Reply To: Source of “Attakkarā thīnapadā Sambuddhena pakāsithā, …”

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Lal
Keymaster

“But now that I think about it, the Buddha never explicitly grouped the three terms together as concepts..”

  • That is not correct. Anicca, dukkha, and anatta are related concepts. Many suttas point that out.
  • See, for example, a series of suttas starting with “Anicca Sutta (SN 22.12).” You can scan through the suttas using the arrow at the bottom of the page. There are at least 60 suttas that point out the relationship directly or indirectly.