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Linked Discourses 14.1 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.1

1. Diversity – 1. Nānattavagga

SN 14.1 Diversity of Elements – Dhātunānattasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Bhikkhū, I will teach you the diversity of elements.

“Dhātunānattaṁ vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi.

Listen and pay close attention, I will speak.”

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

“Yes, sir,” they replied.

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

The Buddha said this:

Bhagavā etadavoca:

“And what is the diversity of elements?

“Katamañca, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ?

The eye element, sight element, and eye consciousness element. The ear element, sound element, and ear consciousness element. The nose element, smell element, and nose consciousness element. The tongue element, taste element, and tongue consciousness element. The body element, touch element, and body consciousness element. The mind element, thought element, and mind consciousness element.

Cakkhudhātu rūpadhātu cakkhuviññāṇadhātu, sotadhātu saddadhātu sotaviññāṇadhātu, ghānadhātu gandhadhātu ghānaviññāṇadhātu, jivhādhātu rasadhātu jivhāviññāṇadhātu, kāyadhātu phoṭṭhabbadhātu kāyaviññāṇadhātu, manodhātu dhammadhātu manoviññāṇadhātu—

This is called the diversity of elements.”

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhātunānattan”ti.