Linked Discourses on Arising
The Chapter on Arising
SN 26.1 The Eye Cakkhusutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the arising, continuation, rebirth, and manifestation of the eye is the arising of suffering, the continuation of diseases, and the manifestation of old age and death. The arising, continuation, rebirth, and manifestation of the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind is the arising of suffering, the continuation of diseases, and the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation, settling, and ending of the eye is the cessation of suffering, the settling of diseases, and the ending of old age and death. The cessation, settling, and ending of the ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind is the cessation of suffering, the settling of diseases, and the ending of old age and death."
SN 26.2 Sights Rūpasutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the arising, continuation, rebirth, and manifestation of sights is the arising of suffering, the continuation of diseases, and the manifestation of old age and death. The arising, continuation, rebirth, and manifestation of sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas is the arising of suffering, the continuation of diseases, and the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation, settling, and ending of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas is the cessation of suffering, the settling of diseases, and the ending of old age and death."
SN 26.3 Consciousness Viññāṇasutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the arising of eye consciousness ... mind consciousness ... is the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation of eye consciousness ... mind consciousness ... is the ending of old age and death."
SN 26.4 Contact Samphassasutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the arising of eye contact ... mind contact ... is the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation of eye contact ... mind contact ... is the ending of old age and death."
SN 26.5 Feeling Samphassajasutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the arising of feeling born of eye contact ...
the arising of feeling born of mind contact ... is the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation of feeling born of eye contact ... the cessation of feeling born of mind contact ... is the ending of old age and death."
SN 26.6 Perception Saññāsutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the arising of perception of sights ... perception of ideas ... is the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation of perception of sights ... perception of ideas ... is the ending of old age and death."
SN 26.7 Intention Sañcetanāsutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the arising of intentions regarding sights ... intentions regarding ideas ... is the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation of intentions regarding sights ... intentions regarding ideas ... is the ending of old age and death."
SN 26.8 Craving Taṇhāsutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the arising of craving for sights ... craving for ideas ... is the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation of craving for sights ... craving for ideas ... is the ending of old age and death."
SN 26.9 Elements Dhātusutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the arising, continuation, rebirth, and manifestation of the earth element, the water element, the fire element, the air element, the space element, and the consciousness element is the arising of suffering, the continuation of diseases, and the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation of the earth element, the water element, the fire element, the air element, the space element, and the consciousness element is the cessation of suffering, the settling of diseases, and the ending of old age and death."
SN 26.10 The Aggregates Khandhasutta
At Sāvatthī.
"Mendicants, the arising, continuation, rebirth, and manifestation of form is the arising of suffering, the continuation of diseases, and the manifestation of old age and death. The arising, continuation, rebirth, and manifestation of feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness is the arising of suffering, the continuation of diseases, and the manifestation of old age and death. The cessation, settling, and ending of form is the cessation of suffering, the settling of diseases, and the ending of old age and death. The cessation, settling, and ending of feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness is the cessation of suffering, the settling of diseases, and the ending of old age and death."