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English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So I have heard.\u00a0At one time the Buddha was staying near S\u0101vatth\u012b in Jeta\u2019s Grove, An\u0101thapi\u1e47\u1e0dika\u2019s monastery.\u00a0There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,\u00a0\u201cMendicants!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cVenerable sir,\u201d they replied.\u00a0The Buddha said this:<\/p>\n

\u201cMendicants, I shall teach you the great discourse on the six sense fields.\u00a0Listen and pay close attention, I will speak.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, sir,\u201d they replied.\u00a0The Buddha said this:<\/p>\n

\u201cMendicants, when you don\u2019t truly know and see the eye, sights, eye consciousness, eye contact, and what is felt as pleasant, painful, or neutral that arises conditioned by eye contact, you\u2019re aroused by these things.<\/p>\n

Someone who lives aroused like this\u2014fettered, confused, concentrating on gratification\u2014accumulates the five grasping aggregates for themselves in the future.\u00a0And their craving\u2014which leads to future lives, mixed up with relishing and greed, chasing pleasure in various realms\u2014grows.\u00a0Their physical and mental stress,\u00a0torment,\u00a0and fever grow.\u00a0And they experience physical and mental suffering.<\/p>\n

When you don\u2019t truly know and see the ear \u2026\u00a0nose \u2026\u00a0tongue \u2026\u00a0body \u2026\u00a0mind, thoughts, mind consciousness, mind contact, and what is felt as pleasant, painful, or neutral that arises conditioned by mind contact, you\u2019re aroused by these things.<\/p>\n

Someone who lives aroused like this\u2014fettered, confused, concentrating on gratification\u2014accumulates the five grasping aggregates for themselves in the future.\u00a0And their craving\u2014which leads to future lives, mixed up with relishing and greed, chasing pleasure in various realms\u2014grows.\u00a0Their physical and mental stress,\u00a0torment,\u00a0and fever grow.\u00a0And they experience physical and mental suffering.<\/p>\n

When you do truly know and see the eye, sights, eye consciousness, eye contact, and what is felt as pleasant, painful, or neutral that arises conditioned by eye contact, you\u2019re not aroused by these things.<\/p>\n

Someone who lives unaroused like this\u2014unfettered, unconfused, concentrating on drawbacks\u2014disperses the the five grasping aggregates for themselves in the future.\u00a0And their craving\u2014which leads to future lives, mixed up with relishing and greed, chasing pleasure in various realms\u2014is given up.\u00a0Their physical and mental stress,\u00a0torment,\u00a0and fever are given up.\u00a0And they experience physical and mental pleasure.<\/p>\n

The view of such a person is right view.\u00a0Their intention is right intention,\u00a0their effort is right effort,\u00a0their mindfulness is right mindfulness,\u00a0and their immersion is right immersion.\u00a0And their actions of body and speech have already been fully purified before.\u00a0So this noble eightfold path is fully developed.<\/p>\n

When the noble eightfold path is developed, the following are fully developed: the four kinds of mindfulness meditation, the four right efforts, the four bases of psychic power, the five faculties, the five powers, and the seven awakening factors.<\/p>\n

And these two qualities proceed in conjunction:\u00a0serenity and discernment.\u00a0They completely understand by direct knowledge those things that should be completely understood by direct knowledge.\u00a0They give up by direct knowledge those things that should be given up by direct knowledge.\u00a0They develop by direct knowledge those things that should be developed by direct knowledge.\u00a0They realize by direct knowledge those things that should be realized by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

And what are the things that should be completely understood by direct knowledge?\u00a0You should say: \u2018The five grasping aggregates.\u2019\u00a0That is: form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.\u00a0These are the things that should be completely understood by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

And what are the things that should be given up by direct knowledge?\u00a0Ignorance and craving for continued existence.\u00a0These are the things that should be given up by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

And what are the things that should be developed by direct knowledge?\u00a0Serenity and discernment.\u00a0These are the things that should be developed by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

And what are the things that should be realized by direct knowledge?\u00a0Knowledge and freedom.\u00a0These are the things that should be realized by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

When you truly know and see the ear \u2026\u00a0nose \u2026\u00a0tongue \u2026\u00a0body \u2026\u00a0mind, thoughts, mind consciousness, mind contact, and what is felt as pleasant, painful, or neutral that arises conditioned by mind contact, you are not aroused by these things. \u2026<\/p>\n

These are the things that should be realized by direct knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

That is what the Buddha said.\u00a0Satisfied, the mendicants were happy with what the Buddha said.<\/p>\n

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English translation by Bhikkhu Bodhi<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was living at S\u0101vatth\u012b in Jeta\u2019s Grove, An\u0101thapi\u1e47\u1e0dika\u2019s Park. There he addressed the bhikkhus thus: \u201cBhikkhus.\u201d\u2014\u201cVenerable sir,\u201d they replied. The Blessed One said this:<\/p>\n

\u201cBhikkhus, I shall teach you a discourse on the great sixfold base. Listen and attend closely to what I shall say.\u201d\u2014\u201cYes, venerable sir,\u201d the bhikkhus replied. The Blessed One said this:<\/p>\n

\u201cBhikkhus, when one does not know and see the eye as it actually is, when one does not know and see forms as they actually are, when one does not know and see eye-consciousness as it actually is, when one does not know and see eye-contact as it actually is, when one does not know and see as it actually is\u00a0the feeling\u00a0felt as pleasant or painful or neither-painful-nor-pleasant that arises with eye-contact as condition, then one is inflamed by lust for the eye, for forms, for eye-consciousness, for eye-contact, for\u00a0the feeling\u00a0felt as pleasant or painful or neither-painful-nor-pleasant that arises with eye-contact as condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one abides inflamed by lust, fettered, infatuated, contemplating gratification, then the five aggregates affected by clinging are built up for oneself in the future; and one\u2019s craving\u2014which brings renewal of being, is accompanied by delight and lust, and delights in this and that\u2014increases. One\u2019s bodily and\u00a0mental troubles increase, one\u2019s bodily and mental torments increase, one\u2019s bodily and mental fevers increase, and one experiences bodily and mental suffering.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one does not know and see the ear as it actually is\u2026When one does not know and see the nose as it actually is\u2026When one does not know and see the tongue as it actually is\u2026When one does not know and see the body as it actually is\u2026 When one does not know and see the mind as it actually is\u2026one experiences bodily and mental suffering.<\/p>\n

\u201cBhikkhus, when one knows and sees the eye as it actually is, when one knows and sees forms as they actually are, when one knows and sees eye-consciousness as it actually is, when one knows and sees eye-contact as it actually is, when one knows and sees as it actually is\u00a0the feeling\u00a0felt as pleasant or painful or neither-painful-nor-pleasant that arises with eye-contact as condition, then one is not inflamed by lust for the eye, for forms, for eye-consciousness, for eye-contact, for\u00a0the feeling\u00a0felt as pleasant or painful or neither-painful-nor-pleasant that arises with eye-contact as condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one abides uninflamed by lust, unfettered, uninfatuated, contemplating danger, then the five aggregates affected by clinging are diminished for oneself in the future; and one\u2019s craving\u2014which brings renewal of being, is accompanied by delight and lust, and delights in this or that\u2014is abandoned. One\u2019s bodily and mental troubles are abandoned, one\u2019s bodily and mental torments are abandoned, one\u2019s bodily and mental fevers are abandoned,\u00a0and one experiences bodily and mental pleasure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe view of a person such as this is right view. His intention is right intention, his effort is right effort, his mindfulness is right mindfulness, his concentration is right concentration. But his bodily action, his verbal action, and his livelihood have already been well purified earlier. Thus this Noble Eightfold Path comes to fulfilment in him by development. When he develops this Noble Eightfold Path, the four foundations of mindfulness also come to fulfilment in him by development; the four right kinds of striving also come to fulfilment in him by development; the four bases for spiritual power also come to fulfilment in him by development; the five faculties also come to fulfilment in him by development; the five powers also come to fulfilment in him by development; the seven enlightenment factors also come to fulfilment in him by development. These two things\u2014serenity and insight\u2014occur in him yoked evenly together. He fully understands by direct knowledge those things that should be fully understood by direct knowledge. He abandons by direct knowledge those things that should be abandoned by direct knowledge. He develops by direct knowledge those things that should be developed by direct knowledge. He realises by direct knowledge those things that should be realised by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what things should be fully understood by direct knowledge? The answer to that is: the five aggregates affected by clinging, that is, the material form aggregate affected by clinging, the feeling aggregate affected by clinging, the perception aggregate affected by clinging, the formations aggregate affected by clinging, the consciousness aggregate affected by clinging. These are the things that should be fully understood by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what things should be abandoned by direct knowledge? Ignorance and craving for being. These are the things that should be abandoned by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what things should be developed by direct knowledge? Serenity and insight. These are the things that should be developed by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what things should be realised by direct knowledge? True knowledge and deliverance. These are the things that should be realised by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one knows and sees the ear as it actually is\u2026 These are the things that should be realised by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one knows and sees the nose as it actually is\u2026 These are the things that should be realised by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one knows and sees the tongue as it actually is\u2026These are the things that should be realised by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one knows and sees the body as it actually is\u2026 These are the things that should be realised by direct knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one knows and sees the mind as it actually is\u2026 These are the things that should be realised by direct knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

That is what the Blessed One said. The bhikkhus were satisfied and delighted in the Blessed One\u2019s words.<\/p>\n

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English translation by Suddh\u0101so Bhikkhu<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at S\u0101vatthi, in Jeta\u2018s Grove, at An\u0101thapi\u1e47\u1e0dika\u2018s Park. There the Blessed One addressed the monks: \u201cMonks!\u201d \u201cAuspicious sir,\u201d those monks replied to the Blessed One. \u201cMonks, I will teach you a great discourse on the six sense bases. Listen to this and carefully pay attention; I will speak.\u201d \u201cYes, Bhante,\u201d those monks replied to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this:<\/p>\n

\u201cMonks, when one does not accurately know and see the eye, visible objects, eye-consciousness, eye-contact, and whatever feeling arises from eye-contact \u2013 whether pleasant, painful, or neutral \u2013 then one becomes infatuated with the eye, with visible objects, with eye-consciousness, with eye-contact, and with whatever feeling arises from eye-contact \u2013 whether pleasant, painful, or neutral.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one remains infatuated, bound, confused, and focused on gratification, then in the future there will be further accumulation of the five aggregates affected by clinging1. One\u2018s craving \u2013 which leads to further existence, is accompanied by delight and passion, and seeks delight here and there \u2013 also increases. One\u2018s physical distress increases. One\u2018s mental distress increases. One\u2018s physical torment increases. One\u2018s mental torment increases. One\u2018s physical fever increases. One\u2018s mental fever increases. One experiences physical suffering and mental suffering.<\/p>\n

\u201cMonks, when one does not accurately know and see the ear\u2026 the nose\u2026 the tongue\u2026 the body\u2026 the mind, mental objects, mind-consciousness, mind-contact, and whatever feeling arises from mind-contact \u2013 whether pleasant, painful, or neutral \u2013 then one becomes infatuated with the mind, with mental objects, with mind-consciousness, with mind-contact, and with whatever feeling arises from mind-contact \u2013 whether pleasant, painful, or neutral. When one remains infatuated, bound, confused, and focused on gratification, then in the future there will be further accumulation of the five aggregates of clinging\u2026 one experiences physical suffering and mental suffering.<\/p>\n

\u201cMonks, when one accurately knows and sees the eye\u2026 the ear\u2026 the nose\u2026 the tongue\u2026 the body\u2026 the mind, mental objects, mind-consciousness, mind-contact, and whatever feeling arises from mind-contact \u2013 whether pleasant, painful, or neutral \u2013 then one does not become infatuated with the mind, with mental objects, with mind-consciousness, with mind-contact, and with whatever feeling arises from mind-contact \u2013 whether pleasant, painful, or neutral.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one remains uninfatuated, unbound, unconfused, and focused on drawbacks2, then in the future there will be diminution of the five aggregates affected by clinging. One\u2018s craving \u2013 which leads to further existence, is accompanied by delight and passion, and seeks delight here and there \u2013 is left behind. One\u2018s physical distress is left behind. One\u2018s mental distress is left behind. One\u2018s physical torment is left behind. One\u2018s mental torment is left behind. One\u2018s physical fever is left behind. One\u2018s mental fever is left behind. One experiences physical pleasure and mental pleasure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe perspective of such a person is right perspective. The thought of such a person is right thought. The effort of such a person is right effort. The mindfulness of such a person is right mindfulness. The concentration of such a person is right concentration. Furthermore, that person\u2018s speech, actions, and livelihood were already well-purified. Thus this leads to that person\u2018s fulfillment of the Noble Eightfold Path by development.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor one who develops the Noble Eightfold Path in this way, the Four Establishments of Mindfulness, the Four Right Strivings, the Four Paths to Success, the Five Faculties, the Five Powers, and the Seven Enlightenment Factors also reach fulfillment by development.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor that person, these two phenomena progress together: tranquility and insight3. That person understands with higher knowledge those phenomena which are to be understood by higher knowledge. That person abandons those phenomena which are to be abandoned. That person develops those phenomena which are developed. That person realizes with higher knowledge those phenomena which are to be realized by higher knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, monks, what phenomena are to be understood by higher knowledge? \u2018The five aggregates affected by clinging\u2019 is to be said \u2013 that is, the body-aggregate affected by clinging, the feeling-aggregate affected by clinging, the recognition-aggregate affected by clinging, the thought-aggregate affected by clinging, and the consciousness-aggregate affected by clinging. These phenomena are to be understood by higher knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, monks, what phenomena are to be abandoned? Ignorance and the desire for existence \u2013 these phenomena are to be abandoned.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, monks, what phenomena are to be developed? Tranquility and insight \u2013 these phenomena are to be developed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, monks, what phenomena are to be realized? Knowledge and liberation \u2013 these phenomena are to be realized.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is what the Blessed One said. Satisfied, those monks delighted in the Blessed One\u2018s speech.<\/p>\n

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