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# AN 3:47 · Fabricated (Saṅkhata Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-47/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:48:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T17:00:07.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:47. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Discourse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

“Monks, these three are fabricated characteristics of what is fabricated. Which three? Arising is discernable, passing away is discernable, alteration \[literally: otherness\] while staying is discernable.

“These are three fabricated characteristics of what is fabricated.

“Now these three are unfabricated characteristics of what is unfabricated. Which three? No arising is discernable, no passing away is discernable, no alteration while staying is discernable.

“These are three unfabricated characteristics of what is unfabricated.”

*Alternative translation:*

“Monks, these three are fabricated characteristics of what is fabricated. Which three? Arising is discernable, passing away is discernable, alteration \[literally: otherness\] of what stays is discernable.

“These are three fabricated characteristics of what is fabricated.

“Now these three are unfabricated characteristics of what is unfabricated. Which three? No arising is discernable, no passing away is discernable, no alteration of what stays is discernable.

“These are three unfabricated characteristics of what is unfabricated.”

See also: [SN 43](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-43/); [Ud 8:3](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/ud-8-3/); [Iti 43](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/iti-43/)

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