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… saññā atītā niruddhā vigatā vipariṇatā atthaṅgatā abbhatthaṅgatā uppajjitvā vigatā atītā atītaṁsena saṅgahitā, cakkhusamphassajā saññā sotasamphassajā saññā ghānasamphassajā saññā jivhāsamphassajā saññā kāyasamphassajā saññā manosamphassajā saññā— ayaṁ vuccati …

… 1. Suttantabhājanīya Avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā, saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ, viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ, nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanaṁ, saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā, vedanāpaccayā taṇhā, taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ, upādānapaccayā bhavo, bhavapaccayā jāti, jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti. …

… uppajjati vā uppajjissati vā uppajje vā …pe… yaṁ cakkhuṁ nissāya rūpaṁ ārabbha cakkhusamphassajā vedanā …pe… saññā …pe… cetanā …pe… cakkhuviññāṇaṁ uppajji vā uppajjati vā uppajjissati vā …

… āyatanāni, kati dhātuyo, kati saccāni, kati indriyāni, kati hetū, kati āhārā, kati phassā, kati vedanā, kati saññā, kati cetanā, kati cittāni? Pañcakkhandhā, dvādasāyatanāni, aṭṭhārasa dhātuyo, cattāri …

… etaṁ mama … manoviññāṇaṁ etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attāti— abhinivesaparāmāso diṭṭhi. Cakkhusamphassaṁ etaṁ mama … sotasamphassaṁ etaṁ mama … ghānasamphassaṁ etaṁ mama … jivhāsamphassaṁ etaṁ …

… tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti. Katamā tasmiṁ samaye vedanā hoti? Yaṁ tasmiṁ samaye tajjācakkhuviññāṇadhātusamphassajaṁ cetasikaṁ neva sātaṁ nāsātaṁ cetosamphassajaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ vedayitaṁ cetosamphassajā adukkhamasukhā vedanā— ayaṁ tasmiṁ samaye …

… dhammā pahātabbā”ti … “ime dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti … “ime dhammā sacchikātabbā”ti … channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca … pañcannaṁ upādānakkhandhānaṁ … catunnaṁ mahābhūtānaṁ … “yaṁ …

… rūpaṁ sukhumaṁ. Atthi rūpaṁ dūre, atthi rūpaṁ santike. [14] Pakiṇṇakadukaṁ. Atthi rūpaṁ cakkhusamphassassa vatthu, atthi rūpaṁ cakkhusamphassassa na vatthu. Atthi rūpaṁ cakkhusamphassajāya vedanāya …pe… saññāya …pe… …

… to be intimate with you.” And both having lust, he made physical contact with Sundarīnandā. Just then a nun who was weak from old age and …

… sabbaṁ abhiññeyyaṁ? Cakkhu, bhikkhave, abhiññeyyaṁ; rūpā abhiññeyyā; cakkhuviññāṇaṁ abhiññeyyaṁ; cakkhusamphasso abhiññeyyo; yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā, tampi abhiññeyyaṁ. Sotaṁ abhiññeyyaṁ; saddā …

… rūpaṁ anārammaṇaṁ abyākatanti? Na hevaṁ vattabbe …pe…. Kusalena cittena samuṭṭhitaṁ kāyakammaṁ rūpaṁ phassavippayuttaṁ kusalanti? Āmantā. Kusalena cittena samuṭṭhitaṁ rūpāyatanaṁ phassavippayuttaṁ kusalanti? Na hevaṁ vattabbe …pe… kusalena …

… tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti. Katamā tasmiṁ samaye vedanā hoti? Yaṁ tasmiṁ samaye tajjāmanoviññāṇadhātusamphassajaṁ cetasikaṁ sātaṁ cetasikaṁ sukhaṁ cetosamphassajaṁ sātaṁ sukhaṁ vedayitaṁ cetosamphassajā sātā sukhā vedanā— ayaṁ …

… and evasiveness of those under the sway of craving. 4.2. Dependent On contact Now, these things are dependent on contact. Namely, when those ascetics and brahmins …

2. The training rule on physical contact The chapter on offenses entailing suspension 2. The training rule on physical contact …

… The Buddha said this: “‘This person has six elements, six fields of contact, eighteen mental preoccupations, and four foundations. Where they stand, the streams of conceiving …

… happiness, sadness, and equanimity. The faculty of pleasure arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as pleasant. When in a state of pleasure, you understand: …

… about to be born. What four? Edible food, whether solid or subtle; contact is the second, mental intention the third, and consciousness the fourth. Fuel originates …

… phasso; yo evarūpo phasso phusanā samphusanā samphusitattaṁ— ayaṁ vuccati phasso. <b>Vivekadassī phassesū</b>ti. Cakkhusamphassaṁ vivittaṁ passati attena vā attaniyena vā niccena vā dhuvena vā sassatena vā avipariṇāmadhammena …

… tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti. Katamā tasmiṁ samaye vedanā hoti? Yaṁ tasmiṁ samaye tajjāmanoviññāṇadhātusamphassajaṁ cetasikaṁ sātaṁ cetasikaṁ sukhaṁ cetosamphassajaṁ sātaṁ sukhaṁ vedayitaṁ cetosamphassajā sātā sukhā vedanā— ayaṁ …

… about to be born. What four? Edible food, whether solid or subtle; contact is the second, mental intention the third, and consciousness the fourth. What is …

… has said that suffering is dependently originated. Dependent on what? Dependent on contact. In speaking like this, you would repeat what the Buddha has said, and …

Rooted in Contact Rooted in Contact “Mendicants, these three feelings are born, rooted, sourced, and dependent …

… The six classes of consciousness should be understood. The six classes of contact should be understood. The six classes of feeling should be understood. The six …

… and trouble that mendicant, they understand: ‘This painful feeling born of ear contact has arisen in me. That’s dependent, not independent. Dependent on what? Dependent on …

… (2nd) At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts. Diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings. Diversity of feelings doesn’t …

… should train. You should train like this: ‘I shall not grasp eye contact … ear contact … nose contact … tongue contact … body contact … …

… the cessation of this, this ceases.’ Pleasant feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as pleasant. With the cessation of that contact to be …

… lālappitattaṁ— ayaṁ vuccati “paridevo”. Tattha katamaṁ dukkhaṁ? Yaṁ kāyikaṁ asātaṁ kāyikaṁ dukkhaṁ kāyasamphassajaṁ asātaṁ dukkhaṁ vedayitaṁ kāyasamphassajā asātā dukkhā vedanā— idaṁ vuccati “dukkhaṁ”. Tattha katamaṁ domanassaṁ? …

… cittassa— ayaṁ vuccati “pīti”. Tattha katamaṁ sukhaṁ? Yaṁ cetasikaṁ sātaṁ cetasikaṁ sukhaṁ cetosamphassajaṁ sātaṁ sukhaṁ vedayitaṁ cetosamphassajā sātā sukhā vedanā— idaṁ vuccati “sukhaṁ”. Idaṁ sukhaṁ imāya …

… one side, and said to Sāriputta: “Reverend, when the six fields of contact have faded away and ceased with no residue left behind, does something else …

… one side, and said to Mahākoṭṭhita: “Reverend, when these six fields of contact have faded away and ceased with no residue left behind, does something else …

… Physical pain, physical unpleasantness, the painful, unpleasant feeling that’s born from physical contact. This is called pain. And what is sadness? Mental pain, mental displeasure, the …

… of perceptions. Diversity of perceptions gives rise to diversity of thoughts. … contacts … feelings … desires … passions … Diversity of searches gives rise to …

… is the Dhamma I’ve taught … ‘These are the six fields of contact’: this is the Dhamma I’ve taught … ‘These are the eighteen mental preoccupations’: …

… “ime dhammā pariññeyyā”ti bujjhi … pahātabbāti … bhāvetabbāti … sacchikātabbāti bujjhi, channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca bujjhi, pañcannaṁ upādānakkhandhānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca …

… “saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇan”ti bujjhi, “viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpan”ti bujjhi, “nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanan”ti bujjhi, “saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso”ti bujjhi, “phassapaccayā vedanā”ti bujjhi, “vedanāpaccayā taṇhā”ti bujjhi, “taṇhāpaccayā upādānan”ti bujjhi, “upādānapaccayā bhavo”ti bujjhi, “bhavapaccayā jātī”ti …

… the six sense spheres; the six sense spheres are the condition for contact; contact is the condition for feeling; feeling is the condition for craving; craving …

… If they say, ‘What is a requirement for feeling?’ you should answer, ‘Contact is a requirement for feeling.’ When asked, ‘Is there a specific condition for …

… you don’t truly know and see the eye, sights, eye consciousness, eye contact, and what is felt as pleasant, painful, or neutral that arises dependent on …

… is the eye, mine are sights, mine is the field of eye contact consciousness. Where can you escape me, ascetic? Mine alone is the ear … …

… is feeling? There are these six classes of feeling: feeling born of contact through the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. This is called feeling. …

… Without directly knowing and completely understanding sights … eye consciousness … eye contact … painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact, without …

… conceive that ‘sights are mine.’ They don’t conceive eye consciousness … eye contact … They don’t conceive anything to be the pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling …

Untamed, Unguarded Untamed, Unguarded At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, these six fields of contact bring suffering when they’re untamed, unguarded, unprotected, and unrestrained. What six? The field …

… said by the Buddha: ‘Diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings.’ How does diversity …

… somanassadhātu, domanassadhātu, upekkhādhātu, avijjādhātu. Tattha katamā sukhadhātu? Yaṁ kāyikaṁ sātaṁ kāyikaṁ sukhaṁ kāyasamphassajaṁ sātaṁ sukhaṁ vedayitaṁ kāyasamphassajā sātā sukhā vedanā— ayaṁ vuccati “sukhadhātu”. Tattha katamā dukkhadhātu? …

… Tattha katamāni cha gehasitāni somanassāni? Manāpiyesu rūpesu gehasitaṁ cetasikaṁ sātaṁ cetasikaṁ sukhaṁ cetosamphassajaṁ sātaṁ sukhaṁ vedayitaṁ cetosamphassajā sātā sukhā vedanā, manāpiyesu saddesu …pe… manāpiyesu gandhesu …pe… …

… appodake khīṇasote; Etampi disvā amamo careyya, Bhavesu āsattimakubbamāno”ti. <b>Ubhosu antesu vineyya chandaṁ,</b> <b>Phassaṁ pariññāya anānugiddho;</b> <b>Yadattagarahī tadakubbamāno,</b> <b>Na limpatī diṭṭhasutesu dhīro.</b> <b>Ubhosu antesu vineyya chandan</b>ti. <b>Antā</b>ti …

… tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti. Katamā tasmiṁ samaye vedanā hoti? Yaṁ tasmiṁ samaye tajjāmanoviññāṇadhātusamphassajaṁ cetasikaṁ sātaṁ cetasikaṁ sukhaṁ cetosamphassajaṁ sātaṁ sukhaṁ vedayitaṁ cetosamphassajā sātā sukhā vedanā— ayaṁ …

… pasādo …pe… suñño gāmopeso— idaṁ vuccati “kāyindriyaṁ”. Tattha katamaṁ manindriyaṁ? Ekavidhena manindriyaṁ— phassasampayuttaṁ. Duvidhena manindriyaṁ— atthi sahetukaṁ, atthi ahetukaṁ. Tividhena manindriyaṁ— atthi kusalaṁ, atthi akusalaṁ, atthi …

… adukkhamasukhā vedanā vedanākkhandhagaṇanaṁ gacchati, tena vata re vattabbe— “adukkhamasukhā vedanā vedanākkhandhena saṅgahitā”ti. Cakkhusamphassajā saññā katamakkhandhagaṇanaṁ gacchatīti? Saññākkhandhagaṇanaṁ gacchatīti. Hañci cakkhusamphassajā saññā saññākkhandhagaṇanaṁ gacchati, tena vata re …

… dependent on the eye and sights. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a requirement for feeling. What you feel, you perceive. What you …

… the earth. For when you meditate like the earth, pleasant and unpleasant contacts will not occupy your mind. Suppose they were to toss both clean and …

… that pleasure and pain are dependently originated. Dependent on what? Dependent on contact. In speaking like this, you would repeat what the Buddha has said, and …

Not Diversity of Contacts Not Diversity of Contacts At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, diversity of elements gives rise to …

… Feelings At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, diversity of elements gives rise to diversity of contacts, and diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings. And what is …

… to diversity of thoughts. Diversity of thoughts gives rise to diversity of contacts. Diversity of contacts gives rise to diversity of feelings. Diversity of feelings gives …

… Saddahanto vimuttoti— saddhāvimutto. Phuṭṭhattā sacchikatoti— kāyasakkhī. Diṭṭhattā pattoti— diṭṭhippatto. Saddahanto vimuccatīti— saddhāvimutto. Jhānaphassaṁ paṭhamaṁ phusati, pacchā nirodhaṁ nibbānaṁ sacchikarotīti— kāyasakkhī. “Dukkhā saṅkhārā, sukho nirodho”ti ñātaṁ hoti …

… saccāni ekappaṭivedhāni. Tathaṭṭhena, anattaṭṭhena, saccaṭṭhena, paṭivedhaṭṭhena, abhijānanaṭṭhena, parijānanaṭṭhena, dhammaṭṭhena, tathaṭṭhena, ñātaṭṭhena, sacchikiriyaṭṭhena, phassanaṭṭhena, abhisamayaṭṭhena— imehi dvādasahi ākārehi cattāri saccāni ekasaṅgahitāni. Yaṁ ekasaṅgahitaṁ taṁ ekattaṁ. Ekattaṁ ekena …

… hevaṁ vattabbe …pe…. Taṁ cittaṁ tassa cittassa ārammaṇanti? Āmantā. Tena phassena taṁ phassaṁ phusati, tāya vedanāya …pe… tāya saññāya … tāya cetanāya … tena cittena … …

… are agreeable sights, and eye consciousness. Pleasant feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as pleasant. The eye element is found, as are disagreeable …

… vedanāsamudayoti— paccayasamudayaṭṭhena vedanāya uppādo vidito hoti. Taṇhāsamudayā vedanāsamudayoti … kammasamudayā vedanāsamudayoti … phassasamudayā vedanāsamudayoti paccayasamudayaṭṭhena vedanāya uppādo vidito hoti. Nibbattilakkhaṇaṁ passatopi vedanāya uppādo vidito hoti. Evaṁ …

… sevanti bhajanti payirupāsanti diṭṭhānugatiṁ āpajjanti, tesaṁ taṁ hoti dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya. Idamassa dukkhasamphassatāya. Seyyathāpi so potthako dukkhasamphasso, tathūpamo ayaṁ puggalo. Yesaṁ kho pana so paṭiggaṇhāti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ, …

… for the six sense fields. The six sense fields are requirements for contact. Contact is a requirement for feeling. Feeling is a requirement for craving. Craving …

Contact Contact At Sāvatthī. “What do you think, Rāhula? Is eye contact permanent or …

… At Sāvatthī. “What do you think, Rāhula? Is feeling born of eye contact permanent or impermanent?” “Impermanent, sir.” … “… feeling born of ear contact … …

… feeling? There are these six classes of feeling: feeling born of eye contact … feeling born of mind contact. This is called feeling. Feeling originates from …

Feeling Feeling At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, feeling born of eye contact is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. Feeling born of ear contact, feeling born of …

Contact Contact At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for eye contact, ear contact, nose …

… Feeling At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for feeling born of eye contact, feeling born of ear contact, feeling born of nose contact, feeling born of …

… is mine.’ Let them not conceive sights … eye consciousness … eye contact … Let them not conceive anything to be the pleasant, painful, or neutral …

… sārāgo— ayaṁ vuccati “abhijjhā”. Tattha katamaṁ domanassaṁ? Yaṁ cetasikaṁ asātaṁ cetasikaṁ dukkhaṁ cetosamphassajaṁ asātaṁ dukkhaṁ vedayitaṁ cetosamphassajā asātā dukkhā vedanā— idaṁ vuccati “domanassaṁ”. Iti ayañca abhijjhā …

… confession.’” Definitions Tickles someone: if one who is fully ordained makes physical contact with another who is fully ordained, body to body, with the aim of …

… feeling?’ Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom, ‘When contact exists there’s feeling. Contact is a requirement for feeling.’ Then Vipassī thought, ‘When …

… water, fire, and air. <em>Four foods:</em> edible food, whether solid or subtle; contact is the second, mental intention the third, and consciousness the fourth. <em>Four grounds …

… phenomenon? When an unlearned ordinary person is struck by feelings born of contact with ignorance, craving arises. That conditioned phenomenon is born from that. So that …

Six Fields of Contact (2nd) Six Fields of Contact (2nd) “Mendicants, anyone who doesn’t truly understand the …

… focus on the fact that the eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact are impermanent. And the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on …

… sevanti bhajanti payirupāsanti diṭṭhānugatiṁ āpajjanti, tesaṁ taṁ hoti dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya. Idamassa dukkhasamphassatāya vadāmi. Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, potthako dukkhasamphasso tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi. Yesaṁ kho …