Tripiṭaka 15. Navapurāṇavagga
15. The Old and the New
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“Nibbānasappāyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paṭipadaṁ desessāmi.
“Mendicants, I will teach you a practice that’s conducive to extinguishment.
katamā ca sā, bhikkhave, nibbānasappāyā paṭipadā?
And what is that practice that’s conducive to extinguishment?
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:
“Aniccā, bhante”.
yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact: is that permanent or impermanent?”
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:
“Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhusmimpi nibbindati, rūpesupi nibbindati, cakkhuviññāṇepi nibbindati, cakkhusamphassepi nibbindati …pe…
“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with the eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact. And they grow disillusioned with the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact.
yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tasmimpi nibbindati.
They grow disillusioned with the ear … nose … tongue … body … mind … painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact.
Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati …pe…
Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. …
Ayaṁ kho sā, bhikkhave, nibbānasappāyā paṭipadā”ti.
This is that practice that’s conducive to extinguishment.”
Pañcamaṁ.