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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 14.5 Linked Discourses 14.5
1. NÄnattavagga 1. Diversity
DutiyavedanÄnÄnattasutta Diversity of Feelings (2nd)
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āDhÄtunÄnattaį¹, bhikkhave, paį¹icca uppajjati phassanÄnattaį¹, phassanÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati vedanÄnÄnattaį¹, no vedanÄnÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati phassanÄnattaį¹, no phassanÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati dhÄtunÄnattaį¹. āMendicants, diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts. Diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings. Diversity of feelings doesnāt give rise to diversity of contacts. Diversity of contacts doesnāt give rise to diversity of elements.
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, no vedanÄnÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati phassanÄnattaį¹, no phassanÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati dhÄtunÄnattaį¹? And how does diversity of elements give rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts give rise to diversity of feelings, while diversity of feelings doesnāt give rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts doesnāt give rise to diversity of elements?
CakkhudhÄtuį¹, bhikkhave, paį¹icca uppajjati cakkhusamphasso, cakkhusamphassaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati cakkhusamphassajÄ vedanÄ, no cakkhusamphassajaį¹ vedanaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati cakkhusamphasso, no cakkhusamphassaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati cakkhudhÄtu ā¦peā¦ The eye element gives rise to eye contact. Eye contact gives rise to feeling born of eye contact. Feeling born of eye contact doesnāt give rise to eye contact. Eye contact doesnāt give rise to the eye element. ā¦
manodhÄtuį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati manosamphasso, manosamphassaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati manosamphassajÄ vedanÄ, no manosamphassajaį¹ vedanaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati manosamphasso, no manosamphassaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati manodhÄtu. The mind element gives rise to mind contact. Mind contact gives rise to feeling born of mind contact. Feeling born of mind contact doesnāt give rise to mind contact. Mind contact doesnāt give rise to the mind element.
Evaį¹ kho, bhikkhave, dhÄtunÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati phassanÄnattaį¹, phassanÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati vedanÄnÄnattaį¹, no vedanÄnÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati phassanÄnattaį¹, no phassanÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati dhÄtunÄnattanāti. Thatās how diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings, while diversity of feelings doesnāt give rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts doesnāt give rise to diversity of elements.ā
PaƱcamaį¹.