8.
The Discourse on the Non-Diversity of Quest
92.
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 desire arises; dependent on diversity of desire, diversity of fever arises; dependent on diversity of fever, diversity of quest arises;
not dependent on diversity of quest does diversity of fever arise, not dependent on diversity of fever does diversity of desire arise, not dependent on diversity of desire does diversity of thought arise, not dependent on diversity of thought does diversity of perception arise, not dependent on diversity of perception does diversity of elements arise.
And what, monks, is the diversity of elements?
Material element, etc.
element of phenomena -
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 quest; not dependent on diversity of quest does diversity of fever arise, not dependent on diversity of fever does diversity of desire arise, not dependent on diversity of desire does diversity of thought arise, not dependent on diversity of thought does diversity of perception arise, not dependent on diversity of perception does diversity of elements arise?
"Dependent on the material element, monks, perception of material form arises, etc. dependent on the element of phenomena, perception of mental phenomena arises; dependent on perception of mental phenomena, there arises, etc. quest for mental phenomena; not dependent on quest for mental phenomena does fever for mental phenomena arise, not dependent on fever for mental phenomena does desire for mental phenomena arise, not dependent on desire for mental phenomena does thought of mental phenomena arise, not dependent on thought of mental phenomena does perception of mental phenomena arise, not dependent on perception of mental phenomena does the element of phenomena arise.
"Thus, monks, dependent on diversity of elements, diversity of perception arises; dependent on diversity of perception, there arises, etc. diversity of quest; not dependent on diversity of quest does diversity of fever arise, not dependent on diversity of fever does diversity of desire arise, not dependent on diversity of desire does diversity of thought arise, not dependent on diversity of thought does diversity of perception arise, not dependent on diversity of perception does diversity of elements arise." The eighth.