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Majjhima Nikāya 148

Chachakkasutta

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‘Cakkhu attā’ti yo vadeyya taṁ na upapajjati.
Cakkhussa uppādopi vayopi paññāyati.
Yassa kho pana uppādopi vayopi paññāyati, ‘attā me uppajjati ca veti cā’ti iccassa evamāgataṁ hoti.
Tasmā taṁ na upapajjati:
‘cakkhu attā’ti yo vadeyya.
Iti cakkhu anattā.
‘Rūpā attā’ti yo vadeyya taṁ na upapajjati.
Rūpānaṁ uppādopi vayopi paññāyati.
Yassa kho pana uppādopi vayopi paññāyati, ‘attā me uppajjati ca veti cā’ti iccassa evamāgataṁ hoti.
Tasmā taṁ na upapajjati:
‘rūpā attā’ti yo vadeyya.
Iti cakkhu anattā, rūpā anattā.
‘Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ attā’ti yo vadeyya taṁ na upapajjati.
Cakkhuviññāṇassa uppādopi vayopi paññāyati.

If anyone says, ‘the eye is self,’ that is not tenable. The arising and vanishing of the eye is evident, so it would follow that one’s self arises and vanishes. That’s why it’s not tenable to claim that the eye is self. So the eye is not self. If anyone says, ‘sights are self,’ that is not tenable. The arising and vanishing of sights is evident, so it would follow that one’s self arises and vanishes. That’s why it’s not tenable to claim that sights are self. So the eye is not self and sights are not self. If anyone says, ‘eye consciousness is self,’ that is not tenable. The arising and vanishing of eye consciousness is evident,

Yassa kho pana uppādopi vayopi paññāyati, ‘attā me uppajjati ca veti cā’ti iccassa evamāgataṁ hoti.
Tasmā taṁ na upapajjati:
‘cakkhuviññāṇaṁ attā’ti yo vadeyya.
Iti cakkhu anattā, rūpā anattā, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ anattā.
‘Cakkhusamphasso attā’ti yo vadeyya taṁ na upapajjati.
Cakkhusamphassassa uppādopi vayopi paññāyati.
Yassa kho pana uppādopi vayopi paññāyati, ‘attā me uppajjati ca veti cā’ti iccassa evamāgataṁ hoti.
Tasmā taṁ na upapajjati:
‘cakkhusamphasso attā’ti yo vadeyya.
Iti cakkhu anattā, rūpā anattā, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ anattā, cakkhusamphasso anattā.
‘Vedanā attā’ti yo vadeyya taṁ na upapajjati.
Vedanāya uppādopi vayopi paññāyati.
Yassa kho pana uppādopi vayopi paññāyati, ‘attā me uppajjati ca veti cā’ti iccassa evamāgataṁ hoti.

so it would follow that one’s self arises and vanishes. That’s why it’s not tenable to claim that eye consciousness is self. So the eye, sights, and eye consciousness are not self. If anyone says, ‘eye contact is self,’ that is not tenable. The arising and vanishing of eye contact is evident, so it would follow that one’s self arises and vanishes. That’s why it’s not tenable to claim that eye contact is self. So the eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact are not self. If anyone says, ‘feeling is self,’ that is not tenable. The arising and vanishing of feeling is evident, so it would follow that one’s self arises and vanishes.

Tasmā taṁ na upapajjati:
‘vedanā attā’ti yo vadeyya.
Iti cakkhu anattā, rūpā anattā, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ anattā, cakkhusamphasso anattā, vedanā anattā.
‘Taṇhā attā’ti yo vadeyya taṁ na upapajjati.
Taṇhāya uppādopi vayopi paññāyati.
Yassa kho pana uppādopi vayopi paññāyati, ‘attā me uppajjati ca veti cā’ti iccassa evamāgataṁ hoti.
Tasmā taṁ na upapajjati:
‘taṇhā attā’ti yo vadeyya.
Iti cakkhu anattā, rūpā anattā, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ anattā, cakkhusamphasso anattā, vedanā anattā, taṇhā anattā.

That’s why it’s not tenable to claim that feeling is self. So the eye, sights, eye consciousness, eye contact, and feeling are not self. If anyone says, ‘craving is self,’ that is not tenable. The arising and vanishing of craving is evident, so it would follow that one’s self arises and vanishes. That’s why it’s not tenable to claim that craving is self. So the eye, sights, eye consciousness, eye contact, feeling, and craving are not self.

‘Sotaṁ attā’ti yo vadeyya …pe…
‘ghānaṁ attā’ti yo vadeyya …pe…
‘jivhā attā’ti yo vadeyya …pe…
‘kāyo attā’ti yo vadeyya …pe…
‘mano attā’ti yo vadeyya taṁ na upapajjati.
Manassa uppādopi vayopi paññāyati.
Yassa kho pana uppādopi vayopi paññāyati, ‘attā me uppajjati ca veti cā’ti iccassa evamāgataṁ hoti.
Tasmā taṁ na upapajjati:
‘mano attā’ti yo vadeyya.
Iti mano anattā.

If anyone says, ‘the ear is self’ … ‘the nose is self’ … ‘the tongue is self’ … ‘the body is self’ … ‘the mind is self,’ that is not tenable. The arising and vanishing of the mind is evident, so it would follow that one’s self arises and vanishes. That’s why it’s not tenable to claim that the mind is self. So the mind is not self.

‘Dhammā attā’ti yo vadeyya taṁ na upapajjati.
Dhammānaṁ uppādopi vayopi paññāyati.
Yassa kho pana uppādopi vayopi paññāyati, ‘attā me uppajjati ca veti cā’ti iccassa evamāgataṁ hoti.
Tasmā taṁ na upapajjati:
‘dhammā attā’ti yo vadeyya.
Iti mano anattā, dhammā anattā.

If anyone says, ‘ideas are self’ …

‘Manoviññāṇaṁ attā’ti yo vadeyya taṁ na upapajjati.
Manoviññāṇassa uppādopi vayopi paññāyati.
Yassa kho pana uppādopi vayopi paññāyati, ‘attā me uppajjati ca veti cā’ti iccassa evamāgataṁ hoti.
Tasmā taṁ na upapajjati:
‘manoviññāṇaṁ attā’ti yo vadeyya.
Iti mano anattā, dhammā anattā, manoviññāṇaṁ anattā.

‘mind consciousness is self’ …

‘Manosamphasso attā’ti yo vadeyya taṁ na upapajjati.
Manosamphassassa uppādopi vayopi paññāyati.
Yassa kho pana uppādopi vayopi paññāyati, ‘attā me uppajjati ca veti cā’ti iccassa evamāgataṁ hoti.
Tasmā taṁ na upapajjati:
‘manosamphasso attā’ti yo vadeyya.
Iti mano anattā, dhammā anattā, manoviññāṇaṁ anattā, manosamphasso anattā.

‘mind contact is self’ …

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