1. Aniccavagga

1. Impermanence

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.7

Linked Discourses 35.7

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1. Aniccavagga

1. Impermanence

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Ajjhattāniccātītānāgatasutta

The Interior as Impermanent in the Three Times

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“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ atītānāgataṁ;

“Mendicants, the eye of the past and future is impermanent,

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ko pana vādo paccuppannassa.

let alone the present.

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Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītasmiṁ cakkhusmiṁ anapekkho hoti;

Seeing this, a learned noble disciple is not concerned with the eye of the past,

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anāgataṁ cakkhuṁ nābhinandati;

they don’t look forward to enjoying the eye in the future,

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paccuppannassa cakkhussa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hoti.

and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding the eye in the present.

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Sotaṁ aniccaṁ …

The ear …

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ghānaṁ aniccaṁ …

nose …

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jivhā aniccā atītānāgatā;

tongue …

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ko pana vādo paccuppannāya.

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Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītāya jivhāya anapekkho hoti;

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anāgataṁ jivhaṁ nābhinandati;

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paccuppannāya jivhāya nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hoti.

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Kāyo anicco …pe…

body …

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mano anicco atītānāgato;

mind of the past and future is impermanent,

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ko pana vādo paccuppannassa.

let alone the present.

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Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako atītasmiṁ manasmiṁ anapekkho hoti;

Seeing this, a learned noble disciple doesn’t worry about the mind of the past,

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anāgataṁ manaṁ nābhinandati;

they don’t look forward to enjoying the mind in the future,

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paccuppannassa manassa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hotī”ti.

and they practice for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding the mind in the present.”

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Sattamaṁ.