“Mendicants, the arising of eye contact …“Yo kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusamphassassa uppādo ṭhiti …pe…mind contact …yo manosamphassassa uppādo ṭhiti …pe…is the manifestation of old age and death.jarāmaraṇassa pātubhāvo.The cessation of eye contact …Yo ca kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusamphassassa nirodho …pe…mind contact …yo manosamphassassa nirodho …pe…is the disappearance of old age and death.”jarāmaraṇassa atthaṅgamo”ti.
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SN 26.6 Perception0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 26.6 1. Arising Perception At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, the arising of perception of sights … perception of ideas … is the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation of perception of sights … percep…
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