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B01030605saccayamakaṃ (truth duality)

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5. The Pairs of Truths 1. The Section on Designation (Ka) Outline 1. Four truths – the truth of suffering, the truth of origin, the truth of cessation, the truth of the path. 1. The Section on Word Analysis (Ka) Direct Order 2. (Ka) Is suffering the truth of suffering? (Kha) Is the truth of suffering suffering? (Ka) Is origin the truth of origin? (Kha) Is the truth of origin origin? (Ka) Is cessation the truth of cessation? (Kha) Is the truth of cessation cessation? (Ka) Is the path the truth of the path? (Kha) Is the truth of the path the path? (Kha) Reverse Order 3. (Ka) Is it not suffering, not the truth of suffering? (Kha) Is it not the truth of suffering, not suffering? (Ka) Is it not origin, not the truth of origin? (Kha) Is it not the truth of origin, not origin? (Ka) Is it not cessation, not the truth of cessation? (Kha) Is it not the truth of cessation, not cessation? (Ka) Is it not the path, not the truth of the path? (Kha) Is it not the truth of the path, not the path? 2. The Section on the Root Cycle of Word Analysis (Ka) Direct Order 4. (Ka) Is suffering the truth of suffering? (Kha) Are truths the truth of origin? (Ka) Is suffering the truth of suffering? (Kha) Are truths the truth of cessation? (Ka) Is suffering the truth of suffering? (Kha) Are truths the truth of the path? (Ka) Is origin the truth of origin? (Kha) Are truths the truth of suffering? (Ka) Is origin the truth of origin? (Kha) Are truths the truth of cessation? (Ka) Is origin the truth of origin? (Kha) Are truths the truth of the path? (Ka) Is cessation the truth of cessation? (Kha) Are truths the truth of suffering? (Ka) Is cessation the truth of cessation? (Kha) Are truths the truth of origin? (Ka) Is cessation the truth of cessation? (Kha) Are truths the truth of the path? (Ka) Is the path the truth of the path? (Kha) Are truths the truth of suffering? (Ka) Is the path the truth of the path? (Kha) Are truths the truth of origin? (Ka) Is the path the truth of the path? (Kha) Are truths the truth of cessation? (Kha) Reverse Order 5. (Ka) Is it not suffering, not the truth of suffering? (Kha) Are they not truths, not the truth of origin? (Ka) Is it not suffering, not the truth of suffering? (Kha) Are they not truths, not the truth of cessation? (Ka) Is it not suffering, not the truth of suffering? (Kha) Is it not truth, not the truth of the path? (Ka) Is it not origin, not the truth of origin? (Kha) Is it not truth, not the truth of suffering? (Ka) Is it not origin, not the truth of origin? (Kha) Is it not truth, not the truth of cessation? (Ka) Is it not origin, not the truth of origin? (Kha) Is it not truth, not the truth of the path? (Ka) Is it not cessation, not the truth of cessation? (Kha) Is it not truth, not the truth of suffering? (Ka) Is it not cessation, not the truth of cessation? (Kha) Is it not truth, not the truth of origin? (Ka) Is it not cessation, not the truth of cessation? (Kha) Is it not truth, not the truth of the path? (Ka) Is it not path, not the truth of the path? (Kha) Is it not truth, not the truth of suffering? (Ka) Is it not path, not the truth of the path? (Kha) Is it not truth, not the truth of origin? (Ka) Is it not path, not the truth of the path? (Kha) Is it not truth, not the truth of cessation? 3. Section on Pure Truths (Ka) Direct Order 6. (Ka) Is suffering truth? (Kha) Is truth suffering? (Ka) Is origin truth? (Kha) Is truth origin? (Ka) Is cessation truth? (Kha) Is truth cessation? (Ka) Is path truth? (Kha) Is truth path? (Kha) Reverse Order 7. (Ka) Is it not suffering, not truth? (Kha) Is it not truth, not suffering? (Ka) Is it not origin, not truth? (Kha) Is it not truth, not origin? (Ka) Is it not cessation, not truth? (Kha) Is it not truth, not cessation? (Ka) Is it not path, not truth? (Kha) Is it not truth, not path? 4. Section on the Root Cycle of Pure Truths (Ka) Direct Order 8. (Ka) Is suffering truth? (Kha) Is truth origin? (Ka) Is suffering truth? (Kha) Is truth cessation? (Ka) Is suffering truth? (Kha) Is truth path? Is origin truth? Is truth suffering? ...and so on... Is truth path? Is cessation truth? Is truth suffering? ...and so on... Is truth path? (Ka) Is path truth? (Kha) Is truth suffering? (Ka) Is path truth? (Kha) Is truth origin? (Ka) Is path truth? (Kha) Is truth cessation? (Kha) Reverse Order 9. (Ka) Is it not suffering, not truth? (Kha) Is it not truth, not origin? (Ka) Is it not suffering? Not a truth? (Kha) Not a truth, not cessation? (Ka) Not suffering, not a truth? (Kha) Not a truth, not a path? Not origin, not a truth? Not a truth, not suffering?…And so on… not a truth, not a path? Not cessation, not a truth? Not a truth, not suffering?…And so on… not a truth, not a path? (Ka) Not a path, not a truth? (Kha) Not a truth, not suffering? (Ka) Not a path, not a truth? (Kha) Not a truth, not origin? (Ka) Not a path, not a truth? (Kha) Not a truth, not cessation? Section on the Exposition of Designations. 1. Section on Designations (Kha) Exposition 1. Section on Word Analysis (Ka) Direct order 10. (Ka) Is suffering the truth of suffering? Yes. (Kha) Is the truth of suffering suffering? Excluding bodily suffering and mental suffering, the remaining truth of suffering is not suffering. Bodily suffering and mental suffering are both suffering and the truth of suffering. (Ka) Is origin the truth of origin? Excluding the truth of origin, the remaining origin is not the truth of origin. The truth of origin is both origin and the truth of origin. (Kha) Is the truth of origin origin? Yes. (Ka) Is cessation the truth of cessation? Excluding the truth of cessation, the remaining cessation is not the truth of cessation. The truth of cessation is both cessation and the truth of cessation. (Kha) Is the truth of cessation cessation? Yes. (Ka) Is the path the truth of the path? Excluding the truth of the path, the remaining path is not the truth of the path. The truth of the path is both the path and the truth of the path. (Kha) Is the truth of the path the path? Yes. (Kha) Reverse order 11. (Ka) Is not suffering not the truth of suffering? Excluding bodily suffering and mental suffering, the remaining is not suffering, but is the truth of suffering. Excluding both suffering and the truth of suffering, the remaining is neither suffering nor the truth of suffering. (Kha) Is not the truth of suffering not suffering? Yes. (Ka) Is it not origin, not the truth of origin? Yes. (Kha) Is it not the truth of origin, not origin? Excluding the truth of origin, what remains is not the truth of origin, it is origin. Excluding origin and the truth of origin, what remains is neither origin nor the truth of origin. (Ka) Is it not cessation, not the truth of cessation? Yes. (Kha) Is it not the truth of cessation, not cessation? Excluding the truth of cessation, what remains is not the truth of cessation, it is cessation. Excluding cessation and the truth of cessation, what remains is neither cessation nor the truth of cessation. (Ka) Is it not the path, not the truth of the path? Yes. (Kha) Is it not the truth of the path, not the path? Excluding the truth of the path, what remains is not the truth of the path, it is the path. Excluding the path and the truth of the path, what remains is neither the path nor the truth of the path. 2. Analysis of Terms, Root Cycle (Ka) Direct Order 12. (Ka) Is suffering the truth of suffering? Yes. (Kha) Are truths the truth of origin? The truth of origin is both a truth and the truth of origin. The remaining truths are not the truth of origin. Is suffering the truth of suffering? Yes. Are truths the truth of cessation? ...And so on... Are truths the truth of the path? The truth of the path is both a truth and the truth of the path. The remaining truths are not the truth of the path. 13. Is origin the truth of origin? Excluding the truth of origin, what remains is origin, not the truth of origin. The truth of origin is both origin and the truth of origin. Are truths the truth of suffering? ...And so on... Are truths the truth of cessation? ...And so on... Are truths the truth of the path? The truth of the path is both a truth and the truth of the path. The remaining truths are not the truth of the path. 14. Is cessation the truth of cessation? Excluding the truth of cessation, what remains is cessation, not the truth of cessation. The truth of cessation is both cessation and the truth of cessation. Are truths the truth of suffering? ...And so on... Are truths the truth of origin? ...And so on... Are truths the truth of the path? The truth of the path is both a truth and the truth of the path. The remaining truths are not the truth of the path. 5. Is the path the truth of the path? Excluding the truth of the path, the remaining path is not the truth of the path. The truth of the path is both the path and the truth of the path. Are truths the truth of suffering? Are truths the truth of origination? Are truths the truth of cessation? The truth of cessation is both a truth and the truth of cessation. The remaining truths are not the truth of cessation. (B) The Reverse 16. (A) Is it not suffering, not the truth of suffering? Excluding bodily suffering and mental suffering, the remainder is not suffering, but is the truth of suffering. Excluding suffering and the truth of suffering, the remainder is neither suffering nor the truth of suffering. (B) Are they not truths, not the truth of origination? Yes. Is it not suffering, not the truth of suffering? Excluding bodily suffering and mental suffering, the remainder is not suffering, but is the truth of suffering. Excluding suffering and the truth of suffering, the remainder is neither suffering nor the truth of suffering. Are they not truths, not the truth of cessation? Are they not truths, not the truth of the path? Yes. 17.

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