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Linked Discourses 14.4 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.4

1. Diversity – 1. Nānattavagga

SN 14.4 Diversity of Feelings – Vedanānānattasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Bhikkhū, diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings.

“Dhātunānattaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭicca uppajjati phassanānattaṁ, phassanānattaṁ paṭicca uppajjati vedanānānattaṁ.

And what is the diversity of elements?

Katamañca, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ?

The eye element, ear element, nose element, tongue element, body element, and mind element.

Cakkhudhātu …pe… manodhātu—

This is called the diversity of elements.

idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ.

And how does diversity of elements give rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings?

Kathañca, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ paṭicca uppajjati phassanānattaṁ, phassanānattaṁ paṭicca uppajjati vedanānānattaṁ?

The eye element gives rise to eye contact. Eye contact gives rise to the feeling born of eye contact. …

Cakkhudhātuṁ, bhikkhave, paṭicca uppajjati cakkhusamphasso, cakkhusamphassaṁ paṭicca uppajjati cakkhusamphassajā vedanā …pe…

The mind element gives rise to mind contact. Mind contact gives rise to the feeling born of mind contact.

manodhātuṁ paṭicca uppajjati manosamphasso, manosamphassaṁ paṭicca uppajjati manosamphassajā vedanā.

That’s how diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings.”

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ paṭicca uppajjati phassanānattaṁ, phassanānattaṁ paṭicca uppajjati vedanānānattan”ti.