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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 35.236 Linked Discourses 35.236
18. Samuddavagga 18. The Ocean
Paį¹hamahatthapÄdopamasutta The Simile of Hands and Feet (1st)
āHatthesu, bhikkhave, sati ÄdÄnanikkhepanaį¹ paƱƱÄyati; āMendicants, when there are hands, picking up and putting down are found. According to the doctrine of kamma, we acquire our bodies with their faculties from our desire. It does not just happen to be the case that we have hands to pick things up; we have manifested rebirth with hands because we want to pick things up.
pÄdesu sati abhikkamapaį¹ikkamo paƱƱÄyati; When there are feet, coming and going are found.
pabbesu sati samiƱjanapasÄraį¹aį¹ paƱƱÄyati; When there are joints, contracting and extending are found.
kucchismiį¹ sati jighacchÄ pipÄsÄ paƱƱÄyati. When thereās a belly, hunger and thirst are found.
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusmiį¹ sati cakkhusamphassapaccayÄ uppajjati ajjhattaį¹ sukhaį¹ dukkhaį¹ ā¦peā¦ In the same way, when thereās an eye, pleasure and pain arise internally conditioned by eye contact.
jivhÄya sati jivhÄsamphassapaccayÄ uppajjati ajjhattaį¹ sukhaį¹ dukkhaį¹ ā¦peā¦ When thereās an ear ā¦ nose ā¦ tongue ā¦ body ā¦
manasmiį¹ sati manosamphassapaccayÄ uppajjati ajjhattaį¹ sukhaį¹ dukkhaį¹ ā¦peā¦. mind, pleasure and pain arise internally conditioned by mind contact.
Hatthesu, bhikkhave, asati ÄdÄnanikkhepanaį¹ na paƱƱÄyati; When there are no hands, picking up and putting down arenāt found.
pÄdesu asati abhikkamapaį¹ikkamo na paƱƱÄyati; When there are no feet, coming and going arenāt found.
pabbesu asati samiƱjanapasÄraį¹aį¹ na paƱƱÄyati; When there are no joints, contracting and extending arenāt found.
kucchismiį¹ asati jighacchÄ pipÄsÄ na paƱƱÄyati. When thereās no belly, hunger and thirst arenāt found.
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusmiį¹ asati cakkhusamphassapaccayÄ nuppajjati ajjhattaį¹ sukhaį¹ dukkhaį¹ ā¦peā¦ In the same way, when thereās no eye, pleasure and pain donāt arise internally conditioned by eye contact.
jivhÄya asati jivhÄsamphassapaccayÄ nuppajjati ā¦peā¦ When thereās no ear ā¦ nose ā¦ tongue ā¦ body ā¦
manasmiį¹ asati manosamphassapaccayÄ nuppajjati ajjhattaį¹ sukhaį¹ dukkhanāti. mind, pleasure and pain donāt arise internally conditioned by mind contact.ā
Navamaį¹.