;
Yadaniccāṭṭhārasa vuttā,
tayo ajjhattabāhirā;
Peyyālo saṭṭhiko vutto,
buddhenādiccabandhunāti.
Suttantāni saṭṭhi.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Rūpā, bhikkhave, anattā. Saddā … gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā anattā.
“Mendicants, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas are not-self.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
Seeing this …
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”
Saṭṭhipeyyālo samatto.
Tassuddānaṁ
Chandenaṭṭhārasa honti,
atītena ca dve nava;
Yadaniccāṭṭhārasa vuttā,
tayo ajjhattabāhirā;
Peyyālo saṭṭhiko vutto,
buddhenādiccabandhunāti.
Suttantāni saṭṭhi.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026