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Analysis of the Heart of Dhamma 1. Comprehensive Section How many aggregates, how many sense bases, how many elements, how many truths, how many faculties, how many roots, how many nutriments, how many contacts, how many feelings, how many perceptions, how many volitions, how many consciousnesses? Five aggregates, twelve sense bases, eighteen elements, four truths, twenty-two faculties, nine roots, four nutriments, seven contacts, seven feelings, seven perceptions, seven volitions, seven consciousnesses. Among these, which are the five aggregates? The aggregate of form, the aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of mental formations, the aggregate of consciousness – these are called "the five aggregates". Among these, which are the twelve sense bases? The eye base, the form base, the ear base, the sound base, the nose base, the smell base, the tongue base, the taste base, the body base, the tangible base, the mind base, the dhamma base – these are called "the twelve sense bases". Among these, which are the eighteen elements? The eye element, the form element, the eye-consciousness element, the ear element, the sound element, the ear-consciousness element, the nose element, the smell element, the nose-consciousness element, the tongue element, the taste element, the tongue-consciousness element, the body element, the tangible element, the body-consciousness element, the mind element, the dhamma element, the mind-consciousness element – these are called "the eighteen elements". Among these, which are the four truths? The truth of suffering, the truth of the origin, the truth of cessation, the truth of the path – these are called "the four truths". Among these, which are the twenty-two faculties? The eye faculty, the ear faculty, the nose faculty, the tongue faculty, the body faculty, the mind faculty, the femininity faculty, the masculinity faculty, the life faculty, the pleasure faculty, the pain faculty, the joy faculty, the grief faculty, the equanimity faculty, the faith faculty, the energy faculty, the mindfulness faculty, the concentration faculty, the wisdom faculty, the faculty of knowing the unknown... The faculty of having completed, the faculty of knowing, the faculty of one who knows – these are called "the twenty-two faculties". 984. Therein, which are the nine roots? Three wholesome roots, three unwholesome roots, three indeterminate roots. Therein, which are the three wholesome roots? Non-greed is a wholesome root, non-hatred is a wholesome root, non-delusion is a wholesome root – these are the three wholesome roots. Therein, which are the three unwholesome roots? Greed is an unwholesome root, hatred is an unwholesome root, delusion is an unwholesome root – these are the three unwholesome roots. Therein, which are the three indeterminate roots? Non-greed, non-hatred, non-delusion, as results of wholesome states, or in functional indeterminate states – these are the three indeterminate roots. These are called "the nine roots". 985. Therein, which are the four nutriments? Physical food, contact as nutriment, mental volition as nutriment, consciousness as nutriment – these are called "the four nutriments". 986. Therein, which are the seven contacts? Eye-contact, ear-contact, nose-contact, tongue-contact, body-contact, mind-element-contact, mind-consciousness-element-contact – these are called "the seven contacts". 987. Therein, which are the seven feelings? Feeling born of eye-contact, feeling born of ear-contact, feeling born of nose-contact, feeling born of tongue-contact, feeling born of body-contact, feeling born of mind-element-contact, feeling born of mind-consciousness-element-contact – these are called "the seven feelings". 988. Therein, which are the seven perceptions? Perception born of eye-contact, perception born of ear-contact, perception born of nose-contact, perception born of tongue-contact, perception born of body-contact, perception born of mind-element-contact, perception born of mind-consciousness-element-contact – these are called "the seven perceptions". 989. Therein, which are the seven volitions? Volition born of eye-contact, volition born of ear-contact, volition born of nose-contact, volition born of tongue-contact, volition born of body-contact, volition born of mind-element-contact, mind-consciousness Volitions born of contact with the element of cognition – these are called "seven volitions". 990. What are the seven consciousnesses there? Eye-consciousness, ear-consciousness, nose-consciousness, tongue-consciousness, body-consciousness, mind-element, mind-consciousness element – these are called "seven consciousnesses". 2. Section on Arising and Non-Arising 1. Sense-sphere 991. In the sense-sphere, how many aggregates, how many bases, how many elements, how many truths, how many faculties, how many roots, how many nutriments, how many contacts, how many feelings, how many perceptions, how many volitions, how many consciousnesses? In the sense-sphere, five aggregates, twelve bases, eighteen elements, three truths, twenty-two faculties, nine roots, four nutriments, seven contacts, seven feelings, seven perceptions, seven volitions, seven consciousnesses. 992. What are the five aggregates in the sense-sphere there? Form aggregate, feeling aggregate, perception aggregate, volitional formations aggregate, consciousness aggregate – these are called "the five aggregates in the sense-sphere". What are the twelve bases in the sense-sphere there? Eye-base, form-base, ear-base, sound-base, nose-base, smell-base, tongue-base, taste-base, body-base, touch-base, mind-base, phenomena-base – these are called "the twelve bases in the sense-sphere". What are the eighteen elements in the sense-sphere there? Eye-element, form-element, eye-consciousness element, ear-element, sound-element, ear-consciousness element, nose-element, smell-element, nose-consciousness element, tongue-element, taste-element, tongue-consciousness element, body-element, touch-element, body-consciousness element, mind-element, phenomena-element, mind-consciousness element – these are called "the eighteen elements in the sense-sphere". What are the three truths in the sense-sphere there? Truth of suffering, truth of origin, truth of the path – these are called "the three truths in the sense-sphere". What are the [missing word] in the sense-sphere there? What are the twenty-two faculties? The faculty of sight, the faculty of hearing… …the faculty of knowing the unknown. These are called “the twenty-two faculties in the sense-sphere”. Among these, what are the nine roots in the sense-sphere? Three wholesome roots, three unwholesome roots, three indeterminate roots… …these are called “the nine roots in the sense-sphere”. Among these, what are the four nutriments in the sense-sphere? Physical food, contact as nutriment, mental volition as nutriment, consciousness as nutriment. These are called “the four nutriments in the sense-sphere”. Among these, what are the seven contacts in the sense-sphere? Eye-contact, ear-contact, nose-contact, tongue-contact, body-contact, mind-element-contact, mind-consciousness-element-contact. These are called “the seven contacts in the sense-sphere”. Among these, what are the seven feelings in the sense-sphere? Feeling born of eye-contact, feeling born of ear-contact, feeling born of nose-contact, feeling born of tongue-contact, feeling born of body-contact, feeling born of mind-element-contact, feeling born of mind-consciousness-element-contact. These are called “the seven feelings in the sense-sphere”. Among these, what are the seven perceptions in the sense-sphere? Perception born of eye-contact, perception born of ear-contact, perception born of nose-contact, perception born of tongue-contact, perception born of body-contact, perception born of mind-element-contact, perception born of mind-consciousness-element-contact. These are called “the seven perceptions in the sense-sphere”. Among these, what are the seven volitions in the sense-sphere? Volition born of eye-contact, volition born of ear-contact, volition born of nose-contact, volition born of tongue-contact, volition born of body-contact, volition born of mind-element-contact, volition born of mind-consciousness-element-contact. These are called “the seven volitions in the sense-sphere”. Among these, what are the seven consciousnesses in the sense-sphere? Eye-consciousness, ear-consciousness, nose-consciousness, tongue-consciousness, body-consciousness, mind-element, mind-consciousness-element. These are called “the seven consciousnesses in the sense-sphere”. seven states of consciousness. 2. Form Realm 993. In the form realm, how many aggregates, how many sense bases, how many elements, how many truths, how many faculties…and so on…how many states of consciousness? In the form realm, there are five aggregates, six sense bases, nine elements, three truths, fourteen faculties, eight roots, three nutriments, four contacts, four feelings, four perceptions, four volitions, four states of consciousness. 994. Among these, which are the five aggregates in the form realm? The aggregate of form, the aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of mental formations, the aggregate of consciousness – these are called “the five aggregates in the form realm.” Among these, which are the six sense bases in the form realm? The eye sense base, the form sense base, the ear sense base, the sound sense base, the mind sense base, the phenomena sense base – these are called “the six sense bases in the form realm.” Among these, which are the nine elements in the form realm? The eye element, the form element, the eye-consciousness element, the ear element, the sound element, the ear-consciousness element, the mind element, the phenomena element, the mind-consciousness element – these are called “the nine elements in the form realm.”