Saṃyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
12. Nidāna Saṃyutta
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 Suttaṃ
The Noble Disciple 1
Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi
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[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."
