Dhammapada

SR No.: 007674
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Max Muller
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1881
Total Pages: 2540
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 45 MB

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their origin, for want of what do these not arise? This notion which (thou mentionest), viz. "decay and origin," tell me from what does this arise.' (869)
ATTHAKAVAGGA.
9. 'Pleasure and displeasure have their origin from phassa (touch), when there is no touch they do not arise. This notion which (thou mentionest), viz. "decay and origin," this I tell thee has its origin from this.' (870)
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10. 'From what has phassa its origin in the world, and from what does grasping spring up? For want of what is there no egotism, by the cessation of what do the touches not touch?" (871) II. 'On account of name and form the touches (exist), grasping has its origin in wish; by the cessation of wishes there is no egotism, by the cessation of form the touches do not touch.'
(872)
12. 'How is one to be constituted that (his) form may cease to exist, and how do joy and pain cease to exist? Tell me this, how it ceases, that we should like to know, such was my mind1?' (873) 13. 'Let one not be with a natural consciousness, nor with a mad consciousness, nor without consciousness, nor with (his) consciousness gone; for him who is thus constituted form ceases to exist, for what is called delusion has its origin in consciousness 2.' (?)
(874) 14. 'What we have asked thee thou hast explained
1 Katham sametassa vibhoti rûpam, Sukham dukham vâpi katham vibhoti, Etam me pabrâhi, yathâ vibhoti Tam gâniyâma, iti me mano ahû. Na sannasaññî na visannasaññî No pi asaññî na vibhutasaññî Evam sametassa vibhoti rupam Saññânidânâ hi papakasamkhâ.
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