Tripiṭaka 10. Pupphavagga
10. Flowers
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Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:
“atthi nu kho, bhante, kiñci rūpaṁ, yaṁ rūpaṁ niccaṁ dhuvaṁ sassataṁ avipariṇāmadhammaṁ sassatisamaṁ tatheva ṭhassati?
“Sir, is there any form at all that’s permanent, everlasting, eternal, imperishable, and will last forever and ever?
kiñci viññāṇaṁ, yaṁ viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ dhuvaṁ sassataṁ avipariṇāmadhammaṁ sassatisamaṁ tatheva ṭhassatī”ti?
consciousness at all that’s permanent, everlasting, eternal, imperishable, and will last forever and ever?”
“Natthi kho, bhikkhu, kiñci rūpaṁ yaṁ rūpaṁ niccaṁ dhuvaṁ sassataṁ avipariṇāmadhammaṁ sassatisamaṁ tatheva ṭhassati.
“Mendicant, there is no form at all that’s permanent, everlasting, eternal, imperishable, and will last forever and ever.
kiñci viññāṇaṁ, yaṁ viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ dhuvaṁ sassataṁ avipariṇāmadhammaṁ sassatisamaṁ tatheva ṭhassatī”ti.
consciousness at all that’s permanent, everlasting, eternal, imperishable, and will last forever and ever.”
Chaṭṭhaṁ.