{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn22.54/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn22.54","id":"suttacentral_sn22.54","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn22.54/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. \u201cMendicants, there are five kinds of plants. What five? Plants propagated from roots, trunks, cuttings, or joints; and those from regular seeds are the fifth. Suppose these five kinds of plants were intact, unspoiled, not weather-damaged, fertile, and well-kept. But there\u2019s no earth or water. Then would these five kinds of plants reach growth, increase, and maturity?\u201d \u201cNo, sir.\u201d \u201cSuppose these five kinds of plants were intact, unspoiled, not weather-damaged, fertile, and well-kept. And there is earth and water. Then would these five kinds of plants reach growth, increase, and maturity?\u201d \u201cYes, sir.\u201d \u201cThe four establishings of consciousness should be seen as like the earth element. Relishing and greed should be seen as like the water element. Consciousness with its fuel should be seen as like the five kinds of plants. Should consciousness involved with form, supported by form, established on form continue to remain, with a sprinkling of relishing it would grow, increase, and mature. Or should consciousness involved with feeling remain \u2026 Or should consciousness involved with perception remain \u2026 Or should consciousness involved with choices, supported by choices, established on choices continue to remain, with a sprinkling of relishing it would grow, increase, and mature. Mendicants, suppose you say: \u2018Apart from form, feeling, perception, and choices, I will describe the coming and going of consciousness, its passing away and reappearing, its growth, increase, and maturity.\u2019 That is not possible. If a mendicant has given up greed for the form element, the support is cut off, and there is no establishment of consciousness. If a mendicant has given up greed for the feeling element \u2026 perception element \u2026 choices element \u2026 consciousness element, the support is cut off, and there is no establishment of consciousness. Since that consciousness does not become established and does not grow, not making choices, it is freed. Being free, it\u2019s stable. Being stable, it\u2019s content. Being content, they\u2019re not anxious. Not being anxious, they personally become extinguished. They understand: \u2018Rebirth is ended \u2026 there is nothing further for this place.\u2019\u201d","title":"Seeds of Plants","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":339}