The Buddha presents a repeated teaching on dependent origination regarding a set of ten on rebirth, etc. in this grouped discourse.

SN 12.72-81 A Set of Ten on Rebirth, Etc.

“Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

Jātiṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“Bhavaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“Upādānaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“Taṇhaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“Vedanaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“Phassaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“Saḷāyatanaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“Nāmarūpaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“Viññāṇaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“Saṅkhāre nappajānanti, saṅkhārasamudayaṁ nappajānanti, saṅkhāranirodhaṁ nappajānanti, saṅkhāranirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ nappajānanti …pe…

pajānanti …pe… sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharantī”ti.

Ekādasamaṁ.

Samaṇabrāhmaṇavaggo aṭṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Paccayekādasa vuttā,
catusaccavibhajjanā;
Samaṇabrāhmaṇavaggo,
nidāne bhavati aṭṭhamo.

vagguddānaṁ

Buddho āhāro dasabalo,
Kaḷāro gahapatipañcamo;
Dukkhavaggo mahāvaggo,
Aṭṭhamo samaṇabrāhmaṇoti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.

Jātiṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… they don’t understand rebirth …”

“Bhavaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… continued existence …”

“Upādānaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… grasping …”

“Taṇhaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… craving …”

“Vedanaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… feeling …”

“Phassaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… contact …”

“Saḷāyatanaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… the six sense fields …”

“Nāmarūpaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… name and form …”

“Viññāṇaṁ nappajānanti …pe….

“… consciousness …”

“Saṅkhāre nappajānanti, saṅkhārasamudayaṁ nappajānanti, saṅkhāranirodhaṁ nappajānanti, saṅkhāranirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ nappajānanti …pe…

“… choices …

pajānanti …pe…

… they understand …”

sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharantī”ti.

Ekādasamaṁ.

Samaṇabrāhmaṇavaggo aṭṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Paccayekādasa vuttā,

catusaccavibhajjanā;

Samaṇabrāhmaṇavaggo,

nidāne bhavati aṭṭhamo.

vagguddānaṁ

Buddho āhāro dasabalo,

Kaḷāro gahapatipañcamo;

Dukkhavaggo mahāvaggo,

Aṭṭhamo samaṇabrāhmaṇoti.

Qualities:

Attachment

Attachment

A mental fastening onto people, things, views, or states as “me” or “mine,” unwilling to release them. This clinging can give a sense of security and sweetness.

Also known as: acquisition, bond, clinging, grasping, holding on, possession, entanglement, bound, connected, taking as mine
Pāli: upadhi, upādāna, sakiñcana, mamatta
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Craving

Craving

A driving ‘thirst’ that reaches out toward experiences, identities, or outcomes as the place to find satisfaction—“if only I had that.” It spins stories of lack, binds the mind to becoming, and invariably leads to suffering.

Also known as: wanting, yearning, longing, lit. thirst
Pāli: taṇha, abhijjhā
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Last updated on July 27, 2026