anitya-sūtra
The Sutra on Impermanence
I prostrate before all Enlightened Ones and Bodhisattvas!
Thus have I heard at one time.
The Blessed One was staying in Anathapindada’s pleasant park. the Jeta Grove, in Shravasti, together with a large, virtuous assembly of monks. Then the Blessed One spoke to the monks as follows:
Монахи! Эти четыре явления приятны везде в мироздании, выделяются, ценятся, приятны для ума, действительно радуют.
Какие четыре?
Monks! Health is pleasant everywhere in the universe; it is distinguished, valued, pleasing to the mind, and truly a source of joy. Yet the end of this health is sickness.
Monks! Sickness is unpleasant everywhere in the universe; it is not distinguished, not valued, unpleasant to the mind, and truly not a source of joy.
Monks! Youth is pleasant everywhere in the universe; it stands out, is valued, is pleasing to the mind, and brings true joy. Yet the culmination of that youth is old age.
Monks! Old age is unpleasant everywhere in the universe; it does not stand out, is not valued, is displeasing to the mind, and brings no true joy.
Monks! Prosperity is pleasant everywhere in the universe; it stands out, is valued, is pleasing to the mind, and brings genuine joy. Yet the culmination of this prosperity is decline.
Monks! Decline is unpleasant everywhere in the universe; it does not stand out, is not valued, is displeasing to the mind, and brings no genuine joy.
Monks! Life is pleasant everywhere in the universe; it stands out, is valued, is pleasing to the mind, and brings genuine joy. Yet the culmination of this life is death.
Monks! Death is unpleasant anywhere in the universe; it is not singled out or prized, it is unpleasant to the mind, and in reality, it brings no joy.
The Blessed One said:
After Sugata spoke of this, other teachers also spoke about it.
Health is impermanent; youth is impermanent. Prosperity is impermanent; life, too, is impermanent. If a being is afflicted by impermanence, how can one find joy in desirable qualities?
The Blessed One spoke thus. The monks rejoiced and praised the words of the Blessed One.
Thus concludes the Sutra on Impermanence.
Translated and verified by the Indian master Surendrabodhi and the translator-editor Bende Yeshede. Subsequently, it was also disseminated in the new language; translated by Lama Dondrub Dorje Tulku.