Diversity of ContactsPhassanānattasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Mendicants, diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts.“Dhātunānattaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭicca uppajjati phassanānattaṁ. And what is the diversity of elements?Katamañca, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ? The eye element, ear element, nose element, tongue element, body element, and mind element.Cakkhudhātu sotadhātu ghānadhātu jivhādhātu kāyadhātu manodhātu— This is called the diversity of elements.idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ.

And how does diversity of elements give rise to diversity of contacts?Kathañca, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ paṭicca uppajjati phassanānattaṁ? The eye element gives rise to eye contact.Cakkhudhātuṁ, bhikkhave, paṭicca uppajjati cakkhusamphasso. The ear element …Sotadhātuṁ paṭicca … nose …ghānadhātuṁ paṭicca … tongue …jivhādhātuṁ paṭicca … body …kāyadhātuṁ paṭicca … The mind element gives rise to mind contact.manodhātuṁ paṭicca uppajjati manosamphasso. That’s how diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts.”Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ paṭicca uppajjati phassanānattan”ti.