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Is the faculty wisdom? Is the faculty the 'I shall know the unknown'? Is the faculty final knowledge? (Kha) The contrary. 72. (Ka) Is it not the eye, not a faculty? (Kha) Is it not a faculty, not the ear? (Ka) No. Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not the nose? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not the tongue? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not the body? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not the mind? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not a woman? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not a man? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not life? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not happiness? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not suffering? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not mental pleasure? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not mental pain? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not equanimity? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not faith? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not energy? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not mindfulness? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not concentration? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not wisdom? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not 'I shall know the unknown'? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not final knowledge? Not the eye, not a faculty? Not faculties, not one who has known? 73. Not the ear, not a faculty? Not faculties, not the eye? ... Not faculties, not one who has known? 74. Not the nose, not a faculty? Not faculties, not the eye? ... Not faculties, not one who has known? 75. Not the tongue, not a faculty? Not faculties, not the eye? ... Not faculties, not one who has known? 76. Not the body, not a faculty? Not faculties, not the eye? ... Not faculties, not one who has known? 77. Not the mind, not a faculty? Not faculties, not the eye? ... Is a faculty not one who knows? 78. (a) Is a woman not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 79. (a) Is a man not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 80. (a) Is life not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 81. (a) Is pleasure not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 82. (a) Is pain not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 83. (a) Is joy not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 84. (a) Is grief not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 85. (a) Is equanimity not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 86. (a) Is faith not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 87. (a) Is energy not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 88. (a) Is mindfulness not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 89. (a) Is concentration not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 90. (a) Is wisdom not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 91. (a) Is 'I shall know the unknown' not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 92. (a) Is final knowledge not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not one who knows? 93. (a) Is one who knows not a faculty? (b) Is a faculty not an eye? ...etc... Is a faculty not final knowledge? Section on the Designation of Terms. (b) Exposition. 1. Section on Word Analysis. (a) Direct Order. 94. (a) Is the eye the eye-faculty? Divine eye, wisdom eye is an eye, not an eye faculty. The eye faculty is both an eye and an eye faculty. (Kha) Is the eye faculty an eye? Yes. (Ka) Is the ear an ear faculty? Divine ear, craving ear is an ear, not an ear faculty. The ear faculty is both an ear and an ear faculty. (Kha) Is the ear faculty an ear? Yes. (Ka) Is the nose a nose faculty? Yes. (Kha) Is the nose faculty a nose? Yes. (Ka) Is the tongue a tongue faculty? Yes. (Kha) Is the tongue faculty a tongue? Yes. (Ka) Is the body a body faculty? The body apart from the body faculty, is not a body faculty. The body faculty is both a body and a body faculty. (Kha) Is the body faculty a body? Yes. (Ka) Is the mind a mind faculty? Yes. (Kha) Is the mind faculty a mind? Yes. (Ka) Is a woman a female faculty? No. (Kha) Is the female faculty a woman? No. (Ka) Is a man a male faculty? No. (Kha) Is the male faculty a man? No. (Ka) Is life a life faculty? Yes. (Kha) Is the life faculty life? Yes. (Ka) Is pleasure a pleasure faculty? Yes. (Kha) Is the pleasure faculty pleasure? Yes. (Ka) Is pain a pain faculty? Yes. (Kha) Is the pain faculty pain? Yes. (Ka) Is joy a joy faculty? Yes. (Kha) Is the joy faculty joy? Yes. (Ka) Is displeasure a displeasure faculty? Yes. (Kha) Is the displeasure faculty displeasure? Yes. (Ka) Is equanimity an equanimity faculty? Equanimity apart from the equanimity faculty, is not an equanimity faculty. The equanimity faculty is both equanimity and an equanimity faculty. (Kha) Is the equanimity faculty equanimity? Yes. (Ka) Is faith a faith faculty? Yes. (Kha) Is the faith faculty faith? Yes. (Ka) Is energy an energy faculty? Yes. (Kha) Is the energy faculty energy? Yes. (Ka) Is mindfulness a mindfulness faculty? Yes. (Kha Is mindfulness the faculty of mindfulness? Yes. Is concentration the faculty of concentration? Yes. Is the faculty of concentration concentration? Yes. Is wisdom the faculty of wisdom? Yes. Is the faculty of wisdom wisdom? Yes. Is the thought "I shall know the unknown" the faculty of "I shall know the unknown"? Yes. Is the faculty of "I shall know the unknown" the thought "I shall know the unknown"? Yes. Is knowledge the faculty of knowledge? Yes. Is the faculty of knowledge knowledge? Yes. Is one who knows the faculty of one who knows? Yes. Is the faculty of one who knows one who knows? Yes. (Kha) The Opposite 95. (Ka) Is not the eye not the faculty of the eye? Yes. (Kha) Is not the faculty of the eye not the eye? The divine eye, the eye of wisdom, is not the faculty of the eye, it is the eye. Apart from the eye and the faculty of the eye, the rest are neither the eye nor the faculty of the eye. (Ka) Is not the ear not the faculty of the ear? Yes. (Kha) Is not the faculty of the ear not the ear? The divine ear, the stream of craving, is not the faculty of the ear, it is the ear. Apart from the ear and the faculty of the ear, the rest are neither the ear nor the faculty of the ear. (Ka) Is not the nose not the faculty of the nose? Yes. (Kha) Is not the faculty of the nose not the nose? Yes. (Ka) Is not the tongue not the faculty of the tongue? Yes. (Kha) Is not the faculty of the tongue not the tongue? Yes. (Ka) Is not the body not the faculty of the body? Yes. (Kha) Is not the faculty of the body not the body? Apart from the faculty of the body, the rest is not the faculty of the body, it is the body. Apart from the body and the faculty of the body, the rest is neither the body nor the faculty of the body. (Ka) Is not the mind not the faculty of the mind? Yes. (Kha) Is not the faculty of the mind not the mind? Yes. (Ka) Is not a woman not the faculty of a woman? The faculty of a woman is not a woman, it is the faculty of a woman. Apart from a woman and the faculty of a woman, the rest are neither a woman nor the faculty of a woman. (Kha) Is not the faculty of a woman not a woman? A woman is not the faculty of a woman, she is a woman. Apart from a woman and the faculty of a woman, the rest are neither A woman is not the female faculty. (A) Is a man not the male faculty? The male faculty is not a man, it is the male faculty. Excluding a man and the male faculty, the remainder is neither a man nor the male faculty. (B) Is the male faculty not a man? A man is not the male faculty, he is a man. Excluding a man and the male faculty, the remainder is neither a man nor the male faculty. (A) Is life not the life faculty? Yes. (B) Is the life faculty not life? Yes. (A) Is pleasure not the pleasure faculty? Yes. (B) Is the pleasure faculty not pleasure? Yes. (A) Is pain not the pain faculty? Yes. (B) Is the pain faculty not pain? Yes. (A) Is joy not the joy faculty? Yes. (B) Is the joy faculty not joy? Yes. (A) Is grief not the grief faculty? Yes. (B) Is the grief faculty not grief? Yes. (A) Is equanimity not the equanimity faculty? Yes. (B) Is the equanimity faculty not equanimity? Excluding the equanimity faculty, the remainder is not the equanimity faculty, it is equanimity. Excluding equanimity and the equanimity faculty, the remainder is neither equanimity nor the equanimity faculty. (A) Is faith not the faith faculty? Yes. (B) Is the faith faculty not faith? Yes. (A) Is energy not the energy faculty? Yes. (B) Is the energy faculty not energy? Yes. (A) Is mindfulness not the mindfulness faculty? Yes. (B) Is the mindfulness faculty not mindfulness? Yes. (A) Is concentration not the concentration faculty? Yes. (B) Is the concentration faculty not concentration? Yes. (A) Is wisdom not the wisdom faculty? Yes. (B) Is the wisdom faculty not wisdom? Yes. (A) Is 'I shall know the unknown' not the faculty of 'I shall know the unknown'? Yes. (B) Is the faculty of 'I shall know the unknown' not 'I shall know the unknown'? Yes. (A) Is it not other, not an other-faculty? Yes. (B) Is it not an other-faculty, not other? Yes. (A) Is it not one who knows, not a faculty of one who knows? Yes. (B) Is it not a faculty of one who knows, not one who knows? Yes. 2. Root Cycle of Word Analysis (A) Direct Order 96. (A) Is the eye an eye-faculty? The divine eye, the wisdom eye, are eyes, but not eye-faculties.