Saṃyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
14. Dhātu-Saṃyuttaṃ
I. Nānatta Vagga Paṭhama
1. Ajjhatta-Pañcakaṃ
Sutta 5
Dutiya
Vedanānā
[No Vedanā-Nānatta]
Suttaṃ
Sensation 2
Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds
Once upon a time, The Lucky man,
Sāvatthi-town revisiting,
Jeta Grove,
Anathapiṇḍika's Sporting Grounds.
"It is the diversity of data, beggars,
that rebounds as
what comes to be
the diverse touches,
the diversity of touches
that rebounds as
what comes to be
the diverse sensations;
it is not that
the diversity of sensations
rebounds in
what comes to be
the diverse touches,
it is not that
the diversity of touches
rebounds in
what comes to be
the diverse data.
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 rebound as
what comes to be
the diverse touches,
the diverse touches
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diverse sensations?
the diverse sensations
that do not rebound in
what comes to be
the diverse touches,
the diverse touches,
that do not rebound in
what comes to be
the diverse data?
Eye data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
eye touch,
eye touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
eye-touch sensation.
It is not that
eye-touch sensation
rebounds as
what comes to be
eye touch,
it is not that
eye touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
eye data.
Ear data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
ear touch,
ear touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
ear-touch sensation.
It is not that
ear-touch sensation
rebounds as
what comes to be
ear touch,
it is not that
ear touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
ear data.
Nose data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
nose touch,
nose touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
nose-touch sensation.
It is not that
nose-touch sensation
rebounds as
what comes to be
nose touch,
it is not that
nose touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
nose data.
Tongue data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
tongue touch,
tongue touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
toung-touch sensation.
It is not that
tongue-touch sensation
rebounds as
what comes to be
tongue touch,
it is not that
tongue touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
tongue data.
Body data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
body touch,
body touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
body-touch sensation.
It is not that
body-touch sensation
rebounds as
what comes to be
body touch,
it is not that
body touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
body data.
Mind data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
mind touch,
mind touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
mind-touch sensation.
It is not that
mind-touch sensation
rebounds as
what comes to be
mind touch,
it is not that
mind touch
rebounds as
what comes to be
mind data.
Such then, beggars,
are the diverse data
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diverse touches,
the diverse touches
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diverse sensations;
the diverse sensations
that do not rebound as
what comes to be
the diverse touches,
the diverse touches,
that do not rebound in
what comes to be
the diverse data."
