4.
The Discourse on Vipassī
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He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"Monks, to the Blessed One Vipassī, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One, before the enlightenment, while still unenlightened, being just a Bodhisatta, this occurred -
'Alas, this world has fallen into difficulty - it is born and ages and dies and passes away and is reborn.
And yet it does not understand the escape from this suffering of ageing and death.
When indeed will the escape from this suffering of ageing and death become known?'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what exists does ageing and death exist? What is the condition for ageing and death?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When birth exists, ageing and death exists; birth is the condition for ageing and death.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what exists does birth exist? What is the condition for birth?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When existence exists, birth exists; existence is the condition for birth.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what exists does existence exist? What is the condition for existence?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When clinging exists, existence exists; clinging is the condition for existence.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what exists does clinging exist? What is the condition for clinging?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When craving exists, clinging exists; craving is the condition for clinging.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what exists does craving exist? What is the condition for craving?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When feeling exists, craving exists; feeling is the condition for craving.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what exists does feeling exist? What is the condition for feeling?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When contact exists, feeling exists; contact is the condition for feeling.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what exists does contact exist? What is the condition for contact?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When the six sense bases exist, contact exists; the six sense bases are the condition for contact.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what exists do the six sense bases exist? What is the condition for the six sense bases?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When mentality-materiality exists, the six sense bases exist; mentality-materiality is the condition for the six sense bases.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what exists does mentality-materiality exist? What is the condition for mentality-materiality?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When consciousness exists, mentality-materiality exists; consciousness is the condition for mentality-materiality.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what exists does consciousness exist? What is the condition for consciousness?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When activities exist, consciousness exists; activities are the condition for consciousness.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what exists do activities exist? What is the condition for activities?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When ignorance exists, activities exist; ignorance is the condition for activities.'
"Thus indeed, with ignorance as condition, activities; with activities as condition, consciousness; etc. Thus is the origin of this whole mass of suffering. 'Origin, origin' - thus, monks, for the Bodhisatta Vipassī, regarding things not heard before, vision arose, knowledge arose, wisdom arose, true knowledge arose, light arose.
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what is absent does ageing and death not exist? From the cessation of what comes the cessation of ageing and death?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When birth is absent, ageing and death does not exist; from the cessation of birth comes the cessation of ageing and death.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what is absent does birth not exist? From the cessation of what comes the cessation of birth?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When existence is absent, birth does not exist; from the cessation of existence comes the cessation of birth.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what is absent does existence not exist? From the cessation of what comes the cessation of existence?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When clinging is absent, existence does not exist; from the cessation of clinging comes the cessation of existence.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what is absent does clinging not exist? From the cessation of what comes the cessation of clinging?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When craving is absent, clinging does not exist; from the cessation of craving comes the cessation of clinging.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what is absent does craving not exist? From the cessation of what comes the cessation of craving?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When feeling is absent, craving does not exist; from the cessation of feeling comes the cessation of craving.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what is absent does feeling not exist? From the cessation of what comes the cessation of feeling?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When contact is absent, feeling does not exist; from the cessation of contact comes the cessation of feeling.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what is absent does contact not exist? From the cessation of what comes the cessation of contact?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When the six sense bases are absent, contact does not exist; from the cessation of the six sense bases comes the cessation of contact.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what is absent do the six sense bases not exist? From the cessation of what comes the cessation of the six sense bases?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When mentality-materiality is absent, the six sense bases do not exist; from the cessation of mentality-materiality comes the cessation of the six sense bases.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what is absent does mentality-materiality not exist? From the cessation of what comes the cessation of mentality-materiality?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When consciousness is absent, mentality-materiality does not exist; from the cessation of consciousness comes the cessation of mentality-materiality.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what is absent does consciousness not exist? From the cessation of what comes the cessation of consciousness?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When activities are absent, consciousness does not exist; from the cessation of activities comes the cessation of consciousness.'
"Then, monks, this occurred to the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When what is absent do activities not exist? From the cessation of what comes the cessation of activities?' Then, monks, through wise attention, there was a full realisation by wisdom for the Bodhisatta Vipassī: 'When ignorance is absent, activities do not exist; from the cessation of ignorance comes the cessation of activities.'
Thus indeed, from the cessation of ignorance comes the cessation of activities; from the cessation of activities comes the cessation of consciousness; etc. Thus is the cessation of this whole mass of suffering. 'Cessation, cessation' - thus, monks, for the Bodhisatta Vipassī, regarding things not heard before, vision arose, knowledge arose, wisdom arose, true knowledge arose, light arose." The fourth.