Exterior and Cause Are Not-Self

Bāhirānattahetusutta

Exterior and Cause Are Not-Self

Bāhirānattahetusutta

EN
“Mendicants, sights are not-self. The cause and reason that gives rise to sights is also not-self. Since sights are produced by what is not-self, how could they be self? Sounds …
PL
“Rūpā, bhikkhave, anattā. Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo rūpānaṁ uppādāya, sopi anattā. Anattasambhūtā, bhikkhave, rūpā kuto attā bhavissanti. Saddā …
EN
Smells … Tastes … Touches … Ideas are not-self.
PL
gandhā … rasā … phoṭṭhabbā … dhammā anattā.
EN
The cause and reason that gives rise to ideas is also not-self. Since ideas are produced by what is not-self, how could they be self? Seeing this … Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed.
PL
Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo dhammānaṁ uppādāya, sopi anattā. Anattasambhūtā, bhikkhave, dhammā kuto attā bhavissanti. Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpesupi nibbindati, saddesupi … gandhesupi … rasesupi … phoṭṭhabbesupi … dhammesupi nibbindati. Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati; vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.
EN
They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’”
PL
‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti. Dvādasamaṁ. Devadahavaggo catuttho. Tassuddānaṁ
PL
Devadaho khaṇo rūpā, dve natumhākameva ca; Hetunāpi tayo vuttā, duve ajjhattabāhirāti.

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

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