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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 14.3 Linked Discourses 14.3
1. NÄnattavagga 1. Diversity
NophassanÄnattasutta Not Diversity of Contacts
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āDhÄtunÄnattaį¹, bhikkhave, paį¹icca uppajjati phassanÄnattaį¹, no phassanÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati dhÄtunÄnattaį¹. āMendicants, diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts. Diversity of contacts doesnāt give rise to diversity of elements. This discourse asserts that, in this case, conditionality is one way. This heads off the assumption that mutual condition applies to all the factors (SN 12.65:2.16).
KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, dhÄtunÄnattaį¹? And what is the diversity of elements?
CakkhudhÄtu ā¦peā¦ The eye element, ear element, nose element, tongue element, body element, and mind element.
manodhÄtuā
idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhÄtunÄnattaį¹. This is called the diversity of elements.
KathaƱca, bhikkhave, dhÄtunÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati phassanÄnattaį¹, no phassanÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati dhÄtunÄnattaį¹? And how does diversity of elements give rise to diversity of contacts, while diversity of contacts doesnāt give rise to diversity of elements?
CakkhudhÄtuį¹, bhikkhave, paį¹icca uppajjati cakkhusamphasso, no cakkhusamphassaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati cakkhudhÄtu ā¦peā¦ The eye element gives rise to eye contact. Eye contact doesnāt give rise to the eye element. ā¦
manodhÄtuį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati manosamphasso, no manosamphassaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati manodhÄtu. The mind element gives rise to mind contact. Mind contact doesnāt give rise to the mind element.
Evaį¹ kho, bhikkhave, dhÄtunÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati phassanÄnattaį¹, no phassanÄnattaį¹ paį¹icca uppajjati dhÄtunÄnattanāti. Thatās how diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts, while diversity of contacts doesnāt give rise to diversity of elements.ā
Tatiyaį¹.