9.
The Discourse on the Diversity of External Contact
93.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"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 contact arises; dependent on diversity of contact, diversity of feeling arises; dependent on diversity of feeling, diversity of desire arises; dependent on diversity of desire, diversity of fever arises; dependent on diversity of fever, diversity of quest arises; dependent on diversity of quest, diversity of gain 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, does there arise dependent on diversity of perception, etc. diversity of gain?
"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, contact with visible forms arises; dependent on contact with visible forms, feeling born of contact with visible forms arises; dependent on feeling born of contact with 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; dependent on quest for visible form, gain of visible forms 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, contact with mental phenomena arises; dependent on contact with mental phenomena, feeling born of contact with mental phenomena arises; dependent on feeling born of contact with 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; dependent on quest for mental phenomena, gain of mental phenomena arises.
"Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, there arises, etc. diversity of quest; dependent on diversity of quest, diversity of gain arises." The ninth.