{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn12.49/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn12.49","id":"suttacentral_sn12.49","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn12.49/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. \u201cMendicants, a learned noble disciple doesn\u2019t think: \u2018When what exists, what is? Due to the arising of what, what arises? When what exists do name and form come to be? When what exists do the six sense fields \u2026 contact \u2026 feeling \u2026 craving \u2026 grasping \u2026 continued existence \u2026 rebirth \u2026 old age and death come to be?\u2019 Rather, a learned noble disciple has only knowledge about this that is independent of others: \u2018When this exists, this comes to be; due to the arising of this, this arises. When ignorance exists choices come to be. When choices exist consciousness comes to be. When consciousness exists name and form come to be. When name and form exist the six sense fields come to be. When the six sense fields exist contact comes to be. When contact exists feeling comes to be. When feeling exists craving comes to be. When craving exists grasping comes to be. When grasping exists continued existence comes to be. When continued existence exists rebirth comes to be. When rebirth exists old age and death come to be.\u2019 They understand: \u2018That is how this world originates.\u2019 A learned noble disciple doesn\u2019t think: \u2018When what doesn\u2019t exist, what is not? Due to the cessation of what, what ceases? When what doesn\u2019t exist do choices not come to be? When what doesn\u2019t exist do name and form not come to be? When what doesn\u2019t exist do the six sense fields \u2026 contact \u2026 feeling \u2026 craving \u2026 grasping \u2026 continued existence \u2026 rebirth \u2026 old age and death not come to be?\u2019 Rather, a learned noble disciple has only knowledge about this that is independent of others: \u2018When this doesn\u2019t exist, this doesn\u2019t come to be; due to the cessation of this, this ceases. When ignorance doesn\u2019t exist choices don\u2019t come to be. When choices don\u2019t exist consciousness doesn\u2019t come to be. When consciousness doesn\u2019t exist name and form don\u2019t come to be. When name and form don\u2019t exist the six sense fields don\u2019t come to be. \u2026 continued existence doesn\u2019t come to be \u2026 rebirth doesn\u2019t come to be \u2026 When rebirth doesn\u2019t exist old age and death don\u2019t come to be.\u2019 They understand: \u2018That is how this world ceases.\u2019 A noble disciple comes to truly understand the origin and disappearance of the world. Such a noble disciple is one who is called \u2018one accomplished in view\u2019, \u2018one accomplished in vision\u2019, \u2018one who has come to the true teaching\u2019, \u2018one who sees this true teaching\u2019, \u2018one endowed with a trainee\u2019s insight\u2019, \u2018one endowed with a trainee\u2019s knowledge\u2019, \u2018one who has entered the stream of the teaching\u2019, \u2018a noble one with penetrative wisdom\u2019, and also \u2018one who stands knocking at the door to freedom from death\u2019.\u201d","title":"A Noble Disciple","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":459}