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B01030101cittuppādakaṇḍaṃ (mind arising section)

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there is one mental object base, there is one mental object element; or whatever other formless phenomena there are at that time, dependently arisen – these phenomena are unwholesome... and so on. 408. What is the aggregate of formations at that time? Contact, volition, initial application, sustained application, one-pointedness of mind, faculty of energy, faculty of concentration, faculty of life, wrong view, wrong intention, wrong effort, wrong concentration, power of energy, power of concentration, power of shamelessness, power of fearlessness of wrongdoing, greed, delusion, covetousness, wrong view, shamelessness, fearlessness of wrongdoing, tranquility, exertion... undistraction; and whatever other formless states are dependently arisen at that time, apart from the feeling aggregate, apart from the perception aggregate, apart from the consciousness aggregate – this is the aggregate of formations at that time… these states are unwholesome. 409. Which states are unwholesome? When unwholesome consciousness has arisen, accompanied by equanimity, associated with wrong view, with prompting, having a visible object… or a mind-object, or whatever object it may have, at that time there is contact… undistraction… these states are unwholesome. 410. Which states are unwholesome? When unwholesome consciousness has arisen, accompanied by equanimity, unassociated 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 object it may have, 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 equanimity, 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 equanimity, 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 undistraction; and whatever other formless states are dependently arisen at that time – these states are unwholesome… At that time there are four aggregates, there are two bases, there are two elements, there are three nutriments, there are five faculties, there is four-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; and whatever o And at that time there are other dependently arisen formless phenomena – these phenomena are unwholesome… 411. What is the aggregate of formations at that time? Contact, volition, initial application, sustained application, 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, tranquility, exertion, non-distraction; or whatever other dependently arisen formless phenomena there are at that time, excluding the aggregate of feeling, excluding the aggregate of perception, excluding the aggregate of consciousness – this is the aggregate of formations at that time… these phenomena are unwholesome. 412. Which phenomena are unwholesome? At the time when unwholesome consciousness has arisen, accompanied by equanimity, dissociated from wrong view, with prompting, having a visible object as its object, or… having a mental object as its object, or whatever it may be based upon, at that time there is contact… there is non-distraction… these phenomena are unwholesome. 413. Which phenomena are unwholesome? At the time when unwholesome consciousness has arisen, accompanied by displeasure, associated with aversion, having a visible object, or a sound object, or an odor object, or a taste object, or a tangible object, or a mental object as its object, or whatever it may be based upon, 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 suffering, 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 displeasure, 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 hatred, there is delusion, there is ill-will, there is shamelessness, there is fearlessness of wrongdoing, there is tranquility, there is exertion, there is non-distraction; or whatever other And at that time there are also other dependently arisen formless phenomena— these phenomena are unwholesome. 414. What is contact at that time? That which at that time is contact: touching, full touching, the state of having touched fully— this is contact at that time. 415. What is feeling at that time? That which at that time is born of contact with the mind-consciousness element pertaining thereto, mental unpleasantness, mental suffering, unpleasant suffering born of mind-contact, felt, unpleasant, painful feeling born of mind-contact— this is feeling at that time... and so on. 416. What is suffering at that time? That which at that time is mental unpleasantness, mental suffering, unpleasant suffering born of mind-contact, felt, unpleasant, painful feeling born of mind-contact— this is suffering at that time... and so on. 417. What is the faculty of displeasure at that time? That which at that time is mental unpleasantness, mental suffering, unpleasant suffering born of mind-contact, felt, unpleasant, painful feeling born of mind-contact— this is the faculty of displeasure at that time... and so on. 418. What is hatred at that time? That which at that time is hatred: malice, the state of being malicious, ill-will, malevolence, the state of being malevolent, opposition, strong opposition, fierceness, harshness, discontent of mind— this is hatred at that time... and so on. 419. What is ill-will at that time? That which at that time is hatred: malice, the state of being malicious, ill-will, malevolence, the state of being malevolent, opposition, strong opposition, fierceness, harshness, discontent of mind— this is ill-will at that time... and so on. And whatever other dependently arisen formless phenomena there are at that time— these phenomena are unwholesome. And at that time there are four aggregates, there are two bases, there are two elements, there are three nutriments, there are five faculties, there is four-factored jhāna, there is a three-factored path, four... powers are, two roots are, one contact is… one mind-object base is, one mind-object element is; or whatever other dependent co-arisen formless phenomena there are at that time – these phenomena are unwholesome… 420. What is the aggregate of formations at that time? Contact, volition, initial application, sustained application, 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, hatred, delusion, ill-will, shamelessness, fearlessness of wrongdoing, tranquility, exertion, non-distraction; or whatever other dependent co-arisen formless phenomena there are at that time, excluding the aggregate of feeling, excluding the aggregate of perception, excluding the aggregate of consciousness – this is the aggregate of formations at that time… these phenomena are unwholesome. 421. Which phenomena are unwholesome? When unwholesome consciousness has arisen, accompanied by displeasure, associated with aversion, with prompting, having a visible object… or a mind-object, or whatever object it may be, at that time contact is… non-distraction is… these phenomena are unwholesome. 422. Which phenomena are unwholesome? When unwholesome consciousness has arisen, accompanied by equanimity, associated with doubt, 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 object it may be, at that time contact is, feeling is, perception is, volition is, consciousness is, initial application is, sustained application is, equanimity is, one-pointedness of mind is, faculty of energy is, faculty of mind is, faculty of equanimity is, faculty of life is, wrong intention is, wrong effort is, power of energy is, power of shamelessness is, power of fearlessness of wrongdoing is, doubt is, delusion is, shamelessness is, fearlessness of wrongdoing is, exertion is; or whatever other Moreover, at that time there are other dependently arisen formless phenomena— these phenomena are unwholesome. 423. What is contact at that time? That which at that time is contact, touching, thorough touching, the state of having thoroughly touched— this is contact at that time...and so on.... 424. What is one-pointedness of mind at that time? That which at that time is the stability of mind— this is one-pointedness of mind at that time...and so on.... 425. What is doubt at that time? That which at that time is doubt, doubting, the state of having doubted, perplexity, uncertainty, wavering, two-fold path, indecision, grasping at many sides, hesitation, wavering, not plunging in, stiffness of mind, mental agitation—