The Buddha teaches on the six sense bases regarding the interior as not-self, guiding disciples toward discernment of sense experience and release from clinging.
“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, anattā. Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.
Sotaṁ anattā …pe… ghānaṁ anattā … jivhā anattā … kāyo anattā … mano anattā. Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
Tatiyaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, anattā.
“Mendicants, the eye is not-self.
Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.
And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
Sotaṁ anattā …pe…
The ear,
ghānaṁ anattā …
nose,
jivhā anattā …
tongue,
kāyo anattā …
body,
mano anattā.
and mind are not-self.
Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.
And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
Seeing this …
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”
Tatiyaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026