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1. I heard thus. At one time the Blessed One was living in the monastery offered by Anāthapiṇḍika in Jeta's grove in Sāvatthi.

2. The Blessed One addressed the monks from there: “Monks, conscious of what, grasping and settling in what, arise the view, `There are no results for giving gifts, for sacrifices, for offerings, for good and evil actions. There is no this world, no rebirth, no mother, no father, no spontaneously arisen beings. In this world there are no recluses and brahmins who have attained the highest good, have fallen to the right method, have realized by themselves and declare this world and the next. And this person of the four primary elements, when dead the earth element returns to earth, the water element to water, the fire element to fire, the space element to space, the mental elements ascend the sky. Five people carry the dead as far as the shown altar. The grey bones will be the remains of the sacrifice. As for the words, “the giver will be rewarded by his offerings,” are the empty words of the foolish. The wise and the foolish break up and get destroyed after death.'?”

3. “Venerable sir, the Blessed One is the leader for the Teaching, hearing it from the Blessed One the monks will bear it in mind.”

“Then monks, listen carefully, I will tell you.

4. “Monks, conscious of matter, grasping and settling in matter, arise the view, `There are no ... re ... destroyed after death'.

5-7. “Monks, conscious of feelings, perceptions, and intentions, grasping and settling in them arise the view, `There are no ... re ... destroyed after death'.

8. “Monks, mindfully grasping and settling in consciousness arises the view, `There are no results for giving gifts, for sacrifices, for offerings, for good and evil actions. `There are no ... re ... destroyed after death'.

9. “Monks, is matter permanent or impermanent?”

“Venerable sir, it is impermanent.”

“That which is impermanent, is it unpleasant or pleasant?”

“Venerable sir, it is unpleasant.”

“Adhering that it is impermanent, unpleasant, changing, would the view arise, `There are no ... re ... destroyed after death'?”

“That is not so, venerable sir.”

10-12. “Are feelings, perceptions, and intentions permanent or impermanent?”

“Venerable sir, they are impermanent.”

“Those which are impermanent are they unpleasant or pleasant?”

“Venerable sir, they are unpleasant.”

“Adhering they are impermanent, unpleasant, changing would the view arise, `There are no ... re ... destroyed after death'?”

“That is not so, venerable sir.”

13. Monks, is consciousness permanent or impermanent?”

“Venerable sir, it is impermanent.”

“That which is impermanent, is it unpleasant or pleasant?”

“Venerable sir, it is unpleasant.”

“Adhering that it is impermanent, unpleasant, changing would the view arise, `There are no ... re ... destroyed after death'?”

“That is not so, venerable sir.”

14. Monks, are whatever seen, heard, sensed, cognized, achieved and pursued by the mind permanent or impermanent?”

“Venerable sir, they are impermanent.”

“Those which are impermanent, are they unpleasant or pleasant?”

“Venerable sir, they are unpleasant.”

“Adhering they are impermanent, unpleasant, changing would the view arise, `There are no ... re ... destroyed after death'.

“That is not so, venerable sir.”

15. “Monks, when the learned noble disciple has dispelled doubts in these six instances, his doubts about unpleasantness, its arising, ceasing, and the method for the ceasing of unpleasantness too are dispelled. Monks, to this is said the noble disciple has entered the stream of the Teaching. He would not fall from there and his single aim would be enlightenment.”