With Koṭṭhita on Impermanence

Koṭṭhikaaniccasutta

With Koṭṭhita on Impermanence

Koṭṭhikaaniccasutta

EN
Then Venerable Mahākoṭṭhita went up to the Buddha … and asked him, “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.” “Koṭṭhita, you should give up desire for what is impermanent.
PL
Atha kho āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā koṭṭhiko bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu, yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto vihareyyan”ti. “Yaṁ kho, koṭṭhika, aniccaṁ tatra te chando pahātabbo.
EN
And what is impermanent? The eye, sights, eye consciousness,
PL
Kiñca, koṭṭhika, aniccaṁ? Cakkhu kho, koṭṭhika, aniccaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Rūpā aniccā; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo.
EN
and eye contact are impermanent: you should give up desire for them. The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact is also impermanent: you should give up desire for it. The ear … nose … tongue … body …
PL
Cakkhusamphasso anicco; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi aniccaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… jivhā aniccā; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Rasā aniccā; tatra te chando pahātabbo.
EN
The mind,
PL
Jivhāviññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Jivhāsamphasso anicco; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Yampidaṁ jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi aniccaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe… mano anicco; tatra te chando pahātabbo.
EN
ideas, mind consciousness, and mind contact are impermanent: you should give up desire for them. The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact is also impermanent: you should give up desire for it.
PL
Dhammā aniccā; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Manoviññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Manosamphasso anicco; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi aniccaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo.
EN
Koṭṭhita, you should give up desire for what is impermanent.”
PL
Yaṁ kho, koṭṭhika, aniccaṁ tatra te chando pahātabbo”ti. Sattamaṁ.

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

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