Saṁyutta Nikāya:
III. Khandhā Vagga:
26: Uppāda Saṁutta

Kindred Sayings on Genesis

Sutta 3

Viññāṇa Suttaṁ

Consciousness

 

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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:

"Brethren, the arising,
the establishing,
the rebirth,
the appearing of eye-consciousness, -
this is the arising of suffering,
the establishing of diseases,
the appearing of decay-and-death.

The arising,
the establishing,
the rebirth,
the appearing of ear-consciousness, -
this is the arising of suffering,
the establishing of diseases,
the appearing of decay-and-death.

The arising,
the establishing,
the rebirth,
the appearing of nose-consciousness, -
this is the arising of suffering,
the establishing of diseases,
the appearing of decay-and-death.

The arising,
the establishing,
the rebirth,
the appearing of tongue-consciousness, -
this is the arising of suffering,
the establishing of diseases,
the appearing of decay-and-death.

The arising,
the establishing,
the rebirth,
the appearing of body-consciousness, -
this is the arising of suffering,
the establishing of diseases,
the appearing of decay-and-death.

The arising,
the establishing,
the rebirth,
the appearing of mind-consciousness, -
this is the arising of suffering,
the establishing of diseases,
the appearing of decay-and-death.

 

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Moreover, brethren, the ceasing,
the calming,
the coming to an end of eye-consciousness, -
that is the ceasing of suffering,
the calming of disease,
the coming to an end of decay-and-death.

The ceasing,
the calming,
the coming to an end of ear-consciousness, -
that is the ceasing of suffering,
the calming of disease,
the coming to an end of decay-and-death.

The ceasing,
the calming,
the coming to an end of nose-consciousness, -
that is the ceasing of suffering,
the calming of disease,
the coming to an end of decay-and-death.

The ceasing,
the calming,
the coming to an end of tongue-consciousness, -
that is the ceasing of suffering,
the calming of disease,
the coming to an end of decay-and-death.

The ceasing,
the calming,
the coming to an end of body-consciousness, -
that is the ceasing of suffering,
the calming of disease,
the coming to an end of decay-and-death.

The ceasing,
the calming,
the coming to an end of mind-consciousness, -
that is the ceasing of suffering,
the calming of disease,
the coming to an end of decay-and-death.'"