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, on account of diverse elements, rise the diverse perceptions. On account of diverse perceptions arise diverse thoughts. On account of diverse thoughts arise diverse interests. On account of diverse interests arise diverse burnings. On account of diverse burnings arise diverse searches.

3. It is not that, on account of diverse searches arise diverse burnings, on account of diverse burnings arise diverse interests, on account of diverse interests arise diverse thoughts, on account of diverse thoughts arise diverse perceptions and on account of diverse perceptions arise the diverse elements.

4-9. “Bhikkhus, what are the diverse elements?

“They are the element of forms, the element of sounds, elements of scents, the element of tastes, the element of touches, and the element of ideas. Bhikkhus, these are the diverse elements.

10. “Bhikkhus, how is the arising of diverse perceptions on account of diverse elements, the arising of diverse thoughts on account of diverse perceptions ... re ... and the arising of diverse searches on account of diverse burnings and not the arising of diverse burnings on account of diverse searches, not the arising of diverse interests on account of diverse burnings, not the arising of diverse perceptions on account of diverse thoughts and not the arising of diverse elements on account of diverse perceptions?

11. “Bhikkhus, on account of the element of forms arise perceptions of forms, on account of perceptions of forms arise thoughts about forms, on account of thoughts about forms arise interests about forms, on account of interests about forms arise burnings about forms, on account of burnings about forms arise searches about forms and not the arising of diverse burnings of forms on account of diverse searches for forms, not the arising of diverse interests for forms on account of diverse burnings for forms, not the arising of diverse perceptions of forms on account of diverse thoughts of forms and not the arising of diverse elements of forms on account of diverse perceptions of forms.

12. “On account of the element of sounds ... re ...

13. “On account of the element of scents ... re ...

14. “On account of the element of tastes ... re ...

15. “On account of the element of touch ... re ...

16. “Bhikkhus, on account of the element of ideas, arise perceptions of ideas, on account of perceptions of ideas arise thoughts about ideas, on account of thoughts about ideas arise interests for ideas, on account of interests for ideas arise burnings for ideas, on account of burnings for ideas arise searches for ideas. and not the arising of burnings for ideas on account of searching for ideas, not the arising of interests for ideas on account of burnings for ideas, not the arising of perceptions of ideas on account of thoughts about ideas and not the arising of the element of ideas on account of perceptions of ideas.

17. “Bhikkhus, in this manner, diverse elements give rise to diverse perceptions. Diverse perceptions give rise to diverse thoughts. Diverse thoughts give rise to diverse interests. Diverse interests give rise to diverse burnings and diverse burnings give rise to diverse searches. and not the arising of diverse burnings on account of diverse searches, not the arising of diverse interests on account of diverse burnings, not the arising of diverse perceptions on account of diverse thoughts and not the arising of diverse elements on account of diverse perceptions.