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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.
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.