Saṁyutta Nikāya 36.10 1.

The Discourse on Contact as the Root

Sagāthāvagga Phassamūlakasutta “Tisso imā, bhikkhave, vedanā phassajā phassamūlakā phassanidānā phassapaccayā.

Disciples, there are these three feelings that arise from contact, have contact as their root, have contact as their origin, and have contact as their condition.

Katamā tisso?

What are the three?

Sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā.

Pleasant feeling, painful feeling, and neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling.

Sukhavedaniyaṁ, bhikkhave, phassaṁ paṭicca uppajjati sukhā vedanā.

Dependent on contact that is pleasant-feeling, a pleasant feeling arises.

Tasseva sukhavedaniyassa phassassa nirodhā, yaṁ tajjaṁ vedayitaṁ sukhavedaniyaṁ phassaṁ paṭicca uppannā sukhā vedanā, sā nirujjhati, sā vūpasammati.

With the cessation of that same contact that is pleasant-feeling, the pleasant feeling that arose dependent on that contact ceases and subsides.

Dukkhavedaniyaṁ, bhikkhave, phassaṁ paṭicca uppajjati dukkhā vedanā.

Dependent on contact that is painful-feeling, a painful feeling arises.

Tasseva dukkhavedaniyassa phassassa nirodhā, yaṁ tajjaṁ vedayitaṁ dukkhavedaniyaṁ phassaṁ paṭicca uppannā dukkhā vedanā, sā nirujjhati, sā vūpasammati.

With the cessation of that same contact that is painful-feeling, the painful feeling that arose dependent on that contact ceases and subsides.

Adukkhamasukhavedaniyaṁ, bhikkhave, phassaṁ paṭicca uppajjati adukkhamasukhā vedanā.

Dependent on contact that is neither-painful-nor-pleasant-feeling, a neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling arises.

Tasseva adukkhamasukhavedaniyassa phassassa nirodhā, yaṁ tajjaṁ vedayitaṁ adukkhamasukhavedaniyaṁ phassaṁ paṭicca uppannā adukkhamasukhā vedanā, sā nirujjhati, sā vūpasammati.

With the cessation of that same contact that is neither-painful-nor-pleasant-feeling, the neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling that arose dependent on that contact ceases and subsides.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ kaṭṭhānaṁ saṅghaṭṭanasamodhānā usmā jāyati, tejo abhinibbattati.

Just as from the coming together and friction of two sticks, heat is generated and fire is produced.

Tesaṁyeva kaṭṭhānaṁ nānābhāvā vinikkhepā, yā tajjā usmā, sā nirujjhati, sā vūpasammati.

With the separation and removal of those same sticks, the heat that was generated ceases and subsides.

Evameva kho, bhikkhave, imā tisso vedanā phassajā phassamūlakā phassanidānā phassapaccayā. Tajjaṁ phassaṁ paṭicca tajjā vedanā uppajjanti.

In the same way these three feelings arise from contact, have contact as their root, have contact as their origin, and have contact as their condition.

Tajjassa phassassa nirodhā tajjā vedanā nirujjhantī”ti. Dasamaṁ. Vedanāsaṁyuttassa sagāthāvaggo paṭhamo.

Dependent on the contact that is present, the corresponding feeling arises.

Tassuddānaṁ Samādhi sukhaṁ pahānena, pātālaṁ daṭṭhabbena ca; Sallena ceva gelaññā, anicca phassamūlakāti.

With the cessation of that contact, the corresponding feeling ceases.