Theravadan

From: John Kelly

Milindapañha Milinda's Questions

Nibbānavagga Nibbāna Chapter

3. Pañcāyatanakammanibbattapañha Question on the Five Sense Bases Produced from Kamma

Rājā āha—The king asked:

“bhante nāgasena, yānimāni pañcāyatanāni, kiṁ nu tāni nānākammehi nibbattāni, udāhu ekena kammenā”ti? “Venerable Nāgasena, are these five sense bases produced from different kamma or from just one kamma?”

“Nānākammehi, mahārāja, nibbattāni, na ekena kammenā”ti. “They are produced from different kamma, your majesty, not from just one kamma.”

“Opammaṁ karohī”ti. “Please give me an analogy.”

“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, mahārāja, ekasmiṁ khette nānābījāni vappeyyuṁ, tesaṁ nānābījānaṁ nānāphalāni nibbatteyyun”ti? “What do you think, your majesty, if one were to sow different seeds in this field, would a diversity of fruits be produced from this diversity of seeds?”

“Āma, bhante, nibbatteyyun”ti. “Yes, venerable sir, they would be.”

“Evameva kho, mahārāja, yāni yāni pañcāyatanāni, tāni tāni nānākammehi nibbattāni, na ekena kammenā”ti. “In the same way, your majesty, these five sense bases are produced from different kamma, and not from just one kamma.”

“Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti. “You are clever, venerable Nāgasena.”

Pañcāyatanakammanibbattapañho tatiyo. Question on the Five Sense Bases Produced from Kamma third

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