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B01030706saṅkhārayamakaṃ (creation antithesis)

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and the verbal formation ceases. (Kha) Or, for whom the verbal formation ceases, for them does the bodily formation cease? At the moment of the breaking up of initial application and sustained application, without in-breaths and out-breaths, for them, the verbal formation ceases, but for them, the bodily formation does not cease. For those who have attained the first jhāna, who are of the sense-sphere, at the moment of the breaking up of in-breaths and out-breaths, for them, the verbal formation ceases, and the bodily formation ceases. (Ka) For whom the bodily formation ceases, for them does the mental formation cease? Yes. (Kha) Or, for whom the mental formation ceases, for them does the bodily formation cease? At the moment of the breaking up of thought, without in-breaths and out-breaths, for them, the mental formation ceases, but for them, the bodily formation does not cease. At the moment of the breaking up of in-breaths and out-breaths, for them, the mental formation ceases, and the bodily formation ceases. ceases. 80. (a) Whose verbal formation ceases, does his mental formation cease? Yes. (b) Or whose mental formation ceases, does his verbal formation cease? Without initial and sustained application, at the moment of the mind's dissolution, their mental formation ceases, but their verbal formation does not cease. At the moment of the dissolution of initial and sustained application, their mental formation also ceases, and their verbal formation also ceases. (b) Forward order (spatial) 81. Where bodily formation ceases, does verbal formation cease there? …(and so on)… (c) Forward order (person-spatial) 82. For whom, where bodily formation ceases, does verbal formation cease for him there? …(and so on)… (Similar to "whose" and "whose where".) (d) Reverse order (person) 83. (a) Whose bodily formation does not cease, does his verbal formation not cease? Without in-breaths and out-breaths, at the moment of the dissolution of initial and sustained application, their bodily formation does not cease, but their verbal formation ceases. For all, at the moment of the mind's arising, without in-breaths and out-breaths, at the moment of the dissolution of a mind without initial and sustained application, for those who have attained cessation, for non-percipient beings, their bodily formation also does not cease, and their verbal formation also does not cease. (b) Or whose verbal formation does not cease, does his bodily formation not cease? Without initial and sustained application, at the moment of the dissolution of in-breaths and out-breaths, their verbal formation does not cease, but their bodily formation ceases. For all, at the moment of the mind's arising, without in-breaths and out-breaths, at the moment of the dissolution of a mind without initial and sustained application, for those who have attained cessation, for non-percipient beings, their verbal formation also does not cease, and their bodily formation also does not cease. (a) Whose bodily formation does not cease, does his mental formation not cease? Without in-breaths and out-breaths, at the moment of the mind's dissolution, their bodily formation does not cease, but not and their mind-formation does not cease. For all, at the moment of the arising of consciousness, for those who have attained cessation, for non-percipient beings, their body-formation does not cease and their mind-formation does not cease. (B) Or for whom... (etc.)? Yes. 84. (A) For whom the verbal-formation does not cease, for them does the mind-formation not cease? Without initial and sustained application, at the moment of the dissolution of consciousness, their verbal-formation does not cease, but for them the mind-formation ceases. For all, at the moment of the arising of consciousness, for those who have attained cessation, for non-percipient beings, their verbal-formation does not cease and their mind-formation does not cease. (B) Or for whom... (etc.)? Yes. (C) Reverse Scope 85. Where the body-formation does not cease... (etc.) (D) Reverse Person Scope 86. For whom, where the body-formation does not cease, for them, there does the verbal-formation not cease? Without in-breaths and out-breaths, at the moment of the dissolution of initial and sustained application, for them, there the body-formation does not cease, but for them, there the verbal-formation ceases. For all, at the moment of the arising of consciousness, without in-breaths and out-breaths, at the moment of the dissolution of consciousness without initial and sustained application, for non-percipient beings, for them, there the body-formation does not cease and the verbal-formation does not cease. Or for whom, where the verbal-formation does not cease... (etc.) (For "for whom" and "for whom where" it should be elaborated similarly; for "for whom where" "for those who have attained cessation" should not be done.) (2) Past Section (A) Direct Person 87. (A) For whom the body-formation ceased, for them did the verbal-formation cease? Yes. (B) Or for whom... (etc.)? Yes. (Just as in the arising section, the past questions for "for whom" and "for whom where", direct and reverse, are divided, so too in the cessation section should they be divided; there is no difference.) (3) Future Section (A) Direct Person 88. (A) For whom the body-formation Will his verbal formation cease? Yes. (B) Or for whom the verbal formation will cease, will his bodily formation cease? At the moment of arising of the last thought of those in the sense-sphere, immediately after which thought the last thought of those in the sense-sphere will arise, for those who are last-existents in the form-sphere or formless-sphere, and for those who, having arisen in the form-sphere or formless-sphere, will attain final Nibbāna, for them, at the moment of passing away, their verbal formation will cease, but their bodily formation will not cease. For others, their verbal formation will cease, and their bodily formation will cease. (A) For whom the bodily formation will cease, will his mental formation cease? Yes. (B) Or for whom the mental formation will cease, will his bodily formation cease? At the moment of arising of the last thought of those in the sense-sphere, immediately after which thought the last thought of those in the sense-sphere will arise, for those who are last-existents in the form-sphere or formless-sphere, and for those who, having arisen in the form-sphere or formless-sphere, will attain final Nibbāna, for them, at the moment of passing away, their mental formation will cease, but their bodily formation will not cease. For others, their mental formation will cease, and their bodily formation will cease. 89. (A) For whom the verbal formation will cease, will his mental formation cease? Yes. (B) Or for whom the mental formation will cease, will his verbal formation cease? At the moment of arising of the last thought without initial application and sustained application, immediately after which thought the last thought without initial application and sustained application will arise, for them, their mental formation will cease, but their verbal formation will not cease. For others, their mental formation will cease, and their verbal formation will cease. (B) Direct order, spatial context. 90. Where bodily formation will cease…etc…. (C) Direct order, personal context. Queries 91. (A) If for someone, where the bodily formation will cease, will the verbal formation cease there for him? For those who have attained the second jhāna, the third jhāna, for them, there the bodily formation will cease, but for them, there the verbal formation will not cease. For those who have attained the first jhāna, and for those in the sense-sphere, for them, there the bodily formation will cease, and the verbal formation will cease. (B) Or if for someone, where the verbal formation will cease, will the bodily formation cease there for him? At the moment of the arising of the last thought of those in the sense-sphere, after which thought the last thought of those in the sense-sphere will arise, and for those in the form-sphere, and for those in the formless-sphere, for them, there the verbal formation will cease, but for them, there the bodily formation will not cease. For those who have attained the first jhāna, and for other sense-sphere beings, for them, there the verbal formation will cease, and the bodily formation will cease. (A) If for someone, where the bodily formation will cease, will the mental formation cease there for him? Yes. (B) Or if for someone, where the mental formation will cease, will the bodily formation cease there for him? At the moment of the arising of the last thought of those in the sense-sphere, after which thought the last thought of those in the sense-sphere will arise, and for those who have attained the fourth jhāna, and for those in the form-sphere, and for those in the formless-sphere, for them, there the mental formation will cease, but for them, there the bodily formation will not cease. For those who have attained the first jhāna, the second jhāna, the third jhāna, and for other sense-sphere beings, for them, there the mental formation will cease, and the bodily formation will cease. 92. (A) If for someone, where the verbal formation will cease, will the mental formation cease there for him? Yes. (B) Or if for someone, where the mental formation will cease, will the verbal formation cease there for him? What then? At the moment of the arising of the last thought without initial and sustained application, for whom, immediately after which thought, the last thought without initial and sustained application will arise, for those who have attained the second jhāna, the third jhāna, the fourth jhāna: