Saɱyutta Nikāya
4. Saḷāyatana Vagga
35. Saḷāyatana Saɱyutta
§ II: Paññāsaka Dutiya
2. Migajāla Vagga
The Connected Discourses of the Buddha
IV. The Book of the Six Sense Bases
35: Connected Discourses on the Six Sense Bases
The Second Fifty
2. Migajāla
Suttas 65-68
Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi
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Sutta 65
Samiddhi-Māra-Pañha Suttaɱ
Samiddhi 1
[1][pts] On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrel Sanctuary.
Then the Venerable Samiddhi approached the Blessed One ... and said to him:
"Venerable sir, it is said, 'Māra, Māra.'
In what way, venerable sir, might there be Māraor the description of Māra?"
"Where there is the eye, Samiddhi, where there are forms, [39] eye-consciousness, things to be cognized by eye-consciousness, there Māra exists or the description of Māra.
"Where there is the ear ... the mind, where there are mental phenomena, mind-consciousness, things to be cognized by mind-consciousness, there Māra exists or the description of Māra.
"Where there is no eye, Samiddhi, no forms, no eye-consciousness, no things to be cognized by eye-consciousness, there Māra does not exist nor any description of Māra.
"Where there is no ear ... no mind, no mental phenomena, no mind-consciousness, no things to be cognized by mind-consciousness, there Māra does not exist nor any description of Māra."
Sutta 66
Samiddhi-Satta-Pañha Suttaɱ
Samiddhi 2
[1][pts] "Venerable sir, it is said,
'a being, a being.'
In what way, venerable sir, might there be a being or the description of a being?"
(The reply is as in the preceding sutta.)
Sutta 67
Samiddhi-Dukkha-Pañha Suttaɱ
Samiddhi 3
[1][pts] "Venerable sir, it is said,
'suffering, suffering.'
In what way, venerable sir, might there be suffering or the description of suffering."...
Sutta 68
Samiddhi-Loka-Pañha Suttaɱ
Samiddhi 4
[1][pts] "Venerable sir, it is said,
'the world, the world.'
In what way, venerable sir, might there be the world or the description of the world?"
"Where there is the eye, Samiddhi, where there are forms, eye-consciousness, things to be cognized by eye-consciousness, there the world exists or the description of the world.
"Where there is the ear ... [40] the mind, where there are mental phenomena, mind-consciousness, things to be cognized by mind-consciousness, there the world exists or the description of the world.
"Where there is no eye, Samiddhi, no forms, no eye-consciousness, no things to be cognized by eye-consciousness, there the world does not exist nor any description of the world.
"Where there is no ear ... no mind, no mental phenomena, no mind-consciousness, no things to be cognized by mind-consciousness, there the world does not exist nor any description of the world."
