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18 Rhulasayutta
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18. Rhulasayutta
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mind] is liberated.338 When it is liberated there comes the knowledge: Its liberated. He understands: Destroyed is birth, the
holy life has been lived, what had to be done has been done, there
is no more for this state of being.
2 (2) Forms, Etc.
What do you think, Rhula, are forms [246] sounds
odours tastes tactile objects mental phenomena permanent or impermanent? Impermanent, venerable sir.
Seeing thus, Rhula, the instructed noble disciple experiences
revulsion towards forms revulsion towards mental phenomena. Experiencing revulsion, he becomes dispassionate. He
understands: ... there is no more for this state of being.
3 (3) Consciousness
What do you think, Rhula, is eye-consciousness earconsciousness nose-consciousness tongue-consciousness
body-consciousness mind-consciousness permanent or impermanent? Impermanent, venerable sir.
Seeing thus, Rhula, the instructed noble disciple experiences
revulsion towards eye-consciousness revulsion towards mindconsciousness. Experiencing revulsion, he becomes dispassionate. He understands: ... there is no more for this state of being.
4 (4) Contact
What do you think, Rhula, is eye-contact ear-contact
nose-contact tongue-contact body-contact mind-contact
permanent or impermanent? Impermanent, venerable sir.
Seeing thus, Rhula, the instructed noble disciple experiences
revulsion towards eye-contact revulsion towards mind-contact. Experiencing revulsion, he becomes dispassionate. [247]
He understands: ... there is no more for this state of being.
5 (5) Feeling
What do you think, Rhula, is feeling born of eye-contact
feeling born of ear-contact feeling born of nose-contact feeling
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