Saṃyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
14. Dhātu-Saṃyuttaṃ
I. Nānatta Vagga Paṭhama
1. Ajjhatta-Pañcakaṃ
Paṭhama Vedanā
[Vedanā-Nānatta]
Suttaṃ
Sutta 4
Sensation 1
Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds
Once upon a time, The Lucky Man,
Sāvatthi Town revisiting,
Anāthapiṇḍika's Park,
Jeta Grove.
"The diversity of data, beggars,
results in the reproduction of the diverse own-impacts/touches/contacts,
the diversity of own-impacts/touches/contacts
results in the reproduction of the diverse sensations.[1]
And what, beggars, are the diverse data?
Eye data
ear data,
nose data,
tongue data,
body data,
mind data.
These beggars, are what are called the diverse data.
And what, beggars,
are the diverse data
that result in the reproduction of the diverse own-impacts/touches/contacts,
the diverse own-impacts/touches/contacts
that result in the reproduction of the diverse sensations?
Eye data, beggars,
results in the reproduction of eye own-impact/touch/contact,
eye own-impact/touch/contact
results in the reproduction of eye own-impact/touch/contact sensation.
Ear data, beggars,
results in the reproduction of ear own-impact/touch/contact,
ear own-impact/touch/contact
results in the reproduction of ear own-impact/touch/contact sensation.
Nose data, beggars,
results in the reproduction of nose own-impact/touch/contact,
nose own-impact/touch/contact
results in the reproduction of nose own-impact/touch/contact sensation.
Tongue data, beggars,
results in the reproduction of tongue own-impact/touch/contact,
tongue own-impact/touch/contact
results in the reproduction of tongue own-impact/touch/contact sensation.
Body data, beggars,
results in the reproduction of body own-impact/touch/contact,
body own-impact/touch/contact
results in the reproduction of body own-impact/touch/contact sensation.
Mind data, beggars,
results in the reproduction of mind own-impact/touch/contact,
mind own-impact/touch/contact
results in the reproduction of mind own-impact/touch/contact sensation.
Such then, beggars,
are the diverse data
that result in the reproduction of the diverse own-impacts/touches/contacts,
the diverse own-impacts/touches/contacts
that result in the reproduction of the diverse sensations."
[1] Vedanā. The sensation of pleasantness reproduced as a result of contact with sense data; the sensation of pain reproduced as a result of contact with sense data; the sensation that is neither pain nor pleasantness reproduced as a result of contact with sense data.
