Chant AN 5.57
Five Things to Reflect On Often
Abhiṇhapaccavekkhaṇa
Five facts to remember every day — ageing, illness, death, separation, and that we inherit our own actions.
Theme
Impermanence and death
Seeing clearly that whatever arises passes away — and the peace that seeing brings.
Texts
Reflection DN 16
The Last Words
Pacchimā vācā
What the Buddha said last, at Kusinārā, before his final passing: everything conditioned passes away — so strive on.
Chant DN 16
Their Stilling Is Happiness
Aniccā vata saṅkhārā
Four lines on impermanence, spoken at the Buddha's passing and chanted at Thai funerals ever since.