SN 12.59

Viññāṇasutta

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati. “Saṁyojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu assādānupassino viharato viññāṇassa avakkanti hoti. Viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ …pe… evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

Consciousness

At Sāvatthī. “There are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, consciousness is conceived. Consciousness is a requirement for name and form. … That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahārukkho. Tassa yāni ceva mūlāni …pe… evameva kho, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyesu dhammesu assādānupassino viharato viññāṇassa avakkanti hoti …pe….

Suppose there was a great tree. And its roots going downwards and across all draw the sap upwards. … In the same way, there are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, consciousness is conceived. …

Saṁyojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato viññāṇassa avakkanti na hoti. Viññāṇanirodhā nāmarūpanirodho …pe… evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.

There are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, consciousness is not conceived. When consciousness ceases, name and form cease. … That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahārukkho. Atha puriso āgaccheyya kuddālapiṭakaṁ ādāya …pe… āyatiṁ anuppādadhammo. Evameva kho, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyesu dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato viññāṇassa avakkanti na hoti. Viññāṇassa nirodhā nāmarūpanirodho …pe… evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī”ti.

Suppose there was a great tree. Then a person comes along with a spade and basket. … In this way the great tree is cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future. In the same way, there are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, consciousness is not conceived. When consciousness ceases, name and form cease. … That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.”