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52.
Saying, "Good, friend," the bhikkhus delighted and rejoiced in the
Venerable Sariputta's words. Then they asked him a further question: "But,
friend, might there be another way in which a noble disciple is one of right
view... and has arrived at this true Dhamma?" -- "There might be,
friends.
53.
"When, friends, a noble disciple understands mentality-materiality, the
origin of mentality-materiality, the cessation of mentality-materiality, and
the way leading to the cessation of mentality-materiality, in that way he is
one of right view... and has arrived at this true Dhamma.
54.
"And what is mentality-materiality, what is the origin of
mentality-materiality, what is the cessation of mentality-materiality, what is
the way leading to the cessation of mentality-materiality? Feeling, perception,
volition, contact and attention -- these are called mentality. The four great
elements and the material form derived from the four great elements -- these
are called materiality. So this mentality and this materiality are what is
called mentality-materiality. With the arising of consciousness there is the
arising of mentality-materiality. With the cessation of consciousness there is
the cessation of mentality-materiality. The way leading to the cessation of
mentality-materiality is just this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view...
right concentration.
55.
"When a noble disciple has thus understood mentality-materiality, the
origin of mentality-materiality, the cessation of mentality-materiality, and
the way leading to the cessation of mentality-materiality... he here and now
makes an end of suffering. In that way too a noble disciple is one of right
view... and has arrived at this true Dhamma."
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