Elements

Dhātusutta

Elements

Dhātusutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. “What do you think, Rāhula? Is the earth element permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.” …
PL
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati. “Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula, pathavīdhātu niccā vā aniccā vā”ti? “Aniccā, bhante” …
EN
“… the water element … the fire element … the air element … the space element …
PL
“āpodhātu …pe… tejodhātu … vāyodhātu … ākāsadhātu …
EN
Is the consciousness element permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.” … “Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with the earth element, water element, fire element, air element, space element, and consciousness element …”
PL
viññāṇadhātu niccā vā aniccā vā”ti? “Aniccā, bhante” … “evaṁ passaṁ, rāhula, sutavā ariyasāvako pathavīdhātuyāpi nibbindati …pe… āpodhātuyāpi nibbindati … tejodhātuyāpi nibbindati … vāyodhātuyāpi nibbindati … ākāsadhātuyāpi nibbindati … viññāṇadhātuyāpi nibbindati …pe… pajānātī”ti.
PL
Navamaṁ.

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

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