[184] Then, bhikkhus, for the instructed noble disciple there arises in this matter knowledge (ñāṇa) that is independent of others (aparappaccayā): "When this exists, this comes to be; with the arising of this, this arises. When there is ignorance (avijjā), volitional formations (saṅkhārā) come to be; when there are volitional formations, consciousness (viññāṇa) comes to be; when there is consciousness, name-and-form (nāmarūpa) comes to be; when there is name-and-form, the six sense bases (saḷāyatana) come to be; when there are the six sense bases, contact (phassa) comes to be; when there is contact, feeling (vedanā) comes to be; when there is feeling, craving (taṇhā) comes to be; when there is craving, clinging (upādāna) comes to be; when there is clinging, existence (bhava) comes to be; when there is existence, birth (jāti) comes to be; when there is birth, aging-and-death comes to be." He understands thus: "In this way this world originates."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.