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nor to be disjoined from mind. 1201. Which phenomena originate from mind? The feeling aggregate, the perception aggregate, the formations aggregate; bodily intimation, verbal intimation; or whatever other form there is born of mind, having mind as its cause, originating from mind, the visible object, sound... Base, smell base, taste base, touch base, space element, water element, lightness of matter, pliancy of matter, adaptability of matter, growth of matter, continuity of matter, edible food – these phenomena are mind-originated. 1202. Which phenomena are not mind-originated? Mind, and the remaining matter, and the unconditioned element – these phenomena are not mind-originated. 1203. Which phenomena are concomitant with mind? The feeling aggregate, the perception aggregate, the formations aggregate, bodily intimation, verbal intimation – these phenomena are concomitant with mind. 1204. Which phenomena are not concomitant with mind? Mind, and the remaining matter, and the unconditioned element – these phenomena are not concomitant with mind. 1205. Which phenomena follow the mind? The feeling aggregate, the perception aggregate, the formations aggregate, bodily intimation, verbal intimation – these phenomena follow the mind. 1206. Which phenomena do not follow the mind? Mind, and the remaining matter, and the unconditioned element – these phenomena do not follow the mind. 1207. Which phenomena are arisen conjoined with mind? The feeling aggregate, the perception aggregate, the formations aggregate – these phenomena are arisen conjoined with mind. 1208. Which phenomena are not arisen conjoined with mind? Mind, and all matter, and the unconditioned element – these phenomena are not arisen conjoined with mind. 1209. Which phenomena are concomitant with those arisen conjoined with mind? The feeling aggregate, the perception aggregate, the formations aggregate – these phenomena are concomitant with those arisen conjoined with mind. 1210. Which phenomena are not concomitant with those arisen conjoined with mind? Mind, and all matter, and the unconditioned element – these phenomena are not concomitant with those arisen conjoined with mind. 1211. Which phenomena follow those arisen conjoined with mind? The feeling aggregate, the perception aggregate, the formations aggregate – these phenomena follow those arisen conjoined with mind. Which phenomena do not arise together with, originate from, and follow the mind? Mind, and all form, and the unconditioned element— these phenomena do not arise together with, originate from, and follow the mind. Which phenomena are internal? The eye-base… …the mind-base— these phenomena are internal. Which phenomena are external? The form-base… …the phenomena-base— these phenomena are external. Which phenomena are clung to? The eye-base… …nutriment in the form of edible food— these phenomena are clung to. Which phenomena are not clung to? The feeling aggregate, the perception aggregate, the volitional formations aggregate, the consciousness aggregate, and the four great elements, and the unconditioned element— these phenomena are not clung to. Which phenomena are grasped? The results of wholesome and unwholesome phenomena, with taints, in the sense-sphere, form-sphere, and formless-sphere; the feeling aggregate… …the consciousness aggregate; and that form which is due to kamma— these phenomena are grasped. Which phenomena are not grasped? Wholesome and unwholesome phenomena, with taints, in the sense-sphere, form-sphere, and formless-sphere; the feeling aggregate… …the consciousness aggregate; and those functional phenomena which are neither wholesome nor unwholesome, and are not kamma-results; and that form which is not due to kamma; and paths not included, and fruits of the path, and the unconditioned element— these phenomena are not grasped. The Section on Clinging Which phenomena are clingings? The four clingings: clinging to sensual pleasures, clinging to views, clinging to rules and observances, clinging to a doctrine of self. Therein, what is clinging to sensual pleasures? That sensual desire for sensual pleasures, sensual lust, sensual delight, sensual craving, sensual affection, sensual torment, sensual infatuation, sensual obsession— this is called clinging to sensual pleasures. Therein, what is clinging to views? There is no gift, there is no sacrifice, there is no offering, there is no fruit or result of good and bad deeds, there is no this world, there is no other world. There is no mother, there is no father, there are no spontaneously born beings, there are no recluses and brahmins in the world who are rightly gone, rightly practiced, who, having themselves directly known and realized this world and the other world, proclaim them – such a view, a viewpoint, a thicket of views, a wilderness of views, a writhing of views, a wavering of views, a fetter of views, a grasping, a clinging, an adherence, a holding, a wrong path, a false way, falseness, a sectarian tenet, a perverted grasp – this is called the clinging of views. Excluding the clinging to precepts and vows and the clinging to a doctrine of self, all wrong views are the clinging of views. 1222. What therein is the clinging to precepts and vows? The view among recluses and brahmins outside this teaching that there is purity through precepts, purity through vows, purity through precepts and vows – such a view, a viewpoint, a thicket of views, a wilderness of views, a writhing of views, a wavering of views, a fetter of views, a grasping, a clinging, an adherence, a holding, a wrong path, a false way, falseness, a sectarian tenet, a perverted grasp – this is called the clinging to precepts and vows. 1223. What therein is the clinging to a doctrine of self? Here, an uninstructed ordinary person, not seeing the noble ones, unskilled in the Dhamma of the noble ones, undisciplined in the Dhamma of the noble ones, not seeing the true men, unskilled in the Dhamma of the true men, undisciplined in the Dhamma of the true men, regards form as self, or self as possessing form, or form as in self, or self as in form. Feeling… Perception… Formations… Consciousness he regards as self, or self as possessing consciousness, or consciousness as in self, or self as in consciousness. Such a view, a viewpoint, a thicket of views, a wilderness of views, a writhing of views, a wavering of views, a fetter of views, a grasping, a clinging, an adherence, a holding, a wrong path, a false way, falseness, a sectarian tenet, a perverted grasp – this is called the clinging to a doctrine of self. These are the things that are clingings. 1224. What are the things that are not clingings? Clinging? Except for those phenomena, the remaining wholesome, unwholesome, indeterminate phenomena of the sense-sphere, form-sphere, formless-sphere, unincluded; the feeling aggregate... ...up to the consciousness aggregate; and all form, and the unconditioned element – these phenomena are not clingings. Which phenomena are objects of clinging? Phenomena with taints, wholesome, unwholesome, indeterminate, of the sense-sphere, form-sphere, formless-sphere; the form aggregate... ...up to the consciousness aggregate – these phenomena are objects of clinging. Which phenomena are not objects of clinging? And the unincluded paths, and the fruits of the paths, and the unconditioned element – these phenomena are not objects of clinging. Which phenomena are associated with clinging? Those phenomena which are associated with them: the feeling aggregate... ...up to the consciousness aggregate – these phenomena are associated with clinging. Which phenomena are dissociated from clinging? Those phenomena which are dissociated from them: the feeling aggregate... ...up to the consciousness aggregate; and all form, and the unconditioned element – these phenomena are dissociated from clinging. Which phenomena are both clinging and objects of clinging? Those very clingings are both clinging and objects of clinging. Which phenomena are objects of clinging but not clinging? Among those phenomena which are objects of clinging, except for the clingings themselves, the remaining phenomena with taints, wholesome, unwholesome, indeterminate, of the sense-sphere, form-sphere, formless-sphere; the form aggregate... ...up to the consciousness aggregate – these phenomena are objects of clinging but not clinging. Which phenomena are both clinging and associated with clinging? View-clinging with sense-desire clinging is both clinging and associated with clinging; sense-desire clinging with view-clinging is both clinging and associated with clinging; adherence to rites and rituals clinging with sense-desire clinging is both clinging and associated with clinging; sense-desire clinging with adherence to rites and rituals clinging is both clinging and associated with clinging; self-doctrine clinging with sense-desire clinging is both clinging and associated with clinging; sense-desire clinging with self-doctrine clinging is both clinging and associated with clinging – these. Which phenomena are both clingings and associated with clinging? 1232. Which phenomena are associated with clinging but are not clinging? Those phenomena which are associated, excluding those phenomena, the feeling aggregate... the consciousness aggregate – these phenomena are associated with clinging but are not clinging. 1233. Which phenomena are dissociated from clinging but are subject to clinging? Those phenomena which are dissociated, with taints, wholesome, unwholesome, and indeterminate phenomena in the sense-sphere, in the form-sphere, in the formless-sphere; the form aggregate... the consciousness aggregate – these phenomena are dissociated from clinging but are subject to clinging. 1234. Which phenomena are dissociated from clinging and are not subject to clinging? The unincluded paths, and their fruits, and the unconditioned element – these phenomena