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Linked Discourses · SN 33.51–54

  • Linked Discourses 33.51Saṁyutta Nikāya 33.51–54
  • 1. With Vacchagotta1. Vacchagottavagga

Four Discourses on Not Directly Experiencing Form, Etc.Rūpaappaccakkhakammādisuttacatukka

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Then the wanderer Vacchagotta went up to the Buddha and exchanged greetings with him.Atha kho vacchagotto paribbājako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side, and said to the Buddha:Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho vacchagotto paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“What is the cause, worthy Gotama, what is the reason why these various misconceptions arise in the world? …”“ko nu kho, bho gotama, hetu, ko paccayo, yānimāni anekavihitāni diṭṭhigatāni loke uppajjanti—

“Vaccha, it is because of not directly experiencing form …“Rūpe kho, vaccha, appaccakkhakammā, rūpasamudaye appaccakkhakammā, rūpanirodhe appaccakkhakammā, rūpanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya appaccakkhakammā …pe….

feeling …“Vedanāya kho, vaccha, appaccakkhakammā …pe… vedanānirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya appaccakkhakammā …pe…. perception …“Saññāya kho, vaccha, appaccakkhakammā …pe… saññānirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya appaccakkhakammā …pe…. choices …”“Saṅkhāresu kho, vaccha, appaccakkhakammā …pe… saṅkhāranirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya appaccakkhakammā …pe….

Similar passages elsewhere

Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.

  1. SN 33.6–10 Five Discourses on Not Seeing Form, Etc. 0.83near 0.1Linked Discourses 33.6–10 1. With Vacchagotta Five Discourses on Not Seeing Form, Etc. At Sāvatthī. Then the wanderer Vacchagotta said to the Buddha: “What is the cause, worthy Gotama, what is the reason why these variou…
  2. SN 33.55 Not Directly Experiencing Consciousness 0.76near 0.1Linked Discourses 33.55 1. With Vacchagotta Not Directly Experiencing Consciousness At Sāvatthī. “Vaccha, it is because of not directly experiencing consciousness, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads t…
  3. SN 33.3 Not Knowing Perception 0.72near 0.1Linked Discourses 33.3 1. With Vacchagotta Not Knowing Perception At Sāvatthī. Then the wanderer Vacchagotta said to the Buddha: “What is the cause, worthy Gotama, what is the reason why these various misconceptions aris…
  4. SN 33.11–15 Five Discourses on Not Comprehending Form, Etc. 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 33.11 1. With Vacchagotta Five Discourses on Not Comprehending Form, Etc. At Sāvatthī. “Vaccha, it is because of not comprehending form … feeling … perception … choices … consciousness …”…
  5. SN 33.16–20 Five Discourses on Not Understanding Form, Etc. 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 33.16–20 1. With Vacchagotta Five Discourses on Not Understanding Form, Etc. At Sāvatthī. “Vaccha, it is because of not understanding form … feeling … perception … choices … consciousness …”…