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Majjhima Nikāya 148

Chachakkasutta

Six By Six · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:
“bhikkhavo”ti.
“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
Bhagavā etadavoca:

So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, “Mendicants!” “Venerable sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this:

“dhammaṁ vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi ādikalyāṇaṁ majjhekalyāṇaṁ pariyosānakalyāṇaṁ sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ, kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ pakāsessāmi, yadidaṁ—
cha chakkāni.
Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.
“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.
Bhagavā etadavoca:

“Mendicants, I shall teach you the Dhamma that’s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And I shall reveal a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure, namely, the six sets of six. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.” “Yes, sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this:

“Cha ajjhattikāni āyatanāni veditabbāni, cha bāhirāni āyatanāni veditabbāni, cha viññāṇakāyā veditabbā, cha phassakāyā veditabbā, cha vedanākāyā veditabbā, cha taṇhākāyā veditabbā.

“The six interior sense fields should be understood. The six exterior sense fields should be understood. The six classes of consciousness should be understood. The six classes of contact should be understood. The six classes of feeling should be understood. The six classes of craving should be understood.

‘Cha ajjhattikāni āyatanāni veditabbānī’ti—
iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ. Kiñcetaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ?
Cakkhāyatanaṁ, sotāyatanaṁ, ghānāyatanaṁ, jivhāyatanaṁ, kāyāyatanaṁ, manāyatanaṁ.
‘Cha ajjhattikāni āyatanāni veditabbānī’ti—
iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ.
Idaṁ paṭhamaṁ chakkaṁ.

‘The six interior sense fields should be understood.’ That’s what I said, but why did I say it? There are the sense fields of the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. ‘The six interior sense fields should be understood.’ That’s what I said, and this is why I said it. This is the first set of six.

‘Cha bāhirāni āyatanāni veditabbānī’ti—
iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ. Kiñcetaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ?
Rūpāyatanaṁ, saddāyatanaṁ, gandhāyatanaṁ, rasāyatanaṁ, phoṭṭhabbāyatanaṁ, dhammāyatanaṁ.
‘Cha bāhirāni āyatanāni veditabbānī’ti—
iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ.
Idaṁ dutiyaṁ chakkaṁ.

‘The six exterior sense fields should be understood.’ That’s what I said, but why did I say it? There are the sense fields of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas. ‘The six exterior sense fields should be understood.’ That’s what I said, and this is why I said it. This is the second set of six.

‘Cha viññāṇakāyā veditabbā’ti—
iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ. Kiñcetaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ?
Cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ,
sotañca paṭicca sadde ca uppajjati sotaviññāṇaṁ,
ghānañca paṭicca gandhe ca uppajjati ghānaviññāṇaṁ,
jivhañca paṭicca rase ca uppajjati jivhāviññāṇaṁ,
kāyañca paṭicca phoṭṭhabbe ca uppajjati kāyaviññāṇaṁ,
manañca paṭicca dhamme ca uppajjati manoviññāṇaṁ.
‘Cha viññāṇakāyā veditabbā’ti—
iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ.
Idaṁ tatiyaṁ chakkaṁ.

‘The six classes of consciousness should be understood.’ That’s what I said, but why did I say it? Eye consciousness arises dependent on the eye and sights. Ear consciousness arises dependent on the ear and sounds. Nose consciousness arises dependent on the nose and smells. Tongue consciousness arises dependent on the tongue and tastes. Body consciousness arises dependent on the body and touches. Mind consciousness arises dependent on the mind and ideas. ‘The six classes of consciousness should be understood.’ That’s what I said, and this is why I said it. This is the third set of six.

‘Cha phassakāyā veditabbā’ti—
iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ. Kiñcetaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ?
Cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso;
sotañca paṭicca sadde ca uppajjati sotaviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso;
ghānañca paṭicca gandhe ca uppajjati ghānaviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso;
jivhañca paṭicca rase ca uppajjati jivhāviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso;
kāyañca paṭicca phoṭṭhabbe ca uppajjati kāyaviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso;
manañca paṭicca dhamme ca uppajjati manoviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso.
‘Cha phassakāyā veditabbā’ti—
iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ.
Idaṁ catutthaṁ chakkaṁ.

‘The six classes of contact should be understood.’ That’s what I said, but why did I say it? Eye consciousness arises dependent on the eye and sights. The meeting of the three is contact. Ear consciousness arises dependent on the ear and sounds. The meeting of the three is contact. Nose consciousness arises dependent on the nose and smells. The meeting of the three is contact. Tongue consciousness arises dependent on the tongue and tastes. The meeting of the three is contact. Body consciousness arises dependent on the body and touches. The meeting of the three is contact. Mind consciousness arises dependent on the mind and ideas. The meeting of the three is contact. ‘The six classes of contact should be understood.’ That’s what I said, and this is why I said it. This is the fourth set of six.

‘Cha vedanākāyā veditabbā’ti—
iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ. Kiñcetaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ?
Cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā;
sotañca paṭicca sadde ca uppajjati sotaviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā;
ghānañca paṭicca gandhe ca uppajjati ghānaviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā;
jivhañca paṭicca rase ca uppajjati jivhāviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā;
kāyañca paṭicca phoṭṭhabbe ca uppajjati kāyaviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā;
manañca paṭicca dhamme ca uppajjati manoviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā.
‘Cha vedanākāyā veditabbā’ti—
iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ.
Idaṁ pañcamaṁ chakkaṁ.

‘The six classes of feeling should be understood.’ That’s what I said, but why did I say it? Eye consciousness arises dependent on the eye and sights. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a requirement for feeling. Ear consciousness arises dependent on the ear and sounds. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a requirement for feeling. Nose consciousness arises dependent on the nose and smells. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a requirement for feeling. Tongue consciousness arises dependent on the tongue and tastes. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a requirement for feeling. Body consciousness arises dependent on the body and touches. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a requirement for feeling. Mind consciousness arises dependent on the mind and ideas. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a requirement for feeling. ‘The six classes of feeling should be understood.’ That’s what I said, and this is why I said it. This is the fifth set of six.

‘Cha taṇhākāyā veditabbā’ti—
iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ. Kiñcetaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ?
Cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā, vedanāpaccayā taṇhā;
sotañca paṭicca sadde ca uppajjati sotaviññāṇaṁ …pe…
ghānañca paṭicca gandhe ca uppajjati ghānaviññāṇaṁ …
jivhañca paṭicca rase ca uppajjati jivhāviññāṇaṁ …
kāyañca paṭicca phoṭṭhabbe ca uppajjati kāyaviññāṇaṁ …
manañca paṭicca dhamme ca uppajjati manoviññāṇaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā, vedanāpaccayā taṇhā.
‘Cha taṇhākāyā veditabbā’ti—
iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ.
Idaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ chakkaṁ.

‘The six classes of craving should be understood.’ That’s what I said, but why did I say it? Eye consciousness arises dependent on the eye and sights. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a requirement for feeling. Feeling is a requirement for craving. Ear consciousness … Nose consciousness … Tongue consciousness … Body consciousness … Mind consciousness arises dependent on the mind and ideas. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a requirement for feeling. Feeling is a requirement for craving. ‘The six classes of craving should be understood.’ That’s what I said, and this is why I said it. This is the sixth set of six.

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