Saḷāyatanavibhaṅgasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 137

Saḷāyatanavibhaṅgasutta

The Analysis of the Six Sense Fields · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heard—sutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ separately·dwellviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa monastery.ārāme.
thereTatra indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā mendicantsbhikkhū addressed:āmantesi:
mendicant·quotation marker“bhikkhavo”ti.
venerable sir·quotation marker“Bhadante”ti theyte mendicantsbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato replied.paccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā this·sayetadavoca:

the analysis of the six sense fields“saḷāyatanavibhaṅgaṁ to youvo, mendicantsbhikkhave, I shall teachdesessāmi.
thatTaṁ listensuṇātha, wellsādhukaṁ mindmanasi applykarotha, I will speakbhāsissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of the Buddhabhagavato they repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the BuddhaBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

the six“‘Cha interiorajjhattikāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understoodveditabbāni, sixcha exteriorbāhirāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understoodveditabbāni, sixcha consciousness·classviññāṇakāyā should be understoodveditabbā, sixcha contact·classphassakāyā should be understoodveditabbā, eighteenaṭṭhārasa mind·preoccupationmanopavicārā should be understoodveditabbā, thirty-sixchattiṁsa being·positionsattapadā should be understoodveditabbā, thereintatra thisidaṁ relying onnissāya thisidaṁ give uppajahatha, threetayo mindfulness·establishmentsatipaṭṭhānā which·noble-oneyadariyo cultivatessevati which·noble-oneyadariyo cultivatingsevamāno Teachersatthā worthy to instruct a groupgaṇamanusāsitumarahati, heso is calledvuccati meditation·tutoryoggācariyānaṁ supremeanuttaro guide for those fit for trainingpurisadammasārathī’ti—
this·summary-recitalayamuddeso of the analysis of the six sense fieldssaḷāyatanavibhaṅgassa.

six‘Cha interiorajjhattikāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understoodveditabbānī’ti—
thusiti indeedkho but thispanetaṁ was saidvuttaṁ. but why was thisKiñcetaṁ because ofpaṭicca saidvuttaṁ?
the sense field of the eye‘Cakkhāyatanaṁ ear·sense fieldsotāyatanaṁ nose·sense fieldghānāyatanaṁ tongue·sense fieldjivhāyatanaṁ body·sense fieldkāyāyatanaṁ mind·sense fieldmanāyatanaṁ—
sixcha interiorajjhattikāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understoodveditabbānī’ti—
thusiti whichyaṁ thattaṁ was saidvuttaṁ this·thisidametaṁ because ofpaṭicca saidvuttaṁ.

'six‘Cha exteriorbāhirāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understood'veditabbānī’ti—
thusiti indeedkho but thispanetaṁ was saidvuttaṁ. what·thisKiñcetaṁ in dependence onpaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ?
'sight sense field‘Rūpāyatanaṁ sound·sense-fieldsaddāyatanaṁ smell·sense-fieldgandhāyatanaṁ taste·sense-fieldrasāyatanaṁ touch·sense-fieldphoṭṭhabbāyatanaṁ idea·sense-fielddhammāyatanaṁ—
sixcha exteriorbāhirāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understood'veditabbānī’ti—
thusiti whichyaṁ thattaṁ was saidvuttaṁ this·thisidametaṁ in dependence onpaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ.

six‘Cha consciousness·classviññāṇakāyā should be understoodveditabbā’ti—
thusiti indeedkho but thispanetaṁ was saidvuttaṁ. what + thisKiñcetaṁ because ofpaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ?
eye-consciousness‘Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ ear·consciousnesssotaviññāṇaṁ nose·consciousnessghānaviññāṇaṁ tongue·consciousnessjivhāviññāṇaṁ body·consciousnesskāyaviññāṇaṁ mind·consciousnessmanoviññāṇaṁ—
sixcha consciousness·classviññāṇakāyā should be understoodveditabbā’ti—
thusiti whichyaṁ thattaṁ was saidvuttaṁ this + thisidametaṁ because ofpaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ.

'six‘Cha contact·classphassakāyā should be understood' thus—veditabbā’ti—
quotation markeriti indeedkho now thispanetaṁ was said.vuttaṁ. why·thisKiñcetaṁ in dependence onpaṭicca was said?vuttaṁ?
'eye-contact‘Cakkhusamphasso ear·contactsotasamphasso nose·contactghānasamphasso tongue·contactjivhāsamphasso body·contactkāyasamphasso mind·contactmanosamphasso—
sixcha contact·classphassakāyā should be understood' thus—veditabbā’ti—
quotation markeriti thatyaṁ thattaṁ was saidvuttaṁ this·thatidametaṁ in dependence onpaṭicca was said.vuttaṁ.

eighteen‘Aṭṭhārasa mind·preoccupationmanopavicārā should be understoodveditabbā’ti—
thusiti indeedkho but thispanetaṁ was saidvuttaṁ. but why thisKiñcetaṁ owing topaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ?
with the eye‘Cakkhunā a sightrūpaṁ having seendisvā happiness + basissomanassaṭṭhānīyaṁ a sightrūpaṁ is preoccupied withupavicarati, sadness + basisdomanassaṭṭhānīyaṁ a sightrūpaṁ is preoccupied withupavicarati, equanimity + basisupekkhāṭṭhānīyaṁ a sightrūpaṁ is preoccupied withupavicarati.
with the earSotena a soundsaddaṁ having heardsutvā …pe……pe…
with the noseghānena an odorgandhaṁ having smelledghāyitvā ……
with the tonguejivhāya a flavorrasaṁ having tastedsāyitvā ……
with the bodykāyena a touchphoṭṭhabbaṁ having encounteredphusitvā ……
with the mindmanasā an ideadhammaṁ apart + knowingviññāya happiness + basissomanassaṭṭhānīyaṁ an ideadhammaṁ is preoccupied withupavicarati, sadness + basisdomanassaṭṭhānīyaṁ an ideadhammaṁ is preoccupied withupavicarati, equanimity + basisupekkhāṭṭhānīyaṁ an ideadhammaṁ is preoccupied withupavicarati.
thusIti sixcha preoccupations with happinesssomanassūpavicārā, sixcha preoccupations with sadnessdomanassūpavicārā, sixcha preoccupations with equanimityupekkhūpavicārā, eight·tenaṭṭhārasa mind·preoccupationmanopavicārā should be understoodveditabbā’ti—
thusiti whichyaṁ thattaṁ was saidvuttaṁ this + thisidametaṁ owing topaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ.

six·thirty‘Chattiṁsa being·positionsattapadā should be understoodveditabbā’ti—
thusiti indeedkho but thispanetaṁ saidvuttaṁ. why + thisKiñcetaṁ dependent onpaṭicca saidvuttaṁ?
sixCha house·basedgehasitāni happinessessomanassāni, sixcha renunciation·basednekkhammasitāni happinessessomanassāni, sixcha house·basedgehasitāni sadnessesdomanassāni, sixcha renunciation·basednekkhammasitāni sadnessesdomanassāni, sixcha house·basedgehasitā equanimitiesupekkhā, sixcha renunciation·basednekkhammasitā equanimitiesupekkhā.

thereTattha what arekatamāni sixcha domesticgehasitāni happinesses?somanassāni?
known by the eyeCakkhuviññeyyānaṁ of sightsrūpānaṁ likableiṭṭhānaṁ desirablekantānaṁ agreeablemanāpānaṁ mind·delightmanoramānaṁ connected with the worldly pleasures of the fleshlokāmisapaṭisaṁyuttānaṁ toward·obtainpaṭilābhaṁ orvā as an obtainingpaṭilābhato together·after·seesamanupassato formerlypubbe orvā toward·obtainedpaṭiladdhapubbaṁ passedatītaṁ ceasedniruddhaṁ apart·changedvipariṇataṁ recollectingsamanussarato arisesuppajjati happiness.somanassaṁ.
whichYaṁ just·formevarūpaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ thisidaṁ is calledvuccati domesticgehasitaṁ happiness.somanassaṁ.
known by the earSotaviññeyyānaṁ of soundssaddānaṁ ...…
nose·knowableghānaviññeyyānaṁ of smellsgandhānaṁ ...…
tongue·knowablejivhāviññeyyānaṁ of tastesrasānaṁ ...…
body·knowablekāyaviññeyyānaṁ of touchesphoṭṭhabbānaṁ ...…
mind·knowablemanoviññeyyānaṁ of ideasdhammānaṁ likableiṭṭhānaṁ desirablekantānaṁ agreeablemanāpānaṁ ...pe...…pe… happiness.somanassaṁ.
whichYaṁ just·formevarūpaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ thisidaṁ is calledvuccati domesticgehasitaṁ happiness.somanassaṁ.
theseImāni sixcha domesticgehasitāni happinesses.somanassāni.

thereTattha what kindkatamāni sixcha renunciation·based onnekkhammasitāni happinessessomanassāni?
of sightsRūpānaṁ indeedtveva impermanenceaniccataṁ having understoodviditvā perishing, fading, cessationvipariṇāmavirāganirodhaṁ, formerly‘pubbe andceva sightsrūpā nowetarahi andca allsabbe thosete sightsrūpā impermanentaniccā sufferingdukkhā perishable by naturevipariṇāmadhammā’ti thus + thisevametaṁ as·realyathābhūtaṁ with right understandingsammappaññāya seeingpassato arisesuppajjati happinesssomanassaṁ.
whichYaṁ of such kindevarūpaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ thisidaṁ is calledvuccati renunciation·based onnekkhammasitaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ.
of soundsSaddānaṁ indeedtveva ……
of smellsgandhānaṁ indeedtveva ……
of tastesrasānaṁ indeedtveva ……
of touchesphoṭṭhabbānaṁ indeedtveva ……
of ideasdhammānaṁ indeedtveva impermanenceaniccataṁ having understoodviditvā perishing, fading, cessationvipariṇāmavirāganirodhaṁ, formerly‘pubbe andceva ideasdhammā nowetarahi andca allsabbe thosete ideasdhammā impermanentaniccā sufferingdukkhā perishable by naturevipariṇāmadhammā’ti thus + thisevametaṁ as·realyathābhūtaṁ with right understandingsammappaññāya seeingpassato arisesuppajjati happinesssomanassaṁ.
whichYaṁ of such kindevarūpaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ thisidaṁ is calledvuccati renunciation·based onnekkhammasitaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ.
theseImāni sixcha renunciation·based onnekkhammasitāni happinessessomanassāni.

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