5.
The Second Discourse on Diversity of Feeling
89.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"Dependent on diversity of elements, monks, diversity of contact arises; dependent on diversity of contact, diversity of feeling arises; not dependent on diversity of feeling does diversity of contact arise; 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 diversity of feeling arise dependent on diversity of contact, and not dependent on diversity of feeling does diversity of contact arise, and not dependent on diversity of contact does diversity of elements arise? Dependent on the eye element, monks, eye-contact arises; dependent on eye-contact, feeling born of eye-contact arises; not dependent on feeling born of eye-contact does eye-contact arise; not dependent on eye-contact does the eye element arise, etc. Dependent on the mind element, mind-contact arises; dependent on mind-contact, feeling born of mind-contact arises; not dependent on feeling born of mind-contact does mind-contact arise; not dependent on mind-contact does the mind element arise. Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of contact arises; dependent on diversity of contact, diversity of feeling arises; not dependent on diversity of feeling does diversity of contact arise; not dependent on diversity of contact does diversity of elements arise." The fifth.