sn35.85:1.1 And then Venerable Ānanda … said to the Buddha:
sn35.85:1.2 “Sir, they say that ‘the world is empty’.
sn35.85:1.3 What does the saying ‘the world is empty’ refer to?”
sn35.85:1.4 “Ānanda, they say that ‘the world is empty’ because it’s empty of self or what belongs to self.
sn35.85:1.5 And what is empty of self or what belongs to self?
sn35.85:1.6 The eye,
sn35.85:1.7 sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact are empty of self or what belongs to self. …
sn35.85:1.8 The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact is also empty of self or what belongs to self.
sn35.85:1.9 They say that ‘the world is empty’ because it’s empty of self or what belongs to self.”