The Simile of Hands and Feet (2nd)Dutiyahatthapādopamasutta

“Mendicants, when there are hands, there’s picking up and putting down.“Hatthesu, bhikkhave, sati ādānanikkhepanaṁ hoti; When there are feet, there’s coming and going.pādesu sati abhikkamapaṭikkamo hoti; When there are joints, there’s contracting and extending.pabbesu sati samiñjanapasāraṇaṁ hoti; When there’s a belly, there’s hunger and thirst.kucchismiṁ sati jighacchā pipāsā hoti.

In the same way, when there’s an eye, pleasure and pain arise internally conditioned by eye contact.Evameva kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusmiṁ sati cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ …pe… When there’s an ear … nose … tongue … body …jivhāya sati …pe… mind, pleasure and pain arise internally conditioned by mind contact.manasmiṁ sati manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ …pe….

When there are no hands, there’s no picking up and putting down.Hatthesu, bhikkhave, asati ādānanikkhepanaṁ na hoti; When there are no feet, there’s no coming and going.pādesu asati abhikkamapaṭikkamo na hoti; When there are no joints, there’s no contracting and extending.pabbesu asati samiñjanapasāraṇaṁ na hoti; When there’s no belly, there’s no hunger and thirst.kucchismiṁ asati jighacchā pipāsā na hoti.

In the same way, when there’s no eye, pleasure and pain don’t arise internally conditioned by eye contact.Evameva kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusmiṁ asati cakkhusamphassapaccayā nuppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ …pe… When there’s no ear … nose … tongue … body …jivhāya asati jivhāsamphassapaccayā nuppajjati …pe… mind, pleasure and pain don’t arise internally conditioned by mind contact.”manasmiṁ asati manosamphassapaccayā nuppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhan”ti.