Saṁyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
12. Nidāna Saṁyutta
9. Antara Peyyālaṁ

Part II. The Book Called the Nidāna-Vagga
Containing Kindred sayings on Cause
and Other Subjects
12. The Kindred Sayings on Cause

9. Abridged Contents Suttas

Suttas 82

Satthā Vagga

The Teacher

 

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1. Decay-and-Death

Thus have I heard:

The Exalted One was once staying near Sāvatthī
at the Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.

And there the Exalted One addressed the brethren, saying:

"Brethren!"

"Master!" responded those brethren.

The Exalted One said:

"By him who knows not,
who sees not
decay-and-death as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about decay-and-death as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the uprising of decay-and-death as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the uprising of decay-and-death as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the ceasing of decay-and-death as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the ceasing of decay-and-death as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the way going to the ceasing of decay-and-death as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the way going to the ceasing of decay-and-death as it really is."

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2. Birth

By him who knows not,
who sees not
birth as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about birth as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the uprising of birth as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the uprising of birth as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the ceasing of birth as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the ceasing of birth as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the way going to the ceasing of birth as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the way going to the ceasing of birth as it really is."

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3. Becoming

By him who knows not,
who sees not
becoming as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about becoming as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the uprising of becoming as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the uprising of becoming as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the ceasing of becoming as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the ceasing of becoming as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the way going to the ceasing of becoming as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the way going to the ceasing of becoming as it really is."

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4. Grasping

By him who knows not,
who sees not
grasping as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about grasping as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the uprising of grasping as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the uprising of grasping as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the ceasing of grasping as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the ceasing of grasping as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the way going to the ceasing of grasping as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the way going to the ceasing of grasping as it really is."

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5. Craving

By him who knows not,
who sees not
craving as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about craving as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the uprising of craving as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the uprising of craving as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the ceasing of craving as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the ceasing of craving as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the way going to the ceasing of craving as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the way going to the ceasing of craving as it really is."

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6. Feeling

By him who knows not,
who sees not
feeling as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about feeling as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the uprising of feeling as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the uprising of feeling as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the ceasing of feeling as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the ceasing of feeling as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the way going to the ceasing of feeling as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the way going to the ceasing of feeling as it really is."

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7. Contact

By him who knows not,
who sees not
contact as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about contact as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the uprising of contact as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the uprising of contact as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the ceasing of contact as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the ceasing of contact as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the way going to the ceasing of contact as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the way going to the ceasing of contact as it really is."

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8. Sense

By him who knows not,
who sees not
sense as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about sense as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the uprising of sense as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the uprising of sense as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the ceasing of sense as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the ceasing of sense as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the way going to the ceasing of sense as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the way going to the ceasing of sense as it really is."

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9. Name-and-Shape

By him who knows not,
who sees not
name-and-shape as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about name-and-shape as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the uprising of name-and-shape as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the uprising of name-and-shape as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the ceasing of name-and-shape as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the ceasing of name-and-shape as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the way going to the ceasing of name-and-shape as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the way going to the ceasing of name-and-shape as it really is."

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10. Consciousness

By him who knows not,
who sees not
consciousness as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about consciousness as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the uprising of consciousness as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the uprising of consciousness as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the ceasing of consciousness as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the ceasing of consciousness as it really is;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the way going to the ceasing of consciousness as it really is, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the way going to the ceasing of consciousness as it really is."

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11. Activities

By him who knows not,
who sees not
activities as they really are, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about activities as they really are;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the uprising of activities as they really are, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the uprising of activities as they really are;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the ceasing of activities as they really are, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the ceasing of activities as they really are;

By him who knows not,
who sees not
the way going to the ceasing of activities as they really are, brethren,
a teacher should be sought
for knowledge about the way going to the ceasing of activities as they really are."