Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.154

The Related Suttas Collection 22.154

15. Diṭṭhivagga

15. Views

Micchādiṭṭhisutta

Wrong View

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

“Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṁ upādāya, kiṁ abhinivissa micchādiṭṭhi uppajjatī”ti?

“Bhikkhus, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does wrong view arise?”

Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…

“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”

“rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa micchādiṭṭhi uppajjati. Vedanāya sati … saññāya sati … saṅkhāresu sati … viññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa micchādiṭṭhi uppajjati.

“When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, wrong view arises. When feeling … perception … choices … consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, wrong view arises.

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?

What do you think, bhikkhus? Is form permanent or impermanent?”

“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.

“Impermanent, sir.” …

“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ …pe… api nu taṁ anupādāya micchādiṭṭhi uppajjeyyā”ti?

“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would wrong view arise?”

“No hetaṁ, bhante”.

“No, sir.”

“Vedanā … saññā … saṅkhārā … viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?

“Is feeling … perception … choices … consciousness permanent or impermanent?”

“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.

“Impermanent, sir.”

“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?

“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”

“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.

“Suffering, sir.”

“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, api nu taṁ anupādāya micchādiṭṭhi uppajjeyyā”ti?

“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would wrong view arise?”

“No hetaṁ, bhante”.

“No, sir.”

“Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

“Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence.’”

Pañcamaṁ.