1At Sāvatthī … . The Blessed One then said to the Venerable Ānanda as he was sitting to one side:

2"If, Ānanda, they were to ask you: ‘Friend Ānanda, what are the things of which an arising was discerned, a vanishing was discerned, an alteration of that which stands was discerned? What are the things of which an arising will be discerned, a vanishing will be discerned, an alteration of that which stands will be discerned? What are the things of which an arising is discerned, a vanishing is discerned, an alteration of that which stands is discerned?’—being asked thus, Ānanda, how would you answer?"

"Venerable sir, if they were to ask me this, sn.iii.39 I would answer thus: ‘Friends, with form that has passed, ceased, changed, an arising was discerned, a vanishing was discerned, an alteration of that which stands was discerned. With feeling … perception … volitional formations … consciousness that has passed, ceased, changed, an arising was discerned, a vanishing was discerned, an alteration of that which stands was discerned. It is of these things, friends, that an arising was discerned, that a vanishing was discerned, that an alteration of that which stands was discerned.

3"‘Friends, with form that has not been born, not become manifest, an arising will be discerned, a vanishing will be discerned, an alteration of that which stands will be discerned. With feeling … perception … volitional formations … consciousness that has not been born, not become manifest, an arising will be discerned, a vanishing will be discerned, an alteration of that which stands will be discerned. It is of these things, friends, that an arising will be discerned, that a vanishing will be discerned, that an alteration of that which stands will be discerned.

4"‘Friends, with form that has been born, that has become manifest, an arising is discerned, a vanishing is discerned, an alteration of that which stands is discerned. With feeling … perception … volitional formations … consciousness that has been born, that has become manifest, an arising is discerned, a vanishing is discerned, an alteration of that which stands is discerned. It is of these things, friends, that an arising is discerned, that a vanishing is discerned, that an alteration of that which stands is discerned.’

"Being asked thus, venerable sir, I would answer in such a way."

5"Good, good, Ānanda!"
The Buddha here repeats the entire answer of the Venerable Ānanda, concluding: sn.iii.40

"Being asked thus, Ānanda, you should answer in such a way."

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ Ānandaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

2"Sace taṁ, Ānanda, evaṁ puccheyyuṁ: ‘katamesaṁ, āvuso Ānanda, dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyittha, vayo paññāyittha, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyittha? Katamesaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyissati, vayo paññāyissati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyissati? Katamesaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyati, vayo paññāyati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyatī’ti? Evaṁ puṭṭho tvaṁ, Ānanda, kinti byākareyyāsī"ti?

"Sace maṁ, bhante, evaṁ puccheyyuṁ: ‘katamesaṁ, āvuso Ānanda, dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyittha, vayo paññāyittha, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyittha? Katamesaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyissati, vayo paññāyissati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyissati? Katamesaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyati, vayo paññāyati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyatī’ti? Evaṁ puṭṭhohaṁ, bhante, evaṁ byākareyyaṁ: ‘Yaṁ kho, āvuso, rūpaṁ atītaṁ niruddhaṁ vipariṇataṁ; tassa uppādo paññāyittha, vayo paññāyittha, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyittha. Yā vedanā atītā niruddhā vipariṇatā; tassā uppādo paññāyittha, vayo paññāyittha, ṭhitāya aññathattaṁ paññāyittha. Yā saññā … ye saṅkhārā atītā niruddhā vipariṇatā; tesaṁ uppādo paññāyittha, vayo paññāyittha, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyittha. Yaṁ viññāṇaṁ atītaṁ niruddhaṁ vipariṇataṁ; tassa uppādo paññāyittha, vayo paññāyittha, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyittha. Imesaṁ kho, āvuso, dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyittha, vayo paññāyittha, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyittha.

3Yaṁ kho, āvuso, rūpaṁ ajātaṁ apātubhūtaṁ; tassa uppādo paññāyissati, vayo paññāyissati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyissati. Yā vedanā ajātā apātubhūtā; tassā uppādo paññāyissati, vayo paññāyissati, ṭhitāya aññathattaṁ paññāyissati. Yā saññā … pe … ye saṅkhārā ajātā apātubhūtā; tesaṁ uppādo paññāyissati, vayo paññāyissati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyissati. Yaṁ viññāṇaṁ ajātaṁ apātubhūtaṁ; tassa uppādo paññāyissati, vayo paññāyissati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyissati. Imesaṁ kho, āvuso, dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyissati, vayo paññāyissati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyissati.

4Yaṁ kho, āvuso, rūpaṁ jātaṁ pātubhūtaṁ; tassa uppādo paññāyati, vayo paññāyati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyati. Yā vedanā jātā pātubhūtā … pe … yā saññā … ye saṅkhārā jātā pātubhūtā; tesaṁ uppādo paññāyati, vayo paññāyati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyati. Yaṁ viññāṇaṁ jātaṁ pātubhūtaṁ tassa uppādo paññāyati, vayo paññāyati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyati. Imesaṁ kho, āvuso, dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyati, vayo paññāyati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyatī’ti.

Evaṁ puṭṭhohaṁ, bhante, evaṁ byākareyyan"ti.

5"Sādhu sādhu, Ānanda.
Yaṁ kho, Ānanda, rūpaṁ atītaṁ niruddhaṁ vipariṇataṁ; tassa uppādo paññāyittha, vayo paññāyittha, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyittha. Yā vedanā … yā saññā … ye saṅkhārā … yaṁ viññāṇaṁ atītaṁ niruddhaṁ vipariṇataṁ; tassa uppādo paññāyittha, vayo paññāyittha, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyittha. Imesaṁ kho, Ānanda, dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyittha, vayo paññāyittha, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyittha.

6Yaṁ kho, Ānanda, rūpaṁ ajātaṁ apātubhūtaṁ; tassa uppādo paññāyissati, vayo paññāyissati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyissati. Yā vedanā … yā saññā … ye saṅkhārā … yaṁ viññāṇaṁ ajātaṁ apātubhūtaṁ; tassa uppādo paññāyissati, vayo paññāyissati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyissati. Imesaṁ kho, Ānanda, dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyissati, vayo paññāyissati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyissati.

7Yaṁ kho, Ānanda, rūpaṁ jātaṁ pātubhūtaṁ; tassa uppādo paññāyati, vayo paññāyati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyati. Yā vedanā jātā pātubhūtā … yā saññā … ye saṅkhārā … yaṁ viññāṇaṁ jātaṁ pātubhūtaṁ; tassa uppādo paññāyati, vayo paññāyati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyati. Imesaṁ kho, Ānanda, dhammānaṁ uppādo paññāyati, vayo paññāyati, ṭhitassa aññathattaṁ paññāyatīti.

Evaṁ puṭṭho tvaṁ, Ānanda, evaṁ byākareyyāsī"ti.

Chaṭṭhaṁ.