Saṃyutta Nikāya:
IV. Saḷāyatana Vagga
35: Saḷāyatana Saṃyutta
Paññāsako Dutiyo
4. Channa Vagga
Sutta 93
Dvaya Suttaṃ
Duality
Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds
[1][pts][than][bodh] I Hear Tell:
Once upon a time, Bhagava,
Sāvatthi-town revisiting,
Anāthapiṇḍika's Jeta grove.
There to the Beggars gathered round,
Bhagava said this:
"A duality, beggars,
results in itself becoming conscious.
And what duality, beggars,
results in itself becoming conscious?
The eye and shapes
result in the appearance of eye-consciousness.
Unstable,
changing,
the eye becomes 'otherwise'.
Unstable,
changing,
shapes become 'otherwise'.
Thus this duality
thus gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'
eye-consciousness
is unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up eye-consciousness,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could eye-consciousness become constant?
Now then, beggars,
whatever is the self-getting,
coinciding,
combining
of these three things,
this is called, beggars,
'eye-touch'.
Eye-touch also is
unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up eye-touch,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could eye-touch become constant?
Touch, beggars, is sensing
touch is feeling,
touch is self-knowing.
And thus these things too
gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
The ear and sounds
result in the appearance
of ear-consciousness.
Unstable,
changing,
the ear becomes 'otherwise'.
Unstable,
changing,
sounds become 'otherwise'.
Thus this duality
thus gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'
ear-consciousness
is unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up ear-consciousness,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could ear-consciousness become constant?
Now then, beggars, whatever is the
self-getting,
coinciding,
combining
of these three things,
this is called, beggars,
'ear-touch'.
Ear-touch also is
unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up ear-touch,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could ear-touch become constant?
Touch, beggars, is sensing
touch is feeling,
touch is self-knowing.
And thus these things too
gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
The nose and scents
result in the appearance
of nose-consciousness.
Unstable,
changing,
the nose becomes 'otherwise'.
Unstable,
changing,
scents become 'otherwise'.
Thus this duality
thus gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'
nose-consciousness
is unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up nose-consciousness,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could nose-consciousness become constant?
Now then, beggars, whatever is the
self-getting,
coinciding,
combining
of these three things,
this is called, beggars,
'nose-touch'.
Nose-touch also is
unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up nose-touch,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could nose-touch become constant?
Touch, beggars, is sensing
touch is feeling,
touch is self-knowing.
And thus these things too
gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
The tongue and tastes
result in the appearance
of tongue-consciousness.
Unstable,
changing,
the tongue becomes 'otherwise'.
Unstable,
changing,
tastes become 'otherwise'.
Thus this duality
thus gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'
tongue-consciousness
is unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up tongue-consciousness,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could tongue-consciousness become constant?
Now then, beggars, whatever is the
self-getting,
coinciding,
combining
of these three things,
this is called, beggars,
'tongue-touch'.
Tongue-touch also is
unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up tongue-touch,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could tongue-touch become constant?
Touch, beggars, is sensing
touch is feeling,
touch is self-knowing.
And thus these things too
gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
The body and touches result in the appearance of body-consciousness.
Unstable,
changing,
the body becomes 'otherwise'.
Unstable,
changing,
touches become 'otherwise'.
Thus this duality
thus gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'
body-consciousness
is unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up body-consciousness,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could body-consciousness become constant?
Now then, beggars, whatever is the
self-getting,
coinciding,
combining
of these three things,
this is called, beggars,
'body-touch'.
Body-touch also is
unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up body-touch,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could body-touch become constant?
Touch, beggars, is sensing
touch is feeling,
touch is self-knowing.
And thus these things too
gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
The mind and things result in the appearance of mind-consciousness.
Unstable,
changing,
the mind becomes 'otherwise'.
Unstable,
changing,
things become 'otherwise'.
Thus this duality
thus gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'
mind-consciousness
is unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up mind-consciousness,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could mind-consciousness become constant?
Now then, beggars, whatever is the
self-getting,
coinciding,
combining
of these three things,
this is called, beggars, 'mind-touch'.
Mind-touch also is
unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Just as that driving force,
just as that result,
set up mind-touch,
so just that driving force,
so just that result
is unstable,
changing,
becoming 'otherwise'.
Again, beggars,
following on,
based on the unstable,
a result of self-rising,
how could mind-touch become constant?
Touch, beggars, is sensing
touch is feeling,
touch is self-knowing.
And thus these things too
gelatinous and wavering,
unstable,
changing,
become 'otherwise'.
Thus then, beggars,
a duality results in itself becoming conscious."
