The Simile of Hands and Feet (1st)

“Mendicants, when there are hands, picking up and putting down are found.*According to the doctrine of kamma, we acquire our bodies with their faculties from our desire. It does not just happen to be the case that we have hands to pick things up; we have manifested rebirth with hands because we want to pick things up.When there are feet, coming and going are found.When there are joints, contracting and extending are found.When there’s a belly, hunger and thirst are found.

“Hatthesu, bhikkhave, sati ādānanikkhepanaṁ paññāyati; pādesu sati abhikkamapaṭikkamo paññāyati; pabbesu sati samiñjanapasāraṇaṁ paññāyati; kucchismiṁ sati jighacchā pipāsā paññāyati.

“Mendicants, when there are hands, picking up and putting down are found.*According to the doctrine of kamma, we acquire our bodies with their faculties from our desire. It does not just happen to be the case that we have hands to pick things up; we have manifested rebirth with hands because we want to pick things up.“Hatthesu, bhikkhave, sati ādānanikkhepanaṁ paññāyati; When there are feet, coming and going are found.pādesu sati abhikkamapaṭikkamo paññāyati; When there are joints, contracting and extending are found.pabbesu sati samiñjanapasāraṇaṁ paññāyati; When there’s a belly, hunger and thirst are found.kucchismiṁ sati jighacchā pipāsā paññāyati.

In the same way, when there’s an eye, pleasure and pain arise internally conditioned by eye contact.When there’s an ear … nose … tongue … body …mind, pleasure and pain arise internally conditioned by mind contact.

Evameva kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusmiṁ sati cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ …pe… jivhāya sati jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ …pe… manasmiṁ sati manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ …pe….

In the same way, when there’s an eye, pleasure and pain arise internally conditioned by eye contact.Evameva kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusmiṁ sati cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ …pe… When there’s an ear … nose … tongue … body …jivhāya sati jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ …pe… mind, pleasure and pain arise internally conditioned by mind contact.manasmiṁ sati manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ …pe….

When there are no hands, picking up and putting down aren’t found.When there are no feet, coming and going aren’t found.When there are no joints, contracting and extending aren’t found.When there’s no belly, hunger and thirst aren’t found.

Hatthesu, bhikkhave, asati ādānanikkhepanaṁ na paññāyati; pādesu asati abhikkamapaṭikkamo na paññāyati; pabbesu asati samiñjanapasāraṇaṁ na paññāyati; kucchismiṁ asati jighacchā pipāsā na paññāyati.

When there are no hands, picking up and putting down aren’t found.Hatthesu, bhikkhave, asati ādānanikkhepanaṁ na paññāyati; When there are no feet, coming and going aren’t found.pādesu asati abhikkamapaṭikkamo na paññāyati; When there are no joints, contracting and extending aren’t found.pabbesu asati samiñjanapasāraṇaṁ na paññāyati; When there’s no belly, hunger and thirst aren’t found.kucchismiṁ asati jighacchā pipāsā na paññāyati.

In the same way, when there’s no eye, pleasure and pain don’t arise internally conditioned by eye contact.When there’s no ear … nose … tongue … body …mind, pleasure and pain don’t arise internally conditioned by mind contact.”

Evameva kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusmiṁ asati cakkhusamphassapaccayā nuppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ …pe… jivhāya asati jivhāsamphassapaccayā nuppajjati …pe… manasmiṁ asati manosamphassapaccayā nuppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhan”ti.

In the same way, when there’s no eye, pleasure and pain don’t arise internally conditioned by eye contact.Evameva kho, bhikkhave, cakkhusmiṁ asati cakkhusamphassapaccayā nuppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ …pe… When there’s no ear … nose … tongue … body …jivhāya asati jivhāsamphassapaccayā nuppajjati …pe… mind, pleasure and pain don’t arise internally conditioned by mind contact.”manasmiṁ asati manosamphassapaccayā nuppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhan”ti.