Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.44

The Related Suttas Collection 22.44

5. Attadīpavagga

5. Be Your Own Island

Paṭipadāsutta

Practice

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

“Sakkāyasamudayagāminiñca vo, bhikkhave, paṭipadaṁ desessāmi, sakkāyanirodhagāminiñca paṭipadaṁ. Taṁ suṇātha.

“Bhikkhus, I will teach you the practice that leads to the origin of identity and the practice that leads to the cessation of identity. Listen …

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sakkāyasamudayagāminī paṭipadā? Idha, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano ariyānaṁ adassāvī ariyadhammassa akovido ariyadhamme avinīto, sappurisānaṁ adassāvī sappurisadhammassa akovido sappurisadhamme avinīto,

And what is the practice that leads to the origin of identity? It’s when an unlearned ordinary person has not seen the noble ones, and is neither skilled nor trained in the teaching of the noble ones. They’ve not seen good persons, and are neither skilled nor trained in the teaching of the good persons.

rūpaṁ attato samanupassati, rūpavantaṁ vā attānaṁ; attani vā rūpaṁ, rūpasmiṁ vā attānaṁ.

They regard form as self, self as having form, form in self, or self in form.

Vedanaṁ attato …

They regard feeling as self …

saññaṁ …

They regard perception as self …

saṅkhāre …

They regard choices as self …

viññāṇaṁ attato samanupassati, viññāṇavantaṁ vā attānaṁ; attani vā viññāṇaṁ, viññāṇasmiṁ vā attānaṁ.

They regard consciousness as self, self as having consciousness, consciousness in self, or self in consciousness.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘sakkāyasamudayagāminī paṭipadā, sakkāyasamudayagāminī paṭipadā’ti. Iti hidaṁ, bhikkhave, vuccati ‘dukkhasamudayagāminī samanupassanā’ti. Ayamevettha attho.

This is called the practice that leads to the origin of identity. And that’s why it’s called a way of regarding things that leads to the origin of suffering.

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sakkāyanirodhagāminī paṭipadā? Idha, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako ariyānaṁ dassāvī ariyadhammassa kovido ariyadhamme suvinīto, sappurisānaṁ dassāvī sappurisadhammassa kovido sappurisadhamme suvinīto,

And what is the practice that leads to the cessation of identity? It’s when a learned noble disciple has seen the noble ones, and is skilled and trained in the teaching of the noble ones. They’ve seen good persons, and are skilled and trained in the teaching of the good persons.

na rūpaṁ attato samanupassati, na rūpavantaṁ vā attānaṁ; na attani vā rūpaṁ, na rūpasmiṁ vā attānaṁ.

They don’t regard form as self, self as having form, form in self, or self in form.

Na vedanaṁ attato …

They don’t regard feeling as self …

na saññaṁ …

They don’t regard perception as self …

na saṅkhāre …

They don’t regard choices as self …

na viññāṇaṁ attato samanupassati, na viññāṇavantaṁ vā attānaṁ; na attani vā viññāṇaṁ, na viññāṇasmiṁ vā attānaṁ.

They don’t regard consciousness as self, self as having consciousness, consciousness in self, or self in consciousness.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘sakkāyanirodhagāminī paṭipadā, sakkāyanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti. Iti hidaṁ, bhikkhave, vuccati ‘dukkhanirodhagāminī samanupassanā’ti. Ayamevettha attho”ti.

This is called the practice that leads to the cessation of identity. And that’s why it’s called a way of regarding things that leads to the cessation of suffering.”

Dutiyaṁ.