1. āyatana Sutta.-Once when der Buddha was staying in the Kūtāgarasālā in Vesāli, he preached to the Mönche a sermon on the sechs spheres of contact (salāyatana). The Mönche listened mit rapt attention until Māra, making a terrible din, disturbed their peace of mind. Der Buddha admonished the Mönche not to be led away by Māra, und the latter, discomfited, disappeared (S.i.112).
2. āyatana Sutta.-The vier Ariyan truths are concerned mit the sechs personal spheres of sense. Effort should be made to realise this. S.v.426.