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THE PATH OF NIRVANA OR LIBERATION 119
(4) six spheres of consciousness (5) nama rupa, (6) six sense-organs (7) six sense-contacts (8) six sense-feelings (9) desire for six sensual objects (10) four graspings (11) condition of existence (12) birth (13) old age and death. These thirteen things are in succession the cause of the following
In this sutta, firstly (ten) 10 harmful and 10 useful natures, then four kinds of nutriment have been said. Desire has been said to be the cause of four kinds of nutriment. Then seven kinds of pain have been said and there cause is assigned to three kinds of desire. A right believer should know all these rightly.
It should also be considered here that âsavas have been said to be the cause of the remaining twelve things said above in succession and those åsavas are three : (1) desire for senses, desire for birth, and entanglement in ignorance. Again ignorance alone is said to be the cause of these three kinds of â savas. It therefore shows that ignorance is the cause of åsavas and âsavas are the causes of ignorance.
Not to know pain, cause of pain, cessation of pain and means of cessation of pain is ignorance. Pains are seven in number: (1) birth (2) oldness (3) desease (4) death (5) sorrow, weeping etc. (6) not to have the desired things and (7) five root-spheres of body, feeling, sensation, mentation and consciousness.
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