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- Samyutta Nikaya XXII.48
- Khandha Sutta
- Aggregates
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At Savatthi. There the Blessed One said, "Monks, I will
teach you the five aggregates & the five aggregates of clinging/sustenance. Listen
& pay close attention. I will speak."
"As you say, lord," the monks responded.
The Blessed One said, "Now what, monks, are the five aggregates?
"Whatever form is past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant or
subtle; common or sublime; far or near: that is called the aggregate of form.
"Whatever feeling is past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant or
subtle; common or sublime; far or near: that is called the aggregate of feeling.
"Whatever perception is past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant or
subtle; common or sublime; far or near: that is called the aggregate of perception.
"Whatever (mental) fabrications are past, future, or present; internal or
external; blatant or subtle; common or sublime; far or near: those are called the
aggregate of fabrications.
"Whatever consciousness is past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant
or subtle; common or sublime; far or near: that is called the aggregate of consciousness.
"These are called the five aggregates.
"And what are the five aggregates of clinging/sustenance?
"Whatever form -- past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant or
subtle; common or sublime; far or near -- is clingable, offers sustenance, and is
accompanied with mental fermentation: that is called form as an aggregate of
clinging/sustenance.
"Whatever feeling -- past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant or
subtle; common or sublime; far or near -- is clingable, offers sustenance, and is
accompanied with mental fermentation: that is called feeling as an aggregate of
clinging/sustenance.
"Whatever perception -- past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant or
subtle; common or sublime; far or near -- is clingable, offers sustenance, and is
accompanied with mental fermentation: that is called perception as an aggregate of
clinging/sustenance.
"Whatever (mental) fabrications -- past, future, or present; internal or external;
blatant or subtle; common or sublime; far or near -- are clingable, offer sustenance, and
are accompanied with mental fermentation: those are called fabrications as an aggregate of
clinging/sustenance.
"Whatever consciousness -- past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant
or subtle; common or sublime; far or near -- is clingable, offers sustenance, and is
accompanied with mental fermentation: that is called consciousness as an aggregate of
clinging/sustenance.
"These are called the five aggregates of clinging/sustenance."