On the last full moon of the rains retreat (vassa) we're chanting the 2nd formal teaching of the Buddha, the Anatta-lakkhaṇa Sutta (Discourse on the Not-Self Characteristic), led by Ajahn Moneyyo, in the original Pali language.

This is a stereo recording, and you can get  quite an immersive experience if you switch on 'surround sound' / '3D'  on you loudspeakers, or use good around-the-ears headphones 🔊👂😊👂🔊

While listening to this discourse, the hearts of the first five disciples of the Buddha (Pañca-vaggiya) were totally released from all defilements as they realized Nibbāna.

Evaṃ me sutaṃ.

Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā bārāṇasiyaṃ viharati

Isipatane Migadāye.

Tatra kho bhagavā pañcavaggiye bhikkhū āmantesi:

Rūpaṃ bhikkhave anattā,

rūpañca hidaṃ bhikkhave attā abhavissa,

nayidaṃ rūpaṃ ābādhāya saṃvatteyya,

labbhetha ca rūpe,

evaṃ me rūpaṃ hotu,

evaṃ me rūpaṃ mā ahosī ti.

Yasmā ca kho bhikkhave rūpaṃ anattā,

tasmā rūpaṃ ābādhāya saṃvattati,

na ca labbhati rūpe,

evaṃ me rūpaṃ hotu,

evaṃ me rūpaṃ mā ahosī ti.

Vedanā... Saññā... Sankhārā... Viññāṇaṃ anattā (...)

Taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave,

rūpam niccaṃ vā aniccaṃ vā ti?

Aniccaṃ bhante!

Yam panāniccaṃ, dukkhaṃ vā taṃ sukhaṃ vā ti?

Dukkhaṃ bhante!

Yam panāniccaṃ dukkhaṃ viparināma-dhammaṃ,

kallaṃ nu taṃ samanupassituṃ:

"Etaṃ mama, eso'ham’asmi, eso me attā ti?"

No hetaṃ bhante!

Taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave,

Vedanā... Saññā... Sankhārā... Viññāṇaṃ niccaṃ vā aniccaṃ vā ti?

(...)

Tasmā tiha bhikkhave:

yaṃ kiñci rūpaṃ atītānāgata-paccuppannaṃ,

ajjhattaṃ vā bahiddhā vā,

oḷārikaṃ vā sukhumaṃ vā,

hīnaṃ vā paṇītaṃ vā,

yandūre santike vā,

sabbaṃ rūpaṃ:

"N'etaṃ mama, n'eso'ham’asmi, na me so attā ti!"

Evam etaṃ yathābhūtaṃ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṃ.

Yā kāci Vedanā... Saññā... Sankhārā... Viññāṇaṃ...

(...)

Evaṃ passaṃ bhikkhave

sutavā ariyasāvako

rūpasmim pi nibbindati,

vedanāya pi nibbindati,

saññāya pi nibbindati,

saṅkhāresu pi nibbindati,

viññāṇasmim pi nibbindati.

Nibbindaṃ virajjati,

virāgā vimuccati,

vimuttasmiṃ vimuttam iti ñāṇaṃ hoti:

"khīṇā jāti,

vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ,

kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ,

nāparaṃ itthattāyā ti pajānātī ti.

Idam-avoca bhagavā.

Attamanā pañcavaggiyā bhikkhū

bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinanduṃ.

Imasmiñca pana veyyākaraṇasmiṃ bhaññamāne

pañcavaggiyānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ anupādāya

āsavehi cittāni vimucciṃsū ti.



Anattalakkhaṇa-suttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ.

The text of the whole Sutta, encluding English translation, is available for free viewing or download in the Amaravati Chanting Book, Vol 2, page 15:

https://amaravati.org/dhamma-books/chanting-book-volume-two/

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