Impermanence

Aniccasutta

Impermanence

Aniccasutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. Then a mendicant 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 When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.” “Mendicant, give up desire for whatever’s impermanent.”
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu …pe… ātāpī pahitatto vihareyyan”ti. “Yaṁ kho, bhikkhu, aniccaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo”ti.
EN
“Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!” “But how do you see the detailed meaning of my brief statement?” “Sir, form is impermanent; I should give up desire for it. Feeling …
PL
“Aññātaṁ, bhagavā, aññātaṁ, sugatā”ti. “Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsī”ti? “Rūpaṁ kho, bhante, aniccaṁ; tatra me chando pahātabbo. Vedanā …
EN
Perception … Choices … Consciousness is impermanent; I should give up desire for it. That’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”
PL
saññā … saṅkhārā … viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ; tatra me chando pahātabbo. Imassa khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāmī”ti.
EN
“Good, good, mendicant! It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I’ve said in brief like this. Form is impermanent; you should give up desire for it. Feeling …
PL
“Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu. Sādhu kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsi. Rūpaṁ kho, bhikkhu, aniccaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo. Vedanā aniccā …
EN
Perception … Choices … Consciousness is impermanent; you should give up desire for it. This is how to see the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.” …
PL
saññā … saṅkhārā … viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ; tatra kho te chando pahātabbo. Imassa kho, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo”ti …pe…
EN
And that mendicant became one of the perfected.
PL
aññataro ca pana so bhikkhu arahataṁ ahosīti. Catutthaṁ.

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

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