Saṁyutta Nikaya
Nidāna Vagga
14. [3.] Dhātu-Saṁyuttaṁ
I. Nānattavaggo Pathamo
ii. Bāhira-pañcakaṁ

Chapter XIV
Kindred Sayings on Element

1b. External Element

Sutta 6

Dhātu Sutta

Element

 

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THUS have I heard. On a certain occasion the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthi at the Jeta's Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.

I will teach you, brethren, the diversity in elements. Do ye listen; give your minds thoroughly; I will speak.

What, brethren, is the diversity in elements?

Visible object-element,
sound-element,
odour-element,
taste-element,
tangible-element,
idea-element.

This is called the diversity in elements.