‹ Library

Majjhima Nikāya 148

Chachakkasutta

Six By Six · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

Parallels & more translations on SuttaCentral

Glosses: Fluent · Literal · Off
Translation: Hide · Show

Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa in the monasteryārāme.
thereTatra indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
“Mendicants!”“bhikkhavo”ti.
“Venerable sir,”“Bhadante”ti theyte mendicantsbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

the doctrine“dhammaṁ to youvo, mendicantsbhikkhave, I shall teachdesessāmi good in the beginningādikalyāṇaṁ good in the middlemajjhekalyāṇaṁ good in the endpariyosānakalyāṇaṁ meaningfulsātthaṁ well-phrasedsabyañjanaṁ, entirely fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ pureparisuddhaṁ spiritual practicebrahmacariyaṁ I shall revealpakāsessāmi, namelyyadidaṁ—
sixcha six setschakkāni.
thatTaṁ listensuṇātha, wellsādhukaṁ mindmanasi applykarotha, I will speakbhāsissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato they repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

six“Cha interiorajjhattikāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understoodveditabbāni, sixcha exteriorbāhirāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understoodveditabbāni, sixcha classes of consciousnessviññāṇakāyā should be understoodveditabbā, sixcha classes of contactphassakāyā should be understoodveditabbā, sixcha classes of feelingvedanākāyā should be understoodveditabbā, sixcha classes of cravingtaṇhākāyā should be understoodveditabbā.

'the six‘Cha interiorajjhattikāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understood'veditabbānī’ti—
thusiti indeedkho but thispanetaṁ was said.vuttaṁ. why was thisKiñcetaṁ because ofpaṭicca said?vuttaṁ?
eye sense field,Cakkhāyatanaṁ, ear sense field,sotāyatanaṁ, nose sense field,ghānāyatanaṁ, tongue sense field,jivhāyatanaṁ, body sense field,kāyāyatanaṁ, mind sense field.manāyatanaṁ.
'the six‘Cha interiorajjhattikāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understood'veditabbānī’ti—
thusiti whichyaṁ thattaṁ was said,vuttaṁ, this is the reasonidametaṁ because ofpaṭicca it was said.vuttaṁ.
ThisIdaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ set of six.chakkaṁ.

six‘Cha exteriorbāhirāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understoodveditabbānī’ti—
thusiti indeedkho but thispanetaṁ was saidvuttaṁ. but whatKiñcetaṁ in dependence onpaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ?
sense field of sightsRūpāyatanaṁ, sense field of soundssaddāyatanaṁ, sense field of smellsgandhāyatanaṁ, sense field of tastesrasāyatanaṁ, sense field of touchesphoṭṭhabbāyatanaṁ, sense field of ideasdhammāyatanaṁ.
six‘Cha exteriorbāhirāni sense fieldsāyatanāni should be understoodveditabbānī’ti—
thusiti whichyaṁ thattaṁ was saidvuttaṁ, thisidametaṁ in dependence onpaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ.
thisIdaṁ seconddutiyaṁ set of sixchakkaṁ.

'six‘Cha classes of consciousnessviññāṇakāyā should be understood'—veditabbā’ti—
thusiti indeedkho but thispanetaṁ was said.vuttaṁ. why thisKiñcetaṁ dependent onpaṭicca was said?vuttaṁ?
eye andCakkhuñca dependent onpaṭicca sightsrūpe andca arisesuppajjati eye-consciousness,cakkhuviññāṇaṁ,
ear andsotañca dependent onpaṭicca soundssadde andca arisesuppajjati ear-consciousness,sotaviññāṇaṁ,
nose andghānañca dependent onpaṭicca smellsgandhe andca arisesuppajjati nose-consciousness,ghānaviññāṇaṁ,
tongue andjivhañca dependent onpaṭicca tastesrase andca arisesuppajjati tongue-consciousness,jivhāviññāṇaṁ,
body andkāyañca dependent onpaṭicca touchesphoṭṭhabbe andca arisesuppajjati body-consciousness,kāyaviññāṇaṁ,
mind andmanañca dependent onpaṭicca ideasdhamme andca arisesuppajjati mind-consciousness.manoviññāṇaṁ.
'six‘Cha classes of consciousnessviññāṇakāyā should be understood'—veditabbā’ti—
thusiti whichyaṁ thattaṁ was said,vuttaṁ, thisidametaṁ dependent onpaṭicca was said.vuttaṁ.
thisIdaṁ thirdtatiyaṁ set of six.chakkaṁ.

'six‘Cha classes of contactphassakāyā should be understoodveditabbā’ti—
thusiti indeedkho this was saidpanetaṁ saidvuttaṁ. why was thisKiñcetaṁ dependent onpaṭicca saidvuttaṁ?
eye andCakkhuñca dependent onpaṭicca sightsrūpe andca arisesuppajjati eye-consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso;
ear andsotañca dependent onpaṭicca soundssadde andca arisesuppajjati ear-consciousnesssotaviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso;
nose andghānañca dependent onpaṭicca smellsgandhe andca arisesuppajjati nose-consciousnessghānaviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso;
tongue andjivhañca dependent onpaṭicca tastesrase andca arisesuppajjati tongue-consciousnessjivhāviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso;
body andkāyañca dependent onpaṭicca touchesphoṭṭhabbe andca arisesuppajjati body-consciousnesskāyaviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso;
mind andmanañca dependent onpaṭicca ideasdhamme andca arisesuppajjati mind-consciousnessmanoviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso.
'six‘Cha classes of contactphassakāyā should be understoodveditabbā’ti—
thusiti whichyaṁ thattaṁ was saidvuttaṁ, this isidametaṁ dependent onpaṭicca saidvuttaṁ.
thisIdaṁ fourthcatutthaṁ set of sixchakkaṁ.

six‘Cha classes of feelingvedanākāyā should be understoodveditabbā’ti—
thusiti indeedkho then thispanetaṁ was saidvuttaṁ. but why thisKiñcetaṁ dependent onpaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ?
and eyeCakkhuñca dependent onpaṭicca sightsrūpe andca arisesuppajjati eye consciousnesscakkhuviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso, with contact as conditionphassapaccayā feelingvedanā;
and earsotañca dependent onpaṭicca soundssadde andca arisesuppajjati ear consciousnesssotaviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso, with contact as conditionphassapaccayā feelingvedanā;
and noseghānañca dependent onpaṭicca smellsgandhe andca arisesuppajjati nose consciousnessghānaviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso, with contact as conditionphassapaccayā feelingvedanā;
and tonguejivhañca dependent onpaṭicca tastesrase andca arisesuppajjati tongue consciousnessjivhāviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso, with contact as conditionphassapaccayā feelingvedanā;
and bodykāyañca dependent onpaṭicca touchesphoṭṭhabbe andca arisesuppajjati body consciousnesskāyaviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso, with contact as conditionphassapaccayā feelingvedanā;
and mindmanañca dependent onpaṭicca ideasdhamme andca arisesuppajjati mind consciousnessmanoviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contactphasso, with contact as conditionphassapaccayā feelingvedanā.
six‘Cha classes of feelingvedanākāyā should be understoodveditabbā’ti—
thusiti whichyaṁ thattaṁ was saidvuttaṁ, this indeedidametaṁ dependent onpaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ.
thisIdaṁ fifthpañcamaṁ set of sixchakkaṁ.

'six‘Cha classes of cravingtaṇhākāyā should be understood'—veditabbā’ti—
thusiti indeedkho but thispanetaṁ was said.vuttaṁ. but what?Kiñcetaṁ dependent onpaṭicca was said?vuttaṁ?
and the eyeCakkhuñca dependent onpaṭicca and sightsrūpe andca arisesuppajjati eye consciousness,cakkhuviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contact,phasso, conditioned by contactphassapaccayā feeling,vedanā, conditioned by feelingvedanāpaccayā craving;taṇhā;
and the earsotañca dependent onpaṭicca and soundssadde andca arisesuppajjati ear consciousnesssotaviññāṇaṁ …pe……pe…
and the noseghānañca dependent onpaṭicca and smellsgandhe andca arisesuppajjati nose consciousnessghānaviññāṇaṁ ……
and the tonguejivhañca dependent onpaṭicca and tastesrase andca arisesuppajjati tongue consciousnessjivhāviññāṇaṁ ……
and the bodykāyañca dependent onpaṭicca and touchesphoṭṭhabbe andca arisesuppajjati body consciousnesskāyaviññāṇaṁ ……
and the mindmanañca dependent onpaṭicca and ideasdhamme andca arisesuppajjati mind consciousness,manoviññāṇaṁ, of the threetiṇṇaṁ meetingsaṅgati contact,phasso, conditioned by contactphassapaccayā feeling,vedanā, conditioned by feelingvedanāpaccayā craving.taṇhā.
'six‘Cha classes of cravingtaṇhākāyā should be understood'—veditabbā’ti—
thusiti thatyaṁ whichtaṁ was said,vuttaṁ, this indeedidametaṁ dependent onpaṭicca was said.vuttaṁ.
thisIdaṁ is the sixthchaṭṭhaṁ set of six.chakkaṁ.

Page 1 of 4  ·  Next ›

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version