The Buddha teaches on the internal and external sense bases regarding contaminated, analyzing the eye, sights, consciousness, contact, and feeling for insight and release.

SN 35.52 Contaminated

“Sabbaṁ, bhikkhave, upassaṭṭhaṁ. Kiñca, bhikkhave, sabbaṁ upassaṭṭhaṁ? Cakkhu, bhikkhave, upassaṭṭhaṁ, rūpā upassaṭṭhā, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ upassaṭṭhaṁ, cakkhusamphasso upassaṭṭho. Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi upassaṭṭhaṁ …pe…

jivhā upassaṭṭhā, rasā upassaṭṭhā, jivhāviññāṇaṁ upassaṭṭhaṁ, jivhāsamphasso upassaṭṭho. Yampidaṁ jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi upassaṭṭhaṁ. Kāyo upassaṭṭho

mano upassaṭṭho, dhammā upassaṭṭhā, manoviññāṇaṁ upassaṭṭhaṁ, manosamphasso upassaṭṭho. Yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi upassaṭṭhaṁ.

Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhusmimpi nibbindati, rūpesupi nibbindati, cakkhuviññāṇepi nibbindati, cakkhusamphassepi nibbindati. Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tasmimpi nibbindati …pe… manasmimpi nibbindati, dhammesupi nibbindati, manoviññāṇepi nibbindati, manosamphassepi nibbindati. Yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tasmimpi nibbindati. Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati; vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.

‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Sabbaaniccavaggo pañcamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Aniccaṁ dukkhaṁ anattā,
abhiññeyyaṁ pariññeyyaṁ;
Pahātabbaṁ sacchikātabbaṁ,
abhiññeyyapariññeyyaṁ;
Upaddutaṁ upassaṭṭhaṁ,
vaggo tena pavuccatīti.

Saḷāyatanavagge paṭhamapaṇṇāsako samatto.

Tassa vagguddānaṁ

Aniccavaggaṁ yamakaṁ,
Sabbaṁ vaggaṁ jātidhammaṁ;
Aniccavaggena paññāsaṁ,
Pañcamo tena pavuccatīti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Sabbaṁ, bhikkhave, upassaṭṭhaṁ.

“Mendicants, all is contaminated.

Kiñca, bhikkhave, sabbaṁ upassaṭṭhaṁ?

And what is the all that is contaminated?

Cakkhu, bhikkhave, upassaṭṭhaṁ, rūpā upassaṭṭhā, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ upassaṭṭhaṁ, cakkhusamphasso upassaṭṭho.

The eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact are contaminated.

Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi upassaṭṭhaṁ …pe…

And the pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises conditioned by eye contact is also contaminated.

jivhā upassaṭṭhā, rasā upassaṭṭhā, jivhāviññāṇaṁ upassaṭṭhaṁ, jivhāsamphasso upassaṭṭho.

The ear … nose … tongue …

Yampidaṁ jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi upassaṭṭhaṁ.

Kāyo upassaṭṭho

body …

mano upassaṭṭho, dhammā upassaṭṭhā, manoviññāṇaṁ upassaṭṭhaṁ, manosamphasso upassaṭṭho.

The mind, ideas, mind consciousness, and mind contact are contaminated.

Yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi upassaṭṭhaṁ.

And the pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises conditioned by mind contact is also contaminated.

Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhusmimpi nibbindati, rūpesupi nibbindati, cakkhuviññāṇepi nibbindati, cakkhusamphassepi nibbindati.

Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned …

Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tasmimpi nibbindati …pe…

manasmimpi nibbindati, dhammesupi nibbindati, manoviññāṇepi nibbindati, manosamphassepi nibbindati.

Yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tasmimpi nibbindati.

Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati; vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.

‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.

They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’”

Dasamaṁ.

Sabbaaniccavaggo pañcamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Aniccaṁ dukkhaṁ anattā,

abhiññeyyaṁ pariññeyyaṁ;

Pahātabbaṁ sacchikātabbaṁ,

abhiññeyyapariññeyyaṁ;

Upaddutaṁ upassaṭṭhaṁ,

vaggo tena pavuccatīti.

Saḷāyatanavagge paṭhamapaṇṇāsako samatto.

Tassa vagguddānaṁ

Aniccavaggaṁ yamakaṁ,

Sabbaṁ vaggaṁ jātidhammaṁ;

Aniccavaggena paññāsaṁ,

Pañcamo tena pavuccatīti.

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Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
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Last updated on July 27, 2026