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Consciousness

Viññāṇasutta

The arising of the six kinds of consciousness is the arising of suffering.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 26.3Linked Discourses 26.3
  • 0.21. Uppādavagga1. Arising

0.3ViññāṇasuttaConsciousness

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Yo kho, bhikkhave, cakkhuviññāṇassa uppādo ṭhiti …pe…“Mendicants, the arising of eye consciousness …1.3jarāmaraṇassa pātubhāvo …pe…1.4yo manoviññāṇassa uppādo ṭhiti …pe…mind consciousness …1.5jarāmaraṇassa pātubhāvo.is the manifestation of old age and death.1.6Yo ca kho, bhikkhave, cakkhuviññāṇassa nirodho …pe…The cessation of eye consciousness …1.7jarāmaraṇassa atthaṅgamo …pe…1.8yo manoviññāṇassa nirodho …pe…mind consciousness …1.9jarāmaraṇassa atthaṅgamo”ti.is the disappearance of old age and death.”

1.10Tatiyaṁ.