Contacts

1. At one time the Blessed One was living in the monastery offered by Anāthapiṇḍika in Jeta's grove in Sāvatthī.

2. “Bhikkhus, on account of the diversity of elements arise the diversity of contacts.

3. “Bhikkhus, what are the diverse elements?

4. “They are the elements of the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and the mind. Bhikkhus, these are the diverse elements.

5. “Bhikkhus, how do diverse contacts arise on account of diverse elements?

6. “Bhikkhus, on account of the element of the eye arise eye contact, on account of the element of the ear arise ear contact, on account of the element of the nose arise nose contact, on account of the element of the tongue arise tongue contact, on account of the element of the body arise body contact, on account of the element of the mind arise mind contact.

7. “Thus, bhikkhus, on account of the diverse elements arise diverse contacts.”