Saññāsutta
Perceptions
“Satta vo, bhikkhave, aparihāniye dhamme desessāmi.
“Mendicants, I will teach you seven principles that prevent decline.
Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha …pe….
Listen and apply your mind well …
Katame ca, bhikkhave, satta aparihāniyā dhammā?
And what are the seven principles that prevent decline?
Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū aniccasaññaṁ bhāvessanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.
As long as the mendicants develop the perception of impermanence …
Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū anattasaññaṁ bhāvessanti …pe…
not-self …
asubhasaññaṁ bhāvessanti …
ugliness …
ādīnavasaññaṁ bhāvessanti …
drawbacks …
pahānasaññaṁ bhāvessanti …
giving up …
virāgasaññaṁ bhāvessanti …
fading away …
nirodhasaññaṁ bhāvessanti;
cessation,
vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni. Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, ime satta aparihāniyā dhammā bhikkhūsu ṭhassanti, imesu ca sattasu aparihāniyesu dhammesu, bhikkhū sandississanti; vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihānī”ti.
they can expect growth, not decline. As long as these seven principles that prevent decline last among the mendicants, and as long as the mendicants are seen following them, they can expect growth, not decline.”
