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          Not-self (Anatta) is a teaching which is difficult even to understand by an advanced practitioner. Anatta Lakhana Sutta is the direct teaching of this doctrine.
          https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn22/sn22.059.mend.html






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            SN 12:15 • Kaccanagotta
            https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN12_15.html
            https://suttacentral.net/sn12.15/en/bodhi



            MN 72 • Aggi-vacchagotta Sutta
            https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN72.html



            MN 109 • Mahā Puṇṇama Sutta
            https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN109.html



            “He assumes feeling to be the self, or the self as possessing feeling, or feeling as in the self, or the self as in feeling. He assumes perception to be the self, or the self as possessing perception, or perception as in the self, or the self as in perception. He assumes fabrications to be the self, or the self as possessing fabrications, or fabrications as in the self, or the self as in fabrications. He assumes consciousness to be the self, or the self as possessing consciousness, or consciousness as in the self, or the self as in consciousness.



            “This, monk, is how self-identification view comes about.”






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              It's in the The Questions of King Milinda, in the section which contains the analogy (or parable) of the Chariot.




              Then, what is this "Nagasena"? Are perhaps the hairs of the head
              "Nagasena?"



              "No, Great King!"



              "Or perhaps the nails, [etc.]




              The questions, the Milinda Panha, is in the Khuddaka Nikaya.






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                  Not-self (Anatta) is a teaching which is difficult even to understand by an advanced practitioner. Anatta Lakhana Sutta is the direct teaching of this doctrine.
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                        You might want to read :



                        SN 12:15 • Kaccanagotta
                        https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN12_15.html
                        https://suttacentral.net/sn12.15/en/bodhi



                        MN 72 • Aggi-vacchagotta Sutta
                        https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN72.html



                        MN 109 • Mahā Puṇṇama Sutta
                        https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN109.html



                        “He assumes feeling to be the self, or the self as possessing feeling, or feeling as in the self, or the self as in feeling. He assumes perception to be the self, or the self as possessing perception, or perception as in the self, or the self as in perception. He assumes fabrications to be the self, or the self as possessing fabrications, or fabrications as in the self, or the self as in fabrications. He assumes consciousness to be the self, or the self as possessing consciousness, or consciousness as in the self, or the self as in consciousness.



                        “This, monk, is how self-identification view comes about.”






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                          SN 12:15 • Kaccanagotta
                          https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN12_15.html
                          https://suttacentral.net/sn12.15/en/bodhi



                          MN 72 • Aggi-vacchagotta Sutta
                          https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN72.html



                          MN 109 • Mahā Puṇṇama Sutta
                          https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN109.html



                          “He assumes feeling to be the self, or the self as possessing feeling, or feeling as in the self, or the self as in feeling. He assumes perception to be the self, or the self as possessing perception, or perception as in the self, or the self as in perception. He assumes fabrications to be the self, or the self as possessing fabrications, or fabrications as in the self, or the self as in fabrications. He assumes consciousness to be the self, or the self as possessing consciousness, or consciousness as in the self, or the self as in consciousness.



                          “This, monk, is how self-identification view comes about.”






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                            SN 12:15 • Kaccanagotta
                            https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN12_15.html
                            https://suttacentral.net/sn12.15/en/bodhi



                            MN 72 • Aggi-vacchagotta Sutta
                            https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN72.html



                            MN 109 • Mahā Puṇṇama Sutta
                            https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN109.html



                            “He assumes feeling to be the self, or the self as possessing feeling, or feeling as in the self, or the self as in feeling. He assumes perception to be the self, or the self as possessing perception, or perception as in the self, or the self as in perception. He assumes fabrications to be the self, or the self as possessing fabrications, or fabrications as in the self, or the self as in fabrications. He assumes consciousness to be the self, or the self as possessing consciousness, or consciousness as in the self, or the self as in consciousness.



                            “This, monk, is how self-identification view comes about.”






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                            You might want to read :



                            SN 12:15 • Kaccanagotta
                            https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN12_15.html
                            https://suttacentral.net/sn12.15/en/bodhi



                            MN 72 • Aggi-vacchagotta Sutta
                            https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN72.html



                            MN 109 • Mahā Puṇṇama Sutta
                            https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN109.html



                            “He assumes feeling to be the self, or the self as possessing feeling, or feeling as in the self, or the self as in feeling. He assumes perception to be the self, or the self as possessing perception, or perception as in the self, or the self as in perception. He assumes fabrications to be the self, or the self as possessing fabrications, or fabrications as in the self, or the self as in fabrications. He assumes consciousness to be the self, or the self as possessing consciousness, or consciousness as in the self, or the self as in consciousness.



                            “This, monk, is how self-identification view comes about.”







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                                It's in the The Questions of King Milinda, in the section which contains the analogy (or parable) of the Chariot.




                                Then, what is this "Nagasena"? Are perhaps the hairs of the head
                                "Nagasena?"



                                "No, Great King!"



                                "Or perhaps the nails, [etc.]




                                The questions, the Milinda Panha, is in the Khuddaka Nikaya.






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                                  It's in the The Questions of King Milinda, in the section which contains the analogy (or parable) of the Chariot.




                                  Then, what is this "Nagasena"? Are perhaps the hairs of the head
                                  "Nagasena?"



                                  "No, Great King!"



                                  "Or perhaps the nails, [etc.]




                                  The questions, the Milinda Panha, is in the Khuddaka Nikaya.






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                                    It's in the The Questions of King Milinda, in the section which contains the analogy (or parable) of the Chariot.




                                    Then, what is this "Nagasena"? Are perhaps the hairs of the head
                                    "Nagasena?"



                                    "No, Great King!"



                                    "Or perhaps the nails, [etc.]




                                    The questions, the Milinda Panha, is in the Khuddaka Nikaya.






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                                    It's in the The Questions of King Milinda, in the section which contains the analogy (or parable) of the Chariot.




                                    Then, what is this "Nagasena"? Are perhaps the hairs of the head
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                                    "No, Great King!"



                                    "Or perhaps the nails, [etc.]




                                    The questions, the Milinda Panha, is in the Khuddaka Nikaya.







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