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B01030101cittuppādakaṇḍaṃ (mind arising section)

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this is the power of fearlessness of wrongdoing at that time. What is greed at that time? That which at that time is greed, coveting, having coveted, attachment, being attached, having been attached, covetousness, greed, a root of unwholesomeness – this is greed at that time. What is delusion at that time? That which at that time is ignorance, not seeing, not comprehending, not understanding, not awakening, not penetrating, not grasping, not pervading, not reflecting, not reviewing, not directly knowing, dullness, foolishness, lack of clear comprehension, delusion, great delusion, complete delusion, unknowing, flood of unknowing, yoke of unknowing, latent tendency of unknowing, obsession of unknowing, fetter of unknowing, delusion, a root of unwholesomeness – this is delusion at that time. What is covetousness at that time? That which at that time is greed, coveting, having coveted, attachment, being attached, having been attached, covetousness, greed, a root of unwholesomeness – this is covetousness at that time. What is wrong view at that time? That which at that time is view, a way of seeing, a thicket of views, a wilderness of views, a writhing of views, a vacillation of views, a fetter of views, grasping, clinging, adherence, misapprehension, a wrong path, a mistaken way, wrongness, a basis for sects, a perverted grasp – this is wrong view at that time. What is shamelessness at that time? That which at that time is not ashamed, is not ashamed of what should be shameful, regarding the committing of evil, unwholesome states – this is shamelessness at that time. What is fearlessness of wrongdoing at that time? That which at that time does not fear wrongdoing, does not fear what should be feared, regarding the committing of evil, unwholesome states – this is fearlessness of wrongdoing at that time. What is tranquility at that time? 395. What is tranquility at that time? That which at that time is the mind's standing, firm standing, non-wavering, non-distraction, non-agitation, non-scattered-mindedness, tranquility, the faculty of concentration, the power of concentration, wrong concentration – this is tranquility at that time. 396. What is exertion at that time? That which at that time is mental energy, the beginning of effort, striving, exertion, endeavor, effort, enthusiasm, perseverance, strength, steadfastness, unflagging exertion, unabandoned desire, unabandoned duty, complete undertaking of duty, energy, the faculty of energy, the power of energy, wrong effort – this is exertion at that time. 397. What is non-agitation at that time? That which at that time is the mind's standing, firm standing, non-wavering, non-distraction, non-agitation, non-scattered-mindedness, tranquility, the faculty of concentration, the power of concentration, wrong concentration – this is non-agitation at that time; or whatever other formless states there are at that time, dependently arisen – these states are unwholesome. And at that time there are four aggregates, two sense bases, two elements, three nutriments, five faculties, five-factored jhāna, four-factored path, four powers, two causes, one contact…etc.… one mind-object base, one mind-object element; or whatever other formless states there are at that time, dependently arisen – these states are unwholesome…etc…. 398. What is the aggregate of formations at that time? Contact, volition, initial application, sustained application, joy, one-pointedness of mind, the faculty of energy, the faculty of concentration, the faculty of life, wrong view, wrong intention, wrong effort, wrong concentration, the power of energy, the power of concentration, the power of shamelessness, the power of fearlessness of wrongdoing, greed, delusion, covetousness, wrong view, shamelessness, fearlessness of wrongdoing, tranquility, exertion, non-agitation; or whatever other formless states there are at that time, dependently arisen, apart from the aggregate of feeling, apart from the aggregate of perception. excluding the consciousness aggregate – this, at that time, is the volitional formations aggregate… these phenomena are unwholesome. 399. Which phenomena are unwholesome? At what time unwholesome consciousness arises, accompanied by joy, associated with wrong view, with prompting, having a visible object, or… or a mental object, or whatever else it may be based on, at that time there is contact… there is non-distraction… these phenomena are unwholesome. 400. Which phenomena are unwholesome? At what time unwholesome consciousness arises, accompanied by joy, dissociated from wrong view, having a visible object, or a sound object, or an odor object, or a taste object, or a tangible object, or a mental object, or whatever else it may be based on, at that time there is contact, there is feeling, there is perception, there is volition, there is consciousness, there is initial application, there is sustained application, there is rapture, there is happiness, there is one-pointedness of mind, there is the faculty of energy, there is the faculty of concentration, there is the faculty of mind, there is the faculty of joy, there is the faculty of life, there is wrong intention, there is wrong effort, there is wrong concentration, there is the power of energy, there is the power of concentration, there is the power of shamelessness, there is the power of fearlessness of wrongdoing, there is greed, there is delusion, there is covetousness, there is shamelessness, there is fearlessness of wrongdoing, there is tranquility, there is exertion, there is non-distraction; or whatever other formless phenomena there are, dependently arisen at that time – these phenomena are unwholesome… And at that time there are four aggregates, there are two sense bases, there are two elements, there are three nutriments, there are five faculties, there is five-factored jhāna, there is three-factored path, there are four powers, there are two roots, there is one contact… there is one mind-object base, there is one mind-object element; or whatever other formless phenomena there are, dependently arisen at that time – these phenomena are unwholesome… 401. Which, at that time, is the The aggregate of formations is: Contact, volition, initial application, sustained application, rapture, one-pointedness of mind, faculty of energy, faculty of concentration, faculty of life, wrong intention, wrong effort, wrong concentration, power of energy, power of concentration, power of shamelessness, power of fearlessness of wrongdoing, greed, delusion, covetousness, shamelessness, fearlessness of wrongdoing, tranquillity, exertion, non-distraction; or whatever other formless phenomena, dependently arisen, exist at that time, excluding the aggregate of feeling, excluding the aggregate of perception, excluding the aggregate of consciousness – this, at that time, is the aggregate of formations... these phenomena are unwholesome. 402. Which phenomena are unwholesome? At the time when unwholesome consciousness has arisen, accompanied by joy, dissociated from wrong view, with prompting, having a visible object or... or having a mind-object, or whatever it takes as its object, at that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these phenomena are unwholesome. 403. Which phenomena are unwholesome? At the time when unwholesome consciousness has arisen, accompanied by equanimity, associated with wrong view, having a visible object or a sound object or an odor object or a taste object or a tangible object or a mind-object, or whatever it takes as its object, at that time, contact arises, feeling arises, perception arises, volition arises, consciousness arises, initial application arises, sustained application arises, equanimity arises, one-pointedness of mind arises, faculty of energy arises, faculty of concentration arises, faculty of mind arises, faculty of equanimity arises, faculty of life arises, wrong view arises, wrong intention arises, wrong effort arises, wrong concentration arises, power of energy arises, power of concentration arises, power of shamelessness arises, power of fearlessness of wrongdoing arises, greed arises, delusion arises, covetousness arises, wrong view arises, shamelessness arises, fearlessness of wrongdoing arises, tranquillity arises, exertion arises, non-distraction arises; or whatever other formless phenomena, dependently arisen, exist at that time – these These phenomena are unwholesome. 404. What is contact at that time? That which at that time is contact, touching, full touching, the state of having fully touched – this is contact at that time. 405. What is feeling at that time? That which at that time is mental, born of the contact of that mind-consciousness element, neither pleasant nor unpleasant, born of mental contact, neither painful nor pleasurable sensation, feeling born of mental contact, neither painful nor pleasurable – this is feeling at that time... and so on. 406. What is equanimity at that time? That which at that time is mental, neither pleasant nor unpleasant, born of mental contact, neither painful nor pleasurable sensation, feeling born of mental contact, neither painful nor pleasurable – this is equanimity at that time... and so on. 407. What is the faculty of equanimity at that time? That which at that time is mental, neither pleasant nor unpleasant, born of mental contact, neither painful nor pleasurable sensation, feeling born of mental contact, neither painful nor pleasurable – this is the faculty of equanimity at that time... and so on... Or whatever other formless phenomena there are at that time, dependently arisen – these phenomena are unwholesome. At that time, indeed, there are four aggregates, there are two sense bases, there are two elements, there are three nutriments, there are five faculties, there is four-factored jhāna, there is four-factored path, there are four powers, there are two roots, there is one contact... and so on...