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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 14.4 Linked Discourses 14.4
1. NÄnattavagga 1. Diversity
VedanÄnÄnattasutta Diversity of Feelings
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āDhÄtunÄnattaį¹, bhikkhave, paį¹icca uppajjati phassanÄnattaį¹, phassanÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati vedanÄnÄnattaį¹. āMendicants, diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings.
KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, dhÄtunÄnattaį¹? And what is the diversity of elements?
CakkhudhÄtu ā¦peā¦ manodhÄtuāThe eye element, ear element, nose element, tongue element, body element, and mind element.
idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhÄtunÄnattaį¹. This is called the diversity of elements.
KathaƱca, bhikkhave, dhÄtunÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati phassanÄnattaį¹, phassanÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati vedanÄnÄnattaį¹? And how does diversity of elements give rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings?
CakkhudhÄtuį¹, bhikkhave, paį¹icca uppajjati cakkhusamphasso, cakkhusamphassaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati cakkhusamphassajÄ vedanÄ ā¦peā¦ The eye element gives rise to eye contact. Eye contact gives rise to the feeling born of eye contact. ā¦
manodhÄtuį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati manosamphasso, manosamphassaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati manosamphassajÄ vedanÄ. The mind element gives rise to mind contact. Mind contact gives rise to the feeling born of mind contact.
Evaį¹ kho, bhikkhave, dhÄtunÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati phassanÄnattaį¹, phassanÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati vedanÄnÄnattanāti. Thatās how diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings.ā
Catutthaį¹.