Anattanibbānasappāyasutta
Not-Self as Conducive to Extinguishment
“Nibbānasappāyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paṭipadaṁ desessāmi.
“Mendicants, I will teach you a practice that’s conducive to extinguishment.
Taṁ suṇātha …pe…
Listen …
katamā ca sā, bhikkhave, nibbānasappāyā paṭipadā?
And what is that practice that’s conducive to extinguishment?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhuṁ anattāti passati, rūpā anattāti passati, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ anattāti passati, cakkhusamphasso anattāti passati, yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi anattāti passati …pe…
It’s when a mendicant sees that the eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact are not-self. And they see that the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises conditioned by eye contact is also not-self.
mano anattāti passati, dhammā anattāti passati, manoviññāṇaṁ anattāti passati, manosamphasso anattāti passati, yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi anattāti passati.
They see that the ear … nose … tongue … body … mind, ideas, mind-consciousness, and mind contact are not-self. And they see that the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises conditioned by mind contact is also not-self.
Ayaṁ kho sā, bhikkhave, nibbānasappāyā paṭipadā”ti.
This is that practice that’s conducive to extinguishment.”
