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Saɱyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
12. Nidāna Saɱyutta
5. Gahapati Vagga

The Connected Discourses of the Buddha
Part II.
The Book of Causation Nidāna-Vagga
12. Connected Discourses on Causation
5. The Householder

Sutta 49

Paṭhama Ariya Sāvaka Suttaɱ

The Noble Disciple 1

Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi

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[77] [585]

[1][pts]At Sāvatthī.

[78] "Bhikkhus, an instructed noble disciple does not think:

'When what exists does what come to be?

With the arising of what does what arise?

[When what exists do volitional formations come to be?

When what exists does consciousness come to be?]

When what exists does name-and-form come to be? ...

When what exists does aging-and-death come to be?'

"Rather, bhikkhus, the instructed noble disciple has knowledge about this that is independent of others:

'When this exists, that comes to be; with the arising of this, that arises.

[When there is ignorance, volitional formations come to be.

When there are volitional formations, consciousness comes to be.]

When there is consciousness, name-and-form comes to be. ...

When there is birth, aging-and-death comes to be.'

He understands thus:

'In such a way the world originates.'

"Bhikkhus, an instructed noble disciple does not think:

'When what does not exist does what not come to be?

With the cessation of what does what cease?

[When what does not exist do volitional formations not come to be?

When what does not exist does consciousness not come to be?]

When what does not exist does name-and-form not come to be? ...

When what does not exist does aging-and-death not come to be?."

"Rather, bhikkhus, the instructed noble disciple has knowledge about this that is independent of others:

'When this does not exist, that does not come to be; with the cessation of this, that ceases.

[When there is no ignorance, volitional formations do not come to be.

When there are no volitional formations, consciousness does not come to be.]

When there is no consciousness, name-and-form does not come to be. ...

When there is no birth, aging-and-death does not come to be.'

He understands thus:

'In such a way the world ceases.'

[79] "Bhikkhus, when a noble disciple thus understands as they really are the origin and the passing away of the world, he is then called a noble disciple who is accomplished in view, accomplished in vision, who has arrived at this true Dhamma, who sees this true Dhamma, who possesses a trainee's knowledge, a trainee's true knowledge, who has entered the stream of the Dhamma, a noble one with penetrative wisdom, one who stands squarely before the door to the Deathless."


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