6.
The Second Discourse on Ānanda
38.
At Sāvatthī.
To the Venerable Ānanda seated to one side, the Blessed One said this:
"If, Ānanda, they were to ask you thus - 'Of which phenomena, friend Ānanda, was the arising evident, the passing away evident, the change in their duration evident? Of which phenomena will the arising be evident, the passing away be evident, the change in their duration be evident? Of which phenomena is the arising evident, the passing away evident, the change in their duration evident?' Thus asked, Ānanda, how would you answer?" "If, venerable sir, they were to ask me thus - 'Of which phenomena, friend Ānanda, was the arising evident, the passing away evident, the change in their duration evident? Of which phenomena will the arising be evident, the passing away be evident, the change in their duration be evident? Of which phenomena is the arising evident, the passing away evident, the change in their duration evident?' Thus asked, venerable sir, I would answer thus - 'Whatever matter, friend, is past, ceased, changed; of that the arising was evident, the passing away was evident, the change in its duration was evident. Whatever feeling is past, ceased, changed; of that the arising was evident, the passing away was evident, the change in its duration was evident. Whatever perception... whatever activities are past, ceased, changed; of them the arising was evident, the passing away was evident, the change in their duration was evident. Whatever consciousness is past, ceased, changed; of that the arising was evident, the passing away was evident, the change in its duration was evident. Of these phenomena, friend, the arising was evident, the passing away was evident, the change in their duration was evident.'
'Whatever matter, friend, is unborn, not yet manifest; of that the arising will be evident, the passing away will be evident, the change in its duration will be evident. Whatever feeling is unborn, not yet manifest; of that the arising will be evident, the passing away will be evident, the change in its duration will be evident. Whatever perception... etc. whatever activities are unborn, not yet manifest; of them the arising will be evident, the passing away will be evident, the change in their duration will be evident. Whatever consciousness is unborn, not yet manifest; of that the arising will be evident, the passing away will be evident, the change in its duration will be evident. Of these phenomena, friend, the arising will be evident, the passing away will be evident, the change in their duration will be evident.
"Whatever matter, friend, has arisen, has become manifest; its arising is evident, its passing away is evident, the change in its duration is evident. Whatever feeling has arisen, has become manifest, etc. whatever perception... whatever activities have arisen, have become manifest; their arising is evident, their passing away is evident, the change in their duration is evident. Whatever consciousness has arisen, has become manifest, its arising is evident, its passing away is evident, the change in its duration is evident. Of these phenomena, friend, the arising is evident, the passing away is evident, the change in their duration is evident.' Thus asked, venerable sir, I would answer thus."
"Good, good, Ānanda! Whatever matter, Ānanda, is past, ceased, changed; of that the arising was evident, the passing away was evident, the change in its duration was evident. Whatever feeling... whatever perception... whatever activities... whatever consciousness is past, ceased, changed; of that the arising was evident, the passing away was evident, the change in its duration was evident. Of these phenomena, Ānanda, the arising was evident, the passing away was evident, the change in their duration was evident.
"Whatever matter, Ānanda, is unborn, has not become manifest; of that the arising will be evident, the passing away will be evident, the change in its duration will be evident. Whatever feeling... whatever perception... whatever activities... whatever consciousness is unborn, has not become manifest; of that the arising will be evident, the passing away will be evident, the change in its duration will be evident. Of these phenomena, Ānanda, the arising will be evident, the passing away will be evident, the change in their duration will be evident.
"Whatever matter, Ānanda, has arisen, has become manifest; its arising is evident, its passing away is evident, the change in its duration is evident. Whatever feeling has arisen, has become manifest... whatever perception... whatever activities... whatever consciousness has arisen, has become manifest; its arising is evident, its passing away is evident, the change in its duration is evident. Of these phenomena, Ānanda, the arising is evident, the passing away is evident, the change in their duration is evident. Thus asked, Ānanda, you should answer thus." The sixth.