Not the Other Way

1. At one time the Blessed One was living in the monastery offered by Anāthapiṇḍika in Jeta's grove in Sāvatthī.

2. “Bhikkhus, the diverse contacts arise on account of the diverse of elements. And not the diverse elements rise on account of the diverse contacts.

3. “Bhikkhus, what are the diverse elements?

4. “They are the elements of the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and the mind. Bhikkhus, these are the diverse elements.

5. “Bhikkhus, how does the diverse elements, arouse diverse of contacts and not the diverse contacts arouse diverse elements?

6. “Bhikkhus, on account of the element of the eye arise eye contact and not the eye element arises on account of eye contact ... re ... On account of the element of the mind arise mind contact and not the mind element arises on account of mind contact.

7. “Thus, bhikkhus, on account of the diverse elements, rise the diverse of contacts. And not the diverse contacts rise on account of the diverse elements.”