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SN 14.6PTS SN 2.1431 min read

External Diversity of Elements

Bāhiradhātunānattasutta

The senses function due to the various different external elements of sense experience, namely, the various sense stimuli.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.6Linked Discourses 14.6
  • 0.21. Nānattavagga1. Diversity

0.3BāhiradhātunānattasuttaExternal Diversity of Elements

1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Dhātunānattaṁ vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi.“Mendicants, I will teach you the diversity of elements.1.3Taṁ suṇātha …pe…1.4katamañca, bhikkhave, dhātunānattaṁ?And what is the diversity of elements?1.5Rūpadhātu saddadhātu gandhadhātu rasadhātu phoṭṭhabbadhātu dhammadhātu—The sight element, the sound element, the smell element, the taste element, the touch element, and the idea element.1.6idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhātunānattan”ti.This is called the diversity of elements.”

1.7Chaṭṭhaṁ.