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for those in the form-sphere, for them, there, the nose-base does not arise, but for them, there, the form-base will not cease. For those fully extinguished in the five-constituent existence, for those in the formless realm, for them, there, the nose-base also does not arise, and the form-base also will not cease. (Kha) Or for whom, where, the form-base will not cease, for him, there, the nose-base does not arise? Yes. (Ka) For whom, where, the nose-base does not arise, for him, there, the mind-base will not cease? For those passing away from the sense-sphere, for those without nose-faculty, for those reappearing in the sense-sphere, for those in the form-sphere, for those in the formless sphere, for them, there, the nose-base does not arise, but for them, there, the mind-base will not cease. For those fully extinguished, for non-percipient beings, for them, there, the nose-base also does not arise, and the mind-base also will not cease. (Kha) Or for whom, where, the mind-base will not cease, for him, there, the nose-base does not arise? Yes. (Ka) For whom, where, the nose-base does not arise, for him, there, the mind-object base will not cease? For all those passing away, for those without nose-faculty, for those reappearing, for them, there, the nose-base does not arise, but for them, there, the mind-object base will not cease. For those fully extinguished, for them, there, the nose-base also does not arise, and the mind-object base also will not cease. (B) Or for whom, where the mind-object base will not cease, for him, there the nose base does not arise? Yes, it does. (Rooted in the nose base) 246. (A) For whom, where the form base does not arise, for him, there the mind base will not cease? For those departing from the five-constituent existence, for those in the formless realms, for them, there the form base does not arise, but for them, there the mind base will cease. For those who have attained final Nibbāna, for those departing from the non-percipient beings, for them, there the form base does not arise and the mind base will not cease. (B) Or for whom, where the mind base will not cease, for him, there the form base does not arise? For those arising in the non-percipient beings, for them, there the mind base will not cease, but for them, there the form base does arise. For those who have attained final Nibbāna, for those departing from the non-percipient beings, for them, there the mind base will not cease and the form base does not arise. (A) For whom, where the form base does not arise, for him, there the mind-object base will not cease? For all those departing, for those arising in the formless realms, for them, there the form base does not arise, but for them, there the mind-object base will cease. For those who have attained final Nibbāna, for them, there the form base does not arise and the mind-object base will not cease. (B) Or for whom, where the mind-object base will not cease, for him, there the form base does not arise? Yes, it does. 247. (A) For whom, where the mind base does not arise, for him, there the mind-object base will not cease? For all those departing, for those arising without consciousness, for them, there the mind base does not arise, but for them, there the mind-object base will cease. For those who have attained final Nibbāna, for them, there the mind base does not arise and the mind-object base will not cease. (B) Or for whom, where the mind-object base will not cease, for him, there the mind base does not arise... arisen? Yes. (6) Section on Past and Future (A) Direct Person 248. (A) For whom the eye-faculty arose, for him will the ear-faculty cease? For those who attain final Nibbāna in the five-constituent existence, for those who are last-existents in the formless realms, and for those who, having arisen in the formless realms, will attain final Nibbāna, while they are passing away, for them the eye-faculty arose, but for them the ear-faculty will not cease. For others, for them the eye-faculty also arose, and the ear-faculty will also cease. (B) Or for whom the ear-faculty will cease, for him did the eye-faculty arise? Yes. (Just as in the Section on Cessation, the past and future questions concerning 'for whom', 'where', and 'for whom where', both direct and inverse, are divided, so too in the Section on Arising and Cessation, the past and future questions should be divided.) Section on Arising and Cessation. The Section on Occurrence is finished. 3. Section on Full Understanding 1. Section on the Present 249. (A) Whoever fully understands the eye-faculty, does he fully understand the ear-faculty? Yes. (B) Or whoever fully understands the ear-faculty, does he fully understand the eye-faculty? Yes. (A) Whoever does not fully understand the eye-faculty, does he not fully understand the ear-faculty? Yes. (B) Or whoever does not fully understand the ear-faculty, does he not fully understand the eye-faculty? Yes. 2. Section on the Past 250. (A) Whoever fully understood the eye-faculty, did he fully understand the ear-faculty? Yes. (B) Or whoever fully understood the ear-faculty, did he fully understand the eye-faculty? Yes. (A) Whoever did not fully understand the eye-faculty, did he not fully understand the ear-faculty? Yes. (B) Or whoever did not fully understand the ear-faculty, did he not fully understand the eye-faculty? Yes. 3. Section on the Future 251. (A) Whoever will fully understand the eye-faculty, will he fully understand the ear-faculty? Yes. (B) Or whoever will fully understand the ear-faculty, will he fully understand the eye-faculty? Yes. (a) Whoever will not fully understand the eye-sphere, will he not fully understand the ear-sphere? Yes. (b) Or whoever will not fully understand the ear-sphere, will he not fully understand the eye-sphere? Yes. 4. Section on Present and Past 252. (a) Whoever fully understands the eye-sphere, did he fully understand the ear-sphere? No. (b) Or whoever fully understood the ear-sphere, does he fully understand the eye-sphere? No. (a) Whoever does not fully understand the eye-sphere, did he not fully understand the ear-sphere? An Arahant does not fully understand the eye-sphere, but he did fully understand the ear-sphere. Excluding those endowed with the highest path and Arahants, the remaining individuals do not fully understand the eye-sphere and did not fully understand the ear-sphere. (b) Or whoever did not fully understand the ear-sphere, does he not fully understand the eye-sphere? One endowed with the highest path did not fully understand the ear-sphere, but he does fully understand the eye-sphere. Excluding those endowed with the highest path and Arahants, the remaining individuals did not fully understand the ear-sphere and do not fully understand the eye-sphere. 5. Section on Present and Future 253. (a) Whoever fully understands the eye-sphere, will he fully understand the ear-sphere? No. (b) Or whoever will fully understand the ear-sphere, does he fully understand the eye-sphere? No. (a) Whoever does not fully understand the eye-sphere, will he not fully understand the ear-sphere? Those who will attain the path do not fully understand the eye-sphere, but they will fully understand the ear-sphere. Arahants and ordinary people who will not attain the path do not fully understand the eye-sphere and will not fully understand the ear-sphere. (b) Or whoever will not fully understand the ear-sphere, does he not fully understand the eye-sphere? One endowed with the highest path will not fully understand the ear-sphere, but he does fully understand the eye-sphere. Arahants and ordinary people who will not attain the path will not fully understand the ear-sphere and do not they will fully understand the eye-base, and they do not fully understand it. 6. Section on Past and Future 254. (A) He who fully understood the eye-base, will he fully understand the ear-base? No. (B) Or he who will fully understand the ear-base, did he fully understand the eye-base? No. (A) He who did not fully understand the eye-base, will he not fully understand the ear-base? Those who will attain the path, they did not fully understand the eye-base, but they will fully understand the ear-base. Those endowed with the highest path, and ordinary people who will not attain the path, they did not fully understand the eye-base, and they will not fully understand the ear-base. (B) Or he who will not fully understand the ear-base, did he not fully understand the eye-base? The Arahant will not fully understand the ear-base, but he did fully understand the eye-base. Those endowed with the highest path, and ordinary people who will not attain the path, they will not fully understand the ear-base, and they did not fully understand the eye-base. Section on Full Understanding. The Dyad of Bases is concluded. Homage to that Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One.