sn35.129:1.1 At one time Venerable Ānanda was staying near Kosambī in Ghosita’s monastery.
sn35.129:1.2 Then the householder Ghosita went up to Venerable Ānanda, and said to him:
sn35.129:1.3 “Honorable Ānanda, they speak of ‘the diversity of elements’.
sn35.129:1.4 In what way did the Buddha speak of the diversity of elements?”
sn35.129:1.5 “Householder, the eye element is found, as are agreeable sights, and eye consciousness.
sn35.129:1.6 Pleasant feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as pleasant.
sn35.129:1.7 The eye element is found, as are disagreeable sights, and eye consciousness.
sn35.129:1.8 Painful feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as painful.
sn35.129:1.9 The eye element is found, as are sights that are a basis for equanimity, and eye consciousness.
sn35.129:1.10 Neutral feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as neutral.
sn35.129:1.11 The ear … nose … tongue … body …
sn35.129:1.17 mind element is found, as are agreeable ideas, and mind consciousness.
sn35.129:1.18 Pleasant feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as pleasant.
sn35.129:1.19 The mind element is found, as are disagreeable ideas, and mind consciousness.
sn35.129:1.20 Painful feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as painful.
sn35.129:1.21 The mind element is found, as are ideas that are a basis for equanimity, and mind consciousness.
sn35.129:1.22 Neutral feeling arises dependent on a contact to be experienced as neutral.
sn35.129:1.23 This is how the Buddha spoke of the diversity of elements.”