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Linked Discourses · SN 33.6–10

  • Linked Discourses 33.6–10Saṁyutta Nikāya 33.6–10
  • 1. With Vacchagotta1. Vacchagottavagga

Five Discourses on Not Seeing Form, Etc.Rūpaadassanādisuttapañcaka

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Then the wanderer Vacchagotta said to the Buddha: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 seeing form …”“Rūpe kho, vaccha, adassanā …pe… “… feeling …”vedanāya … “… perception …”saññāya … “… choices …”saṅkhāresu kho, vaccha, adassanā …pe… “… consciousness, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation …”viññāṇe kho, vaccha, adassanā …pe… viññāṇanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya adassanā …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 33.51–54 Four Discourses on Not Directly Experiencing Form, Etc. 0.83near 0.1Linked Discourses 33.51 1. With Vacchagotta Four Discourses on Not Directly Experiencing Form, Etc. At Sāvatthī. Then the wanderer Vacchagotta went up to the Buddha and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings an…
  2. SN 33.16–20 Five Discourses on Not Understanding Form, Etc. 0.82near 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 …”…
  3. SN 33.11–15 Five Discourses on Not Comprehending Form, Etc. 0.81near 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 …”…
  4. SN 33.41–45 Five Discourses on Not Examining Form, Etc. 0.79near 0.1Linked Discourses 33.41–45 1. With Vacchagotta Five Discourses on Not Examining Form, Etc. At Sāvatthī. “Vaccha, it is because of not examining form …”…
  5. SN 33.3 Not Knowing Perception 0.78near 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…