Samyuktāgama, Volume 12 (288), Part 2

(2) Original Text:

"Thus, birth, becoming, clinging, craving, feeling, contact, the six sense-bases, name-and-form – are they self-made? Other-made? Both self-made and other-made? Or arisen without cause, neither self-made nor other-made?" Venerable Sāriputta was answered: "Venerable Sāriputta, name-and-form is not self-made, not other-made, not both self-made and other-made, nor arisen without cause, neither self-made nor other-made. Yet, that name-and-form arises dependent on consciousness."

Explanation: Sāriputta further asked: Similarly, are birth, becoming, clinging, craving, feeling, contact, the six sense-bases, and name-and-form phenomena that arise spontaneously? Or are they produced by other conditions and causes? Or are they produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions? Or are they neither produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions, nor do they appear without cause or condition? Koṭṭhita answered Sāriputta: The phenomenon of birth does not arise spontaneously, is not produced by dependence on other conditions, is not produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions, nor is it neither produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions nor arisen without cause or condition. Yet, due to the condition of existence in the three realms, the phenomenon of birth arises.

Existence in the three realms does not arise spontaneously, nor does it exist by dependence on other conditions, nor is it produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions, nor is it neither produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions nor arisen without cause or condition. Yet, due to the condition of clinging, existence in the three realms arises. The phenomenon of clinging does not arise spontaneously, is not produced by relying on other conditions, is not produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions, nor is it neither produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions nor arisen without cause or condition. Yet, due to the condition of craving, the phenomenon of clinging arises.

Craving does not arise spontaneously, nor is it produced by dependence on other conditions, nor is it produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions, nor is it neither produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions nor arisen without cause or condition. Yet, due to the condition of feeling, craving arises.

Feeling does not arise spontaneously, nor is it born by relying on other conditions, nor does it appear by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions, nor is it neither produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions nor arisen without cause or condition. Yet, due to the condition of contact, feeling arises.

Contact does not arise spontaneously, does not appear by dependence on other conditions, is not produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions, nor is it neither produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions nor arisen without cause or condition. Yet, due to the condition of the six sense-bases, contact arises.

The six sense-bases do not arise spontaneously, are not born by relying on other conditions, are not produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions, nor are they neither produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions nor arisen without cause or condition. Yet, due to the condition of name-and-form, the six sense-bases arise.

Name-and-form does not arise spontaneously, is not produced by relying on other conditions, is not born by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions, nor is it neither produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions nor born without cause or condition. Yet, due to the condition of consciousness, name-and-form arises.

Original Text:

"He further asked: Is that consciousness self-made? Other-made? Both self-made and other-made? Or arisen without cause, neither self-made nor other-made? He was answered: Venerable Sāriputta, that consciousness is not self-made, not other-made, not both self-made and other-made, nor arisen without cause, neither self-made nor other-made. Yet, that consciousness arises dependent on name-and-form."

Explanation: Sāriputta further asked: Is that consciousness (the six consciousnesses) spontaneously existent? Or is it produced by dependence on other conditions? Or is it produced by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions? Or is it neither spontaneous nor dependent on others, but arisen without cause? Koṭṭhita answered: Consciousness is not spontaneously existent, is not existent solely by dependence on other conditions, is not born by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions, nor is it neither born by a combination of spontaneity and other conditions nor produced without cause or condition. Yet, consciousness arises because of the condition of name-and-form.