9.
The First Discourse on the Simile of the Hand and Foot
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"When there are hands, monks, picking up and putting down is discerned;
when there are feet, going forward and going back is discerned;
when there are joints, bending and stretching is discerned;
when there is a belly, hunger and thirst is discerned.
So too, monks, when there is the eye, with eye-contact as condition there arises internal pleasure and pain, etc.
when there is the tongue, with tongue-contact as condition there arises internal pleasure and pain, etc.
when there is the mind, with mind-contact as condition there arises internal pleasure and pain, etc.
"When there are no hands, monks, picking up and putting down is not discerned; when there are no feet, going forward and going back is not discerned; when there are no joints, bending and stretching is not discerned; when there is no belly, hunger and thirst is not discerned. So too, monks, when there is no eye, with eye-contact as condition there does not arise internal pleasure and pain, etc. when there is no tongue, with tongue-contact as condition there does not arise, etc. when there is no mind, with mind-contact as condition there does not arise internal pleasure and pain." The ninth.