A Definition of the Aggregates

22/04/2010 23:03

(...) "And what is form? The four great elements and the form derived from them: this is called form. From the origination of nutriment comes the origination of form. From the cessation of nutriment comes the cessation of form. (...)

"And what is feeling? These six classes of feeling — feeling born of eye-contact, feeling born of ear-contact, feeling born of nose-contact, feeling born of tongue-contact, feeling born of body-contact, feeling born of mind-contact: this is called feeling. From the origination of contact comes the origination of feeling. From the cessation of contact comes the cessation of feeling.

"And what is perception? These six classes of perception — perception of form, perception of sound, perception of smell, perception of taste, perception of tactile sensation, perception of ideas: this is called perception. From the origination of contact comes the origination of perception. From the cessation of contact comes the cessation of perception.

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"And what are fabrications? These six classes of intention — intention with regard to form, intention with regard to sound, intention with regard to smell, intention with regard to taste, intention with regard to tactile sensation, intention with regard to ideas: these are called fabrications. From the origination of contact comes the origination of fabrications. From the cessation of contact comes the cessation of fabrications. (...)

"And what is consciousness? These six classes of consciousness — eye-consciousness, ear-consciousness, nose-consciousness, tongue-consciousness, body-consciousness, mind-consciousness: this is called consciousness. From the origination of name-&-form comes the origination of consciousness. From the cessation of name-&-form comes the cessation of consciousness. (...)

 

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Katamañca bhikkhave, rūpaṃ:

Cattāro ca mahābhūtā catunnañca mahābhūtānaṃ upādāya rūpaṃ. Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave rūpaṃ. Āhārasamudayā rūpasamudayo, āhāranirodhā rūpanirodho,

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Katamā ca bhikkhave, vedanā:

Chayime bhikkhave, vedanākāyā: cakkhusamphassajā vedanā, sotasamphassajā vedanā, ghānasamphassajā vedanā jivhāsamphassajā vedanā kāyasamphassajā vedanā, manosamphassajā vedanā ayaṃ vuccati bhikkhave, vedanā. Phassasamudayā vedanāsamudayo, phassanirodhā vedanānirodho

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Katamā ca bhikkhave saññā:

Chayive bhikkhave saññā: rūpasaññā saddasaññā gandhasaññā rasasaññā phoṭṭhabbasaññā dhammasaññā. Ayaṃ vuccati bhikkhave, saññā.

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Katame ca bhikkhave, saṅkhārā:

Chayime bhikkhave cetanākāyā: rūpasañcetanā saddasañcetanā gandhasañcetanā rasasañcetanā phoṭṭhabbasañcetanā dhammasañcetanā. Ime vuccanti bhikkhave saṅkhārā.

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Katamañca bhikkhave, viññāṇaṃ:

Chayime bhikkhave, viññāṇakāyā: cakkhuviññāṇaṃ, sotaviññāṇaṃ, ghāṇaviññāṇaṃ, jivhāviññāṇaṃ, kāyaviñañāṇaṃ, manoviññāṇaṃ, idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave, viññāṇaṃ. Nāmarūpasamudayā viññāṇasamudayo, nāmarūpanirodhā viññāṇanirodho.

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SN 22:56 Parivatta Sutta: The (Fourfold) Round

 

 

rūpaṃ (nom. sg.)= form

Cattāro = the four

mahābhūtā (nom. pl.)= the great elements

catunnam (gen. pl.) = of the four

upādāya = dérived

Idaṃ = this

vuccati = is called

Āhāra-samudayā (abl.sg.)= from the arising of nutriments

rūpa-samudayo, (nom. sg.) = the arisng of form

āhāra-nirodhā (abl. sg.)=the cessation of the nutriments

vedanā = feeling:

Chayime = six

vedanākāyā (nom. pl.)= classes of of feelings

cakkhu-samphassa-jā = born from contact with the eye

sota-samphassa-jā = born from contact with the ear

ghāna-samphassa-jā = born from contact with the nose

jivhā-samphassa-jā = born from contact with the tongue

kāya-samphassa-jā,= born from contact with the body

mano-samphassa-jā = born from contact with the mind

Phassa-samudayā (abl. sg.)= the arising of contact

phassa-nirodhā (abl. sg.)= the cessation of contact

Chayive = six

saññā (nom. pl.)= perceptions

sadda = sound

gandha = smell

rasa = taste

phoṭṭhabba = touch

dhamma = idea

saṅkhārā (nom. pl.)= formations

cetanā-kāyā (nom. pl.)= classess of intentions

viññāṇa-kāyā (nom. pl.) = classes of consciousness

Nāma-rūpa-samudayā = the arising of name and form