Saṃyutta Nikāya
3. Khandha Vagga
22. Khandha Saṃyutta
5. Atta-Dīpa 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
5. On Being an Island to Self
Sutta 44
Paṭipadā Suttaṃ
The Way To
Translated by F. L. Woodward
Edited by Mrs. Rhys Davids
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The Exalted One was staying at Sāvatthī.
The Exalted One said:
"I will teach you, brethren,
both the way going to the arising of bodyhood,[1]
and the way going to the ceasing of bodyhood.
Do ye listen to it.
And which, brethren,
is the way going to the arising of bodyhood?
Herein, brethren, the untaught many-folk,
who discern not those that are Ariyans,
who are unskilled in the Ariyan doctrine,
untrained in the Ariyan doctrine,
who discern not those who are worthy ones,
who are unskilled in the worthy doctrine,
untrained in the worthy doctrine, —
view body as the self
the self as possessed of body,
body as being in the self,
the self as being in body;
view feeling as the self
the self as possessed of feeling,
feeling as being in the self,
the self as being in feeling;
view perception as the self
the self as possessed of perception,
perception as being in the self,
the self as being in perception;
view the activities as the self
the self as possessed of the activities,
the activities as being in the self,
the self as being in the activities;
view consciousness as the self
the self as possessed of consciousness,
consciousness as being in the self,
the self as being in consciousness.
This, brethren, is called:
'The way going to the arising of bodyhood.'
So the meaning here is just this -
it is called, brethren:
'The view going to the arising of suffering.'
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And which, brethren, is the way going to the ceasing of bodyhood?
Herein, brethren, the well-taught Ariyan disciple,
who discerns those that are Ariyans,
who is skilled in the Ariyan doctrine,
trained in the Ariyan doctrine,
who discerns those who are worthy ones,
who is skilled in the worthy doctrine,
trained in the worthy doctrine, —
regards not body as the self
regards not the self as possessed of body,
regards not body as being in the self,
regards not the self as being in body;
regards not feeling as the self
regards not the self as possessed of feeling,
regards not feeling as being in the self,
regards not the self as being in feeling;
regards not perception as the self
regards not the self as possessed of perception,
regards not perception as being in the self,
regards not the self as being in perception;
regards not view the activities as the self
regards not the self as possessed of the activities,
regards not the activities as being in the self,
regards not the self as being in the activities;
regards not consciousness as the self
regards not the self as possessed of consciousness,
regards not consciousness as being in the self,
regards not the self as being in consciousness.
[39] This, brethren, is called:
'The way going to the ceasing of bodyhood.'
So verily the meaning here is just this -
it is called, brethren:
'The view going to the ceasing of suffering.'"
[1] Sakkaya, lit. 'one's own group."
