Tipiṭaka

Milindapañha 31

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Milindapañha

Vicāravagga

4. Saṅkhārajāyamānapañha

1 Rājā āha—“bhante nāgasena, atthi keci saṅkhārā, ye jāyantī”ti? “Āma, mahārāja, atthi saṅkhārā, ye jāyantī”ti. “Katame te, bhante”ti? “Cakkhusmiñca kho, mahārāja, sati rūpesu ca cakkhuviññāṇaṁ hoti, cakkhuviññāṇe sati cakkhusamphasso hoti, cakkhusamphasse sati vedanā hoti, vedanāya sati taṇhā hoti, taṇhāya sati upādānaṁ hoti, upādāne sati bhavo hoti, bhave sati jāti hoti, jātiyā sati jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti, evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti. Cakkhusmiñca kho, mahārāja, asati rūpesu ca asati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ na hoti, cakkhuviññāṇe asati cakkhusamphasso na hoti, cakkhusamphasse asati vedanā na hoti, vedanāya asati taṇhā na hoti, taṇhāya asati upādānaṁ na hoti, upādāne asati bhavo na hoti, bhave asati jāti na hoti, jātiyā asati jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā na honti, evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī”ti.

2 “Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.

3 Saṅkhārajāyamānapañho catuttho.

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