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- Samyutta Nikaya XXXV.82
- Loka Sutta
- The World
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Then a certain monk went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him,
sat to one side. As he was sitting there, he said to the Blessed One: "'The world,
the world (loka),'[1] it is said. In what respect does
the word 'world' apply?
"Insofar as it disintegrates (lujjati), monk, it is called the 'world.' Now
what disintegrates? The eye disintegrates. Forms disintegrate. Consciousness at the eye
consciousness disintegrates. Contact at the eye disintegrates. And whatever there is that
arises in dependence on contact at the eye -- experienced as pleasure, pain or
neither-pleasure-nor-pain -- that too disintegrates.
"The ear disintegrates. Sounds disintegrate...
"The nose disintegrates. Aromas disintegrate...
"The tongue disintegrates. Tastes disintegrate...
"The body disintegrates. Tactile sensations disintegrate...
"The intellect disintegrates. Ideas disintegrate. Consciousness at the intellect
consciousness disintegrates. Contact at the intellect disintegrates. And whatever there is
that arises in dependence on contact at the intellect -- experienced as pleasure, pain or
neither-pleasure-nor-pain -- that too disintegrates.
"Insofar as it disintegrates, it is called the 'world.'"
Note
1. Or 'cosmos.' [Go back]