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Samphassasutta

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

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 26.4Linked Discourses 26.4
  • 0.21. Uppādavagga1. Arising

0.3SamphassasuttaContact

1.1PTS 3.230Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

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

1.10Catutthaṁ.