Saṃyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
14. Dhātu-Saṃyuttaṃ
I. Nānatta Vagga Paṭhama
1. Ajjhatta-Pañcakaṃ
Sutta 8
No ce tam
[No Pariyesanā-Nānatta]
Suttaṃ
Not If This
Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds
Once upon a time, The Lucky man,
Sāvatthi-town revisiting,
Jeta Grove,
Anathapiṇḍika's Sporting Grounds.
"The diversity of data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
the diversity of perceptions,
the diversity of perceptions
rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of principles,
the diversity of principles,
rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of wishes,
the diversity of wishes
rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of passions,
the diversity of passions
rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of quests.
It is not that
the diversity of quests
rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of passions,
it is not that
the diversity of passions
rebound as
what comes to be
diversity of wishes,
it is not that
the diversity of wishes
rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of principles,
it is not that
the diversity of principles
rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of perceptions
it is not that
the diversity of perceptions
rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of data.
And what, beggars,
are the diverse data?
Form data,
sound data,
scent data,
taste data,
touch data,
mental objects 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 diversity of perceptions,
the diversity of perceptions
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of principles,
the diversity of principles,
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of wishes,
the diversity of wishes
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of passions,
the diversity of passions
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of quests;
the diversity of quests
that do not rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of passions,
the diversity of passions
that do not rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of wishes,
the diversity of wishes
that do not rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of principles,
the diversity of principles
that do not rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of perceptions
the diversity of perceptions
that do not rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of data?
Form data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
form perception,
form perception
rebounds as
what comes to be
form principles,
form principles
rebounds as
what comes to be
form wishes,
form wishes
rebounds as
what comes to be
form passions,
form passions
rebounds as
what comes to be
form quests;
it is not that
form quests
rebound as
what comes to be
form passions,
it is not that
form passions
rebound as
what comes to be
form wishes,
it is not that
form wishes
rebound as
what comes to be
form principles,
it is not that
form principles
rebound as
what comes to be
form perceptions,
it is not that
form perceptions
rebound as
what comes to be
form data.
Sound data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
sound perception,
sound perception
rebounds as
what comes to be
sound principles,
sound principles
rebounds as
what comes to be
sound wishes,
sound wishes
rebounds as
what comes to be
sound passions,
sound passions
rebounds as
what comes to be
sound quests;
it is not that
sound quests
rebound as
what comes to be
sound passions,
it is not that
sound passions
rebound as
what comes to be
sound wishes,
it is not that
sound wishes
rebound as
what comes to be
sound principles,
it is not that
sound principles
rebound as
what comes to be
sound perceptions,
it is not that
sound perceptions
rebound as
what comes to be
sound data.
Scent data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
scent perception,
scent perception
rebounds as
what comes to be
scent principles,
scent principles
rebounds as
what comes to be
scent wishes,
scent wishes
rebounds as
what comes to be
scent passions,
scent passions
rebounds as
what comes to be
scent quests;
it is not that
scent quests
rebound as
what comes to be
scent passions,
it is not that
scent passions
rebound as
what comes to be
scent wishes,
it is not that
scent wishes
rebound as
what comes to be
scent principles,
it is not that
scent principles
rebound as
what comes to be
scent perceptions,
it is not that
scent perceptions
rebound as
what comes to be
scent data.
Taste data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
taste perception,
taste perception
rebounds as
what comes to be
taste principles,
taste principles
rebounds as
what comes to be
taste wishes,
taste wishes
rebounds as
what comes to be
taste passions,
taste passions
rebounds as
what comes to be
taste quests;
it is not that
taste quests
rebound as
what comes to be
taste passions,
it is not that
taste passions
rebound as
what comes to be
taste wishes,
it is not that
taste wishes
rebound as
what comes to be
taste principles,
it is not that
taste principles
rebound as
what comes to be
taste perceptions,
it is not that
taste perceptions
rebound as
what comes to be
taste data.
Touch data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
touch perception,
touch perception
rebounds as
what comes to be
touch principles,
touch principles
rebounds as
what comes to be
touch wishes,
touch wishes
rebounds as
what comes to be
touch passions,
touch passions
rebounds as
what comes to be
touch quests;
it is not that
touch quests
rebound as
what comes to be
touch passions,
it is not that
touch passions
rebound as
what comes to be
touch wishes,
it is not that
touch wishes
rebound as
what comes to be
touch principles,
it is not that
touch principles
rebound as
what comes to be
touch perceptions,
it is not that
touch perceptions
rebound as
what comes to be
touch data.
Mental objects data, beggars,
rebounds as
what comes to be
mental objects perception,
mental objects perception
rebounds as
what comes to be
mental objects principles,
mental objects principles
rebounds as
what comes to be
mental objects wishes,
mental objects wishes
rebounds as
what comes to be
mental objects passions,
mental objects passions
rebounds as
what comes to be
mental objects quests;
it is not that
mental objects quests
rebound as
what comes to be
mental objects passions,
it is not that
mental objects passions
rebound as
what comes to be
mental objects wishes,
it is not that
mental objects wishes
rebound as
what comes to be
mental objects principles,
it is not that
mental objects principles
rebound as
what comes to be
mental objects perceptions,
it is not that
mental objects perceptions
rebound as
what comes to be
mental objects data.
Such then, beggars,
are the diverse data
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of perceptions,
the diversity of perceptions
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of principles,
the diversity of principles,
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of wishes,
the diversity of wishes
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of passions,
the diversity of passions
that rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of quests;
the diversity of quests
that do not rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of passions,
the diversity of passions
that do not rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of wishes,
the diversity of wishes
that do not rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of principles,
the diversity of principles
that do not rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of perceptions
the diversity of perceptions
that do not rebound as
what comes to be
the diversity of data."
