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B01030810indriyayamakaṃ (faculty duality)

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In the Form-sphere, there the faculty of sight will arise, but not there will the faculty of masculinity arise. In the Sense-sphere, there the faculty of sight will arise and the faculty of masculinity will arise. Or where the faculty of masculinity will arise, there will the faculty of sight arise? Yes. (Ka) Where the faculty of sight will arise, there will the faculty of life arise? Yes. (Kha) Or where the faculty of life will arise, there will the faculty of sight arise? In the non-percipient beings, in the formless realms, there the faculty of life will arise, but not there will the faculty of sight arise. In the five-constituent existence, there the faculty of life will arise and the faculty of sight will arise. (Ka) Where the faculty of sight will arise, there will the faculty of joy arise? Yes. (Kha) Or where the faculty of joy will arise, there will the faculty of sight arise? Yes. (Ka) Where the faculty of sight will arise, will the faculty of equanimity arise there? Yes. (Kha) Or where the faculty of equanimity will arise, will the faculty of sight arise there? In the immaterial realms, the faculty of equanimity will arise there, but the faculty of sight will not arise there. In the five-constituent realms, the faculty of equanimity will arise there, and the faculty of sight will arise there. Where the faculty of sight will arise, will the faculty of faith... (and so on)... the faculty of wisdom... (and so on)... the faculty of mind arise there? Yes. Or where the faculty of mind will arise, will the faculty of sight arise there? In the immaterial realms, the faculty of mind will arise there, but the faculty of sight will not arise there. In the five-constituent realms, the faculty of mind will arise there, and the faculty of sight will arise there. (Rooted in the faculty of sight) 291. Where the faculty of smell will arise, will the faculty of femininity... (and so on)... the faculty of masculinity arise there? Yes. Or where the faculty of masculinity will arise, will the faculty of smell arise there? Yes. (Ka) Where the faculty of smell will arise, will the faculty of life arise there? Yes. (Kha) Or where the faculty of life will arise, will the faculty of smell arise there? In the form realms, in the immaterial realms, the faculty of life will arise there, but the faculty of smell will not arise there. In the sense realms, the faculty of life will arise there, and the faculty of smell will arise there. (Ka) Where the faculty of smell will arise, will the faculty of joy arise there? Yes. (Kha) Or where the faculty of joy will arise, will the faculty of smell arise there? In the form realms, the faculty of joy will arise there, but the faculty of smell will not arise there. In the sense realms, the faculty of joy will arise there, and the faculty of smell will arise there. (Ka) Where the faculty of smell Where a faculty arises, will the faculty of equanimity arise there? Yes. (B) Or where the faculty of equanimity arises, will the faculty of smell arise there? In the form-sphere, in the formless-sphere, there the faculty of equanimity arises, but the faculty of smell does not arise there. In the sense-sphere, there the faculty of equanimity arises and the faculty of smell arises. Where the faculty of smell arises, will the faculty of faith... (and so on) ... the faculty of wisdom... (and so on) ... the faculty of mind arise there? Yes. Or where the faculty of mind arises, will the faculty of smell arise there? In the form-sphere, in the formless-sphere, there the faculty of mind arises, but the faculty of smell does not arise there. In the sense-sphere, there the faculty of mind arises and the faculty of smell arises. 292. (A) Where the female faculty arises, will the male faculty arise there? Yes. (B) Or where the male faculty arises, will the female faculty arise there? Yes... (and so on). 293. (A) Where the male faculty arises, will the life faculty arise there? Yes. (B) Or where the life faculty arises, will the male faculty arise there? In the form-sphere, in the formless-sphere, there the life faculty arises, but the male faculty does not arise there. In the sense-sphere, there the life faculty arises and the male faculty arises. (A) Where the male faculty arises, will the faculty of joy arise there? Yes. (B) Or where the faculty of joy arises, will the male faculty arise there? In the form-sphere, there the faculty of joy arises, but the male faculty does not arise there. In the sense-sphere, there the faculty of joy arises and the male faculty arises. (Kha) Where the faculty of masculinity arises, will the faculty of equanimity arise there? Yes, it will. (Kha) Or where the faculty of equanimity arises, will the faculty of masculinity arise there? In the form realm, in the formless realm, the faculty of equanimity arises there, but the faculty of masculinity does not arise there. In the sense realm, both the faculty of equanimity and the faculty of masculinity arise there. Where the faculty of masculinity arises, will the faculty of faith…pe… the faculty of wisdom…pe… the faculty of mind arise there? Yes, it will. Or where the faculty of mind arises, will the faculty of masculinity arise there? In the form realm, in the formless realm, the faculty of mind arises there, but the faculty of masculinity does not arise there. In the sense realm, both the faculty of mind and the faculty of masculinity arise there. (Rooted in the faculty of masculinity) 294. (Ka) Where the faculty of life arises, will the faculty of joy arise there? Among non-percipient beings, the faculty of life arises there, but the faculty of joy does not arise there. In the four-constituent existence, in the five-constituent existence, both the faculty of life and the faculty of joy arise there. (Kha) Or where the faculty of joy arises, will the faculty of life arise there? Yes, it will. Where the faculty of life arises, will the faculty of equanimity…pe… the faculty of faith…pe… the faculty of wisdom…pe… the faculty of mind arise there? Among non-percipient beings, the faculty of life arises there, but the faculty of mind does not arise there. In the four-constituent existence, in the five-constituent existence, both the faculty of life and the faculty of mind arise there. Or where the faculty of mind arises, will the faculty of life arise there? Yes, it will. (Rooted in the faculty of life) 295. Where the faculty of joy arises, will the faculty of equanimity…pe… the faculty of faith…pe… the faculty of p Will the faculty of knowing the unknown, ...and so on... the faculty of mind arise? Yes. Or wherever the faculty of mind will arise, will the faculty of joy arise there? Yes. (Rooted in the faculty of joy) 296. Wherever the faculty of equanimity will arise, will the faculty of faith... ...and so on... the faculty of wisdom... ...and so on... the faculty of mind arise there? Yes. Or wherever the faculty of mind will arise, will the faculty of equanimity arise there? Yes. (Rooted in the faculty of equanimity) 297. Wherever the faculty of faith will arise, will the faculty of wisdom... ...and so on... the faculty of mind arise there? Yes. Or wherever the faculty of mind will arise, will the faculty of faith arise there? Yes. (Rooted in the faculty of faith) 298. (a) Wherever the faculty of wisdom will arise, will the faculty of mind arise there? Yes. (b) Or wherever the faculty of mind will arise, will the faculty of wisdom arise there? Yes. (Rooted in the faculty of wisdom) (c) Forward order, persons and places. 299. (a) For whom, wherever the faculty of sight will arise, will the faculty of hearing arise for them there? Yes. (b) Or for whom, wherever the faculty of hearing will arise, will the faculty of sight arise for them there? Yes. (a) For whom, wherever the faculty of sight will arise, will the faculty of smell arise for them there? For those in the form realms, the faculty of sight will arise for them there, but the faculty of smell will not arise for them there. For those in the sense realms, the faculty of sight will arise for them there, and the faculty of smell will also arise for them there. (b) Or for whom, wherever the faculty of smell will arise, will the faculty of sight arise for them there? Yes. (a) For whom, wherever the faculty of sight will arise, will the faculty of femininity arise for them there? For those in the form realms, and those men who, having shown a few existences in this very state, will attain final Nibbāna, for them there the faculty of sight... The eye faculty will arise, but for them there the female faculty will not arise. For others, those in the sense-sphere, for them there the eye faculty will arise and the female faculty will arise. (Kha) Or for whom, or where, the female faculty will arise, for them there will the eye faculty arise? Yes. (Ka) For whom, or where, the eye faculty will arise, for them there will the male faculty arise? For those in the form-sphere, and those women who, having shown a few existences in this very state, will attain final Nibbāna, for them there the eye faculty will arise, but for them there the male faculty will not arise. For others, those in the sense-sphere, for them there the eye faculty will arise and the male faculty will arise. (Kha) Or for whom, or where, the male faculty will arise, for them there will the eye faculty arise? Yes. (Ka) For whom, or where, the eye faculty will arise, for them there will the life faculty arise? Yes. (Kha) Or for whom, or where, the life faculty will arise, for them there will the eye faculty arise? For non-percipient beings, for formless beings, for them there the life faculty will arise, but for them there the eye faculty will not arise. For those with five aggregates, for them there the life faculty will arise and the eye faculty will arise. (Ka) For whom, or where, the eye faculty will arise, for them there will the joy faculty arise?