4. The Five Components that provide Fuel for Attachment

4. Pañcupādānakkhandhā
4. The Five Components that provide Fuel for Attachment

Pañcime, bhikkhave, upādānakkhandhā.
There are, monastics, these five components (of mind and bodily-form) that provide fuel for attachment.

1. Rūpupādānakkhandho,
1. The bodily-form component that provides fuel for attachment,

2. vedanupādānakkhandho,
2. the feelings component that provides fuel for attachment,

3. saññupādānakkhandho,
3. the perceptions component that provides fuel for attachment,

4. saṅkhārupādānakkhandho,
4. the volitions component that provides fuel for attachment,

5. viññāṇupādānakkhandho.
5. the consciousness component that provides fuel for attachment.

1. Katamañ-ca, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ?
1. And what, monastics, is bodily-form?

Cattāro ca mahābhūtā catunnañ-ca mahābhūtānaṁ upādāyarūpaṁ.
The four great elementals and bodily-form derived from the great elementals.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ.
This, monastics, is said to be bodily-form.

Cha-y-ime, bhikkhave, vedanākāyā:
There is, monastics, this group of six feelings:

{1} Cakkhusamphassajā vedanā,
{1} Feeling arising from eye-contact,

{2} sotasamphassajā vedanā,
{2} feeling arising from ear-contact,

{3} ghānasamphassajā vedanā,
{3} feeling arising from nose-contact,

{4} jivhāsamphassajā vedanā,
{4} feeling arising from tongue-contact,

{5} kāyasamphassajā vedanā,
{5} feeling arising from body-contact,

{6} manosamphassajā vedanā.
{6} feeling arising from mind-contact.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, vedanā.
This, monastics, is said to be feelings.

3. Katamā ca, bhikkhave, saññā?
3. And what, monastics, are perceptions?

Cha-y-ime, bhikkhave, saññākāyā:
There is, monastics, this group of six perceptions:

{1} Rūpasaññā,
{1} The perception of forms,

{2} saddasaññā,
{2} the perception of sounds,

{3} gandhasaññā,
{3} the perception of smells,

{4} rasasaññā,
{4} the perception of tastes,

{5} phoṭṭhabbasaññā,
{5} the perception of tangibles,

{6} dhammasaññā.
{6} the perception of thoughts.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, saññā.
This, monastics, is said to be perceptions.

4. Katame ca, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā?
4. And what, monastics, are volitions?

Cha-y-ime, bhikkhave, cetanākāyā:
There is, monastics, this group of six intentions:

{1} Rūpasañcetanā,
{1} An intention based on forms,

{2} saddasañcetanā,
{2} an intention based on sounds,

{3} gandhasañcetanā,
{3} an intention based on smells,

{4} rasasañcetanā,
{4} an intention based on tastes,

{5} phoṭṭhabbasañcetanā,
{5} an intention based on tangibles,

{6} dhammasañcetanā.
{6} an intention based on thoughts.

Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā.
This, monastics, is said to be volitions.

5. Katamañ-ca, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṁ?
5. And what, monastics, is consciousness?

Cha-y-ime, bhikkhave, viññāṇakāyā:
There is, monastics, this group of six consciousnesses:

{1} Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ,
{1} Eye-consciousness,

{2} sotaviññāṇaṁ,
{2} ear-consciousness,

{3} ghānaviññāṇaṁ,
{3} nose-consciousness,

{4} jivhāviññāṇaṁ,
{4} tongue-consciousness,

{5} kāyaviññāṇaṁ,
{5} body-consciousness,

{6} manoviññāṇaṁ.
{6} mind-consciousness.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṁ.
This, monastics, is said to be consciousness.