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In this sutta, the Buddha describes the fourfold distortion of saññā, citta and diṭṭhi. |
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Cattāro·me, bhikkhave, saññā-vipallāsā citta-vipallāsā diṭṭhi-vipallāsā. Katame cattāro?
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These four, bhikkhus, are distortions of saññā, distortions of citta, distortions of diṭṭhi. Which four?
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Anicce, bhikkhave, niccanti saññā-vipallāso citta-vipallāso diṭṭhi-vipallāso; dukkhe, bhikkhave, sukhanti saññā-vipallāso citta-vipallāso diṭṭhi-vipallāso; anattani, bhikkhave, attāti saññā-vipallāso citta-vipallāso diṭṭhi-vipallāso; asubhe, bhikkhave, subhanti saññā-vipallāso citta-vipallāso diṭṭhi-vipallāso.
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In what is aniccā, bhikkhus, [seeing] permanence is a distortion of saññā, a distortion of citta, a distortion of diṭṭhi. In what is dukkha, bhikkhus, [seeing] sukha is a distortion of saññā, a distortion of citta, a distortion of diṭṭhi. In what is anatta, bhikkhus, [seeing] atta is a distortion of saññā, a distortion of citta, a distortion of diṭṭhi. In what is asubha, bhikkhus, [seeing] beauty is a distortion of saññā, a distortion of citta, a distortion of diṭṭhi.
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Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro saññā-vipallāsā citta-vipallāsā diṭṭhi-vipallāsā.
| These four, bhikkhus, are distortions of saññā, distortions of citta, distortions of diṭṭhi. |
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