Feelings II

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

2. “Bhikkhus, on account of diverse elements rise diverse contacts and on account of diverse contacts arise diverse feelings. Not that from the diverse feelings rise diverse contacts and from diverse contacts rise the diverse elements.

3. “Bhikkhus, what are the diverse elements? They are the elements of the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and the mind.

4. “Bhikkhus, how is the arising of diverse contacts on account of diverse elements and the arising of diverse feelings on account of diverse contacts and not from diverse feelings the arising of diverse contacts, and from diverse contacts the arising of diverse elements?

5-9. “Bhikkhus, on account of the eye element arises eye contact and feelings born from eye contact arise, not that from feelings born of eye contact rise eye contact and from eye contact arises the element of the eye ... re ...

10. “On account of the mind element arises mind contact and feelings born from mind contact arise, not that from feelings born of mind contact rise mind contact and from mind contact rises the mind element.

11. “Thus, bhikkhus, on account of diverse elements arise diverse contacts and on account of diverse contacts arise diverse feelings and not from diverse feelings arise the diverse contacts and not from the diverse contacts arise the diverse elements.