Reading guide
Suffering replaces impermanence, three times over
“The eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are suffering” replaces SN 35.186-188's own impermanent, with all three time-values folded into this single line rather than spelled out across three files.
A precise match already published: SN 22.10
This file's own combination — suffering, across the three times — exactly mirrors SN 22.10 (Kālattayadukkhasutta), already published in Book III for the five aggregates rather than the six sense fields.
Key terms
dukkha — suffering — the quality declared here, replacing SN 35.186-188's own anicca
atītaṁ anāgataṁ paccuppannaṁ — “past, future, present” — all three time-values merged into this file's own single opening line
ajjhattikāyatana — the six interior sense fields — unchanged from SN 35.186-188
kālattaya — the three times — the name this project has already used for the identical structure at SN 22.9-11
anicca — impermanent — SN 35.186-188's own quality, distinguished from this file's dukkha
The text
The complete merged file, apart from its own closing ellipsis (Sujato's own English elides the liberation formula already spelled out at SN 35.186): the declaration. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Mendicants, in the past … future … present the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind are suffering …”
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Self-check quiz
5 questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.
Question 1 of 5
What quality does this file declare of the interior sense fields, replacing SN 35.186-188's own impermanence?
Correct: A. Dukkha replaces anicca as this combination's own declared quality.
Question 2 of 5
How does this file compress round two's own three time-values, compared to SN 35.186-188?
Correct: A. SN 35.186-188's own three-file pattern compresses here into a single line, exactly as round one's SN 35.171-173 did.
Question 3 of 5
What already-published discourse runs the identical suffering-across-three-times formula for the five aggregates?
Correct: A. SN 22.10 already ran this same formula for the five aggregates.
Question 4 of 5
How many discourse numbers does this single file cover?
Correct: A. The file's own slug (189-191) names the three discourse numbers it represents.
Question 5 of 5
What combination follows this file, at SN 35.192-194?
Correct: A. SN 35.192-194 completes round two's interior half, cycling not-self through the three time-values.