The Samyutta Nikaya
The Grouped Discourses
Samyutta
Nikaya
XII.44
Loka
Sutta
The
World
Translated
from
the
Pali
by
Thanissaro
Bhikkhu.
Dwelling
at
Savatthi.
There
the
Blessed
One
addressed
the
monks:
"I
will
teach
you
the
origination
of
the
world
&
the
ending
of
the
world.
Listen
&
pay
close
attention.
I
will
speak."
"As
you
say,
lord,"
the
monks
responded
to
the
Blessed
One.
The
Blessed
One
said:
"And
what
is
the
origination
of
the
world?
Dependent
on
the
eye
&
forms
there
arises
eye-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact.
From
contact
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
feeling.
From
feeling
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
craving.
From
craving
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
clinging/sustenance.
From
clinging/sustenance
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
becoming.
From
becoming
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
birth.
From
birth
as
a
requisite
condition,
then
aging
&
death,
sorrow,
lamentation,
pain,
distress,
&
despair
come
into
play.
This
is
the
origination
of
the
world.
"Dependent
on
the
ear
&
sounds
there
arises
ear-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact...Dependent
on
the
nose
&
aromas
there
arises
nose-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact...Dependent
on
the
tongue
&
flavors
there
arises
tongue-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact...Dependent
on
the
body
&
tactile
sensations
there
arises
body-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact...Dependent
on
the
intellect
&
mental
qualities
there
arises
intellect-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact.
From
contact
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
feeling.
From
feeling
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
craving.
From
craving
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
clinging/sustenance.
From
clinging/sustenance
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
becoming.
From
becoming
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
birth.
From
birth
as
a
requisite
condition,
then
aging
&
death,
sorrow,
lamentation,
pain,
distress,
&
despair
come
into
play.
This
is
the
origination
of
the
world.
"And
what
is
the
ending
of
the
world?
Dependent
on
the
eye
&
forms
there
arises
eye-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact.
From
contact
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
feeling.
From
feeling
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
craving.
Now,
from
the
remainderless
cessation
&
fading
away
of
that
very
craving
comes
the
cessation
of
clinging/sustenance.
From
the
cessation
of
clinging/sustenance
comes
the
cessation
of
becoming.
From
the
cessation
of
becoming
comes
the
cessation
of
birth.
From
the
cessation
of
birth,
then
aging
&
death,
sorrow,
lamentation,
pain,
distress,
&
despair
all
cease.
Such
is
the
cessation
of
this
entire
mass
of
stress
&
suffering.
This
is
the
ending
of
the
world.
"Dependent
on
the
ear
&
sounds
there
arises
ear-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact...Dependent
on
the
nose
&
aromas
there
arises
nose-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact...Dependent
on
the
tongue
&
flavors
there
arises
tongue-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact...Dependent
on
the
body
&
tactile
sensations
there
arises
body-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact...Dependent
on
the
intellect
&
mental
qualities
there
arises
intellect-consciousness.
The
meeting
of
the
three
is
contact.
From
contact
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
feeling.
From
feeling
as
a
requisite
condition
comes
craving.
Now,
from
the
remainderless
cessation
&
fading
away
of
that
very
craving
comes
the
cessation
of
clinging/sustenance.
From
the
cessation
of
clinging/sustenance
comes
the
cessation
of
becoming.
From
the
cessation
of
becoming
comes
the
cessation
of
birth.
From
the
cessation
of
birth,
then
aging
&
death,
sorrow,
lamentation,
pain,
distress,
&
despair
all
cease.
Such
is
the
cessation
of
this
entire
mass
of
stress
&
suffering.
This
is
the
ending
of
the
world."
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