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Thus is the origin of this entire mass of suffering. 275. Therein, what is ignorance? That unknowing, not seeing… …the fetter of ignorance, delusion, the root of unwholesome states – this is called "ignorance." Therein, what are formations conditioned by ignorance? That volition, intending, the state of having intended – this is called "formations conditioned by ignorance." Therein, what is ignorance also conditioned by formations? That unknowing, not seeing… …the fetter of ignorance, delusion, the root of unwholesome states – this is called "ignorance also conditioned by formations." Therein, what is consciousness conditioned by formations? That mind, mentality, mental state… …the element of mind-consciousness related to that – this is called "consciousness conditioned by formations." Therein, what are formations also conditioned by consciousness? That volition, intending, the state of having intended – 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 mind, mentality, mental state… …the element of mind-consciousness related to that – this is called "consciousness also conditioned by mentality." From mentality, contact. Therein, what is mentality? Excluding contact, the aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of formations, the aggregate of consciousness – this is called "mentality." Therein, what is contact conditioned by mentality? That contact, touching, full touching, the state of having fully touched – this is called "contact conditioned by mentality." Therein, what is mentality also conditioned by contact? The aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of formations, the aggregate of consciousness – this is called "mentality also conditioned by contact"… …Therefore it is said: "Thus is the origin of this entire mass of suffering." 276. At that time, from ignorance, formations, and from formations, ignorance; from formations, consciousness, from consciousness… Consciousness is a condition for formations also; consciousness is a condition for name-and-form, name-and-form is a condition for consciousness also; name-and-form is a condition for the six sense bases, the six sense bases are a condition for name-and-form also; the six sense bases are a condition for contact, contact is a condition for the six sense bases also; contact is a condition for feeling, feeling is a condition for contact also; feeling is a condition for craving, craving is a condition for feeling also; craving is a condition for clinging, clinging is a condition for craving also; clinging is a condition for becoming, becoming is a condition for birth, birth is a condition for old age and death. Thus is the origin of this entire mass of suffering. 277. Therein, what is ignorance? That which is not knowing, not seeing... and so on... the fetter of ignorance, delusion, the root of unwholesome states – this is called "ignorance". Therein, what are formations conditioned by ignorance? That which is volition, intending, the state of having intended – this is called "formations conditioned by ignorance". Therein, what is ignorance conditioned by formations also? That which is not knowing, not seeing... and so on... the fetter of ignorance, delusion, the root of unwholesome states – this is called "ignorance conditioned by formations also". Therein, what is consciousness conditioned by formations? That which is mind, mentality, mental state... and so on... the corresponding mind-consciousness element – this is called "consciousness conditioned by formations". Therein, what are formations conditioned by consciousness also? That which is volition, intending, the state of having intended – this is called "formations conditioned by consciousness also". Therein, what is name-and-form conditioned by consciousness? There is name, there is form. Therein, what is name? The aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of 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, caused by mind, arisen from mind – this is called "form". Thus, this is name, and this is form. This is called "name-and-form conditioned by consciousness". Name-and-form is a condition for consciousness also. There is name, There is form. What then is mentality? The aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of mental formations – this is called "mentality". What then is form? That form on which the mind-consciousness element depends – this is called "form". Thus, this is mentality, and this is form. This is called "mentality-and-form". What then is consciousness conditioned by mentality-and-form? That mind, mentality, mental state... (and so on)... the mind-consciousness element arising from that – this is called "consciousness conditioned by mentality-and-form". Conditioned by mentality-and-form is the sixth sense-base. There is mentality, there is form. What then is mentality? The aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of mental formations – this is called "mentality". What then is form? That form on which the mind-consciousness element depends – this is called "form". Thus, this is mentality, and this is form. This is called "mentality-and-form". What then is the sixth sense-base conditioned by mentality-and-form? That mind, mentality, mental state... (and so on)... the mind-consciousness element arising from that – this is called "the sixth sense-base conditioned by mentality-and-form". What then is mentality-and-form conditioned by the sixth sense-base? There is mentality, there is form. What then is mentality? The aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of mental formations – this is called "mentality". What then 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, caused by mind, originated by mind – this is called "form". Thus, this is mentality, and this is form. This is called "mentality-and-form conditioned by the sixth sense-base". What then is contact conditioned by the sixth sense-base? That contact, touching, full touching, the state of having fully touched – this is called "contact conditioned by the sixth sense-base". What then is the sixth sense-base conditioned by contact? That mind, mentality, mental state... (and so on)... the mind-consciousness element arising from that – this is called "the sixth sense-base conditioned by contact". and the sixth sense-base is conditioned by contact"... ...therefore it is said: "Thus arises this entire mass of suffering." 278. At that time, volitional formations are conditioned by ignorance, and ignorance is conditioned by volitional formations; consciousness is conditioned by volitional formations, and volitional formations are conditioned by consciousness; name-and-form is conditioned by consciousness, and consciousness is conditioned by name-and-form; the six sense-bases are conditioned by name-and-form, and name-and-form is conditioned by the sixth sense-base; contact is conditioned by the sixth sense-base, and the sixth sense-base is conditioned by contact; feeling is conditioned by contact, and contact is conditioned by feeling; craving is conditioned by feeling, and feeling is conditioned by craving; clinging is conditioned by craving, and craving is conditioned by clinging; existence is conditioned by clinging, birth is conditioned by existence, aging-and-death is conditioned by birth. Thus arises this entire mass of suffering. 279. What is ignorance there? That which is not knowing, not seeing... ...the fetter of ignorance, delusion, the root of unwholesome states – this is called "ignorance". What are volitional formations conditioned by ignorance there? That which is volition, intending, the state of having intended – this is called "volitional formations conditioned by ignorance". What is ignorance conditioned by volitional formations there? That which is not knowing, not seeing... ...the fetter of ignorance, delusion, the root of unwholesome states – this is called "ignorance conditioned by volitional formations". What is consciousness conditioned by volitional formations there? That which is mind, mentality, mental state... ...the mind-consciousness element arising from that – this is called "consciousness conditioned by volitional formations". What are volitional formations conditioned by consciousness there? That which is volition, intending, the state of having intended – this is called "volitional formations conditioned by consciousness". What is name-and-form conditioned by consciousness there? There is name, there is form. What is name there? The aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of volitional formations – this is called name. What is form there? 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, caused by mind, arisen from mind – this is called "form". Thus, this is name, and this is form. This is called "name-and-form conditioned by consciousness". Consciousness, too, conditioned by name-and-form. There is name, there is form. Therein, what is name? The aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of mental formations –