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Ajjhattānattahetusutta

Interior and Cause Are Not-Self

“Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, anattā.
“Mendicants, the eye is not-self.

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

Anattasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, cakkhu kuto attā bhavissati …pe…
Since the eye is produced by what is not-self, how could it be self?

jivhā anattā.
The ear … nose … tongue … body …

Yopi hetu yopi paccayo jivhāya uppādāya, sopi anattā.

Anattasambhūtā, bhikkhave, jivhā kuto attā bhavissati …pe…

mano anattā.
mind is not-self.

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

Anattasambhūto, bhikkhave, mano kuto attā bhavissati.
Since the mind 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.