Saṃyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
14. Dhātu-Saṃyuttaṃ
I. Nānatta Vagga Paṭhama
1. Ajjhatta-Pañcakaṃ
Sutta 3
No ce tam
[No Phassa-Nānatta]
Suttaṃ
Not If This
Re-Cast for you today
as it would have been done
in the Old-days.
By
Michael M. Olds
Once upon a time, The Lucky Man,
Sāvatthi Town revisiting,
Anāthapiṇḍika's Park,
Jeta Grove,
said this:
2. "I will teach you, my friends,
about the diverse data,
the descriptive identifying characteristics
into which all things can be divided,
lend an ear,
pay attention,
I will explain.
3. These are the varieties of data
into which all things can be divided:
Data related to the eye,
data related to visible objects,
data related to consciousness of sight;
Data related to the ear,
data related to hearable objects,
data related to consciousness of hearing;
Data related to the nose,
data related to smellable objects,
data related to consciousness of scents;
Data related to the tongue,
data related to tastable objects,
data related to consciousness of taste;
Data related to the body,
data related to touchable objects,
data related to consciousness of touch;
Data related to the mind,
data related to cognizable objects,
data related to consciousness of things;
These are the varieties of data
into which all things can be divided.
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4. The varieties of data
can be divided into
data relating to the internal, personal, subjective
and data relating to the external, impersonal, objective.
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5. And what, friends,
are the varieties of internal data?
Data related to the eye
data related to the ear,
data related to the nose,
data related to the tongue,
data related to the body,
data related to the mind.
Such, friends, are the varieties of internal data.
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6. It is the diversity of data
that results in the diversity of internal experiences
contacted by the individual.
7. And what, friends,
are the diverse internal experiences
contacted by the individual
that result from the diversity of data?
Data related to the eye
result in the individual
experiencing contact related to the eye.
Data related to the ear
result in the individual
experiencing contact related to the ear.
Data related to the nose
result in the individual
experiencing contact related to the nose.
Data related to the tongue
result in the individual
experiencing contact related to the tongue.
Data related to the body
result in the individual
experiencing contact related to the body.
Data related to the mind
result in the individual
experiencing contact related to the mind.
Such, friends,
are the diverse internal experiences
contacted by the individual
that result from the diversity of data.
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8. It is the diversity of data
that results in the diversity of internal experiences
contacted by the individual.
It is not that
the diversity of internal experiences
contacted by the individual
results in the diversity of data.
9. And what are the diverse internal experiences
contacted by the individual
that do not result
in the diverse data?
The diversity of data related to the eye
results in the experience of data related to the eye
contacted by the individual;
it is not that
the experience of data related to the eye
contacted by the individual
results in the diversity of data related to the eye.
The diversity of data related to the ear
results in the experience of data related to the ear
contacted by the individual;
it is not that
the experience of data related to the ear
contacted by the individual
results in the diversity of data related to the ear.
The diversity of data related to the nose
results in the experience of data related to the nose
contacted by the individual;
it is not that
the experience of data related to the nose
contacted by the individual
results in the diversity of data related to the nose.
The diversity of data related to the tongue
results in the experience of data related to the tongue
contacted by the individual;
it is not that
the experience of data related to the tongue
contacted by the individual
results in the diversity of data related to the tongue.
The diversity of data related to the body
results in the experience of data related to the body
contacted by the individual;
it is not that
the experience of data related to the body
contacted by the individual
results in the diversity of data related to the body.
The diversity of data related to the mind
results in the experience of data related to the mind
contacted by the individual;
it is not that
the experience of data related to the mind
contacted by the individual
results in the diversity of data related to the mind.
Such are the diverse internal experiences
contacted by the individual
that do not result in the diverse data.
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10. The diversity of data, friends,
results in the diversity of internal contacts,
the diversity of internal contacts
results in the diversity of internal sensations
of pain or pleasure
or of sensations that are not painful but not pleasurable
experienced by the individual.
11. And what are the diverse data
that result in the diverse internal contacts,
the diverse internal contacts
that result in the diverse internal contacts
with sensations?
Data relating to the eye, friends,
results in internal contact
with data relating to the eye,
internal contact with data relating to the eye
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the eye.
Data relating to the ear
results in internal contact
with data relating to the ear,
internal contact with data relating to the ear
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the ear.
Data relating to the nose
results in internal contact
with data relating to the nose,
internal contact with data relating to the nose
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the nose.
Data relating to the tongue
results in internal contact
with data relating to the tongue,
internal contact with data relating to the tongue
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the tongue.
Data relating to the body
results in internal contact
with data relating to the body,
internal contact with data relating to the body
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the body.
Data relating to the mind
results in internal contact
with data relating to the mind,
internal contact with data relating to the mind
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the mind.
Such are the diverse data
that result in the diverse internal contacts,
the diverse internal contacts
that result in the diverse internal contacts
with sensations.
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11. It is the diversity of data, friends,
that results in the diversity of internal contacts,
the diversity of internal contacts
that results in the diversity of internal sensations.
It is not that the diversity of internal sensations
results in the diversity of internal contacts,
it is not that the diversity of internal contacts
results in the diversity of data.
12. And what are the diverse internal sensations
that do not result in the diverse internal contacts,
the diverse internal contacts
that do not result in the diverse data?
Data relating to the eye, friends,
results in internal contact
with data relating to the eye,
internal contact with data relating to the eye
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the eye;
it is not that internal contact
with sensations relating to the eye
result in internal contact
with data relating to the eye,
it is not that internal contact
with data relating to the eye
results in data relating to the eye.
Data relating to the ear
results in internal contact
with data relating to the ear,
internal contact with data relating to the ear
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the ear;
it is not that internal contact
with sensations relating to the ear
result in internal contact
with data relating to the ear,
it is not that internal contact
with data relating to the ear
results in data relating to the ear.
Data relating to the nose
results in internal contact
with data relating to the nose,
internal contact with data relating to the nose
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the nose;
it is not that internal contact
with sensations relating to the nose
result in internal contact
with data relating to the nose,
it is not that internal contact
with data relating to the nose
results in data relating to the nose.
Data relating to the tongue
results in internal contact
with data relating to the tongue,
internal contact with data relating to the tongue
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the tongue;
it is not that internal contact
with sensations relating to the tongue
result in internal contact
with data relating to the tongue,
it is not that internal contact
with data relating to the tongue
results in data relating to the tongue.
Data relating to the body
results in internal contact
with data relating to the body,
internal contact with data relating to the body
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the body;
it is not that internal contact
with sensations relating to the body
result in internal contact
with data relating to the body,
it is not that internal contact
with data relating to the body
results in data relating to the body.
Data relating to the mind
results in internal contact
with data relating to the mind,
internal contact with data relating to the mind
results in internal contact
with sensations relating to the mind;
it is not that internal contact
with sensations relating to the mind
result in internal contact
with data relating to the mind,
it is not that internal contact
with data relating to the mind
results in data relating to the mind.
Such are the diverse internal sensations
that do not result
in the diverse internal contacts,
the diverse internal contacts
that do not result in the diverse data.
Such, friends,
are the varieties of data
relating to the internal, personal, subjective.
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13. And what, friends, are the various fundamental categories into which the external data can be divided?
Data related to visible objects;
Data related to hearable objects;
Data related to smellable objects;
Data related to tastable objects;
Data related to touchable objects;
Data related to cognizable objects.
Such are the various fundamental categories into which the external data can be divided.
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14. The diversity of data, friends,
results in the diversity of perceptions,
the diversity of perceptions
results in the diversity of principles,[1]
the diversity of principles
results in the diversity of wishes,
the diversity of wishes
results in the diversity of passions,
the diversity of passions
results in the diversity of quests.
15. And what, beggars, are the diverse data
that result in the diversity of perceptions,
the diversity of perceptions
that result in the diversity of principles,
the diversity of principles
that result in the diversity of wishes,
the diversity of wishes
that result in the diversity of passions,
the diversity of passions
that result in the diversity of quests?
Data related to form, friends,
results in perception related to form,
perception of form
results in principles related to form,
principles related to form
result in wishes related to form,
wishes related to form
result in passions related to form,
passions related to form
result in quests related to form.
Data related to hearable objects, friends,
results in perception related to hearable objects,
perception of hearable objects
results in principles related to hearable objects,
principles related to hearable objects
result in wishes related to hearable objects,
wishes related to hearable objects
result in passions related to hearable objects,
passions related to hearable objects
result in quests related to hearable objects.
Data related to tastable objects, friends,
results in perception related to tastable objects,
perception of tastable objects
results in principles related to tastable objects,
principles related to tastable objects
result in wishes related to tastable objects,
wishes related to tastable objects
result in passions related to tastable objects,
passions related to tastable objects
result in quests related to tastable objects.
Data related to smellable objects, friends,
results in perception related to smellable objects,
perception of smellable objects
results in principles related to smellable objects,
principles related to smellable objects
result in wishes related to smellable objects,
wishes related to smellable objects
result in passions related to smellable objects,
passions related to smellable objects
result in quests related to smellable objects.
Data related to touchable objects, friends,
results in perception related to touchable objects,
perception of touchable objects
results in principles related to touchable objects,
principles related to touchable objects
result in wishes related to touchable objects,
wishes related to touchable objects
result in passions related to touchable objects,
passions related to touchable objects
result in quests related to touchable objects.
Data related to cognizable objects, friends,
results in perception related to cognizable objects,
perception of cognizable objects
results in principles related to cognizable objects,
principles related to cognizable objects
result in wishes related to cognizable objects,
wishes related to cognizable objects
result in passions related to cognizable objects,
passions related to cognizable objects
result in quests related to cognizable objects."
[1] Saṇkappa. That which one considers fitting, proper: whether or not to grasp after or let go; whether or not physical harm may be employed; whether or not mental cruelty may be employed.
