It Might Not Be Mine

Nocamesiyāsutta

It Might Not Be Mine

Nocamesiyāsutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does the view arise: ‘I might not be, and it might not be mine. I will not be, and it will not be mine’?” “Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṁ upādāya, kiṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati: ‘no cassaṁ, no ca me siyā, nābhavissa, na me bhavissatī’”ti? Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…
EN
“When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, the view arises: ‘I might not be, and it might not be mine. I will not be, and it will not be mine.’ When feeling … perception …
PL
“rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati: ‘no cassaṁ, no ca me siyā, nābhavissa, na me bhavissatī’ti. Vedanāya sati … saññāya sati …
EN
choices … consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, the view arises: ‘I might not be, and it might not be mine. I will not be, and it will not be mine.’ What do you think, mendicants?
PL
saṅkhāresu sati … viññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa, evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati: ‘no cassaṁ, no ca me siyā, nābhavissa, na me bhavissatī’ti. Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,
EN
Is form permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.” “But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?” “Suffering, sir.”
PL
rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti? “Aniccaṁ, bhante”. “Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti? “Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
EN
“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would the view arise: ‘I might not be, and it might not be mine. I will not be, and it will not be mine’?” “No, sir.” “Is feeling …
PL
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, api nu taṁ anupādāya evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjeyya: ‘no cassaṁ, no ca me siyā, nābhavissa, na me bhavissatī’”ti? “No hetaṁ, bhante”. “Vedanā …
EN
perception … choices … consciousness permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.”
PL
saññā … saṅkhārā … viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti? “Aniccaṁ, bhante”.
EN
“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?” “Suffering, sir.” “But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would the view arise: ‘I might not be, and it might not be mine. I will not be, and it will not be mine’?”
PL
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti? “Dukkhaṁ, bhante”. “Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, api nu taṁ anupādāya evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjeyya: ‘no cassaṁ, no ca me siyā, nābhavissa, na me bhavissatī’”ti?
EN
“No, sir.” “Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”
PL
“No hetaṁ, bhante”. “Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti. Catutthaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

Source