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Which phenomena are trainees? The four paths not included, and the three lower fruits of recluseship – these phenomena are trainees. 1415. Which phenomena are non-trainees? The highest fruit of arahantship – these phenomena are non-trainees. 1416. Which phenomena are neither trainees nor non-trainees? Wholesome and unwholesome in the three planes, results in the three planes, functional-indeterminate in the three planes, and matter, and Nibbāna – these phenomena are neither trainees nor non-trainees. 1417. Which phenomena are limited? Wholesome and unwholesome of the sense-sphere, all results of the sense-sphere, functional-indeterminate of the sense-sphere, and all matter – these phenomena are limited. 1418. Which phenomena are exalted? Form-sphere, formless-sphere, wholesome, indeterminate – these phenomena are exalted. 1419. Which phenomena are immeasurable? The four paths not included, and the four fruits of recluseship, and Nibbāna – these phenomena are immeasurable. 1420. Which phenomena have limited objects? All results of the sense-sphere, the functional mind-element, the functional rootless mind-consciousness element accompanied by joy – these phenomena have limited objects. 1421. Which phenomena have exalted objects? The base of infinite consciousness, the base of neither perception nor non-perception – these phenomena have exalted objects. 1422. Which phenomena have immeasurable objects? The four paths not included, and the four fruits of recluseship – these phenomena have immeasurable objects. From sense-sphere wholesome, four consciousness-arising dissociated from knowledge; from functional, four consciousness-arising dissociated from knowledge; all unwholesome – these phenomena may have limited objects, may have exalted objects, not immeasurable objects, may not be said to have limited objects, or exalted objects. From sense-sphere wholesome, four consciousness-arising associated with knowledge; from functional, four consciousness-arising associated with knowledge; the fourth rūpa-sphere jhāna, from wholesome and from functional; the functional rootless mind-consciousness element accompanied by equanimity – these phenomena may have limited objects, may have exalted objects, may have immeasurable objects, may not be said to have limited objects, or exalted objects, or immeasurable objects. The rūpa-sphere triadic and tetradic jhānas, from wholesome, from resultant, and from functional; the resultant of the fourth jhāna; the sphere of infinite space; the sphere of nothingness – these phenomena may not be said to have limited objects, or exalted objects, or immeasurable objects. And form and Nibbāna are objectless. 1423. Which phenomena are inferior? The twelve unwholesome consciousness-arising – these phenomena are inferior. 1424. Which phenomena are mediocre? Wholesome in the three planes, resultant in the three planes, functional-indeterminate in the three planes, and all form – these phenomena are mediocre. 1425. Which phenomena are sublime? The four paths not included (in the planes), and the four fruits of recluseship, and Nibbāna – these phenomena are sublime. 1426. Which phenomena are fixed in wrongness? The four consciousness-arising associated with wrong view, the two consciousness-arising accompanied by displeasure – these phenomena may be fixed in wrongness, may be unfixed. 1427. Which phenomena are fixed in rightness? The four paths not included (in the planes) – these phenomena are fixed in rightness. 1428. Which phenomena are unfixed? The four consciousness-arising accompanied by greed, dissociated from wrong view, the consciousness-arising accompanied by doubt, the consciousness-arising accompanied by restlessness, wholesome in the three planes, and in four realms, resultants, in three realms, functional undeterminables, and form, and Nibbāna— these phenomena are indeterminate. 1429. Which phenomena are path-objects? From wholesome kamāvacara, the four consciousness-arisings associated with knowledge, from functional, the four consciousness-arisings associated with knowledge— these phenomena may be path-objects, not path-causes; they may be path-dominant, they may be not describable as path-objects, nor as path-dominant. The four noble paths are not path-objects, they are path-causes; they may be path-dominant, they may be not describable as path-dominant. The fourth jhāna of rūpāvacara, from wholesome and from functional, the mind-consciousness element associated with equanimity, caused by functional— these phenomena may be path-objects; not path-causes, not path-dominant; they may be not describable as path-objects. From wholesome kāmāvacara, the four consciousness-arisings dissociated from knowledge, all unwholesome, all resultants of kāmāvacara, from functional, six consciousness-arisings, the three- and four-jhānas of rūpāvacara, from wholesome and from resultant and from functional, the resultant of the fourth jhāna, the four immaterial attainments, from wholesome and from resultant and from functional, and the four fruits of recluseship— these phenomena are not describable as path-objects, nor as path-causes, nor as path-dominant. Form and Nibbāna are not objects. 1430. Which phenomena have arisen? In four realms, resultants, and that form which is due to kamma performed— these phenomena may have arisen, they may be arising; they are not describable as unarisen. In four realms, wholesome, unwholesome, in three realms, functional undeterminables, and that form which is not due to kamma performed— these phenomena may have arisen, they may be unarisen, they are not describable as arising. Nibbāna is not describable as arisen, nor as unarisen, nor as arising. 1431. Excluding Nibbāna, all phenomena may be past, may be future, may be present. Nibbāna is not describable as past, nor as future, nor as present. 1432. Which phenom What are past-objected? The sphere of infinite consciousness, the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception – these phenomena are past-objected. 1433. By necessity, there are no future-objected phenomena. 1434. What phenomena are present-objected? The two five-fold consciousnesses, and the three mind-elements – these phenomena are present-objected. The ten thought-arisings from the result of wholesome sense-sphere karma, the mind-consciousness element accompanied by equanimity from the result of unwholesome karma, the functional rootless mind-consciousness element accompanied by joy – these phenomena may be past-objected, may be future-objected, may be present-objected. Wholesome sense-sphere karma, unwholesome karma, the nine thought-arisings from functional karma, the fourth rūpa-sphere jhāna from wholesome and functional karma – these phenomena may be past-objected, may be future-objected, may be present-objected; they may not be said to be past-objected, nor future-objected, nor present-objected. The rūpa-sphere jhānas of the three and fourfold systems from wholesome, resultant, and functional karma, the result of the fourth jhāna, the sphere of infinite space, the sphere of nothingness, the four unincluded paths, and the four fruits of recluseship – these phenomena are not to be said to be past-objected, nor future-objected, nor present-objected. Form and Nibbāna are not objects. 1435. Except for form not bound by faculties and Nibbāna, all phenomena may be internal, may be external, may be internal and external. Form not bound by faculties and Nibbāna are external. 1436. What phenomena are internal-objected? The sphere of infinite consciousness, the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception – these phenomena are internal-objected. 1437. What phenomena are external-objected? The rūpa-sphere jhānas of the three and fourfold systems from wholesome, resultant, and functional karma, the result of the fourth jhāna, the sphere of infinite space, the four unincluded paths, and the four fruits of recluseship – these phenomena are external-objected. Except for form, all sense-sphere phenomena, wholesome, unwholesome, and indeterminate, The fourth jhāna of the form realm, from wholesome and functional states – these phenomena may be internal objects, may be external objects, may be internal and external objects. The base of nothingness is not to be called an internal object, nor an external object, nor an internal and external object. Form and Nibbāna are without object. 1438. Which phenomena are visible and with impact? The form sense-sphere – these phenomena are visible and with impact. 1439. Which phenomena are invisible and with impact? The eye sense-sphere…etc.… the tangible sense-sphere – these phenomena are invisible and with impact. 1440. Which phenomena are invisible and without impact? Wholesome states in the four realms, unwholesome states, resultant states in the four realms, functional undeterminable states in the three realms, and that form which is invisible and without impact, included in the dhamma sense-sphere, and Nibbāna – these phenomena are invisible and without impact. A Triad. Duka Summary of Meanings The Root Cluster 1441. Which phenomena are roots? Three wholesome roots, three unwholesome roots, three undeterminable roots. Non-greed is a wholesome root, non-hatred is a wholesome root, they arise in wholesome states in the four realms. Non-delusion is a wholesome root, excluding four consciousnesses dissociated from knowledge from wholesome kama-realm states, it arises in wholesome states in the four realms. Greed arises in eight consciousnesses accompanied by greed. Hatred arises in two consciousnesses accompanied by displeasure. Delusion arises in all unwholesome states. Non-greed is a resultant root, non-hatred is a resultant root, excluding rootless consciousnesses from resultant kama-realm states, they arise in resultant states in the four realms. Non-delusion is a resultant root, excluding rootless consciousnesses from resultant kama-realm states,