Elements

Pathavīdhātusutta

Elements

Pathavīdhātusutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, the earth element is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. The water element, the fire element,
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Pathavīdhātu, bhikkhave, aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī; āpodhātu … tejodhātu …
EN
the air element, the space element, and the consciousness element are impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. …”
PL
vāyodhātu … ākāsadhātu … viññāṇadhātu aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī. Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ saddahati adhimuccati, ayaṁ vuccati ‘saddhānusārī …pe…
PL
sambodhiparāyano’”ti. Navamaṁ.

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

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