Samyuktagama (Sanskrit fragments) 46.4

46.4

爾時，世尊告諸比丘：「有五受陰。云何為五？色、受、想、行、識受陰。若沙門、婆羅門以宿命智自識種種宿命，已識、當識、今識，皆於此五受陰已識、當識、今識：『我過去所經如是色、如是受、如是想、如是行、如是識。』若可閡可分，是名色受陰。何所閡？若手、若石、若杖、若刀、若冷、若暖、若渴、若飢、若蚊、虻、諸毒虫、風、雨觸，是名觸閡，是故閡是色受陰。復以此色受陰無常、苦、變易。諸覺相是受受陰，何所覺？覺苦、覺樂、覺不苦不樂，是故名覺相是受受陰。復以此受受陰是無常、苦、變易。諸想是想受陰，何所想？少想、多想、無量想、都無所有作無所有想，是故名想受陰。復以此想受陰是無常、苦、變易法。為作相是行受陰，何所為作？於色為作，於受、想、行、識為作，是故為作相是行受陰。復以此行受陰是無常、苦、變易法。別知相是識受陰，何所識？識色，識聲、香、味、觸、法，是故名識受陰。復以此識受陰是無常、苦、變易法。

It was then that the Bhagavān addressed the monks, “There are five acquired aggregates. What are the five? The acquired aggregate of form … feeling … conception … volition … the acquired aggregate of consciousness. Suppose ascetics or priests are aware of their various past lives using the knowledge of past lives. That past consciousness, future consciousness, or present consciousness [that’s recollected] are all these five acquired aggregates. About that past consciousness, future consciousness, or present consciousness, [they think]: ‘Throughout my past, my form was thus, my feeling was thus, my conception was thus, my volition was thus, and my consciousness was thus.’

“If something is resistant and divisible, it’s called the acquired aggregate of form. When something resists when touched by hand, stone, stick, blade, cold, heat, thirst, hunger, biting insects, vipers, wind, or rain, it’s called resistant contact. Therefore, something resistant is the acquired aggregate of form. Moreover, this acquired aggregate of form is impermanent, painful, and liable to change.

“The aspects of sensation is the acquired aggregate of feeling. What is felt? Pain is felt, pleasure is felt, and what’s neither painful nor pleasant is felt; therefore, we call these aspects of sensation the acquired aggregate of feeling. Moreover, this acquired aggregate of feeling is impermanent, painful, and liable to change.

“Conceptions are the acquired aggregate of conception. What’s conceived? The concept ‘few,’ the concept ‘many,’ the concept ‘measureless,’ and complete nothingness creates the concept ‘nothingness;’ therefore, they are called the acquired aggregate of conception. Moreover, this acquired aggregate of conception is impermanent, painful, and liable to change.

“The nature of acting is the acquired aggregate of volition. What acts? It’s the acting of form … feeling … conception … volition … the acting of consciousness; therefore, the nature of acting is the acquired aggregate of volition. Moreover, this acquired aggregate of volition is impermanent, painful, and liable to change.

“The nature of distinguishing is the acquired aggregate of consciousness. What’s cognized? Form is cognized … sound … odor … flavor … touch … ideas are cognized; therefore, this is called the acquired aggregate of consciousness. Moreover, this acquired aggregate of consciousness is impermanent, painful, and liable to change.