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The remaining phenomena are associated with the enlightenment factor of mindfulness, (...) the remaining phenomena are associated with the enlightenment factor of investigation of phenomena, (...) the remaining phenomena are associated with the enlightenment factor of energy, (...) the remaining phenomena are associated with the enlightenment factor of rapture... …unsuitable… …and the remaining states are associated with the tranquility enlightenment factor… …and the remaining states are associated with the concentration enlightenment factor. Among these, what is the equanimity enlightenment factor? Here, when a monk develops a supramundane jhāna, leading out, leading to the decrease (of defilements), for the abandonment of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, quite secluded from sensual pleasures… …he enters and dwells in the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow direct knowledge, the equanimity, the act of being equanimous, the act of being very equanimous, the neutrality of mind at that time is the equanimity enlightenment factor – this is called “the equanimity enlightenment factor.” The remaining states are associated with the equanimity enlightenment factor. 477. Seven enlightenment factors – the mindfulness enlightenment factor… …the equanimity enlightenment factor. 478. Among these, what are the seven enlightenment factors? Here, when a monk develops a supramundane jhāna, leading out, leading to the decrease (of defilements), for the abandonment of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, quite secluded from sensual pleasures… …he enters and dwells in the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow direct knowledge, whatever contact there is at that time… …whatever non-distraction there is – these states are wholesome. Due to the performance and development of that very supramundane wholesome jhāna, as a result, quite secluded from sensual pleasures… …he enters and dwells in the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow direct knowledge, empty, at that time there are seven enlightenment factors – the mindfulness enlightenment factor… …the equanimity enlightenment factor. 479. Among these, what is the mindfulness enlightenment factor? Whatever mindfulness, recollection… …right mindfulness is the mindfulness enlightenment factor, a factor of the path, included in the path – this is called “the mindfulness enlightenment factor”… … Among these, what is the equanimity enlightenment factor? Whatever equanimity, the act of being equanimous, the act of being very equanimous, the neutrality of mind is the equanimity enlightenment factor – this is called “the equanimity enlightenment factor.” These are called “the seven enlightenment factors.” The remaining states are associated with the seven enlightenment factors. 480. Seven enlightenment factors – the mindfulness enlightenment factor… … The equanimity enlightenment factor. 481. What is the mindfulness enlightenment factor there? Here, when a bhikkhu develops the supramundane jhāna, leading out, tending to decrease, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, ...and so on... enters and dwells in the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow comprehension, at that time there is contact, ...and so on... there is non-distraction. These states are wholesome. Due to the doing and developing of that same supramundane wholesome jhāna, the result is: quite secluded from sensual pleasures, ...and so on... enters and dwells in the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow comprehension, the mindfulness, recollection, right mindfulness at that time, the mindfulness enlightenment factor, a factor of the path, included in the path – this is called "the mindfulness enlightenment factor." The remaining states are associated with the mindfulness enlightenment factor, ...and so on... the remaining states are associated with the concentration enlightenment factor. What is the equanimity enlightenment factor there? Here, when a bhikkhu develops the supramundane jhāna, leading out, tending to decrease, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, ...and so on... enters and dwells in the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow comprehension, at that time there is contact, ...and so on... there is non-distraction. These states are wholesome. Due to the doing and developing of that same supramundane wholesome jhāna, the result is: quite secluded from sensual pleasures, ...and so on... enters and dwells in the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow comprehension, empty, the equanimity, looking on with equanimity, observing with equanimity, neutrality of mind at that time, the equanimity enlightenment factor – this is called "the equanimity enlightenment factor." The remaining states are associated with the equanimity enlightenment factor. Abhidhamma Analysis. 3. Questions. Interrogation 482. Seven factors of awakening – the awakening factor of mindfulness, the awakening factor of investigation of phenomena, the awakening factor of energy, the awakening factor of rapture, the awakening factor of tranquility, the awakening factor of concentration, the awakening factor of equanimity. 483. Of the seven factors of awakening, how many are wholesome, how many are unwholesome, how many are indeterminate… how many are with support, how many are without support? 1. Triad 484. Some are wholesome, some are indeterminate. The awakening factor of rapture is associated with pleasant feeling; six awakening factors are sometimes associated with pleasant feeling, sometimes associated with neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling. Some are results, some are things that have the nature of results. Not clung to and not for clinging. Not defiled and not defiling. Some are with initial application and sustained application, some are without initial application, only with sustained application, some are without initial application and without sustained application. The awakening factor of rapture is not accompanied by rapture, accompanied by pleasure, not accompanied by equanimity; six awakening factors are sometimes accompanied by rapture, sometimes accompanied by pleasure, sometimes accompanied by equanimity. Not to be abandoned by insight, nor by development. Not having causes to be abandoned by insight, nor by development. Some lead to decrease, some lead neither to increase nor to decrease. Some are trainees, some are accomplished ones. Immeasurable. Having immeasurable objects. Excellent. Some are fixed in rightness, some are unfixed. Not having the path as object, some have the path as cause, some have the path as dominant condition; some are not to be described as having the path as cause, nor as having the path as dominant condition. Some have arisen, some have not arisen, some are arising. Some are past, some are future, some are present. Not to be described as having past objects, nor as having future objects, nor as having present objects. Some are internal, some are external, some are internal and external. Having external objects. Non-manifesting and non-impinging. 2. Dyad 485. The awakening factor of investigation of phenomena is a root, six awakening factors are associated with roots. The awakening factor of investigation of phenomena is both a root and rooted, six awakening factors are not to be described as both a root and rooted, they are rooted but not a root. The awakening factor of investigation of phenomena is both a root and And conjoined with a root. Six enlightenment factors should not be said as both roots and conjoined with roots, or as conjoined with roots but not roots. Six enlightenment factors are not roots but have roots. The enlightenment factor of investigation of states should not be said as neither having roots nor not having roots, nor as having roots and not having roots. With conditions. Conditioned. Non-manifest. Non-impinging. Immaterial. Supramundane. Knowable by some, not knowable by some. Not defilements. Undefiled, disjoined from defilements. Should not be said as both defilements and defiled, or as defiled but not defilements. As both defilements and conjoined with defilements, or as conjoined with defilements but not defilements. Disjoined from defilements. Undefiled. Not fetters... Not ties... Not floods... Not yokes... Not hindrances... Not attachments... With an object. Not consciousness. Mental concomitants. Conjoined with consciousness. Associated with consciousness. Arising from consciousness. Co-existent with consciousness. Following consciousness. Associated with and arising from consciousness. Associated with, arising from, and co-existent with consciousness. Associated with, arising from, and following consciousness. External. Not clinging. Not clung to. Not clingings... Not defilements... Not to be abandoned by insight. Not to be abandoned by development. Not having roots to be abandoned by insight. Not having roots to be abandoned by development. May be with initial application, may be without initial application. May be with sustained application, may be without sustained application. The enlightenment factor of rapture is without rapture. Six enlightenment factors may be with rapture, may be without rapture. The enlightenment factor of rapture is not accompanied by rapture. Six enlightenment factors may be accompanied by rapture, may not be accompanied by rapture. The enlightenment factor of rapture is accompanied by pleasure. Six enlightenment factors may be accompanied by pleasure, may not be accompanied by pleasure. The enlightenment factor of rapture is not accompanied by equanimity. Six enlightenment factors may be accompanied by equanimity, may not be accompanied by equanimity. Not of the sense sphere. Not of the form sphere. Not of the formless sphere. Not included. May be leading to release, may not be leading to release.