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The Chapter on Diversity
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The Discourse on Diversity of Elements
85. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "I will teach you, monks, the diversity of elements. Listen to that, pay close attention; I will speak." "Yes, venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this -
"And what, monks, is the diversity of elements? Eye-element, material element, eye-consciousness element; ear-element, sound element, ear-consciousness element; nose element, odour element, nose-consciousness element; tongue-element, flavour element, tongue-consciousness element; body element, touch element, body-consciousness element; mind-element, element of phenomena, mind-consciousness element - this is called, monks, the diversity of elements." The first.
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The Discourse on Diversity of Contact
86. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Dependent on diversity of elements, monks, diversity of contact arises. And what, monks, is the diversity of elements? Eye-element, ear-element, nose element, tongue-element, body element, mind-element - this is called, monks, the diversity of elements."
"And how, monks, does diversity of contact arise dependent on diversity of elements? Dependent on the eye-element, monks, eye-contact arises. Dependent on the ear-element... dependent on the nose element... dependent on the tongue-element... dependent on the body element... dependent on the mind-element, mind-contact arises. Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of contact arises." The second.
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The Discourse on Not from Diversity of Contact
87. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Dependent on diversity of elements, monks, diversity of contact arises; not dependent on diversity of contact does diversity of elements arise. And what, monks, is the diversity of elements? Eye-element, etc. mind-element - this is called, monks, the diversity of elements."
"And how, monks, does diversity of contact arise dependent on diversity of elements, and not diversity of elements arise dependent on diversity of contact? Dependent on the eye-element, monks, eye-contact arises; not dependent on eye-contact does the eye-element arise, etc. Dependent on the mind-element, mind-contact arises; not dependent on mind-contact does the mind-element arise. Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of contact arises; not dependent on diversity of contact does diversity of elements arise." The third.
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The Discourse on Diversity of Feeling
88. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Dependent on diversity of elements, monks, diversity of contact arises; dependent on diversity of contact, diversity of feeling arises. And what, monks, is the diversity of elements? Eye-element, etc. mind-element - this is called, monks, the diversity of elements."
"And how, monks, does diversity of contact arise dependent on diversity of elements, and diversity of feeling arise dependent on diversity of contact? Dependent on the eye-element, monks, eye-contact arises; dependent on eye-contact, feeling born of eye-contact arises, etc. Dependent on the mind-element, mind-contact arises; dependent on mind-contact, feeling born of mind-contact arises. Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of contact arises; dependent on diversity of contact, diversity of feeling arises." The fourth.
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The Second Discourse on Diversity of Feeling
89. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Dependent on diversity of elements, monks, diversity of contact arises; dependent on diversity of contact, diversity of feeling arises; not dependent on diversity of feeling does diversity of contact arise; not dependent on diversity of contact does diversity of elements arise. And what, monks, is the diversity of elements? Eye-element, etc. mind-element - this is called, monks, the diversity of elements."
"And how, monks, does diversity of contact arise dependent on diversity of elements, and diversity of feeling arise dependent on diversity of contact, and not dependent on diversity of feeling does diversity of contact arise, and not dependent on diversity of contact does diversity of elements arise? Dependent on the eye-element, monks, eye-contact arises; dependent on eye-contact, feeling born of eye-contact arises; not dependent on feeling born of eye-contact does eye-contact arise; not dependent on eye-contact does the eye-element arise, etc. Dependent on the mind-element, mind-contact arises; dependent on mind-contact, feeling born of mind-contact arises; not dependent on feeling born of mind-contact does mind-contact arise; not dependent on mind-contact does the mind-element arise. Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of contact arises; dependent on diversity of contact, diversity of feeling arises; not dependent on diversity of feeling does diversity of contact arise; not dependent on diversity of contact does diversity of elements arise." The fifth.
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The Discourse on the Diversity of External Elements
90. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "I will teach you, monks, the diversity of elements. Listen to that, etc. And what, monks, is the diversity of elements? Material element, sound element, odour element, flavour element, touch element, element of phenomena - this is called, monks, the diversity of elements." The sixth.
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The Discourse on the Diversity of Perception
91. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this - "Dependent on diversity of elements, monks, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, diversity of thought arises; dependent on diversity of thought, diversity of desire arises; dependent on diversity of desire, diversity of fever arises; dependent on diversity of fever, diversity of quest arises. And what, monks, is the diversity of elements? Material element, etc. element of phenomena - this is called, monks, the diversity of elements."
"And how, monks, does diversity of perception arise dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of thought arise dependent on diversity of perception, diversity of desire arise dependent on diversity of thought, diversity of fever arise dependent on diversity of desire, diversity of quest arise dependent on diversity of fever?
Dependent on the material element, monks, perception of material form arises; dependent on perception of material form, thought of material form arises; dependent on thought of material form, desire for material form arises; dependent on desire for material form, fever for material form arises; dependent on fever for material form, quest for material form arises, etc. Dependent on the element of phenomena, perception of mental phenomena arises; dependent on perception of mental phenomena, thought of mental phenomena arises; dependent on thought of mental phenomena, desire for mental phenomena arises; dependent on desire for mental phenomena, fever for mental phenomena arises; dependent on fever for mental phenomena, quest for mental phenomena arises.
Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, diversity of thought arises; dependent on diversity of thought, diversity of desire arises; dependent on diversity of desire, diversity of fever arises; dependent on diversity of fever, diversity of quest arises." The seventh.
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The Discourse on the Non-Diversity of Quest
92. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Dependent on diversity of elements, monks, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, diversity of thought arises; dependent on diversity of thought, diversity of desire arises; dependent on diversity of desire, diversity of fever arises; dependent on diversity of fever, diversity of quest arises; not dependent on diversity of quest does diversity of fever arise, not dependent on diversity of fever does diversity of desire arise, not dependent on diversity of desire does diversity of thought arise, not dependent on diversity of thought does diversity of perception arise, not dependent on diversity of perception does diversity of elements arise. And what, monks, is the diversity of elements? Material element, etc. element of phenomena - this is called, monks, the diversity of elements."
"And how, monks, does diversity of perception arise dependent on diversity of elements, does there arise dependent on diversity of perception, etc. diversity of quest; not dependent on diversity of quest does diversity of fever arise, not dependent on diversity of fever does diversity of desire arise, not dependent on diversity of desire does diversity of thought arise, not dependent on diversity of thought does diversity of perception arise, not dependent on diversity of perception does diversity of elements arise?
"Dependent on the material element, monks, perception of material form arises, etc. dependent on the element of phenomena, perception of mental phenomena arises; dependent on perception of mental phenomena, there arises, etc. quest for mental phenomena; not dependent on quest for mental phenomena does fever for mental phenomena arise, not dependent on fever for mental phenomena does desire for mental phenomena arise, not dependent on desire for mental phenomena does thought of mental phenomena arise, not dependent on thought of mental phenomena does perception of mental phenomena arise, not dependent on perception of mental phenomena does the element of phenomena arise.
"Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, there arises, etc. diversity of quest; not dependent on diversity of quest does diversity of fever arise, not dependent on diversity of fever does diversity of desire arise, not dependent on diversity of desire does diversity of thought arise, not dependent on diversity of thought does diversity of perception arise, not dependent on diversity of perception does diversity of elements arise." The eighth.
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The Discourse on the Diversity of External Contact
93. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Dependent on diversity of elements, monks, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, diversity of thought arises; dependent on diversity of thought, diversity of contact arises; dependent on diversity of contact, diversity of feeling arises; dependent on diversity of feeling, diversity of desire arises; dependent on diversity of desire, diversity of fever arises; dependent on diversity of fever, diversity of quest arises; dependent on diversity of quest, diversity of gain arises. And what, monks, is the diversity of elements? Material element, etc. element of phenomena - this is called, monks, the diversity of elements."
"And how, monks, does diversity of perception arise dependent on diversity of elements, does there arise dependent on diversity of perception, etc. diversity of gain?
"Dependent on the material element, monks, perception of material form arises; dependent on perception of material form, thought of material form arises; dependent on thought of material form, contact with material form arises; dependent on contact with material form, feeling born of contact with material form arises; dependent on feeling born of contact with material form, desire for material form arises; dependent on desire for material form, fever for material form arises; dependent on fever for material form, quest for material form arises; dependent on quest for material form, gain of material form arises, etc. Dependent on the element of phenomena, perception of mental phenomena arises; dependent on perception of mental phenomena, thought of mental phenomena arises; dependent on thought of mental phenomena, contact with mental phenomena arises; dependent on contact with mental phenomena, feeling born of contact with mental phenomena arises; dependent on feeling born of contact with mental phenomena, desire for mental phenomena arises; dependent on desire for mental phenomena, fever for mental phenomena arises; dependent on fever for mental phenomena, quest for mental phenomena arises; dependent on quest for mental phenomena, gain of mental phenomena arises.
"Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, there arises, etc. diversity of quest; dependent on diversity of quest, diversity of gain arises." The ninth.
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The Second Discourse on the Diversity of External Contact
94. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Dependent on diversity of elements, monks, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, diversity of thought arises; contact... feeling... desire... fever... dependent on diversity of quest, diversity of gain arises; not dependent on diversity of gain does diversity of quest arise, not dependent on diversity of quest does diversity of fever arise, not dependent on diversity of fever does there arise, etc. desire... feeling... contact... thought... diversity of perception, not dependent on diversity of perception does diversity of elements arise. And what, monks, is the diversity of elements? Material element, etc. element of phenomena - this is called, monks, the diversity of elements."
"And how, monks, does diversity of perception arise dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of thought arise dependent on diversity of perception? Contact... feeling... desire... fever... quest... gain... not dependent on diversity of gain does diversity of quest arise, not dependent on diversity of quest does diversity of fever arise... desire... feeling... contact... not dependent on diversity of thought does diversity of perception arise, not dependent on diversity of perception does diversity of elements arise?
"Dependent on the material element, monks, perception of material form arises, etc. dependent on the element of phenomena, perception of mental phenomena arises; dependent on perception of mental phenomena, there arises, etc. quest for mental phenomena; dependent on quest for mental phenomena, gain of mental phenomena arises; not dependent on gain of mental phenomena does quest for mental phenomena arise, not dependent on quest for mental phenomena does fever for mental phenomena arise, not dependent on fever for mental phenomena does desire for mental phenomena arise, not dependent on desire for mental phenomena does feeling born of contact with mental phenomena arise, not dependent on feeling born of contact with mental phenomena does contact with mental phenomena arise, not dependent on contact with mental phenomena does thought of mental phenomena arise, not dependent on thought of mental phenomena does perception of mental phenomena arise, not dependent on perception of mental phenomena does the element of phenomena arise.
"Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, there arises, etc. thought... contact... feeling... desire... fever... quest... gain... not dependent on diversity of gain does diversity of quest arise, not dependent on diversity of quest does diversity of fever arise, not dependent on diversity of fever does diversity of desire arise, not dependent on diversity of desire does diversity of feeling arise, not dependent on diversity of feeling does diversity of contact arise, not dependent on diversity of contact does diversity of thought arise, not dependent on diversity of thought does diversity of perception arise, not dependent on diversity of perception does diversity of elements arise." The tenth.
The Chapter on Diversity is first.
Its summary:
This is the internal pentad; Element, Perception, and Not This;
Of Contact, the other two; this is the external pentad.