2-10.
The Nine Discourses Beginning with Visible Form
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He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"What do you think, Rāhula, are visible forms permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." Etc.
Sounds...
Odours...
Flavours...
Tangibles...
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 visible forms... etc. Perception of sounds... Perception of odours... Perception of flavours... Perception of tangibles... Perception of mental phenomena...
"Volition regarding visible forms... etc. volition regarding sounds... volition regarding odours... volition regarding flavours... volition regarding tangibles... volition regarding mental phenomena...
"craving for visible forms in the world... craving for sounds... Craving for odours... Craving for flavours... Craving for tangibles... craving for mental phenomena...
"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.