Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.30 3. Sabbavagga Samugghātasāruppasutta “Sabbamaññitasamugghātasāruppaṁ vo, bhikkhave, paṭipadaṁ desessāmi.

The Discourse on the Suitable Way for the Uprooting of All Conceit

Disciples, I will teach you the path suitable for the uprooting of all conceit.

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmīti.

Listen to it, pay close attention, and I will speak.

Katamā ca sā, bhikkhave, sabbamaññitasamugghātasāruppā paṭipadā?

And what is the path suitable for the uprooting of all conceit?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhuṁ na maññati, cakkhusmiṁ na maññati, cakkhuto na maññati, cakkhuṁ meti na maññati.

Here a disciple does not conceive the eye, does not conceive in the eye, does not conceive from the eye, does not conceive the eye is mine.

Rūpe na maññati, rūpesu na maññati, rūpato na maññati, rūpā meti na maññati.

He does not conceive forms, does not conceive in forms, does not conceive from forms, does not conceive forms are mine.

Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ na maññati, cakkhuviññāṇasmiṁ na maññati, cakkhuviññāṇato na maññati, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ meti na maññati.

He does not conceive eye-consciousness, does not conceive in eye-consciousness, does not conceive from eye-consciousness, does not conceive eye-consciousness is mine.

Cakkhusamphassaṁ na maññati, cakkhusamphassasmiṁ na maññati, cakkhusamphassato na maññati, cakkhusamphasso meti na maññati.

He does not conceive eye-contact, does not conceive in eye-contact, does not conceive from eye-contact, does not conceive eye-contact is mine.

Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati …pe…

Whatever feeling arises with eye-contact as condition:be it pleasant, painful, or neither-painful-nor-pleasant:he does not conceive that, does not conceive in that, does not conceive from that, does not conceive that is mine. …

jivhaṁ na maññati, jivhāya na maññati, jivhāto na maññati, jivhā meti na maññati.

He does not conceive the tongue, does not conceive in the tongue, does not conceive from the tongue, does not conceive the tongue is mine.

Rase na maññati, rasesu na maññati, rasato na maññati, rasā meti na maññati.

He does not conceive tastes, does not conceive in tastes, does not conceive from tastes, does not conceive tastes are mine.

Jivhāviññāṇaṁ na maññati, jivhāviññāṇasmiṁ na maññati, jivhāviññāṇato na maññati, jivhāviññāṇaṁ meti na maññati.

He does not conceive tongue-consciousness, does not conceive in tongue-consciousness, does not conceive from tongue-consciousness, does not conceive tongue-consciousness is mine.

Jivhāsamphassaṁ na maññati, jivhāsamphassasmiṁ na maññati, jivhāsamphassato na maññati, jivhāsamphasso meti na maññati.

He does not conceive tongue-contact, does not conceive in tongue-contact, does not conceive from tongue-contact, does not conceive tongue-contact is mine.

Yampidaṁ jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati …pe…

Whatever feeling arises with tongue-contact as condition:be it pleasant, painful, or neither-painful-nor-pleasant:he does not conceive that, does not conceive in that, does not conceive from that, does not conceive that is mine. …

manaṁ na maññati, manasmiṁ na maññati, manato na maññati, mano meti na maññati.

He does not conceive the mind, does not conceive in the mind, does not conceive from the mind, does not conceive the mind is mine.

Dhamme na maññati, dhammesu na maññati, dhammato na maññati, dhammā meti na maññati.

He does not conceive mental phenomena, does not conceive in mental phenomena, does not conceive from mental phenomena, does not conceive mental phenomena are mine.

Manoviññāṇaṁ na maññati, manoviññāṇasmiṁ na maññati, manoviññāṇato na maññati, manoviññāṇaṁ meti na maññati.

He does not conceive mind-consciousness, does not conceive in mind-consciousness, does not conceive from mind-consciousness, does not conceive mind-consciousness is mine.

Manosamphassaṁ na maññati, manosamphassasmiṁ na maññati, manosamphassato na maññati, manosamphasso meti na maññati.

He does not conceive mind-contact, does not conceive in mind-contact, does not conceive from mind-contact, does not conceive mind-contact is mine.

Yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi na maññati, tasmimpi na maññati, tatopi na maññati, taṁ meti na maññati.

Whatever feeling arises with mind-contact as condition:be it pleasant, painful, or neither-painful-nor-pleasant:he does not conceive that, does not conceive in that, does not conceive from that, does not conceive that is mine.

Sabbaṁ na maññati, sabbasmiṁ na maññati, sabbato na maññati, sabbaṁ meti na maññati.

He does not conceive anything, he does not conceive in regard to everything, he does not conceive from every perspective, he does not conceive I am in anything.

So evaṁ amaññamāno na ca kiñci loke upādiyati.

Thus, not conceiving in this way, he does not cling to anything in the world.

Anupādiyaṁ na paritassati.

Not clinging, he does not tremble.

Aparitassaṁ paccattaññeva parinibbāyati.

Not trembling, he personally attains final Nibbāna.

‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāti.

He knows: Birth is destroyed, the holy life has been lived, what had to be done has been done, there is no more of this state of being.

Ayaṁ kho sā, bhikkhave, sabbamaññitasamugghātasāruppā paṭipadā”ti. Aṭṭhamaṁ.

This is the path suitable for the complete eradication of all conceivings.