The Buddha teaches that the arising, continuation, and manifestation of eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind contact is the arising of suffering, the continuation of disease, and the manifestation of old age and death—and that their cessation is the cessation of suffering.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Yo kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusamphassassa uppādo ṭhiti …pe… jarāmaraṇassa pātubhāvo …pe… yo manosamphassassa uppādo ṭhiti …pe… jarāmaraṇassa pātubhāvo. Yo ca kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusamphassassa nirodho …pe… jarāmaraṇassa atthaṅgamo …pe… yo manosamphassassa nirodho …pe… jarāmaraṇassa atthaṅgamo”ti.
Catutthaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
“Yo kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusamphassassa uppādo ṭhiti …pe…
“Mendicants, the arising of eye contact …
jarāmaraṇassa pātubhāvo …pe…
yo manosamphassassa uppādo ṭhiti …pe…
mind contact …
jarāmaraṇassa pātubhāvo.
is the manifestation of old age and death.
Yo ca kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusamphassassa nirodho …pe…
The cessation of eye contact …
jarāmaraṇassa atthaṅgamo …pe…
yo manosamphassassa nirodho …pe…
mind contact …
jarāmaraṇassa atthaṅgamo”ti.
is the disappearance of old age and death.”
Catutthaṁ.
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