[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Mahanidanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15) › 28.1-12 # Mahanidanasutta 28.1-12 Mahānidānasutta 28.1-12 - **Language:** Pāli ### [28.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.1) Tatrānanda, yo so evamāha: > Now, as to those who say: > — The Great Discourse on Causation ### [28.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.2) ‘vedanā me attā’ti, > ‘Feeling is my self.’ > — The Great Discourse on Causation ### [28.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.3) so evamassa vacanīyo: > You should say this to them: > — The Great Discourse on Causation ### [28.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.4) ‘tisso kho imā, āvuso, vedanā— > ‘Reverend, there are three feelings: > — The Great Discourse on Causation ### [28.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.5) sukhā vedanā dukkhā vedanā adukkhamasukhā vedanā. > pleasant, painful, and neutral. > — The Great Discourse on Causation ### [28.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.6) Imāsaṃ kho tvaṃ tissannaṃ vedanānaṃ katamaṃ attato samanupassasī’ti? > Which one of these do you regard as self?’ > — The Great Discourse on Causation ### [28.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.7) Yasmiṃ, ānanda, samaye sukhaṃ vedanaṃ vedeti, neva tasmiṃ samaye dukkhaṃ vedanaṃ vedeti, na adukkhamasukhaṃ vedanaṃ vedeti; > Ānanda, at a time when you feel a pleasant feeling, you don’t feel a painful or neutral feeling; > — The Great Discourse on Causation ### [28.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.8) sukhaṃyeva tasmiṃ samaye vedanaṃ vedeti. > you only feel a pleasant feeling. > — The Great Discourse on Causation ### [28.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.9) Yasmiṃ, ānanda, samaye dukkhaṃ vedanaṃ vedeti, neva tasmiṃ samaye sukhaṃ vedanaṃ vedeti, na adukkhamasukhaṃ vedanaṃ vedeti; > At a time when you feel a painful feeling, you don’t feel a pleasant or neutral feeling; > — The Great Discourse on Causation ### [28.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.10) dukkhaṃyeva tasmiṃ samaye vedanaṃ vedeti. > you only feel a painful feeling. > — The Great Discourse on Causation ### [28.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.11) Yasmiṃ, ānanda, samaye adukkhamasukhaṃ vedanaṃ vedeti, neva tasmiṃ samaye sukhaṃ vedanaṃ vedeti, na dukkhaṃ vedanaṃ vedeti; > At a time when you feel a neutral feeling, you don’t feel a pleasant or painful feeling; > — The Great Discourse on Causation ### [28.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.12) adukkhamasukhaṃyeva tasmiṃ samaye vedanaṃ vedeti. > you only feel a neutral feeling. > — The Great Discourse on Causation ## Translations (4) - [Большое наставление об обусловленности](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15~ru-khantibalo.28.1) — Russian - [Dugi govor o uzročnosti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15~sr-brankokovacevic.28.1) — sr - [The Great Discourse on Causation](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15~en-sujato.28.1) — English - [Die große Lehrrede über das Kausalprinzip](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15~de-sabbamitta.28.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.15.122) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (4) - [Dīghanakhasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.74.10.3) — Pāli - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.13.67) — Classical Chinese - [人本欲生經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.mahanidanasutra*zh-an-shigao.1.52) — Classical Chinese - [大生義經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.mahanidanasutra*zh-danapala.1.16) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.1-12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.15.28.1-12) · Pramāṇa