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6. The Sixth Method 6. Explanation of Conjoined and Disjoined Terms 1. Aggregate 228. With how many aggregates, how many sense bases, how many elements is the material aggregate conjoined? None. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with four aggregates, with one sense base, with seven elements; with one sense base, with one element, with some. 229. The aggregate of feeling... the aggregate of perception... the aggregate of formations is conjoined with three aggregates, with one sense base, with seven elements; with one sense base, with one element, with some. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with one aggregate, with ten sense bases, with ten elements; with one sense base, with one element, with some. 230. The aggregate of consciousness is conjoined with three aggregates; with one sense base, with one element, with some. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with one aggregate, with ten sense bases, with ten elements; with one sense base, with one element, with some. 2. Sense Base 231. The eye sense base... (and so on)... the tangible sense base... (and so on)... is it conjoined? None. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with four aggregates, with one sense base, with seven elements; with one sense base, with one element, with some. 232. The mind sense base is conjoined with three aggregates; with one sense base, with one element, with some. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with one aggregate, with ten sense bases, with ten elements; with one sense base, with one element, with some. 3. Element 233. The eye element... (and so on)... the tangible element... (and so on)... is it conjoined? None. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with four aggregates, with one sense base, with seven elements; with one sense base, with one element, with some. 234. The eye-consciousness element... (and so on)... the mind element... the mind-consciousness element is conjoined with three aggregates; with one sense base, with one element, with some. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with one aggregate, with ten sense bases, with sixteen el Disjoined from eight; Disjoined from one sense-base, From one element, From some. 4. Truths, etc. 235. The truth of origin… the truth of the path Is conjoined with three aggregates, With one sense-base, With one element; Conjoined with one aggregate, With one sense-base, With one element, With some. From how many is it disjoined? Disjoined from one aggregate, From ten sense-bases, From sixteen elements; Disjoined from one sense-base, From one element, From some. 236. The truth of cessation… The eye faculty… (etc.)… The body faculty… The female faculty… The male faculty… (etc.)… Is it conjoined? No. From how many is it disjoined? Disjoined from four aggregates, From one sense-base, From seven elements; Disjoined from one sense-base, From one element, From some. 237. The mind faculty Is conjoined with three aggregates; Conjoined with one sense-base, With one element, With some. From how many is it disjoined? Disjoined from one aggregate, From ten sense-bases, From ten elements; Disjoined from one sense-base, From one element, From some. 238. The faculty of pleasure… The faculty of pain… The faculty of joy… The faculty of displeasure Is conjoined with three aggregates, With one sense-base, With one element; Conjoined with one sense-base, With one element, With some. From how many is it disjoined? Disjoined from one aggregate, From ten sense-bases, From sixteen elements; Disjoined from one sense-base, From one element, From some. 239. The faculty of equanimity Is conjoined with three aggregates, With one sense-base, With six elements; Conjoined with one sense-base, With one element, With some. From how many is it disjoined? Disjoined from one aggregate, From ten sense-bases, From eleven elements; Disjoined from one sense-base, From one element, From some. 240. The faculty of faith… The faculty of energy… The faculty of mindfulness… The faculty of concentration… The faculty of wisdom… The faculty of 'I shall know the unknown'… The faculty of knowing… The faculty of one who knows… Ignorance… Formations conditioned by ignorance Are conjoined with three aggregates, With one sense-base, With one element; One is not conjoined with any one aggregate, one sense-base, one element. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with one aggregate, ten sense-bases, sixteen elements; it is disjoined with any one sense-base, one element. 241. Consciousness, conditioned by formations, is conjoined with three aggregates; it is conjoined with any one sense-base, one element. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with one aggregate, ten sense-bases, ten elements; it is disjoined with any one sense-base, one element. 242. Contact, conditioned by the six sense-bases, is conjoined with three aggregates, one sense-base, seven elements; it is conjoined with any one aggregate, one sense-base, one element. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with one aggregate, ten sense-bases, ten elements; it is disjoined with any one sense-base, one element. 243. Feeling, conditioned by contact, is conjoined with three aggregates, one sense-base, seven elements; it is conjoined with any one sense-base, one element. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with one aggregate, ten sense-bases, ten elements; it is disjoined with any one sense-base, one element. 244. Craving, conditioned by feeling… Clinging, conditioned by craving… Kamma-existence is conjoined with three aggregates, one sense-base, one element; it is conjoined with any one aggregate, one sense-base, one element. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with one aggregate, ten sense-bases, sixteen elements; it is disjoined with any one sense-base, one element. 245. Material existence… and so on… Is it conjoined? There is none. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with no aggregates, no sense-bases, three elements. 246. Immaterial existence… Neither-perception-nor-non-perception existence… Four-constituent existence… and so on… Is it conjoined? There is none. With how many is it disjoined? It is disjoined with one aggregate, ten sense-bases, sixteen elements; it is disjoined with any one sense-base, one element. 247. As Other existence… one-constituent existence… lamentation… etc. Associated? No. With how many disassociated? Disassociated with four aggregates, one sense-base, seven elements; disassociated with some of one sense-base, one element. 248. Sorrow… suffering… displeasure associated with three aggregates, one sense-base, one element; associated with some of one sense-base, one element. With how many disassociated? Disassociated with one aggregate, ten sense-bases, sixteen elements; disassociated with some of one sense-base, one element. 249. Despair… mindfulness… right effort associated with three aggregates, one sense-base, one element; associated with some of one aggregate, one sense-base, one element. With how many disassociated? Disassociated with one aggregate, ten sense-bases, sixteen elements; disassociated with some of one sense-base, one element. 250. Basis of psychic power associated with two aggregates; associated with some of one aggregate, one sense-base, one element. With how many disassociated? Disassociated with one aggregate, ten sense-bases, sixteen elements; disassociated with some of one sense-base, one element. 251. Jhana associated with two aggregates, one sense-base, one element; associated with some of one aggregate, one sense-base, one element. With how many disassociated? Disassociated with one aggregate, ten sense-bases, sixteen elements; disassociated with some of one sense-base, one element. 252. Immeasurables… five faculties… five powers… seven factors of enlightenment… Noble Eightfold Path associated with three aggregates, one sense-base, one element; associated with some of one aggregate, one sense-base, one element. With how many disassociated? Disassociated with one aggregate, ten sense-bases, sixteen elements; disassociated with some of one sense-base, one element. 253. Contact… volition… attention… The 'i' factor is conjoined with three aggregates, with one sense-base, with seven elements; with one aggregate, with one sense-base, with one element, with some conjoined. With how many disjoined? With one aggregate, with ten sense-bases, with ten elements disjoined; with one sense-base, with one element, with some disjoined. 254. Feeling... perception are conjoined with three aggregates, with one sense-base, with seven elements; with one sense-base, with one element, with some conjoined. With how many disjoined? With one aggregate, with ten sense-bases, with ten elements disjoined; with one sense-base, with one element, with some disjoined. 255. Consciousness is conjoined with three aggregates; with one sense-base, with one element, with some conjoined. With how many disjoined? With one aggregate, with ten sense-bases, with ten elements disjoined; with one sense-base, with one element, with some disjoined. 256. Determination is conjoined with three aggregates, with one sense-base, with two elements; with one aggregate, with one sense-base, with one element, with some conjoined. With how many disjoined? With one aggregate, with ten sense-bases, with fifteen elements disjoined; with one sense-base, with one element, with some disjoined. 5. The Triad 257. Wholesome phenomena... unwholesome phenomena, with how many aggregates, with how many sense-bases, with how many elements are they conjoined? None. With how many disjoined? With one aggregate, with ten sense-bases, with sixteen elements disjoined; with one sense-base, with one element, with some disjoined. 258. Phenomena conjoined with pleasant feeling... phenomena conjoined with painful feeling are conjoined with one aggregate; with one sense-base, with one element, with some conjoined. With how many disjoined?