Sakkāyapañhāsutta

Saṁyutta Nikāya 38.15

Linked Discourses 38.15

1. Jambukhādakavagga

1. With Jambukhādaka

Sakkāyapañhāsutta

A Question About Substantial Reality

“‘Sakkāyo, sakkāyo’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati.

“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘substantial reality’.

Katamo nu kho, āvuso, sakkāyo”ti?

What is substantial reality?”

“Pañcime, āvuso, upādānakkhandhā sakkāyo vutto bhagavatā, seyyathidaṁ—

“Reverend, the Buddha said that these five grasping aggregates are substantial reality. That is,

rūpupādānakkhandho, vedanupādānakkhandho, saññupādānakkhandho, saṅkhārupādānakkhandho, viññāṇupādānakkhandho.

form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.

Ime kho, āvuso, pañcupādānakkhandhā sakkāyo vutto bhagavatā”ti.

The Buddha said that these five grasping aggregates are substantial reality.”

“Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etassa sakkāyassa pariññāyā”ti?

“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding this substantial reality?”

“Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etassa sakkāyassa pariññāyā”ti.

“There is.” …

“Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā, etassa sakkāyassa pariññāyā”ti?

“Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etassa sakkāyassa pariññāya, seyyathidaṁ—

sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etassa sakkāyassa pariññāyā”ti.

“Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etassa sakkāyassa pariññāya.

Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā”ti.

Pannarasamaṁ.