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Sahetuaniccasutta

Impermanence With Its Cause

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.

“Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ.
“Mendicants, form is impermanent.

Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo rūpassa uppādāya, sopi anicco.
The cause and reason that gives rise to form is also impermanent.

Aniccasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ kuto niccaṁ bhavissati.
Since form is produced by what is impermanent, how could it be permanent?

Vedanā aniccā.
Feeling is impermanent …

Yopi hetu, yopi paccayo vedanāya uppādāya, sopi anicco.

Aniccasambhūtā, bhikkhave, vedanā kuto niccā bhavissati.

Saññā aniccā …
Perception is impermanent …

saṅkhārā aniccā.
Choices are impermanent …

Yopi hetu yopi paccayo saṅkhārānaṁ uppādāya, sopi anicco.

Aniccasambhūtā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā kuto niccā bhavissanti.

Viññāṇaṁ aniccaṁ.
Consciousness is impermanent.

Yopi hetu yopi paccayo viññāṇassa uppādāya, sopi anicco.
The cause and reason that gives rise to consciousness is also impermanent.

Aniccasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṁ kuto niccaṁ bhavissati.
Since consciousness is produced by what is impermanent, how could it be permanent?

Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
Seeing this …

nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence.’”

Sattamaṁ.