Saṃyukta Āgama, Volume 12 (288), Part Two

(2) Original text: 如是生有。取爱受触。六入处名色。为自作。为他作。为自他作。为非自他无因作。答言尊者舍利弗。名色非自作。非他作。非自他作。非非自他作无因作。然彼名色缘识生。

Explanation: Śāriputra asked further: Likewise, birth, existence, grasping, craving, feeling, contact, and the six sense bases, and name-and-form—are these phenomena arising naturally on their own, or are they produced by relying on other conditions and causes? Or are they produced by the combination of nature and other conditions? Or are they neither produced by the combination of nature and other conditions, nor do they appear without cause or condition? Koḍī responded to Śāriputra: The phenomenon of birth does not arise naturally, is not produced by relying on other conditions, nor is it produced by the combination of nature and other conditions, nor is it that it arises not from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor does it arise without cause or condition; rather, because of the three realms of existence, the phenomenon of birth appears.

The three realms of existence do not arise naturally, nor do they exist by relying on other conditions, nor do they arise from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor is it that they arise not from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor do they arise without cause or condition; rather, because of grasping, the three realms of existence appear. The phenomenon of grasping does not arise naturally, is not produced by relying on other conditions, nor does it arise from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor is it that it arises not from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor does it arise without cause or condition; rather, because of craving, the phenomenon of grasping is produced. Craving does not arise naturally, nor is it produced by relying on other conditions, nor is it produced by the combination of nature and other conditions, nor is it that it is produced not from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor does it appear without cause or condition; rather, because of feeling, craving is produced.

Feeling does not arise naturally, nor is it born by relying on other conditions, nor does it appear from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor is it that it is produced not from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor does it appear without cause or condition; rather, because of contact, feeling is produced. Contact does not arise naturally, does not appear by relying on other conditions, nor is it produced from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor is it that it arises not from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor does it appear without cause or condition; rather, because of the six sense bases, contact is produced.

The six sense bases do not arise naturally, are not born by relying on other conditions, nor are they produced from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor is it that they are produced not from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor do they appear without cause or condition; rather, because of name-and-form, the six sense bases appear. Name-and-form does not arise naturally, is not produced by relying on other conditions, nor is it born from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor is it that it is produced not from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor is it born without cause or condition; rather, because of the six consciousnesses, name-and-form is produced.

Original text: 复问。彼识为自作。为他作。为自他作。为非自非他无因作。答言尊者舍利弗。彼识非自作。非他作。非自他作。非非自他作无因作。然彼识缘名色生。

Explanation: Śāriputra asked further: Is that six-consciousness arising naturally on its own, or is it produced by relying on other conditions? Or is it produced from the combination of nature and other conditions? Or is it produced without cause or condition, being neither nature nor other conditions? Koḍī replied: The six consciousnesses do not arise naturally, do not exist by merely relying on other conditions, nor are they born from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor is it that they are born not from the combination of nature and other conditions, nor are they produced without cause or condition; rather, because there is name-and-form, the six consciousnesses are produced.