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Dhātunānattasutta

Diversity of Elements

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.

“Dhātunānattaṁ vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the diversity of elements.

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.
Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
“Yes, sir,” they replied.

Bhagavā etadavoca:
The Buddha said this:

“Katamañca, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ?
“And what is the diversity of elements?

Cakkhudhātu rūpadhātu cakkhuviññāṇadhātu, sotadhātu saddadhātu sotaviññāṇadhātu, ghānadhātu gandhadhātu ghānaviññāṇadhātu, jivhādhātu rasadhātu jivhāviññāṇadhātu, kāyadhātu phoṭṭhabbadhātu kāyaviññāṇadhātu, manodhātu dhammadhātu manoviññāṇadhātu—
The eye element, sight element, and eye consciousness element. The ear element, sound element, and ear consciousness element. The nose element, smell element, and nose consciousness element. The tongue element, taste element, and tongue consciousness element. The body element, touch element, and body consciousness element. The mind element, idea element, and mind consciousness element.

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhātunānattan”ti.
This is called the diversity of elements.”

Paṭhamaṁ.