Saṁyutta Nikāya 12.1 1.

The Discourse on Dependent Origination

Buddhavagga Paṭiccasamuppādasutta Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

Thus have I heard: On one occasion, the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “bhikkhavo”ti.

There the Blessed One addressed the disciples:

Disciples.

“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

Venerable Sir, those disciples replied to the Blessed One.

Bhagavā etadavoca: “paṭiccasamuppādaṁ vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi.

The Blessed One said this: I will teach you dependent origination, disciples.

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

Listen to it, pay close attention, I will speak.

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

Yes, venerable sir, those disciples replied to the Blessed One.

Bhagavā etadavoca: “Katamo ca, bhikkhave, paṭiccasamuppādo?

The Blessed One said this: And what is dependent origination?

Avijjāpaccayā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā; saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ; viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ; nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanaṁ; saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso; phassapaccayā vedanā; vedanāpaccayā taṇhā; taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ; upādānapaccayā bhavo; bhavapaccayā jāti; jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti.

With ignorance as condition, formations come to be; with formations as condition, consciousness; with consciousness as condition, name-and-form; with name-and-form as condition, the six sense bases; with the six sense bases as condition, contact; with contact as condition, feeling; with feeling as condition, craving; with craving as condition, clinging; with clinging as condition, existence; with existence as condition, birth; with birth as condition, aging-and-death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and despair come to be.

Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

Such is the origin of this whole mass of suffering.

This is called dependent origination.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, paṭiccasamuppādo. Avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saṅkhāranirodho; saṅkhāranirodhā viññāṇanirodho; viññāṇanirodhā nāmarūpanirodho; nāmarūpanirodhā saḷāyatananirodho; saḷāyatananirodhā phassanirodho; phassanirodhā vedanānirodho; vedanānirodhā taṇhānirodho; taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho; upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho; bhavanirodhā jātinirodho; jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā nirujjhanti.

But with the remainderless fading away and cessation of ignorance comes cessation of formations; with the cessation of formations, cessation of consciousness; with the cessation of consciousness, cessation of name-and-form; with the cessation of name-and-form, cessation of the six sense bases; with the cessation of the six sense bases, cessation of contact; with the cessation of contact, cessation of feeling; with the cessation of feeling, cessation of craving; with the cessation of craving, cessation of clinging; with the cessation of clinging, cessation of existence; with the cessation of existence, cessation of birth; with the cessation of birth, aging-and-death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and despair cease.

Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī”ti.

Such is the cessation of this whole mass of suffering.

Idamavoca bhagavā.

The Blessed One said this.

Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti. Paṭhamaṁ.

Satisfied, those disciples delighted in the Blessed One's words.