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Past consciousness neither will cease (in the future) nor ceases (now). 92. (Ka) Did the consciousness that ceased (in the past), that consciousness will cease (in the future)? No. (Kha) Or again, will the consciousness that will cease, that consciousness cease (in the past)? No. (Ka) Did the consciousness that did not cease (in the past), that consciousness will not cease (in the future)? And future consciousness at the moment of arising did not cease (in the past), but that consciousness will cease. Consciousness at the moment of ceasing neither ceased (in the past) nor will cease (in the future). (Kha) Or again, will the consciousness that will not cease, that consciousness not cease (in the past)? Past consciousness will not cease (in the future), but that consciousness did cease. Consciousness at the moment of ceasing neither will cease (in the future) nor ceased (in the past). (6) Section on Arising and Ceasing 93. (Ka) Does the consciousness that arises, that consciousn Did it cease? No. (Kha) Or again, that mind which ceased, does that mind arise? No. (Ka) That mind which does not arise, did that mind not cease? Past mind does not arise, but that mind did cease. And the future mind at the moment of dissolution neither arises nor did it cease. (Kha) Or again, that mind which did not cease, does that mind not arise? Mind at the moment of arising did not cease, but that mind does arise. And the future mind at the moment of dissolution neither did it cease nor does it arise. 94. (Ka) That mind which arises, will that mind cease? Yes. (Kha) Or again, that mind which will cease, does that mind arise? Future mind will cease, but that mind does not arise. Mind at the moment of arising will cease and arises. (Ka) That mind which does not arise, will that mind not cease? Future mind does not arise, but that mind will cease. And the past mind at the moment of dissolution neither arises nor will it cease. (Kha) Or again, that mind which will not cease, does that mind not arise? Yes. 95. (Ka) That mind which arose, will that mind cease? No. (Kha) Or again, that mind which will cease, did that mind arise? No. (Ka) That mind which did not arise, will that mind not cease? Future mind at the moment of arising did not arise, but that mind will cease. Mind at the moment of dissolution neither did arise nor will it cease. (Kha) Or again, that mind which will not cease, did that mind not arise? Past mind will not cease, but that mind did arise. Mind at the moment of dissolution neither will it cease nor did it arise. (7) Section on Arising and Not Ceasing 96. (Ka) That mind which a... Does that mind arise and not cease? Yes. (B) Or that mind which does not cease, does that mind arise? Past and future mind does not cease, but that mind does not arise. At the moment of arising, mind does not cease and does arise. (A) That mind which does not arise, does that mind cease? Past and future mind does not arise, but that mind does not cease. At the moment of ceasing, mind does not arise and does cease. (B) Or that mind which ceases, does that mind not arise? Yes. (8) Section on Arising and Arisen 97. (A) That mind which is arising, is that mind arisen? Yes. (B) Or that mind which is arisen, is that mind arising? At the moment of ceasing, mind is arisen, but that mind is not arising. At the moment of arising, mind is arisen and is arising. (A) That mind which is not arising, is that mind not arisen? At the moment of ceasing, mind is not arising, but that mind is not not arisen. Past and future mind is neither arising nor arisen. (B) Or that mind which is not arisen, is that mind not arising? Yes. (9) Section on Ceasing and Arisen 98. (A) That mind which is ceasing, is that mind arisen? Yes. (B) Or that mind which is arisen, is that mind ceasing? At the moment of arising, mind is arisen, but that mind is not ceasing. At the moment of ceasing, mind is arisen and is ceasing. (A) That mind which is not ceasing, is that mind not arisen? At the moment of arising, mind is not ceasing, but that mind is not not arisen. Past and future mind is neither ceasing nor arisen. (B) Or that mind which is not arisen, is that mind not ceasing? Yes. (10) Section on Arisen and Arising 99. (A) That mind which is arisen, does that mind arise? Was it? No. (Kha) Or, if a mind arose, has that mind arisen? No. (Ka) If a mind has not arisen, did that mind not arise? Past mind has not arisen, but that mind did arise. Future mind has neither arisen nor did it arise. (Kha) Or, if a mind did not arise, has that mind not arisen? Present mind did not arise, but that mind has arisen. Future mind has neither arisen nor has it arisen. 100. (Ka) If a mind has arisen, will that mind arise? No. (Kha) Or, if a mind will arise, has that mind arisen? No. (Ka) If a mind has not arisen, will that mind not arise? Future mind has not arisen, but that mind will arise. Past mind has neither arisen nor will it arise. (Kha) Or, if a mind will not arise, has that mind not arisen? Present mind will not arise, but that mind has arisen. Past mind will neither arise nor has it arisen. (11) Section on Past and Future 101. (Ka) If a mind arose, but that mind has not arisen, will that mind arise? No. (Kha) Or, if a mind will arise, but that mind has not arisen, did that mind arise? No. (Ka) If a mind did not arise, but that mind has arisen, will that mind not arise? Yes. (Kha) Or, if a mind will not arise, but that mind has arisen, did that mind not arise? Yes. (12) Section on Arisen and Arising 102. (Ka) Is that which has arisen, arising? At the moment of dissolution, it has arisen, but it is not arising. At the moment of origination, it has arisen and it is arising. (Kha) Is that which is arising, arisen? Yes. (Ka) Is that which has not arisen, not arising? Yes. (Kha) Is that which is not arising and not arisen? At the moment of dissolution, not arising, but it is arisen. Past and future consciousness is neither arising nor arisen. (13) Section on Ceased and Ceasing 103. (A) Ceased and ceasing? No. (B) Ceasing and ceased? No. (A) Not ceased and not ceasing? At the moment of dissolution, not ceased, but it is ceasing. At the moment of arising, and future consciousness, is neither ceased nor ceasing. (B) Not ceasing and not ceased? Past consciousness is not ceasing, but it is ceased. At the moment of arising, and future consciousness, is neither ceasing nor ceased. (14) Section on Elapsed Time 104. (A) That consciousness which, arising moment by moment, has elapsed, is past time; ceasing moment by moment, has elapsed, is past time— is that consciousness? Consciousness at the moment of dissolution has elapsed the moment of arising, but has not elapsed the moment of dissolution. Past consciousness has elapsed both the moment of arising and the moment of dissolution. (B) Or that consciousness which, ceasing moment by moment, has elapsed, is past time; arising moment by moment, has elapsed, is past time— is that consciousness? Past consciousness. (A) That consciousness which is not arising moment by moment, has elapsed, is past time; is not ceasing moment by moment, has elapsed, is past time— is that consciousness? Future consciousness at the moment of arising. (B) Or that consciousness which is not ceasing moment by moment, has elapsed, is past time; is not arising moment by moment, has elapsed, is past time— is that consciousness? Consciousness at the moment of dissolution has not elapsed the moment of dissolution, but has elapsed the moment of arising. And future consciousness at the moment of arising has not elapsed the moment of dissolution, and has not elapsed the moment of arising. 1. Generalities of Pure Consciousness 3. Section on Persons and Phenomena (1) U Section on the Distinction of Arising and Ceasing Times 105. (Ka) For whomsoever a mind arises and does not cease, will that mind cease and not arise? Yes. (Kha) Or for whomsoever a mind will cease and not arise, does that mind arise and not cease? Yes. (Ka) For whomsoever a mind does not arise but ceases, will that mind not cease but arise? No. (Kha) Or for whomsoever a mind will not cease but will arise, does that mind not arise but cease? There is none. (2) Section on Arising and Arisen 106. (Ka) For whomsoever a mind arises, is that mind arisen? Yes. (Kha) Or for whomsoever a mind is arisen, does that mind arise? At the moment of dissolution, the mind is arisen, but that mind does not arise. At the moment of arising, the mind is both arisen and arises. (Ka) For whomsoever a mind does not arise, is that mind not arisen? At the moment of dissolution, the mind does not arise, but that mind is not not arisen. Past and future mind neither arises nor is arisen. (Kha) Or for whomsoever a mind is not arisen, does that mind not arise? Yes. (3) Section on Ceasing and Arisen 107. (Ka) For whomsoever a mind ceases, is that mind arisen? Yes. (Kha) Or for whomsoever a mind is arisen, does that mind cease? At the moment of arising, the mind is arisen, but that mind does not cease. At the moment of dissolution, the mind is both arisen and ceases. (Ka) For whomsoever a mind does not cease, is that mind not arisen? At the moment of arising, the mind does not cease, but that mind is not not arisen. Past and future mind neither ceases nor is arisen. (Kha) Or for whomsoever a mind is not arisen, does that mind not cease? Yes. (4) Up Root Section 108. (A) For whom a mind arises, did that mind arise for him? No. (B) Or again, for whom a mind arose, does that mind arise for him? No. (A) For whom a mind does not arise, did that mind not arise for him? A past mind does not arise, but that mind did not not arise for him. At the moment of dissolution, a future mind neither arises nor did it arise. (B) Or again, for whom a mind did not arise, does that mind not arise for him? At the moment of arising, a mind did not arise,