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SN 18.4

Contact

Samphassasutta

from: Chapter One

Contact

At Sāvatthī.

“What do you think, Rāhula? Is eye contact permanent or impermanent?”

“Impermanent, sir.” …

“… ear contact … nose contact … tongue contact … body contact … Is mind contact permanent or impermanent?”

“Impermanent, sir.” …

“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with eye contact, ear contact, nose contact, tongue contact, body contact, and mind contact. Being disillusioned, desire fades away. …”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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