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Linked Discourses · SN 35.129

  • Linked Discourses 35.129Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.129
  • 13. Householders13. Gahapativagga

With GhositaGhositasutta

At one time Venerable Ānanda was staying near Kosambī in Ghosita’s monastery.Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā ānando kosambiyaṁ viharati ghositārāme. Then the householder Ghosita went up to Venerable Ānanda, and said to him:Atha kho ghosito gahapati yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho ghosito gahapati āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ etadavoca:

“Honorable Ānanda, they speak of ‘the diversity of elements’.“‘dhātunānattaṁ, dhātunānattan’ti, bhante ānanda, vuccati. In what way did the Buddha speak of the diversity of elements?”Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, dhātunānattaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā”ti?

“Householder, the eye element is found, as are agreeable sights, and eye consciousness.“Saṁvijjati kho, gahapati, cakkhudhātu, rūpā ca manāpā, cakkhuviññāṇañca sukhavedaniyaṁ. Pleasant feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as pleasant.Phassaṁ paṭicca uppajjati sukhā vedanā. The eye element is found, as are disagreeable sights, and eye consciousness.Saṁvijjati kho, gahapati, cakkhudhātu, rūpā ca amanāpā, cakkhuviññāṇañca dukkhavedaniyaṁ. Painful feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as painful.Phassaṁ paṭicca uppajjati dukkhā vedanā. The eye element is found, as are sights that are a basis for equanimity, and eye consciousness.Saṁvijjati kho, gahapati, cakkhudhātu, rūpā ca manāpā upekkhāvedaniyā, cakkhuviññāṇañca adukkhamasukhavedaniyaṁ. Neutral feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as neutral.Phassaṁ paṭicca uppajjati adukkhamasukhā vedanā …pe…

The ear … nose … tongue … body …saṁvijjati kho, gahapati, jivhādhātu, rasā ca manāpā, jivhāviññāṇañca sukhavedaniyaṁ. mind element is found, as are agreeable ideas, and mind consciousness.saṁvijjati kho, gahapati, manodhātu, dhammā ca manāpā, manoviññāṇañca sukhavedaniyaṁ. Pleasant feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as pleasant.Phassaṁ paṭicca uppajjati sukhā vedanā. The mind element is found, as are disagreeable ideas, and mind consciousness.Saṁvijjati kho, gahapati, manodhātu, dhammā ca amanāpā, manoviññāṇañca dukkhavedaniyaṁ. Painful feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as painful.Phassaṁ paṭicca uppajjati dukkhā vedanā. The mind element is found, as are ideas that are a basis for equanimity, and mind consciousness.Saṁvijjati kho, gahapati, manodhātu, dhammā ca upekkhāvedaniyā, manoviññāṇañca adukkhamasukhavedaniyaṁ. Neutral feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as neutral.Phassaṁ paṭicca uppajjati adukkhamasukhā vedanā.

This is how the Buddha spoke of the diversity of elements.”Ettāvatā kho, gahapati, dhātunānattaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 12.62 Unlearned (2nd) 0.68near 1.22With the cessation of that contact to be experienced as pleasant, the corresponding pleasant feeling ceases and stops. Painful feeling … Neutral feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as neutral. With th…
  2. SN 35.130 With Hāliddikāni 0.67near 1.22encounters a touch with their body … knows an idea with their mind and understands it to be agreeable. There is mind consciousness; and pleasant feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as pleasant. Then t…
  3. SN 14.5 Diversity of Feelings (2nd) 0.58near 1.22That’s how diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings, while diversity of feelings doesn’t give rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity o…
  4. MN 140 The Analysis of the Elements 0.58near 1.22When they feel a painful feeling, they know: ‘I feel a painful feeling.’ They know: ‘With the cessation of that contact to be experienced as painful, the corresponding painful feeling ceases and stops.’ Neutral feeling a…
  5. MN 148 Six By Six 0.55near 1.22Ear consciousness … Nose consciousness … Tongue consciousness … Body consciousness … Mind consciousness arises dependent on the mind and ideas. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a requirement for the arisin…
  6. SN 14.4 Diversity of Feelings 0.55near 0.1Linked Discourses 14.4 1. Diversity Diversity of Feelings At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings. And what is th…
  7. SN 14.1 Diversity of Elements 0.54near 0.1Linked Discourses 14.1 1. Diversity Diversity of Elements At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you the diversity of elements. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.” “Yes, sir,” they replied. The Buddha said th…