3.
The Discourse on Not from Diversity of Contact
87.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"Dependent on diversity of elements, monks, diversity of contact arises; not dependent on diversity of contact does diversity of elements arise.
And what, monks, is the diversity of elements?
Eye element, etc.
mind element -
this is called, monks, the diversity of elements."
"And how, monks, does diversity of contact arise dependent on diversity of elements, and not diversity of elements arise dependent on diversity of contact? Dependent on the eye element, monks, eye-contact arises; not dependent on eye-contact does the eye element arise, etc. Dependent on the mind element, mind-contact arises; not dependent on mind-contact does the mind element arise. Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of contact arises; not dependent on diversity of contact does diversity of elements arise." The third.