Saṁyutta Nikāya
3. Khandha Vagga
22. Khandha Saṁyutta
2. Anicca Vagga

Part III: The Book Called The Khandhā-Vagga Containing Kindred Saings on the Elements of Sensory Existence and Other Subjects
Chapter XXII: Kindred Sayings on Elements (Khandhā)
Section 2: The Second on Impermanence

Sutta 13

Dukkha Suttaṁ

Ill

 

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Thus have I heard:—

The Exalted One was staying at Sāvatthī.

The Exalted One said:

"Body, brethren, is ill,
feeling, is ill,
perception, is ill,
the activities, are ill,
consciousness is ill.

So seeing, brethren, the well-taught Ariyan disciple
is repelled by body,
is repelled by feeling,
is repelled by perception,
is repelled by the activities
is repelled by consciousness.

Being repelled
he lusts not
not lusting he is set free
in this freedom comes insight
that it is a being free.

Thus he realizes:

"Rebirth is destroyed,
lived is the righteous life,
done is my task,
for life in these conditions
there is no hereafter.'"