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B01030706saṅkhārayamakaṃ (creation antithesis)

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their mental formation ceased there, but their verbal formation does not cease there. At the dissolution of thought and examination, their mental formation ceased there, and their verbal formation ceases there. (Gha) The contrary person. 103. (Ka) For whom bodily formation does not cease, for them, did verbal formation not cease? It ceased. (Kha) Or for whom verbal formation did not cease, for them, does bodily formation not cease? No. (Ka) For whom bodily formation does not cease, for them, did mental formation not cease? It ceased. ceased. (Kha) But for whom, or where, the mind-formation did not cease, did the bodily formation not cease? There is none. 104. (Ka) For whom the verbal formation does not cease, did the mind-formation not cease? It ceased. (Kha) But for whom, or where, the mind-formation did not cease, does the verbal formation not cease? There is none. (Ṅa) The reverse (of the) place. 105. Where the bodily formation does not cease... and so on... (Ca) The reverse (of the) person and place. 106. (Ka) For whom, or where, the bodily formation does not cease, did the verbal formation not cease there? For those who have attained the first jhāna, for those in the sense-sphere at the moment of the arising of in-breaths and out-breaths, for them at the moment of the mind's dissolution without in-breaths and out-breaths, for those in the form-sphere, for those in the formless-sphere, for them the bodily formation does not cease there, but for them the verbal formation did not cease there. For those who have attained the second jhāna, the third jhāna, at the moment of the arising of in-breaths and out-breaths, for them at the moment of the mind's dissolution without in-breaths and out-breaths, for those who have attained the fourth jhāna, for the Pure Abodes, when the second consciousness is present, for the non-percipient beings, for them the bodily formation does not cease there, and the verbal formation did not cease there. (Kha) But for whom, or where, the verbal formation did not cease, does the bodily formation not cease there? For those who have attained the second jhāna, the third jhāna, at the moment of the dissolution of in-breaths and out-breaths, for them the verbal formation did not cease there, but for them the bodily formation does not cease there. For those who have attained the second jhāna, the third jhāna, at the moment of the arising of in-breaths and out-breaths, for them at the moment of the mind's dissolution without in-breaths and out-breaths, for those who have attained the fourth jhāna, for the Pure Abodes, when the second consciousness is present, for the non-percipient beings, for them the verbal formation did not cease there, and the bodily formation does not cease there. (Ka) For whom, or where, the bodily formation does not cease, there did the mental formation not cease there? Of all, at the moment of mind's arising, without in-breaths and out-breaths, at the moment of mind's dissolution, for them, there, the bodily formation does not cease, but for them, there, the mental formation did not cease. For those being reborn into the Pure Abodes, for non-percipient beings, for them, there, the bodily formation does not cease, and the mental formation did not cease. (B) Or again, of whom, where, the mental formation did not cease, for him, there, does the bodily formation not cease? Yes. 107. (A) Of whom, where, the verbal formation does not cease, for him, there, did the mental formation not cease? Of all, at the moment of mind's arising, without initial and sustained application, at the moment of mind's dissolution, for them, there, the verbal formation does not cease, but for them, there, the mental formation did not cease. For those being reborn into the Pure Abodes, for non-percipient beings, for them, there, the verbal formation does not cease, and the mental formation did not cease. (B) Or again, of whom, where, the mental formation did not cease, for him, there, does the verbal formation not cease? Yes. (5) Section on Present and Future (A) Affirmative Case for Individuals 108. (A) Of whom the bodily formation ceases, for him, will the verbal formation cease? Yes. (B) Or again, of whom the verbal formation will cease, for him, does the bodily formation cease? Of all, at the moment of mind's arising, without in-breaths and out-breaths, at the moment of mind's dissolution, for those who have attained cessation, for non-percipient beings, for them, the verbal formation will cease, but for them, the bodily formation does not cease. At the moment of dissolution of in-breaths and out-breaths, for them, the verbal formation will cease, and the bodily formation ceases. (A) Of whom the bodily formation ceases, for him, will the mental formation cease? Yes. (B) Or again, of whom the mental formation will cease, for him, does the bodily formation cease? Of all, of mind At the moment of arising, without in-breaths and out-breaths, at the moment of the mind's dissolution, for those who have attained cessation, for non-percipient beings, their mind-formation will cease, but their body-formation does not cease. At the moment of the dissolution of in-breaths and out-breaths, their mind-formation will cease, and their body-formation ceases. 109. (A) For whom the speech-formation ceases, for them will the mind-formation cease? At the moment of the dissolution of the last thought with initial and sustained application, their speech-formation ceases, but their mind-formation will not cease. At the moment of the dissolution of other initial and sustained applications, their speech-formation ceases, and their mind-formation will cease. (B) Or for whom the mind-formation will cease, for them does the speech-formation cease? At the moment of the arising of all minds, without initial and sustained application, at the moment of the mind's dissolution, for those who have attained cessation, for non-percipient beings, their mind-formation will cease, but their speech-formation does not cease. At the moment of the dissolution of initial and sustained applications, their mind-formation will cease, and their speech-formation ceases. (B) Forward order, spatial. 110. Where the body-formation ceases...etc.... (C) Forward order, personal and spatial. 111. (A) For whom, where the body-formation ceases, for them, there will the speech-formation cease? For those who have attained the second jhāna, the third jhāna, at the moment of the dissolution of in-breaths and out-breaths, for them, there the body-formation ceases, but for them, there the speech-formation will not cease. For those who have attained the first jhāna, for those in the sense-sphere, at the moment of the dissolution of in-breaths and out-breaths, for them, there the body-formation ceases, and the speech-formation will cease. (B) Or for whom, where the speech-formation will cease, for them, there does the body-formation cease? For those who have attained the first jhāna, for those in the sense-sphere, at the moment of the arising of in-breaths and out-breaths, for those very ones, without in-breaths and out-breaths, mind At the moment of their dissolution, for those in the form realms, for those in the formless realms, their verbal formation ceases there, but their bodily formation does not cease there. For those in the sense realms who have attained the first jhāna, at the moment of the dissolution of their in-breaths and out-breaths, their verbal formation ceases there and their bodily formation ceases. (A) For whom, where, bodily formation ceases, for them, there, mental formation will cease? Yes. (B) Or for whom, where, mental formation will cease, for them, there, bodily formation ceases? For all, at the moment of the arising of consciousness, except for in-breaths and out-breaths, at the moment of the dissolution of consciousness, their mental formation will cease there, but their bodily formation does not cease there. At the moment of the dissolution of in-breaths and out-breaths, their mental formation will cease there and their bodily formation ceases. 112. (A) For whom, where, verbal formation ceases, for them, there, mental formation will cease? At the moment of the dissolution of the last thought with initial and sustained application, their verbal formation ceases there, but their mental formation will not cease there. At the moment of the dissolution of other initial and sustained applications, their verbal formation ceases there and their mental formation will cease. (B) Or for whom, where, mental formation will cease, for them, there, verbal formation ceases? For all, at the moment of the arising of consciousness, except for initial and sustained application, at the moment of the dissolution of consciousness, their mental formation will cease there, but their verbal formation does not cease there. At the moment of the dissolution of initial and sustained application, their mental formation will cease there and their verbal formation ceases. (D) The opposing person. 113. (A) For whom bodily formation does not cease, for them verbal formation will not cease? For all, at the moment of the arising of consciousness, except for in-breaths and out-breaths, at the moment of the dissolution of consciousness, for them At the moment of those who have attained cessation, of non-percipient beings, their bodily formation does not cease, and their verbal formation will not cease. At the moment of the dissolution of the last thought with initial and sustained application, for those endowed with the last thought without initial and sustained application, after whose thought the last thought without initial and sustained application will arise, their bodily formation does not cease, and their verbal formation will not cease. (Kha) Or again, for whom the verbal formation will not cease, for them does the bodily formation not cease? Yes.