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Mahanidanasutta 30.1-5

Mahānidānasutta 30.1-5

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Pāli

30.1

Tatrānanda, yo so evamāha:

Now, as to those who say:

The Great Discourse on Causation

30.2

‘na heva kho me vedanā attā, appaṭisaṃvedano me attā’ti, so evamassa vacanīyo:

‘Feeling is definitely not my self. My self does not experience feeling.’ You should say this to them,

The Great Discourse on Causation

30.3

‘yattha panāvuso, sabbaso vedayitaṃ natthi api nu kho, tattha “ayamahamasmī”ti siyā’”ti?

‘But reverend, where there is nothing felt at all, would the thought “I am” occur there?’”

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30.4

“No hetaṃ, bhante”.

“No, sir.”

The Great Discourse on Causation

30.5

“Tasmātihānanda, etena petaṃ nakkhamati: ‘na heva kho me vedanā attā, appaṭisaṃvedano me attā’ti samanupassituṃ.

“That’s why it’s not acceptable to regard self as that which does not experience feeling.

The Great Discourse on Causation

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