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16. The End of Relishing 16. Nandikkhayavagga

The Interior and the End of Relishing Ajjhattanandikkhayasutta

ā€œMendicants, the eye really is impermanent. A mendicant sees that it is impermanent: that’s their right view. ā€œAniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhuṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiį¹­į¹­hi. Seeing rightly, they grow disillusioned. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. When relishing ends, greed ends. When greed ends, relishing ends. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. When relishing and greed end, the mind is said to be well freed. Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati …pe…

The ear … nose … tongue … body … aniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu jivhaṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiį¹­į¹­hi. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā …pe… cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccati …pe… mind really is impermanent. A mendicant sees that it is impermanent: that’s their right view. aniccaṁyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhu manaṁ aniccanti passati, sāssa hoti sammādiį¹­į¹­hi. Seeing rightly, they grow disillusioned. Sammā passaṁ nibbindati. When relishing ends, greed ends. When greed ends, relishing ends. Nandikkhayā rāgakkhayo; rāgakkhayā nandikkhayo. When relishing and greed end, the mind is said to be well freed.ā€ Nandirāgakkhayā cittaṁ suvimuttanti vuccatÄ«ā€ti.