The Long Āgama Sūtra 14.36

14.36

帝釋白佛言：「實爾！世尊！由調有想，因調緣調，調為原首，從此有想由調而有，無調則無。若本無調者則無想，無想則無欲，無欲則無愛憎，無愛憎則無貪嫉，無貪嫉則一切群生不相傷害。但想由調生，因調緣調，調為原首，從調有想，從想有欲，從欲有愛憎，從愛憎有貪嫉，從貪嫉使一切眾生共相傷害。我今聞佛所說，迷惑悉除，無復疑也。」

Lord Śakra then said to the Buddha, “Indeed, it is, Bhagavān! Error is the origin of conception. Error is its cause and condition. Error is its source. From this, there is conception. Error is the origin of its existence. In the absence of error, it ceases to exist.

“If there were no error in the first place, then there wouldn’t be conception. Without conception, there wouldn’t be desire. Without desire, there wouldn’t be love and hate. Without love and hate, there wouldn’t be greed and jealousy. If there were no greed and jealousy, then sentient beings wouldn’t hurt each other.

“It’s only because of error that conception arises. Error is its cause and condition. Error is its source. From this, there is conception. From conception, there is desire. From desire, there is love and hate. From love and hate, there is greed and jealousy. It’s because of greed and jealousy that all sentient beings are led to hurt each other. Now that I’ve heard the Buddha’s explanation, my confusion is completely removed. I won’t wonder about it anymore.”