Other Translations: Deutsch , Srpski
From: ,
Saį¹yutta NikÄya 35.23 Linked Discourses 35.23
3. Sabbavagga 3. All
Sabbasutta All
SÄvatthinidÄnaį¹. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āSabbaį¹ vo, bhikkhave, desessÄmi. āMendicants, I will teach you the all. While most teaching templates are shared between the six senses and the aggregates, only the six senses are declared to be the āallā. This is because the six senses cover the entirety of experience, whereas the aggregates select the aspects most prominently grasped as self. For context, see SN 35.28 and notes.
Taį¹ suį¹Ätha. Listen ā¦
KiƱca, bhikkhave, sabbaį¹? And what is the all?
CakkhuƱceva rÅ«pÄ ca, sotaƱca saddÄ ca, ghÄnaƱca gandhÄ ca, jivhÄ ca rasÄ ca, kÄyo ca phoį¹į¹habbÄ ca, mano ca dhammÄ caāItās just the eye and sights, the ear and sounds, the nose and smells, the tongue and tastes, the body and touches, and the mind and ideas.
idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, sabbaį¹. This is called the all.
Yo, bhikkhave, evaį¹ vadeyya: Mendicants, suppose someone was to say: The āsomeoneā would be a philosopher of the Upaniį¹£ads, for whom the metaphysical notion of āallā is crucial. The same phrasing is used of the rejection of the ādualityā of the senses; see SN 35.92 and notes.
āahametaį¹ sabbaį¹ paccakkhÄya aƱƱaį¹ sabbaį¹ paƱƱÄpessÄmÄ«āti, tassa vÄcÄvatthukamevassa; āIāll deny this all and describe another all.ā Theyād have no grounds for that claim,
puį¹į¹ho ca na sampÄyeyya, uttariƱca vighÄtaį¹ Äpajjeyya. theyād be stumped by questions, and, in addition, theyād get frustrated.
Taį¹ kissa hetu? Why is that?
YathÄ taį¹, bhikkhave, avisayasmināti. Because theyāre out of their element.ā The brahmins of the Upaniį¹£ads show off their rhetorical prowess through elevated debates. These debates, however, are exceedingly specialized, making sense only for those steeped in Vedic culture and ritual.
Paį¹hamaį¹.