“By whom was this doll created?
Where is the doll’s maker?
Where has the doll originated?
Where does it cease?”
“This doll isn’t self-made,
nor is this misery made by another.*
In dependence on a cause
it comes into play.
With the dissolution of the cause
it ceases.
Just as a seed grows
—when planted in a field—
because of the soil’s savor
together with moisture;
in the same way, these
aggregates,
properties,
sense media
—in dependence on a cause—
come into play.
With the dissolution of the cause
they cease.”
*Alternative reading:
This doll, this misery,
isn’t created.
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