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B01030810indriyayamakaṃ (faculty duality)

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For whomsoever, wherever the faculty of nose arises, for him there the faculty of femininity... (etc.) ...the faculty of masculinity did arise? Yes. Or for whomsoever, wherever the faculty of masculinity did arise, for him there does the faculty of nose arise? For those departing from the sense-sphere, who are noseless, who are reborn in the sense-sphere, for them there the faculty of masculinity did arise, but for them there the faculty of nose does not arise. For those reborn with a nose, for them there the faculty of masculinity arises and the faculty of smell arose, and arises. (Ka) Where the faculty of smell arises for someone, did the faculty of life arise for them there? Yes. (Kha) Or where the faculty of life arose for someone, does the faculty of smell arise for them there? For all those passing away, for those without a nose being reborn, for them there the faculty of life arose, but for them there the faculty of smell does not arise. For those with a nose being reborn, for them there the faculty of life arose, and the faculty of smell arises. (Ka) Where the faculty of smell arises for someone, did the faculty of joy arise for them there? Yes. (Kha) Or where the faculty of joy arose for someone, does the faculty of smell arise for them there? For those passing away from the sense-sphere, for those without a nose being reborn in the sense-sphere, for those in the form-sphere, for them there the faculty of joy arose, but for them there the faculty of smell does not arise. For those with a nose being reborn, for them there the faculty of joy arose, and the faculty of smell arises. (Ka) Where the faculty of smell arises for someone, did the faculty of equanimity arise for them there? Yes. (Kha) Or where the faculty of equanimity arose for someone, does the faculty of smell arise for them there? For those passing away from the sense-sphere, for those without a nose being reborn in the sense-sphere, for those in the form-sphere, for those in the formless-sphere, for them there the faculty of equanimity arose, but for them there the faculty of smell does not arise. For those with a nose being reborn, for them there the faculty of equanimity arose, and the faculty of smell arises. Where the faculty of smell arises for someone, did the faculty of faith... and so on... the faculty of wisdom... and so on... the faculty of mind arise for them there? Yes. Or where the faculty of mind arose for someone, does the faculty of smell arise for them there? For those passing away from the sense-sphere, for those without a nose in the sense-sphere for those who are reborn in the form realms, in the formless realms, for them there the mind faculty arose, but for them there the nose faculty does not arise. For those with a nose who are reborn, for them there the mind faculty also arose and the nose faculty arises. (Nose Faculty Root) 347. (A) For whom, where the female faculty arises, for them, there did the male faculty arise? Yes. (B) Or for whom, where the male faculty arose, for them, there does the female faculty arise? For those departing from the sense realm, for non-females who are reborn in the sense realm, for them there the male faculty arose, but for them there the female faculty does not arise. For females who are reborn, for them there the male faculty also arose and the female faculty arises. (A) For whom, where the female faculty arises, for them, there did the life faculty arise? Yes. (B) Or for whom, where the life faculty arose, for them, there does the female faculty arise? For those departing from the sense realm, for non-females who are reborn in the sense realm, in the form realms, in the formless realms, for them there the life faculty arose, but for them there the female faculty does not arise. For females who are reborn, for them there the life faculty also arose and the female faculty arises. (A) For whom, where the female faculty arises, for them, there did the joy faculty arise? Yes. (B) Or for whom, where the joy faculty arose, for them, there does the female faculty arise? For those departing from the sense realm, for non-females who are reborn in the sense realm, in the form realms, for them there the joy faculty arose, but for them there the female faculty does not arise. For females who are reborn, for them there the joy faculty also arose and the female faculty arises. For whom, where the female faculty arises Does the faculty of equanimity ...the faculty of faith ...the faculty of wisdom ...the faculty of mind arise for him there? Yes. Or for whom, where the mind faculty arose, for him there does the female faculty arise? For those passing away from the sense-sphere, not for females, for those reappearing in the sense-sphere, for those in the form-sphere, for those in the formless-sphere, for them there the mind faculty arose, but for them there the female faculty does not arise. For females reappearing, for them there the mind faculty arose and the female faculty arises. (Rooted in the female faculty) 348. (A) For whom, where the male faculty arises, for him there did the life faculty arise? Yes. (B) Or for whom, where the life faculty arose, for him there does the male faculty arise? For those passing away from the sense-sphere, not for males, for those reappearing in the sense-sphere, for those in the form-sphere, for those in the formless-sphere, for them there the life faculty arose, but for them there the male faculty does not arise. For males reappearing, for them there the life faculty arose and the male faculty arises. (A) For whom, where the male faculty arises, for him there did the faculty of joy arise? Yes. (B) Or for whom, where the faculty of joy arose, for him there does the male faculty arise? For those passing away from the sense-sphere, not for males, for those reappearing in the sense-sphere, for those in the form-sphere, for them there the faculty of joy arose, but for them there the male faculty does not arise. For males reappearing, for them there the faculty of joy arose and the male faculty arises. (A) For whom, where the male faculty arises, for him there did the faculty of equanimity arise? Yes. (B) Or for whom, where the faculty of equanimity arose, for him there does the male faculty arise? For those passing away from the sense-sphere, For non-males being reborn in the sense-sphere, for those in the form-sphere, for those in the formless-sphere, for them there the faculty of equanimity arose, but for them there the faculty of masculinity does not arise. For males being reborn, for them there the faculty of equanimity arose and the faculty of masculinity arises. For whom, where the faculty of masculinity arises, for him there the faculty of faith... the faculty of wisdom... the faculty of mind arose? Yes. Or for whom, where the faculty of mind arose, for him there the faculty of masculinity arises? For those passing away from the sense-sphere, for non-males being reborn in the sense-sphere, for those in the form-sphere, for those in the formless-sphere, for them there the faculty of mind arose, but for them there the faculty of masculinity does not arise. For males being reborn, for them there the faculty of mind arose and the faculty of masculinity arises. (Rooted in the faculty of masculinity) 349. (A) For whom, where the faculty of life arises, for him there the faculty of joy arose? For those in the Pure Abodes, at the moment of the arising of the rebirth-consciousness, for those being reborn as non-percipient beings, for them there the faculty of life arises, but for them there the faculty of joy did not arise. For others being reborn in the four-constituent or five-constituent existences, at the moment of the arising of the consciousness in the course of existence, for them there the faculty of life arises and the faculty of joy arose. (B) Or for whom, where the faculty of joy arose, for him there the faculty of life arises? For those passing away from the four-constituent or five-constituent existences, at the moment of the dissolution of the consciousness in the course of existence, for them there the faculty of joy arose, but for them there the faculty of life does not arise. For those being reborn in the four-constituent or five-constituent existences, at the moment of the arising of the consciousness in the course of existence, for them there the faculty of joy arose and the faculty of life arises. (A) For whom, where the faculty of life arises, for him there the faculty of equanimity... Did the faculty arise? For those reborn in the Pure Abodes, for those reborn in the non-percipient realm, for them there, the life faculty arises, but for them there, the equanimity faculty did not arise. For others, those reborn in the four-constituent realm, and in the five-constituent realm, at the moment of the arising of consciousness in the course of existence, for them there, the life faculty also arises, and the equanimity faculty also arose. Or again, for whom, where, the equanimity faculty arose, for him there, does the life faculty arise? For those passing away from the four-constituent realm, and from the five-constituent realm, at the moment of the dissolution of consciousness in the course of existence, for them there, the equanimity faculty arose, but for them there, the life faculty does not arise. For those reborn in the four-constituent realm, and in the five-constituent realm, at the moment of the arising of consciousness in the course of existence, for them there, the equanimity faculty also arose, and the life faculty also arises. For whom, where, the life faculty arises, for him there, does the faith faculty… …wisdom faculty… …mind faculty arise? For those reborn in the Pure Abodes, for those reborn in the non-percipient realm, for them there, the life faculty arises, but for them there, the mind faculty did not arise. For others, those reborn in the four-constituent realm,