Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.3
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 35.3
1. Aniccavagga
1. Impermanence
Ajjhattānattasutta
The Interior as Not-Self
“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, anattā.
“Mendicants, the eye is not-self.
Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.
And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
Sotaṁ anattā …pe…
The ear,
ghānaṁ anattā …
nose,
jivhā anattā …
tongue,
kāyo anattā …
body,
mano anattā.
and mind are not-self.
Yadanattā taṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.
And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’
Evaṁ passaṁ …pe…
Seeing this …
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence.’”
Tatiyaṁ.