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Sahetuanattasutta

Not-Self With Its Cause

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.

“Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, anattā.
“Mendicants, form is not-self.

Yopi hetu yopi paccayo rūpassa uppādāya, sopi anattā.
The cause and reason that gives rise to form is also not-self.

Anattasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ kuto attā bhavissati.
Since form is produced by what is not-self, how could it be self?

Vedanā anattā …
Feeling is not-self …

saññā anattā …
Perception is not-self …

saṅkhārā anattā …
Choices are not-self …

viññāṇaṁ anattā.
Consciousness is not-self.

Yopi hetu yopi paccayo viññāṇassa uppādāya, sopi anattā.
The cause and reason that gives rise to consciousness is also not-self.

Anattasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṁ kuto attā bhavissati.
Since consciousness is produced by what is not-self, how could it be self?

Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
Seeing this …

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

Navamaṁ.