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therein the body operates heedlessly. And that which has gone to formations, and karma that descends into existence in two ways, and three formations: meritorious formations, or demeritorious, or imperturbable, are the cause for all those with craving, not for those without craving. And the formations of hatred: one who is not free from craving intends and plans; but one who is free from craving intends but does not form. Just as a hot thunderbolt falling on wood, or a tree, or elsewhere, breaks and burns; so too, intention with craving intends and forms. Just as a cool thunderbolt does not break and does not burn; so too, intention without craving intends but does not form. Therein Indeed, of the five aggregates, one aggregate, a non-faculty body, is the aggregate of perception. There are eighteen elements among the elements. There, the ten material elements, when they are taught, the aggregate of form should be designated, the noble truth of suffering. And the six consciousness-groups, with the mind-element as the seventh, there the aggregate of consciousness should be designated, the noble truth of suffering. But the element of phenomena is a convergence of phenomena. That phenomenon, by cause and by consequence, by result and by function, by designation, by whatever it is apprehended, by that it should be designated. Whether wholesome, or unwholesome, or indeterminate, or unconditioned. Of the twelve sense-bases, the ten sense-bases, which are forms, that should be designated as the noble truth of suffering. The aggregate of form and the mind-base should be designated by the aggregate of consciousness, as the noble truth of suffering. The phenomenon-base is a convergence of various phenomena. There, those phenomena which are faculties, should be designated among the faculties; those which are non-faculties, should be designated among the non-faculties. And they should be included according to their context. As that element of phenomena, so should the phenomenon-base be sought. Indeed, whatever is the element of phenomena, that same is the phenomenon-base, neither less nor more. There, dependent origination is of three kinds, is of four kinds, is of two kinds. There, the three-fold dependent origination is cause, result, and consequence. Ignorance, formations, craving, and clinging— this is the cause. Consciousness, name-and-form, the six sense-bases, contact, and feeling— this is the condition. Whatever becoming, this is the result. Whatever birth, death, this is the consequence. How is it four-fold: cause, condition, result, and consequence? Ignorance, and craving-formations, and clinging— this is the cause. Consciousness is the condition for name-and-form. Name-and-form arises; for that which has thus arisen, the six sense-bases, contact, and feeling— this is the condition. Whatever becoming, this is the result. Whatever birth, and old age and death— this is the consequence. How is dependent origination of two kinds? Ignorance, formations, craving, clinging— a What is the origin? Consciousness, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feeling, becoming, birth, and death – this is suffering. But what is the cessation of ignorance, the cessation of volitional formations – these are the two truths by their opposite. Therefore, dependent origination, in whatever way it is pointed out, in that way it should be pointed out. Likewise, the twenty-two faculties. The twelve faculties, the eye faculty, by which the faculty of displeasure arises, this is suffering. And the male faculty, and by views, is the basis for craving. When a man, for men, that is to be done thus. Then he clings internally. This is the 'I-making'. Being attached to fame, he seeks externally, this is the 'mine-making'. Likewise for a woman. There, the faculty of pleasure and the faculty of joy are followers of the male faculty. When his intentions are fulfilled, greedy states grow at the root of skillfulness. If this intention of his does not reach fulfillment, then the faculty of pain and the faculty of displeasure arise for him. And hatred grows as a root of unskillfulness. But if he develops equanimity, he becomes a follower of the faculty of equanimity. And non-delusion grows as a root of skillfulness. Thus, seven faculties, taking defilement as their object, are not to be followed, are low, for all feeling, the female faculty, the male faculty. There, the eight faculties from the faculty of faith up to the faculty of one who knows, this is the path leading to the cessation of suffering. The ten wisdom faculties are the basis for sensual lust. The mind faculty is the basis for lust for becoming. The wisdom faculties are the basis for lust for form. The female faculty and the male faculty are the basis for seven designations. There, with whatever faculty it is connected, or can be brought into a verse, in that way it should be pointed out. Thus, in aggregates, elements, sense bases, truths, dependent originations, this is the method of introduction. 54. Therein, what is the method of purification? Which verses will begin with one. There, when one is spoken, in the remaining spoken ones, that meaning is not... should be pointed out. What is the reason? For that meaning has not yet been spoken, and what is unspoken cannot be pointed out. For example, the verse "Diligence is the path to the Deathless" - this one verse should be pointed out. What is the reason? Is the meaning of this beginning not yet spoken? Having thus known this distinctly, the wise in diligence; rejoice in diligence, delighting in the domain of the Noble Ones. This is unspoken. Even when this verse is spoken, its meaning should be pointed out. What is the reason? Is there something remaining there? The verse "They are meditators, constantly diligent, always of firm endeavor," when these verses are thus considered, then the meaning should be pointed out. Thus, in suttas or explanations not heard before, a single exposition is spoken. The investigation, the comparison: "Is this the task? Is this sutta spoken, and its synonym pointed out or not?" There, that investigation is called the "Purifying Method." 55. Therein, what is the "Basis Method"? It is unity and diversity. Therein, there is the designation of what is done and the designation of what is to be done. That unity and diversity, just as designation, by a single synonym, diversity understands, that is wisdom; and that is designation in the sense of dominance. That which is designated in the sense of immeasurability. That is the power of wisdom in the sense of immeasurability. Being subtle, by way of its range, it attends to the three jewels: recollection of the Buddha, recollection of the Dhamma, recollection of the Saṅgha, by way of undistorted remembrance. Right view, by way of investigation of phenomena, is known as the enlightenment factor of investigation of phenomena, by way of extraction. In brief, the paths, what is the object, are unified by non-agitation, just as water mixed with heat is hot water, water mixed with cold is cold water, alkaline water, sweet water, this is unity and diversity. Again, there is a phenomenon, unified from a collection of various phenomena, such as form, the four to be warded off, and that form is unity. Earth element, water, fire, wind element - this is diversity. Thus, all four elements are form. Earth, water, fire, air elements are diverse. The earth element is one in characteristic, diverse in mixed objects. Whatever is of a hard characteristic, all that is one as the earth element. Hairs, down, nails, teeth, skin, hide are diverse. Thus all four elements are one as matter. Sounds, smells, tastes, touches are diverse. Again, there is a teaching that is diverse and receives another name. Just as in contemplation of the body, the nine perceptions: the livid perception, the bloated perception, this is the perception of impurity, which is one in its object, yet diverse. That same perception, when one sees danger in feelings, is thus the faculty of concentration as determination. And that same perception, in the development of states, is the faculty of energy in states. And in contemplation of states, when abandoning the perception of self in the mind, it is the faculty of wisdom in contemplation of the mind. Whatever is the range of knowledge, all that is the domain of wisdom, this is diversity. Just as sensual desire, desire for existence, desire for views, are diverse as craving. Thus, the knowledge, investigation, and comparison of unity and diversity. This is the determination method. 56. Therein, what is the equipment method? The purification and defilement that are with cause and condition, whatever is the search for both of these, that is the equipment method. Thus, for states with causes, the cause should be sought. For states with conditions, the condition should be sought. Therein, what is the distinction between cause and condition? Intrinsic nature is the cause, extrinsic nature is the condition. For extrinsic nature, the condition is also the cause. For intrinsic nature, for the cause, the condition of some extrinsic nature is not stated as cause, but stated as condition. Internal is the cause, external is the condition. Intrinsic nature is the cause, extrinsic nature is the condition. The producer is the cause, the receiver is the condition. The resident is the cause, the visitor is the condition. The uncommon is the cause, the common is the condition. The cause is one, the condition is many. To gather the requisites of the cause Oh! The cause of origination, there are two kinds of causes. Two kinds of conditions – proximate condition and remote condition. The cause also is of two kinds – proximate cause and remote cause. Among these, what is the remote condition? Ignorance is the remote condition for name-and-form, consciousness is the condition by way of proximate condition. If there is the cessation of ignorance at the beginning,