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.. the mind-consciousness element arising from that. This is called "the sixth sense-base associated with name, conditioned by name-and-form." What there is the contact associated with the sixth sense-base, conditioned by the sixth sense-base? That which is contact, touching, complete touching, the state of having completely touched. This is called "contact associated with the sixth sense-base, conditioned by the sixth sense-base."... Therefore it is said: "Thus is the origin of this entire mass of suffering." 270. At that time, formations associated with ignorance, conditioned by ignorance. Consciousness associated with formations, conditioned by formations. It is said: With consciousness as condition, name-and-form, name conjoined with consciousness; with name-and-form as condition, the six sense bases, the sixth base conjoined with name; with the sixth base as condition, contact conjoined with the sixth base; with contact as condition, feeling conjoined with contact; with feeling as condition, craving conjoined with feeling; with craving as condition, clinging conjoined with craving; with clinging as condition, becoming; with becoming as condition, birth; with birth as condition, aging-and-death. Thus is the origin of this entire mass of suffering. 271. Therein, what is ignorance? That unknowing, not seeing... (and so on) ...the fetter of ignorance, delusion, the root of unwholesome states – this is called "ignorance." Therein, what is volitional formation conjoined with ignorance, with ignorance as condition? That volition, intending, the state of having intended – this is called "volitional formation conjoined with ignorance, with ignorance as condition." Therein, what is consciousness conjoined with volitional formations, with volitional formations as condition? That mind, mentality, mental state... (and so on) ...the mind-consciousness element pertaining thereto – this is called "consciousness conjoined with volitional formations, with volitional formations as condition." Therein, what is name-and-form conjoined with consciousness, with consciousness as condition? There is name, there is form. Therein, what is name? The aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of volitional formations – this is called "name." Therein, what is form? The accumulation of the eye base, the accumulation of the ear base, the accumulation of the nose base, the accumulation of the tongue base, the accumulation of the body base, or whatever other form there is born of mind, having mind as cause, arisen from mind – this is called "form." Thus, this is name, and this is form. This is called "name-and-form conjoined with consciousness, with consciousness as condition." With name-and-form as condition, the six sense bases conjoined with name, the sixth base. There is name, there is form. Therein, what is name? The aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of volitional formations – this is called "name." Therein, what is form? The four great elements And that form dependent on which the mind-consciousness element operates – this is called "form". Thus, this is name, and this is form. This is called "name-and-form". Therein, what is the sixfold sense-base associated with name, conditioned by name-and-form? The eye-base, the ear-base, the nose-base, the tongue-base, the body-base, the mind-base – this is called "the sixfold sense-base associated with name, conditioned by name-and-form". Therein, what is contact associated with the sixfold sense-base, conditioned by the sixfold sense-base? That contact, touching, full touching, the state of having fully touched – this is called "contact associated with the sixfold sense-base, conditioned by the sixfold sense-base". ... (ellipsis) ... Therefore it is said: "Thus is the origin of this whole mass of suffering." The Associated Tetrad. 8. The Reciprocal Tetrad. At that time, conditioned by ignorance is volitional formation, and conditioned by volitional formation is ignorance; conditioned by volitional formation is consciousness, and conditioned by consciousness is volitional formation; conditioned by consciousness is name, and conditioned by name is consciousness; conditioned by name is the sixfold sense-base, and conditioned by the sixfold sense-base is name; conditioned by the sixfold sense-base is contact, and conditioned by contact is the sixfold sense-base; conditioned by contact is feeling, and conditioned by feeling is contact; conditioned by feeling is craving, and conditioned by craving is feeling; conditioned by craving is clinging, and conditioned by clinging is craving; conditioned by clinging is existence, conditioned by existence is birth, conditioned by birth is old age and death. Thus is the origin of this whole mass of suffering. Therein, what is ignorance? That unknowing, not seeing... (ellipsis) ... the fetter of ignorance, delusion, the root of unwholesome states – this is called "ignorance". Therein, what is volitional formation conditioned by ignorance? That volition, intending, the state of having intended – this is called "volitional formation conditioned by ignorance". Therein, what is ignorance conditioned by volitional formation? That unknowing, not seeing... (ellipsis) ... the fetter of ignorance, delusion, the root of unwholesome states – this is called "ignorance conditioned by volitional formation". Therein, what is What is consciousness conditioned by formations? That which is mind, thought, mentality... the mind-consciousness element born of that – This is called consciousness conditioned by formations. Therein, what are formations also conditioned by consciousness? That which is volition, intention, the state of intending – This is called "formations also conditioned by consciousness." Therein, what is mentality conditioned by consciousness? The aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of formations – This is called "mentality conditioned by consciousness." Therein, what is consciousness also conditioned by mentality? That which is mind, thought, mentality... the mind-consciousness element born of that – This is called "consciousness also conditioned by mentality." Therein, what is the sixth sense base conditioned by mentality? That which is mind, thought, mentality... the mind-consciousness element born of that – This is called "the sixth sense base conditioned by mentality." Therein, what is mentality also conditioned by the sixth sense base? The aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of formations – This is called "mentality also conditioned by the sixth sense base." Therein, what is contact conditioned by the sixth sense base? That which is contact, touching, the state of touching – This is called "contact conditioned by the sixth sense base." Therein, what is the sixth sense base also conditioned by contact? That which is mind, thought, mentality... the mind-consciousness element born of that – This is called "the sixth sense base also conditioned by contact." Therein, what is feeling conditioned by contact? That which is mental pleasantness, mental happiness, pleasantness and happiness born of mental contact, the pleasant and happy feeling born of mental contact – This is called "feeling conditioned by contact." Therein, what is contact also conditioned by feeling? That which is contact, touching, the state of touching – This is called "contact also conditioned by feeling." Therein, what is craving conditioned by feeling? That which is passion, attachment... the mind's attachment – This is called "craving conditioned by feeling." Therein, what is feeling also conditioned by craving? That which is mental pleasantness, mental happiness, pleasantness born of mental contact. Painful feeling, Born of mental contact, Pleasant, happy feeling – This is called "Feeling conditioned by craving." Therein, what is Clinging conditioned by craving? Whatever view, View-point... Wrong view, Perverted grasp – This is called "Clinging conditioned by craving." Therein, what is Craving conditioned by clinging? Whatever lust... Attachment of mind – This is called "Craving conditioned by clinging." Therein, what is Becoming conditioned by clinging? Excluding clinging, The feeling aggregate, The perception aggregate, The formations aggregate, The consciousness aggregate – This is called "Becoming conditioned by clinging." Therein, what is Birth conditioned by becoming? Whatever birth Of those various phenomena, Origination, Production, Manifestation – This is called "Birth conditioned by becoming." Therein, what is Aging-and-death conditioned by birth? There is aging, There is death. Therein, what is aging? Whatever aging Of those various phenomena, Decay, decrepitude, Decline of life-span – This is called "aging." Therein, what is death? Whatever passing away Of those various phenomena, Dissolution, perishing, Breaking up, complete breaking up, Impermanence, disappearance – This is called "death." Thus, this aging, And this death. This is called "Aging-and-death conditioned by birth." Thus of this entire Mass of suffering There is origination. Thus of this entire Mass of suffering There is coming together, There is meeting, There is convergence, There is manifestation. Therefore it is said: "Thus of this entire Mass of suffering There is origination." 274. At that time, Ignorance conditions formations, And formations condition ignorance; Formations condition consciousness, And consciousness conditions formations; Consciousness conditions mentality, And mentality conditions consciousness; Mentality conditions contact, And contact conditions mentality; Contact conditions feeling, And feeling conditions contact; Feeling conditions craving, And craving conditions feeling; Craving conditions clinging, And clinging conditions craving; Clinging conditions... Becoming, from becoming, birth, from birth, aging and death.