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Phassanānattasutta

Diversity of Contacts

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.

“Dhātunānattaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭicca uppajjati phassanānattaṁ.
“Mendicants, diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts.

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

Cakkhudhātu sotadhātu ghānadhātu jivhādhātu kāyadhātu manodhātu—
The eye element, ear element, nose element, tongue element, body element, and mind element.

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ.
This is called the diversity of elements.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ paṭicca uppajjati phassanānattaṁ?
And how does diversity of elements give rise to diversity of contacts?

Cakkhudhātuṁ, bhikkhave, paṭicca uppajjati cakkhusamphasso.
The eye element gives rise to eye contact.

Sotadhātuṁ paṭicca …
The ear element …

ghānadhātuṁ paṭicca …
nose …

jivhādhātuṁ paṭicca …
tongue …

kāyadhātuṁ paṭicca …
body …

manodhātuṁ paṭicca uppajjati manosamphasso.
The mind element gives rise to mind contact.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ paṭicca uppajjati phassanānattan”ti.
That’s how diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts.”

Dutiyaṁ.