7.
The Discourse on the Diversity of Perception
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He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"Venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One.
The Blessed One said this:
"Dependent on diversity of elements, monks, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, diversity of thought arises; dependent on diversity of thought, diversity of desire arises; dependent on diversity of desire, diversity of fever arises; dependent on diversity of fever, diversity of quest arises.
And what, monks, is the diversity of elements?
visible form element, etc.
mental-phenomena element -
this is called, monks, the diversity of elements."
"And how, monks, does diversity of perception arise dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of thought arise dependent on diversity of perception, diversity of desire arise dependent on diversity of thought, diversity of fever arise dependent on diversity of desire, diversity of quest arise dependent on diversity of fever?
Dependent on the visible form element, monks, perception of visible forms arises; dependent on perception of visible forms, thought of visible forms arises; dependent on thought of visible forms, desire for visible form arises; dependent on desire for visible form, fever for visible form arises; dependent on fever for visible form, quest for visible form arises, etc. Dependent on the mental-phenomena element, perception of mental phenomena arises; dependent on perception of mental phenomena, thought of mental phenomena arises; dependent on thought of mental phenomena, desire for mental phenomena arises; dependent on desire for mental phenomena, fever for mental phenomena arises; dependent on fever for mental phenomena, quest for mental phenomena arises.
Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, diversity of thought arises; dependent on diversity of thought, diversity of desire arises; dependent on diversity of desire, diversity of fever arises; dependent on diversity of fever, diversity of quest arises." The seventh.