1Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)Tatiyachaphassāyatanasutta
“Yo hi koci, bhikkhave, bhikkhu channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti. Avusitaṁ tena brahmacariyaṁ, ārakā so imasmā dhammavinayā”ti.
English · Bhikkhu SujatoSix Fields of Contact (3rd)
“Mendicants, anyone who doesn’t truly understand the six fields of contact’s origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape has not completed the spiritual journey and is far from this teaching and training.”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)Evaṁ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “etthāhaṁ, bhante, anassasaṁ panassasaṁ. Ahañhi, bhante, channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāmī”ti.
English · Bhikkhu SujatoWhen he said this, one of the mendicants said to the Buddha, “Here, sir, I’m discouraged, really discouraged. For I don’t truly understand the six fields of contact’s origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape.”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, bhikkhu, cakkhu niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“What do you think, mendicant? Is the eye permanent or impermanent?”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“Impermanent, sir.”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“Suffering, sir.”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ: ‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus: ‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“No, sir.”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“Sotaṁ … ghānaṁ … jivhā … kāyo … mano nicco vā anicco vā”ti?
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“Is the ear … nose … tongue … body … mind permanent or impermanent?”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“Anicco, bhante”.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“Impermanent, sir.”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“Suffering, sir.”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ: ‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus: ‘This is mine, I am this, this is my self’?”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“No, sir.”
Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)“Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhusmimpi nibbindati, sotasmimpi nibbindati, ghānasmimpi nibbindati, jivhāyapi nibbindati, kāyasmimpi nibbindati, manasmimpi nibbindati. Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati; vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.
‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed.
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.’”