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Nandaka's Advice

An English translation of an important discourse and its commentary in which one of the Buddha’s senior disciples gives a teaching to five-hundred nuns, at the conclusion of which they all attain at least the level of Stream-Entry (Nandakovādasuttaṁ, MN 146 & AA 1.4.7)

An English translation of an important discourse and its commentary in which one of the Buddha’s senior disciples gives a teaching to five-hundred nuns, at the conclusion of which they all attain at least the level of Stream-Entry (Nandakovādasuttaṁ, MN 146 & AA 1.4.7)

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Nandaka’s <strong>Advice</strong> - 20<br />

The Instruction on the External Sense Spheres<br />

What do you think of this, sisters, are forms permanent or<br />

impermanent?”<br />

“Impermanent, reverend Sir.”<br />

“But that which is impermanent, is that unpleasant or pleasant?”<br />

“Unpleasant, reverend Sir.”<br />

“But that which is unpleasant and changeable, is it proper to regard<br />

it thus: ‘This is mine, this I am, this is my Self?’ ”<br />

“Certainly not, reverend Sir.”<br />

“What do you think of this, sisters, are sounds permanent or<br />

impermanent?”<br />

“Impermanent, reverend Sir.”<br />

“But that which is impermanent, is that unpleasant or pleasant?”<br />

“Unpleasant, reverend Sir.”<br />

“But that which is unpleasant and changeable, is it proper to regard<br />

it thus: ‘This is mine, this I am, this is my Self?’ ”<br />

“Certainly not, reverend Sir.”<br />

“What do you think of this, sisters, are smells permanent or<br />

impermanent?”<br />

“Impermanent, reverend Sir.”<br />

“But that which is impermanent, is that unpleasant or pleasant?”<br />

“Unpleasant, reverend Sir.”<br />

“But that which is unpleasant and changeable, is it proper to regard<br />

it thus: ‘This is mine, this I am, this is my Self?’ ”<br />

“Certainly not, reverend Sir.”<br />

“What do you think of this, sisters, are tastes permanent or<br />

impermanent?”<br />

“Impermanent, reverend Sir.”<br />

“But that which is impermanent, is that unpleasant or pleasant?”<br />

“Unpleasant, reverend Sir.”<br />

“But that which is unpleasant and changeable, is it proper to regard<br />

it thus: ‘This is mine, this I am, this is my Self?’ ”<br />

“Certainly not, reverend Sir.”

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