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. Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ. Saddā …pe… gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā anattā. Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Rūpā, bhikkhave, anattā.
“Mendicants, sights 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.’ …”
Saddā …pe…
gandhā …
rasā …
phoṭṭhabbā …
dhammā anattā.
Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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