2-10.
The Nine Discourses Beginning with Form
199.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"What do you think, Rāhula, are forms permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." Etc.
Sounds...
Odours...
Flavours...
Tangible objects...
Mental phenomena...
"Eye-consciousness... etc. Ear-consciousness... nose-consciousness... tongue-consciousness... body-consciousness... Mind-consciousness...
"Eye-contact... etc. Ear-contact... nose-contact, tongue-contact, body-contact, Mind-contact...
"Feeling born of eye-contact... etc. Feeling born of ear-contact... Feeling born of nose-contact... Feeling born of tongue-contact... Feeling born of body-contact... Feeling born of mind-contact...
"Perception of material form... etc. Perception of sound... Perception of odour... Perception of flavour... Perception of tangible object... Perception of mental phenomena...
"Volition regarding visible form... etc. volition regarding sound... volition regarding odour... volition regarding flavour... volition regarding tangible object... volition regarding mental phenomena...
"Craving for visible form in the world... craving for sound... Craving for odour... Craving for flavour... Craving for tangible object... craving for mental objects...
"The solid element... etc. The liquid element... The heat element... The air element... the space element... the consciousness element...
"Materiality... etc. feeling... perception... activities... consciousness permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." Etc. "Seeing thus, Rāhula... etc. He understands: ... there is no more coming back to any state of being." The tenth.