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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 12.59 Linked Discourses 12.59
6. Dukkhavagga 6. A Tree
ViƱƱÄį¹asutta Consciousness
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āSaį¹yojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu assÄdÄnupassino viharato viƱƱÄį¹assa avakkanti hoti. āThere are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, consciousness is conceived.
ViƱƱÄį¹apaccayÄ nÄmarÅ«paį¹ ā¦peā¦ Consciousness is a requirement for name and form. ā¦
evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti. That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.
SeyyathÄpi, bhikkhave, mahÄrukkho. Suppose there was a great tree.
Tassa yÄni ceva mÅ«lÄni ā¦peā¦ And its roots going downwards and across all draw the sap upwards. ā¦
evameva kho, bhikkhave, saį¹yojaniyesu dhammesu assÄdÄnupassino viharato viƱƱÄį¹assa avakkanti hoti ā¦peā¦. In the same way, there are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, consciousness is conceived. ā¦
Saį¹yojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu ÄdÄ«navÄnupassino viharato viƱƱÄį¹assa avakkanti na hoti. There are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, consciousness is not conceived.
ViƱƱÄį¹anirodhÄ nÄmarÅ«panirodho ā¦peā¦ When consciousness ceases, name and form cease. ā¦
evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti. That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.
SeyyathÄpi, bhikkhave, mahÄrukkho. Suppose there was a great tree.
Atha puriso Ägaccheyya kuddÄlapiį¹akaį¹ ÄdÄya ā¦peā¦ Then a person comes along with a spade and basket. ā¦
Äyatiį¹ anuppÄdadhammo. In this way the great tree is cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, saį¹yojaniyesu dhammesu ÄdÄ«navÄnupassino viharato viƱƱÄį¹assa avakkanti na hoti. In the same way, there are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, consciousness is not conceived.
ViƱƱÄį¹assa nirodhÄ nÄmarÅ«panirodho ā¦peā¦ When consciousness ceases, name and form cease. ā¦
evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotÄ«āti. That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.ā
Navamaį¹.