Linked Discourses 27.9Saṁyutta Nikāya 27.9
1. Corruptions1. Kilesavagga

ElementsDhātusutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, desire and greed for the earth element,“Yo, bhikkhave, pathavīdhātuyā chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso. the water element,Yo āpodhātuyā … the fire element,yo tejodhātuyā … the air element,yo vāyodhātuyā … the space element,yo ākāsadhātuyā … or the consciousness element is a corruption of the mind. …”yo viññāṇadhātuyā chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso.

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