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sn.35.27 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Full Understanding (2)

“Bhikkhus, without directly knowing and fully understanding the all, without developing dispassion towards it and abandoning it, one is incapable of destroying suffering.

“And what, bhikkhus, is the all…?

“The eye and forms and eye-consciousness and things to be cognized by eye-consciousness. The ear and sounds and ear-consciousness and things to be cognized by ear-consciousness…. The mind and mental phenomena and mind-consciousness and things to be cognized by mind-consciousness.

“This, bhikkhus, is the all without directly knowing and fully understanding which, without developing dispassion towards which and abandoning which, one is incapable of destroying suffering.

“But, bhikkhus, by directly knowing and fully understanding the all, by developing dispassion towards it and abandoning it, one is capable of destroying suffering.

“And what, bhikkhus, is the all…? as above

“This, bhikkhus, is the all by directly knowing and fully understanding which, by developing dispassion towards which and abandoning which, one is capable of destroying suffering.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh


Without Completely Understanding (2nd)

“Mendicants, without directly knowing and completely understanding the all, without dispassion for it and giving it up, you can’t end suffering.
And what is the all, without directly knowing and completely understanding which, without dispassion for it and giving it up, you can’t end suffering?
The eye, sights, eye consciousness, and things known by eye consciousness.
The ear … nose … tongue …
body …
The mind, thoughts, mind consciousness, and things known by mind consciousness.
This is the all, without directly knowing and completely understanding which, without dispassion for it and giving it up, you can’t end suffering.
By directly knowing and completely understanding the all, having dispassion for it and giving it up, you can end suffering.
And what is the all, directly knowing and completely understanding which, having dispassion for it and giving it up, you can end suffering?
The eye, sights, eye consciousness, and things known by eye consciousness.
The ear … nose … tongue …
body …
The mind, thoughts, mind consciousness, and things known by mind consciousness.
This is the all, directly knowing and completely understanding which, having dispassion for it and giving it up, you can end suffering.”