At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Then the wanderer Vacchagotta went up to the Buddha and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side, and said to the Buddha:
Atha kho vacchagotto paribbājako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho vacchagotto paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“What is the cause, worthy Gotama, what is the reason why these various misconceptions arise in the world? …”
“ko nu kho, bho gotama, hetu, ko paccayo, yānimāni anekavihitāni diṭṭhigatāni loke uppajjanti— sassato lokoti vā …pe… neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇāti vā”ti?
“Vaccha, it is because of not directly experiencing form …
“Rūpe kho, vaccha, appaccakkhakammā, rūpasamudaye appaccakkhakammā, rūpanirodhe appaccakkhakammā, rūpanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya appaccakkhakammā …pe….
feeling …
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Vedanāya kho, vaccha, appaccakkhakammā …pe… vedanānirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya appaccakkhakammā …pe….
perception …
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Saññāya kho, vaccha, appaccakkhakammā …pe… saññānirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya appaccakkhakammā …pe….