Mortality Mṅra Sutta (SN 23:1)
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('â', Mṅra, Mṅra,â it is said, lord. To what extent is there said to be Mṅra?" "Rṅdha, when there is form, there would be Mṅra (Mortality) or what mortalizes or what is mortalized. Therefore, Rṅdha, see form as ),
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('â', mortalized.â See it as a disease, a cancer, an arrow, a misery, a great misery. Those who see it this way see it rightly. "When there is feeling⦠"When there is perception⦠"When there are fabrications⦠"When there is consciousness, there would be Mṅra (Mortality) or what mortalizes or what is mortalized. Therefore, Rṅdha, see consciousness as ),
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('â', mortalized.â See it as a disease, a cancer, an arrow, a misery, a great misery. Those who see it this way see it rightly. "But seeing rightly, lord, has what as its purpose?" "Seeing rightly, Rṅdha, has disenchantment as its purpose." "And disenchantment, lord, has what as its purpose?" "Disenchantment, Rṅdha, has dispassion as its purpose." "And dispassion, lord, has what as its purpose?" "Dispassion, Rṅdha, has release as its purpose." "And release, lord, has what as its purpose?" "Release, Rṅdha, has unbinding as its purpose." "And unbinding, lord, has what as its purpose?" "The question has gone too far, Rṅdha. You canât hold on up to the limit of questions, for this holy life is lived with unbinding as its foothold, with unbinding as its culmination, unbinding as its final end." See also: MN 44; SN 22:60; SN 22:79; SN 22:85; AN 9:36; AN 10:58 - --> - - - -