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- Samyutta Nikaya XII.44
- Loka Sutta
- The World
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Dwelling at Savatthi. There the Blessed One addressed the monks:
"I will teach you the origination of the world & the ending of the world. Listen
& pay close attention. I will speak."
"As you say, lord," the monks responded to the Blessed One.
The Blessed One said: "And what is the origination of the world? Dependent on the
eye & forms there arises eye-consciousness. The meeting of the three is contact. From
contact as a requisite condition comes feeling. From feeling as a requisite condition
comes craving. From craving as a requisite condition comes clinging/sustenance. From
clinging/sustenance as a requisite condition comes becoming. From becoming as a requisite
condition comes birth. From birth as a requisite condition, then aging & death,
sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair come into play. This is the origination
of the world.
"Dependent on the ear & sounds there arises ear-consciousness. The meeting of
the three is contact...Dependent on the nose & aromas there arises nose-consciousness.
The meeting of the three is contact...Dependent on the tongue & flavors there arises
tongue-consciousness. The meeting of the three is contact...Dependent on the body &
tactile sensations there arises body-consciousness. The meeting of the three is
contact...Dependent on the intellect & mental qualities there arises
intellect-consciousness. The meeting of the three is contact. From contact as a requisite
condition comes feeling. From feeling as a requisite condition comes craving. From craving
as a requisite condition comes clinging/sustenance. From clinging/sustenance as a
requisite condition comes becoming. From becoming as a requisite condition comes birth.
From birth as a requisite condition, then aging & death, sorrow, lamentation, pain,
distress, & despair come into play. This is the origination of the world.
"And what is the ending of the world? Dependent on the eye & forms there
arises eye-consciousness. The meeting of the three is contact. From contact as a requisite
condition comes feeling. From feeling as a requisite condition comes craving. Now, from
the remainderless cessation & fading away of that very craving comes the cessation of
clinging/sustenance. From the cessation of clinging/sustenance comes the cessation of
becoming. From the cessation of becoming comes the cessation of birth. From the cessation
of birth, then aging & death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair all
cease. Such is the cessation of this entire mass of stress & suffering. This is the
ending of the world.
"Dependent on the ear & sounds there arises ear-consciousness. The meeting of
the three is contact...Dependent on the nose & aromas there arises nose-consciousness.
The meeting of the three is contact...Dependent on the tongue & flavors there arises
tongue-consciousness. The meeting of the three is contact...Dependent on the body &
tactile sensations there arises body-consciousness. The meeting of the three is
contact...Dependent on the intellect & mental qualities there arises
intellect-consciousness. The meeting of the three is contact. From contact as a requisite
condition comes feeling. From feeling as a requisite condition comes craving. Now, from
the remainderless cessation & fading away of that very craving comes the cessation of
clinging/sustenance. From the cessation of clinging/sustenance comes the cessation of
becoming. From the cessation of becoming comes the cessation of birth. From the cessation
of birth, then aging & death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair all
cease. Such is the cessation of this entire mass of stress & suffering. This is the
ending of the world."