Saṃyutta Nikāya
3. Khandha Vagga
22. Khandha Saṃyutta
4. Na Tumhāka Vagga
The Book of the Kindred Sayings
3. The Book Called the Khandhā-Vagga
Containing Kindred Sayings on the Elements of Sensory Existence and other Subjects
22. Kindred Sayings on Elements
4. On Not Yours
Sutta 38
Dutiya Ānanda Suttaṃ
Ānanda (2)
Translated by F. L. Woodward
Edited by Mrs. Rhys Davids
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The Exalted One was staying at Sāvatthī
In jeta Grove,
at Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.
Then the venerable Ānanda came to the Exalted One,
saluted him
and sat down at one side.
As he sat at one side,
the Exalted One thus addressed the venerable Ānanda:
"If they were to ask you, Ānanda,
'Friend Ānanda, Ānanda,
what are the things
in which uprising has been discerned,
in which passing away has been discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last has been discerned?
What are the things
in which uprising will be discerned,
in which passing away will be discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last will be discerned?
What are the things
in which uprising is even now discerned,
in which passing away is even now discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last is even now discerned?'
Thus questioned, Ānanda,
what would you reply?"
§
"If I were thus questioned, lord:
'Friend Ānanda,
what are the things
in which uprising has been discerned,
in which passing away has been discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last has been discerned?
What are the things
in which uprising will be discerned,
in which passing away will be discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last will be discerned?
What are the things
in which uprising is even now discerned,
in which passing away is even now discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last is even now discerned?'
thus should I reply:
'The body, friends, which is past,
perished,
altered,
of which uprising has been discerned,
of which passing away has been discerned,
of which otherwiseness while it lasts has been discerned;
the feeling, friends, which is past,
perished,
altered,
of which uprising has been discerned,
of which passing away has been discerned,
of which otherwiseness while it lasts has been discerned;
the perception, friends, which is past,
perished,
altered,
of which uprising has been discerned,
of which passing away has been discerned,
of which otherwiseness while it lasts has been discerned;
the activities, friends, which are past,
perished,
altered,
of which uprising has been discerned,
of which passing away has been discerned,
of which otherwiseness while they last has been discerned;
the consciousness, friends, which is past,
perished,
altered,
of which uprising has been discerned,
of which passing away has been discerned,
of which otherwiseness while it lasts has been discerned;
these, friends, are the things
in which uprising has been discerned,
in which passing away has been discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last has been discerned.
■
Then again, friends, of that body which is unborn,
not yet manifested,
uprising will be discerned,
passing away will be discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts, will be discerned;
of that feeling which is unborn,
not yet manifested,
uprising will be discerned,
passing away will be discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts, will be discerned;
of that perception which is unborn,
not yet manifested,
uprising will be discerned,
passing away will be discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts, will be discerned;
of those activities which are unborn,
not yet manifested,
uprising will be discerned,
passing away will be discerned,
otherwiseness while they last, will be discerned;
of that consciousness which is unborn,
not yet manifested,
uprising will be discerned,
passing away will be discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts, will be discerned;
these, friends, are the things
in which uprising will be discerned,
in which passing away will be discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last will be discerned.
■
Then again, friends, of that body which has been born
and manifested
uprising is even now discerned,
passing away is even now discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts is even now discerned;
of that feeling which has been born
and manifested
uprising is even now discerned,
passing away is even now discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts is even now discerned;
of that perception which has been born
and manifested
uprising is even now discerned,
passing away is even now discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts is even now discerned;
of those activities which have been born
and manifested
uprising is even now discerned,
passing away is even now discerned,
otherwiseness while they last is even now discerned;
of that consciousness which has been born
and manifested
uprising is even now discerned,
passing away is even now discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts is even now discerned;
these, friends, are the things
in which uprising is even now discerned,
in which passing away is even now discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last is even now discerned.'
Thus questioned, lord, thus should I reply."
§
"Well said, Ānanda!
Well said, Ānanda!
It is indeed that body which is past,
perished,
altered,
of which uprising has been discerned,
of which passing away has been discerned,
of which otherwiseness while it lasts has been discerned;
feeling which is past,
perished,
altered,
of which uprising has been discerned,
of which passing away has been discerned,
of which otherwiseness while it lasts has been discerned;
perception which is past,
perished,
altered,
of which uprising has been discerned,
of which passing away has been discerned,
of which otherwiseness while it lasts has been discerned;
the activities which are past,
perished,
altered,
of which uprising has been discerned,
of which passing away has been discerned,
of which otherwiseness while they last has been discerned;
consciousness which is past,
perished,
altered,
of which uprising has been discerned,
of which passing away has been discerned,
of which otherwiseness while they last has been discerned;
which are the things
in which uprising has been discerned,
in which passing away has been discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last has been discerned.
■
Then again of body which is unborn,
not yet manifested,
uprising will be discerned,
passing away will be discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts, will be discerned;
of feeling which is unborn,
not yet manifested,
uprising will be discerned,
passing away will be discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts, will be discerned;
of perception which is unborn,
not yet manifested,
uprising will be discerned,
passing away will be discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts, will be discerned;
of activities which are unborn,
not yet manifested,
uprising will be discerned,
passing away will be discerned,
otherwiseness while they last, will be discerned;
of consciousness which is unborn,
not yet manifested,
uprising will be discerned,
passing away will be discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts, will be discerned;
these are the things
in which uprising will be discerned,
in which passing away will be discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last will be discerned.
■
Then again of body which has been born
and manifested
uprising is even now discerned,
passing away is even now discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts is even now discerned;
of that feeling which has been born
and manifested
uprising is even now discerned,
passing away is even now discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts is even now discerned
of that perception which has been born
and manifested
uprising is even now discerned,
passing away is even now discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts is even now discerned;
of those activities which have been born
and manifested
uprising is even now discerned,
passing away is even now discerned,
otherwiseness while they last is even now discerned
of that consciousness which has been born
and manifested
uprising is even now discerned,
passing away is even now discerned,
otherwiseness while it lasts is even now discerned;
these are the things
in which uprising is even now discerned,
in which passing away is even now discerned,
in which otherwiseness while they last is even now discerned.
Thus questioned, Ānanda,
thus should you make answer."
