..续本文上一页ef and despair. (But) do you see, monks, any such supporting (argument) for views

　　" — "No, Lord." — "Well, monks, I, too, do not see any such supporting (argument) for views from the reliance on which there would not arise sorrow and lamentation, pain, grief and despair."[29]

　　25. "If there were a self, monks, would there be my self”s property

　　" — "So it is, Lord." — "Or if there is a self”s property, would there by my self

　　" — "So it is, Lord." — "Since in truth and in fact, self and self”s property do not obtain, O monks, then this ground for views, ”The universe is the Self. That I shall be after death; permanent, stable, eternal, immutable; eternally the same shall I abide, in that very condition” — is it not, monks, an entirely and perfectly foolish idea

　　" — "What else should it be, Lord

　　 It is an entirely and perfectly foolish idea."[30]

　　The Three Characteristics

　　26. "What do you think, monks: is corporeality permanent or impermanent

　　" — "Impermanent, Lord." — "And what is impermanent, is it painful or pleasant

　　" — "Painful, Lord." — "What is impermanent, painful, subject to change, is it fit to be considered thus: ”This is mine, this I am, this is my self”

　　" — "Certainly not, Lord." — "What do you think, monks: Is feeling... is perception... are mental formations... is consciousness... permanent or impermanent

　　" — "Impermanent, Lord." — "And what is impermanent, is it painful or pleasant

　　" — "Painful, Lord." — "And what is impermanent, painful, subject to change, is it fit to be considered thus: ”This is mine, this I am, this is my self

　　" — "Certainly not, Lord."

　　27. "Therefore, monks, whatever corporeality, whether past, future, or present, in oneself or external, gross or subtle, inferior or superior, far or near — all corporeality should with right wisdom, thus be seen as it is: ”This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self.”

　　"Whatever feeling... whatever perception... whatever mental formations... whatever consciousness, whether past, future or present, in oneself or external, gross or subtle, inferior or superior, far or near — all... consciousness should, with right wisdom, thus be seen as it is: ”This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self.”

　　28. "Seeing this, monks, the well-instructed noble disciple becomes disgusted[31] with corporeality, becomes disgusted with feeling, with perception, with mental formations, with consciousness.

　　29. "Through his being disgusted, his passion fades away.[32] His passion having faded, he is freed.[33] In him who is freed there is the knowledge of freedom:[34] "Ceased has rebirth, fulfilled is the holy life, the task is done, there is no more of this to come," thus he knows.

　　The Arahant [35]

　　30. "This monk is called one who has removed the crossbar, has filled the moat, has broken the pillar, has unbolted (his mind); a Noble One who has taken down the flag, put down the burden, become unfettered.

　　31. "And how, monks, is that monk one who has removed the cross-bar

　　 Herein the monk has abandoned ignorance, has cut it off at the root, removed it from its soil like a palmyra tree, brought it to utter extinction, incapable of arising again. Thus has he removed the cross-bar.

　　32. "And how, monks, is that monk one who has filled the moat

　　 Herein the monk has abandoned the round of rebirths, leading to renewed existence; he has cut it off at the root, removed it from its soil like a palmyra tree, brought it to utter extinction, incapable of arising again.

　　33. "And how has he broken the pillar

　　 He has abandoned craving, has cut it off at the root, removed it from its soil like a palmyra tree, brought it to utter extinction, incapable of arising again.

　　34. "And how has he unbolted (his mind)

　　 He has abandoned the five lower fetters, has cut them off at the root, remov…

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