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3.2.9 Girimānandasuttaṃ, Part One
What Is Perception of Impermanence?
| Girimānandasuttaṃ, Part One | What Is Perception of Impermanence? |
|---|---|
| “Katamā cānanda, aniccasaññā? | “And what, Ānanda, is perception of impermanence? |
| Idhānanda, bhikkhu araññagato vā rukkhamūlagato vā suññāgāragato vā iti paṭisañcikkhati – | Here, Ānanda, a bhikkhu, having gone into the forest, or to the foot of a tree, or to an empty space, considers thus: |
| ‘rūpaṃ aniccaṃ, vedanā aniccā, saññā aniccā, saṅkhārā aniccā, viññāṇaṃ aniccan’ti. | ‘This body is impermanent, sensations are impermanent, perception is impermanent, mental conditioned reactions are impermanent, consciousness is impermanent.’ |
| Iti imesu pañcasu upādānakkhandhesu aniccānupassī viharati. | Thus he dwells observing the impermanence within these five aggregates of clinging. |
| Ayaṃ vuccatānanda, aniccasaññā. | This, Ānanda, is perception of impermanence. |
| Katamā cānanda, anattasaññā? | “And what, Ānanda, is perception of non-self, non-I? |
| Idhānanda, bhikkhu araññagato vā rukkhamūlagato vā suññāgāragato vā iti paṭisañcikkhati – | Here, Ānanda, a bhikkhu, having gone into the forest, or to the foot of a tree, or to an empty space, considers thus: |
| ‘cakkhu anattā, rūpā anattā, | ‘Eye is non-self, non-I; physical objects are non-self, non-I; |
| sotaṃ anattā, saddā anattā, ghānaṃ anattā, gandhā anattā, | ear is non-self, non-I; sounds are non-self, non-I; nose is non-self, non-I; smell, odour is non-self, non-I; |
| jivhā anattā, rasā anattā, kāyā anattā, phoṭṭhabbā anattā, | tongue is non-self, non-I; taste is non-self, non-I; body is non-self, non-I; tactile objects are non-self, non-I; |
| mano anattā, dhammā anattā’ti. | mind is non-self, non-I; mental objects are non-self, non-I.’ |
| Iti imesu chasu ajjhattikabāhiresu āyatanesu anattānupassī viharati. | Thus he dwells observing the character of non-self, non-I within the internal and external sense spheres. |
| Ayaṃ vuccatānanda, anattasaññā | This, Ānanda, is perception of non-self, non-I. |
| … | … |
| Katamā cānanda, sabbasaṅkhāresu anicchāsaññā? | “And what, Ānanda, is perception of dislike towards all mentally conditioned reactions? |
| Idhānanda, bhikkhu sabbasaṅkhāresu aṭṭīyati harāyati jigucchati. | Here, Ānanda, a bhikkhu gets worried, ashamed and disgusted on account of all the mentally conditioned reactions. |
| Ayaṃ vuccatānanda, sabbasaṅkhāresu anicchāsaññā.” | That, Ānanda, is perception of dislike towards all mentally conditioned reactions.” |
Sacittavaggo, Dasakanipātapāḷi, Aṅguttaranikāyo
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