1At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, when one dwells contemplating gratification in things that can fetter, there is a descent of consciousness. [n.151] Viññāṇassa avakkanti. At DN II 63,2–4 it is said that if consciousness were not to descend into the mother's womb, name-and-form would not take shape in the womb. The "descent of the embryo" (gabbhassāvakkanti)—spoken of at MN I 265,35–266,6, II 156,29–157,3, and AN I 176,31—presumably refers to the descent of the consciousness that initiates conception.

With consciousness as condition, name-and-form comes to be;
… the six sense bases … contact … feeling … craving … clinging … existence … birth … aging-and-death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and despair.

Such is the origin of this whole mass of suffering.

2"Suppose, bhikkhus, there was a great tree, and all its roots going downwards and across would send the sap upwards. Sustained by that sap, nourished by it, that great tree would stand for a very long time.

So too, when one lives contemplating gratification in things that can fetter, there is a descent of consciousness.

With consciousness as condition, name-and-form comes to be;
… the six sense bases … contact … feeling … craving … clinging … existence … birth … aging-and-death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and despair.

Such is the origin of this whole mass of suffering.

3"When, bhikkhus, one dwells contemplating danger in things that can fetter, there is no descent of consciousness.

With the cessation of consciousness comes cessation of name-and-form;
with the cessation of name-and-form, cessation of the six sense bases;
with the cessation of the six sense bases, cessation of contact;
with the cessation of contact, cessation of feeling;
with the cessation of feeling, cessation of craving;
with the cessation of craving, cessation of clinging;
with the cessation of clinging, cessation of existence;
with the cessation of existence, cessation of birth;
with the cessation of birth, aging-and-death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and despair cease.

Such is the cessation of this whole mass of suffering.

4"Suppose, bhikkhus, there was a great tree. Then a man would come along bringing a shovel and a basket. He would cut down the tree at its foot … he would winnow the ashes in a strong wind or let them be carried away by the swift current of a river. Thus that great tree would be cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated so that it is no more subject to future arising.

"So too, bhikkhus, when one dwells contemplating danger in things that can fetter, there is no descent of consciousness.

With the cessation of consciousness comes cessation of name-and-form;
with the cessation of name-and-form, cessation of the six sense bases;
with the cessation of the six sense bases, cessation of contact;
with the cessation of contact, cessation of feeling;
with the cessation of feeling, cessation of craving;
with the cessation of craving, cessation of clinging;
with the cessation of clinging, cessation of existence;
with the cessation of existence, cessation of birth;
with the cessation of birth, aging-and-death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and despair cease.

Such is the cessation of this whole mass of suffering." sn.ii.92

1Sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati. "Saṁyojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu assādānupassino vihārato viññāṇassa avakkanti hoti.

Viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ … pe …

Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

2Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahārukkho. Tassa yāni ceva mūlāni … pe …

evameva kho, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyesu dhammesu assādānupassino vihārato viññāṇassa avakkanti hoti

… pe … .

3Saṁyojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu ādīnavānupassino vihārato viññāṇassa avakkanti na hoti.

Viññāṇanirodhā nāmarūpanirodho … pe …

Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.

4Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahārukkho. Atha puriso āgaccheyya kuddālapiṭakaṁ ādāya … pe … āyatiṁ anuppāda dhammo.

Evameva kho, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyesu dhammesu ādīnavānupassino vihārato viññāṇassa avakkanti na hoti.

Viññāṇassa nirodhā nāmarūpanirodho … pe …

Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī"ti.

Navamaṁ.