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3. Duality of the Spheres 1. Section on Designation (Ka) Outline 1. The twelve spheres – The eye-sphere, The ear-sphere, The nose-sphere, The tongue-sphere, The body-sphere, The form-sphere, The sound-sphere, The smell-sphere, The taste-sphere, The tangible-sphere, The mind-sphere, The phenomena-sphere. 1. Section on Word Analysis (Ka) Affirmative 2. (Ka) Is eye the eye-sphere? (Kha) Is the eye-sphere the eye? (Ka) Is ear the ear-sphere? (Kha) Is the ear-sphere the ear? (Ka) Is nose the nose-sphere? (Kha) Is the nose-sphere the nose? (Ka) Is tongue the tongue-sphere? (Kha) Is the tongue-sphere the tongue? (Ka) Is body the body-sphere? (Kha) Is the body-sphere the body? (Ka) Is form the form-sphere? (Kha) Is the form-sphere the form? (Ka) Is sound the sound-sphere? (Kha) Is the sound-sphere the sound? (Ka) Is smell the smell-sphere? (Kha) Is the smell-sphere the smell? (Ka) Is taste the taste-sphere? (Kha) Is the taste-sphere the taste? (Ka) Is tangible the tangible-sphere? (Kha) Is the tangible-sphere the tangible? (Ka) Is mind the mind-sphere? (Kha) Is the mind-sphere the mind? (Ka) Is phenomenon the phenomena-sphere? (Kha) Is the phenomena-sphere the phenomenon? (Kha) Negative 3. (Ka) Is not eye not the eye-sphere? (Kha) Is not the eye-sphere not eye? (Ka) Is not ear not the ear-sphere? (Kha) Is not the ear-sphere not ear? (Ka) Is not nose not the nose-sphere? (Kha) Is not the nose-sphere not nose? (Ka) Is not tongue not the tongue-sphere? (Kha) Is not the tongue-sphere not tongue? (Ka) Is not body not the body-sphere? (Kha) Is not the body-sphere not body? (Ka) Is not form not the form-sphere? (Kha) Is not the form-sphere not form? (Ka) Is not sound not the sound-sphere? (Kha) Is not the sound-sphere not sound? (Ka) Is not smell not the smell-sphere? (Kha) Is not the smell-sphere not smell? (Ka) Is not taste not the taste-sphere? (Kha) Is not the taste-sphere not taste? (Ka) Is not tangible not the tangible-sphere? (Kha) Is not the tangible-sphere Is it not to be touched? (Ka) Is it not mind, not mind-base? (Kha) Is it not mind-base, not mind? (Ka) Is it not mental object, not mental-object-base? (Kha) Is it not mental-object-base, not mental object? 2. The Root Cycle of Word Analysis (Ka) Direct Order 4. (Ka) Is eye, eye-base? (Kha) Is base, ear-base? (Ka) Is eye, eye-base? (Kha) Is base, nose-base? (Ka) Is eye, eye-base? (Kha) Is base, tongue-base?…And so on… (Ka) Is eye, eye-base? (Kha) Is base, mental-object-base? (Ka) Is ear, ear-base? (Kha) Is base, eye-base? (Ka) Is ear, ear-base? (Kha) Is base, nose-base?…And so on… (Ka) Is ear, ear-base? (Kha) Is base, mental-object-base? (Ka) Is nose, nose-base? (Kha) Is base, eye-base?…And so on… (Ka) Is nose, nose-base? (Kha) Is base, mental-object-base?…And so on… (Ka) Is mental object, mental-object-base? (Kha) Is base, eye-base? (Ka) Is mental object, mental-object-base? (Kha) Is base, ear-base?…And so on… (Ka) Is mental object, mental-object-base? (Kha) Is base, mind-base? (The cycle is to be constructed) (Kha) Reverse Order 5. (Ka) Is not eye, not eye-base? (Kha) Is not base, not ear-base? (Ka) Is not eye, not eye-base? (Kha) Is not base, not nose-base?…And so on… (Ka) Is not eye, not eye-base? (Kha) Is not base, not mental-object-base? (Ka) Is not ear, not ear-base? (Kha) Is not base, not eye-base?…And so on… (Ka) Is not ear, not ear-base? (Kha) Is not base, not mental-object-base? (Ka) Is not nose, not nose-base? (Kha) Is not base, not eye-base?…And so on… (Ka) Is not nose, not nose-base? (Kha) Is not base, not mental-object-base?…And so on… (Ka) Is not mental object, not mental-object-base? (Kha) Is not base, not eye-base? (Ka) Is not mental object, not mental-object-base? (Kha) Is not base, not ear-base?…And so on… (Kha) Is not Is a sphere not a mind-sphere? (A wheel is to be constructed) 3. Section on Pure Spheres (A) Direct order 6. (A) Is the eye a sphere? (B) Is a sphere the eye? (A) Is the ear a sphere? (B) Is a sphere the ear? (A) Is the nose a sphere? (B) Is a sphere the nose? (A) Is the tongue a sphere? (B) Is a sphere the tongue? (A) Is the body a sphere? (B) Is a sphere the body? (A) Is visible form a sphere? (B) Is a sphere visible form? (A) Is sound a sphere? (B) Is a sphere sound? (A) Is smell a sphere? (B) Is a sphere smell? (A) Is taste a sphere? (B) Is a sphere taste? (A) Is the tangible a sphere? (B) Is a sphere the tangible? (A) Is the mind a sphere? (B) Is a sphere the mind? (A) Is a mental object a sphere? (B) Is a sphere a mental object? (B) Reverse order 7. (A) Is the eye not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not the eye? (A) Is the ear not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not the ear? (A) Is the nose not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not the nose? (A) Is the tongue not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not the tongue? (A) Is the body not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not the body? (A) Is visible form not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not visible form? (A) Is sound not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not sound? (A) Is smell not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not smell? (A) Is taste not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not taste? (A) Is the tangible not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not the tangible? (A) Is the mind not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not the mind? (A) Is a mental object not a sphere? (B) Is a sphere not a mental object? 4. Section on Pure Spheres Root-Matrix (A) Direct order 8. (A) Is the eye a sphere? (B) Is a sphere the ear? ...etc... (A) Is the eye a sphere? (B) Is a sphere a mental object? (A) Is the ear a sphere? (B) Is a sphere the eye? ...etc... (A) Is the ear a sphere? (B) Is a sphere a mental object? (A) Is the nose a sphere? (B) Is a sphere the eye? ...etc... (A) Is the nose a sphere? (B) A sphere... Is Dhamma an ayatana? ... (Ka) Is Dhamma an ayatana? (Kha) Is eye an ayatana? (Ka) Is Dhamma an ayatana? (Kha) Is ear an ayatana? ... (Ka) Is Dhamma an ayatana? (Kha) Is mind an ayatana? The wheel should be bound. (Kha) The negative. 9. (Ka) Is eye not an ayatana? (Kha) Is ear not an ayatana? (Ka) Is eye not an ayatana? (Kha) Is nose not an ayatana? ... (Ka) Is eye not an ayatana? (Kha) Is Dhamma not an ayatana? (Ka) Is ear not an ayatana? (Kha) Is eye not an ayatana? ... (Ka) Is ear not an ayatana? (Kha) Is Dhamma not an ayatana? (Ka) Is nose not an ayatana? (Kha) Is eye not an ayatana? ... (Ka) Is nose not an ayatana? (Kha) Is Dhamma not an ayatana? ... (Ka) Is Dhamma not an ayatana? (Kha) Is eye not an ayatana? (Ka) Is Dhamma not an ayatana? (Kha) Is ear not an ayatana? ... (Ka) Is Dhamma not an ayatana? (Kha) Is mind not an ayatana? The wheel should be bound. Section on the Exposition of Designations. (Kha) Exposition. 1. Exposition of the Designation Section. 1. Section on the Analysis of Terms. (Ka) Affirmative. 10. (Ka) Is eye the eye-ayatana? The divine eye, the wisdom eye, are eye, but not eye-ayatana. The eye-ayatana is both eye and eye-ayatana. (Kha) Is eye-ayatana eye? Yes. (Ka) Is ear the ear-ayatana? The divine ear, the craving ear, are ear, but not ear-ayatana. The ear-ayatana is both ear and ear-ayatana. (Kha) Is ear-ayatana ear? Yes. (Ka) Is nose the nose-ayatana? Yes. (Kha) Is nose-ayatana nose? Yes. (Ka) Is tongue the tongue-ayatana? Yes. (Kha) Is tongue-ayatana tongue? Yes. (Ka) Is body the body-ayatana? The remaining body, excluding the body-ayatana, is body, but not body-ayatana. The body-ayatana is both body and body-ayatana. (Kha) Is body-ayatana body? Yes. (Ka) Is form the form-ayatana? The remaining form, excluding the form-ayatana, is form, but not form-ayatana. The form-ayatana is both form and form-ayatana. a. (Kha) Is form-base form? Yes. (Ka) Is sound sound-base? Yes. (Kha) Is sound-base sound? Yes. (Ka) Is odor odor-base? The odor of virtue, the odor of concentration, the odor of wisdom is odor, not odor-base. Odor-base is both odor and odor-base. (Kha) Is odor-base odor? Yes. (Ka) Is taste taste-base? The taste of meaning, the taste of Dhamma, the taste of liberation is taste, not taste-base. Taste-base is both taste and taste-base. (Kha) Is taste-base taste? Yes. (Ka) Is touch touch-base? Yes. (Kha) Is touch-base touch? Yes. (Ka) Is mind mind-base? Yes. (Kha) Is mind-base mind? Yes. (Ka) Is Dhamma Dhamma-base? Dhamma, apart from Dhamma-base, is Dhamma, not Dhamma-base. Dhamma-base is both Dhamma and Dhamma-base. (Kha) Is Dhamma-base Dhamma? Yes. (Kha) The opposite 11. (Ka) Is not eye not eye-base? Yes. (Kha) Is not eye-base not eye? The divine eye, the eye of wisdom, is not eye-base, it is eye. Apart from eye and eye-base, the remainder is neither eye nor eye-base. (Ka) Is not ear not ear-base? Yes. (Kha) Is not ear-base not ear? The divine ear, the ear of craving, is not ear-base, it is ear. Apart from ear and ear-base, the remainder is neither ear nor ear-base. (Ka) Is not nose not nose-base? Yes. (Kha) Is not nose-base not nose? Yes. (Ka) Is not tongue not tongue-base? Yes. (Kha) Is not tongue-base not tongue? Yes. (Ka) Is not body not body-base? Yes. (Kha) Is not body-base not body? Apart from body-base, the remainder is not body-base, it is body. Apart from body and body-base, the remainder is neither body nor body-base. The sphere. (A) Is not form not a form-base? Yes. (B) Is not a form-base not form? Excluding the form-base, the remainder is not a form-base, but is form. Excluding both form and the form-base, the remainder is neither form nor a form-base. (A) Is not sound not a sound-base? Yes. (B) Is not a sound-base not sound? Yes. (A) Is not odor not an odor-base? Yes. (B) Is not an odor-base not odor? The odor of virtue, the odor of concentration, the odor of wisdom, are not an odor-base, but are odor. Excluding both odor and the odor-base, the remainder is neither odor nor an odor-base. (A) Is not taste not a taste-base? Yes. (B) Is not a taste-base not taste? The taste of meaning,