..續本文上一頁or existence can be conceived. Craving for existence, too, has its nutriment, I declare; and it is not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of craving for existence

　　 ”Ignorance,” should be the answer. But ignorance, too, has its nutriment; it is not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of ignorance

　　 ”The five hindrances,” should be the answer.

　　(AN 10.61 & 62:) "But the five hindrances, too, have their nutriment, monks; they are not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of the five hindrances

　　 ”The three ways of wrong conduct,”[63] should be the answer.

　　"The three ways of wrong conduct, too, have their nutriment; they are not without a nutriment. And what is their nutriment

　　 ”Lack of sense-control,” should be the answer.

　　"Lack of sense-control, too, has its nutriment; it is not without a nutriment. And what is its nutriment

　　 ”Lack of mindfulness and clear comprehension,” should be the answer.

　　"Lack of mindfulness and clear comprehension, too, has its nutriment; it is not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of the lack of mindfulness and clear comprehension

　　 ”Unwise attention,”[64] should be the answer.

　　"Unwise attention, too, has its nutriment; it is not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of unwise attention

　　 ”Lack of faith,”[65] should be the answer.

　　"Lack of faith, too, has its nutriment; it is not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of lack of faith

　　 ”Listening to wrong teachings,”[66] should be the answer.

　　"Listening to wrong teachings, too, has its nutriment; it is not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment to listening to wrong teachings

　　 ”Association with unworthy people,”[67] should be the answer.

　　"Hence, when association with unworthy people prevails, it will make prevail the listening to wrong teachings.[68] When listening to wrong teaching prevails, it will make prevail lack of faith. When lack of faith prevails, it will make prevail unwise attention. When unwise attention prevails, it will make prevail lack of mindfulness and clear comprehension. When lack of mindfulness and clear comprehension prevails, it will make prevail lack of sense-control. When lack of sense-control prevails, it will make prevail the threefold wrong conduct. When the threefold wrong conduct prevails, it will make prevail the five hindrances. When the five hindrances prevail, they will make ignorance prevail. (AN 10.62 adds: When ignorance prevails, it will make prevail the craving for existence.) Such is the nutriment of that ignorance (AN 10.62: of that craving for existence), and so it prevails.

　　"Just as if, when there is heavy rain high up in the mountains, the water, flowing downwards, will fill up the clefts, crevices and fissures in the mountains, and when these are full, they will fill up the little pools; the full little pools will fill up the lakes; the full lakes will fill up the small rivers; the full small rivers will fill up the big rivers; and the full big rivers will fill up the great ocean. Such is the nutriment of the great ocean, and so it becomes full.

　　"In the same way, monks, when association with unworthy people prevails, listening to wrong teachings will prevail... when the five hindrances prevail, ignorance (and craving for existence) will prevail. Such is the nutriment of ignorance (and of craving for existence), and so it prevails.

　　"Liberation by supreme knowledge,[69] too, has its nutriment, I declare, monks; it is not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of liberation by supreme knowledge

　　 ”The seven factors of enlightenment,” should be the answer.

　　"The seven factors of enlightenment, too, have their nutriment, I declare; they are not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of the seven factors of enlightenment

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