1Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Ñātika in the Brick Hall. Then, while the Blessed One was alone in seclusion, he uttered this Dhamma exposition:[n.125] Dhammapariyāya, a method of presenting the teaching. This sutta recurs at SN35.113, where it is called Upassuti, "Listening In." On Ñātika, see V, n. 330.

1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—​ ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā ñātike vihārati giñjakāvasathe. Atha kho bhagavā rahogato paṭisallāno imaṁ dhammapariyāyaṁ abhāsi: 

2"In dependence on the eye and forms, eye-consciousness arises. The meeting of the three is contact. With contact as condition, feeling comes to be; with feeling as condition, craving; with craving as condition, clinging … . Such is the origin of this whole mass of suffering.

2"Cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ. Tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso. Phassapaccayā vedanā, vedanāpaccayā taṇhā; taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ … pe … evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

3"In dependence on the ear and sounds … In dependence on the mind and mental phenomena, mind-consciousness arises. The meeting of the three is contact. With contact as condition, feeling comes to be; with feeling as condition, craving; with craving as condition, clinging … . Such is the origin of this whole mass of suffering.

3Sotañca paṭicca sadde ca … pe … ghānañca paṭicca gandhe ca … jivhañca paṭicca rase ca … kāyañca paṭicca phoṭṭhabbe ca … manañca paṭicca dhamme ca uppajjati manoviññāṇaṁ. Tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso. Phassapaccayā vedanā; vedanāpaccayā taṇhā; taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ … pe … evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

4"In dependence on the eye and forms, eye-consciousness arises. The meeting of the three is contact. With contact as condition, feeling comes to be; with feeling as condition, craving. But with the remainderless fading away and cessation of that same craving comes cessation of clinging; with the cessation of clinging, cessation of existence … . Such is the cessation of this whole mass of suffering. sn.ii.75

4Cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ. Tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso. Phassapaccayā vedanā; vedanāpaccayā taṇhā. Tassāyeva taṇhāya asesavirāganirodhā upādānanirodho; upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho … pe … evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.

5"In dependence on the ear and sounds … In dependence on the mind and mental phenomena, mind-consciousness arises. The meeting of the three is contact. With contact as condition, feeling comes to be; with feeling as condition, craving. But with the remainderless fading away and cessation of that same craving comes cessation of clinging; with the cessation of clinging, cessation of existence … . Such is the cessation of this whole mass of suffering."

6Now on that occasion a certain bhikkhu was standing listening in on the Blessed One. The Blessed One saw him standing there listening in and said to him: "Did you hear that Dhamma exposition, bhikkhu?"

5Sotañca paṭicca sadde ca … pe … manañca paṭicca dhamme ca uppajjati manoviññāṇaṁ. Tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso. Phassapaccayā vedanā; vedanāpaccayā taṇhā. Tassāyeva taṇhāya asesavirāganirodhā upādānanirodho; upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho … pe … evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī"ti.

6Tena kho pana samayena aññataro bhikkhu bhagavato upassuti ṭhito hoti. Addasā kho bhagavā taṁ bhikkhuṁ upassuti ṭhitaṁ. Disvāna taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavoca: "assosi no tvaṁ, bhikkhu, imaṁ dhammapariyāyan"ti?

"Yes, venerable sir."

"Evaṁ, bhante"ti.

"Learn that Dhamma exposition, bhikkhu, master it and remember it. That Dhamma exposition is beneficial and relevant to the fundamentals of the holy life."

"Uggaṇhāhi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, imaṁ dhammapariyāyaṁ; pariyāpuṇāhi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, imaṁ dhammapariyāyaṁ; dhārehi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, imaṁ dhammapariyāyaṁ. Atthasaṁhito ayaṁ, bhikkhu, dhammapariyāyo ādibrahmacariyako"ti.

Pañcamaṁ.