SN35:236 The Simile of Hands and Feet (1)
- DG BB TBW © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. (More copyright information)
1"Bhikkhus, when there are hands, picking up and putting down are discerned. When there are feet, coming and going are discerned. When there are limbs, bending and stretching are discerned. When there is the belly, hunger and thirst are discerned.
"So too, bhikkhus, when there is the eye, pleasure and pain arise internally with eye-contact as condition. [n.172] Spk: In this sutta and the next, the round of existence and its cessation are discussed by showing kammically resultant pleasure and pain. When there is the ear, pleasure and pain arise internally with ear-contact as condition … . When there is the mind, pleasure and pain arise internally with mind-contact as condition.
2"When, bhikkhus, there are no hands, picking up and putting down are not discerned. When there are no feet, coming and going are not discerned. When there are no limbs, bending and stretching are not discerned. When there is no belly, hunger and thirst are not discerned.
"So too, bhikkhus, when there is no eye, sn.iv.172 no pleasure and pain arise internally with eye-contact as condition. When there is no ear, no pleasure and pain arise internally with ear-contact as condition … . When there is no mind, no pleasure and pain arise internally with mind-contact as condition."
1"Hatthesu, bhikkhave, sati ādānanikkhepanaṁ paññāyati; pādesu sati abhikkamapaṭikkamo paññāyati; pabbesu sati samiñjanapasāraṇaṁ paññāyati; kucchismiṁ sati jighacchā pipāsā paññāyati.
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusmiṁ sati cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ … pe … jivhāya sati jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ … pe … manasmiṁ sati manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ … pe … .
2Hatthesu, bhikkhave, asati ādānanikkhepanaṁ na paññāyati; pādesu asati abhikkamapaṭikkamo na paññāyati; pabbesu asati samiñjanapasāraṇaṁ na paññāyati; kucchismiṁ asati jighacchā pipāsā na paññāyati.
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusmiṁ asati cakkhusamphassapaccayā nuppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ … pe … jivhāya asati jivhāsamphassapaccayā nuppajjati … pe … manasmiṁ asati manosamphassapaccayā nuppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhan"ti.
Navamaṁ.