‘Venerable Sir, it is said: ‘existence, existence.’ In what way, Venerable Sir, is there existence?’

If, Ānanda, there were no Kamma ripening in the sensory realm, would sense‑sphere existence be discerned?

‘No, Venerable Sir.’

Thus, Ānanda, for beings hindered by ignorance (unknowing of true reality) and fettered by craving, Kamma is the field, consciousness the seed, and craving the moisture for their intention and desire to be established in an inferior realm. In this way there is the production of renewed existence in the future.

If, Ānanda, there were no Kamma ripening in the form realm, would form‑sphere existence be discerned?

‘No, Venerable Sir.’

Thus, Ānanda, for beings hindered by ignorance (unknowing of true reality) and fettered by craving, Kamma is the field, consciousness the seed, and craving the moisture for their intention and desire to be established in a middling realm. In this way there is the production of renewed existence in the future.

If, Ānanda, there were no Kamma ripening in the formless realm, would formless‑sphere existence be discerned?

‘No, Venerable Sir.’

Thus, Ānanda, for beings hindered by ignorance (unknowing of true reality) and fettered by craving, Kamma is the field, consciousness the seed, and craving the moisture for their intention and desire to be established in a superior realm. In this way there is the production of renewed existence in the future.