6.
The Discourse on Ghosita
129.
On one occasion the Venerable Ānanda was dwelling at Kosambī in Ghosita's park.
Then the householder Ghosita approached the Venerable Ānanda, etc.
Seated to one side, the householder Ghosita said this to the Venerable Ānanda -
"'Diversity of elements, diversity of elements', venerable Ānanda, is said.
In what way, venerable sir, has the diversity of elements been spoken of by the Blessed One?"
"There exists indeed, householder, the eye-element, and forms that are agreeable, and eye-consciousness experienced as pleasant.
Dependent on contact, a pleasant feeling arises.
There exists indeed, householder, the eye-element, and forms that are disagreeable, and eye-consciousness experienced as unpleasant.
Dependent on contact, an unpleasant feeling arises.
There exists indeed, householder, the eye-element, and forms that are agreeable experienced as equanimity, and eye-consciousness experienced as neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant.
Dependent on contact, a neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant feeling arises. Etc.
There exists indeed, householder, the tongue-element, and flavours that are agreeable, and tongue-consciousness experienced as pleasant.
Dependent on contact, a pleasant feeling arises.
There exists indeed, householder, the tongue-element, and flavours that are disagreeable, and tongue-consciousness experienced as unpleasant.
Dependent on contact, an unpleasant feeling arises.
There exists indeed, householder, the tongue-element, and flavours experienced as equanimity, and tongue-consciousness experienced as neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant.
Dependent on contact, a neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant feeling arises. Etc.
There exists indeed, householder, the mind-element, and mental phenomena that are agreeable, and mind-consciousness experienced as pleasant.
Dependent on contact, a pleasant feeling arises.
There exists indeed, householder, the mind-element, and mental phenomena that are disagreeable, and mind-consciousness experienced as unpleasant.
Dependent on contact, an unpleasant feeling arises.
There exists indeed, householder, the mind-element, and mental phenomena experienced as equanimity, and mind-consciousness experienced as neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant.
Dependent on contact, a neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant feeling arises.
To this extent indeed, householder, the diversity of elements has been spoken of by the Blessed One."
The sixth.