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B01030810indriyayamakaṃ (faculty duality)

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At the moment of the arising of the last mind, for those being reborn into non-percipient beings, for them there, the faculty of mind will not arise, but for them there, the faculty of life does arise. At the moment of the dissolution of the last mind, for those departing from non-percipient beings, for them there, the faculty of mind will not arise, and the faculty of life does not arise. For whom, where the faculty of joy does not arise, for them there, will the faculty of equanimity not arise? At the moment of the mind's dissolution for all, at the moment of the arising of a mind dissociated from joy, for them there, the faculty of joy does not arise, but for them there, the faculty of equanimity will arise. At the moment of the dissolution of the last mind associated with joy, for those possessing the last mind associated with equanimity, for whom, immediately after that mind, a last mind associated with joy will arise, at the moment of the dissolution of that mind, for non-percipient beings, for them there, the faculty of joy does not arise, and the faculty of equanimity will not arise. Or for whom, where the faculty of equanimity will not arise, for them there, does the faculty of joy not arise? The last mind associated with joy... At the moment of its arising, for which mind, after it, a final mind associated with joy will arise, at the moment of the arising of that mind, for them there the faculty of equanimity will not arise, and not for them there the faculty of joy does not arise. At the moment of dissolution of the final mind associated with joy, for those endowed with the final mind associated with equanimity, for which mind, after it, a final mind associated with joy will arise, at the moment of dissolution of that mind, for non-percipient beings, for them there the faculty of equanimity will not arise and the faculty of joy does not arise. For whom, where, the faculty of joy does not arise, for them, there, will the faculty of faith... the faculty of wisdom... the faculty of mind not arise? At the moment of dissolution of all minds, at the moment of arising of minds dissociated from joy, for them there the faculty of joy does not arise, and not for them there the faculty of mind will not arise. At the moment of dissolution of the final mind associated with joy, for those endowed with the final mind associated with equanimity, for non-percipient beings, for them there the faculty of joy does not arise and the faculty of mind will not arise. Or for whom, where, the faculty of mind will not arise, for them, there, does the faculty of joy not arise? At the moment of arising of the final mind associated with joy, for them there the faculty of mind will not arise, and not for them there the faculty of joy does not arise. At the moment of dissolution of the final mind associated with joy, for those endowed with the final mind associated with equanimity, for non-percipient beings, for them there the faculty of mind will not arise and the faculty of joy does not arise. For whom, where, the faculty of equanimity does not arise, for them, there, will the faculty of faith... the faculty of wisdom... the faculty of mind not arise? At the moment of dissolution of all minds, at the moment of arising of minds dissociated from equanimity... At that moment, for them, the faculty of equanimity does not arise, but for them, there, the faculty of mind will not arise. At the moment of dissolution of the last thought associated with equanimity, for those endowed with the last thought associated with joy, for non-percipient beings, for them, there, both the faculty of equanimity does not arise, and the faculty of mind will not arise. Or for whom, where the faculty of mind will not arise, for him, there, does the faculty of equanimity not arise? At the moment of arising of the last thought associated with equanimity, for them, there, the faculty of mind will not arise, but for them, there, the faculty of equanimity does not arise. At the moment of dissolution of the last thought associated with equanimity, for those endowed with the last thought associated with joy, for non-percipient beings, for them, there, both the faculty of mind will not arise, and the faculty of equanimity does not arise. For whom, where the faculty of faith does not arise, for him, there, the faculty of wisdom... (and so on)... will the faculty of mind not arise? For all, at the moment of dissolution of thought, at the moment of arising of a thought dissociated from faith, for them, there, the faculty of faith does not arise, but for them, there, the faculty of mind will not arise. At the moment of dissolution of the last thought, for non-percipient beings, for them, there, both the faculty of faith does not arise, and the faculty of mind will not arise. Or for whom, where the faculty of mind will not arise, for him, there, does the faculty of faith not arise? At the moment of arising of the last thought, for them, there, the faculty of mind will not arise, but for them, there, the faculty of faith does not arise. At the moment of dissolution of the last thought, for non-percipient beings, for them, there, both the faculty of mind will not arise, and the faculty of faith does not arise. For whom, where the faculty of wisdom does not arise, for him, there, will the faculty of mind not arise? For all, at the moment of dissolution of thought, at the moment of arising of a thought dissociated from wisdom... At that moment for them there the faculty of wisdom does not arise, but for them there the faculty of mind will not arise. At the moment of dissolution of the last thought for the non-percipient beings for them there the faculty of wisdom does not arise and the faculty of mind will not arise. (B) Or again, for whom or where the faculty of mind will not arise, for them or there does the faculty of wisdom not arise? At the moment of arising of the last thought for them there the faculty of mind will not arise, but for them there the faculty of wisdom does not arise. At the moment of dissolution of the last thought for the non-percipient beings for them there the faculty of mind will not arise and the faculty of wisdom does not arise. (Rooted in the faculty of wisdom) (6) Section on Past and Future (A) Affirmative Person 404. (A) For whom the faculty of eye arose, for them will the faculty of ear arise? For those in their last existence, and those who, having arisen in the formless realm, will attain final Nibbāna, for them the faculty of eye arose, but for them the faculty of ear will not arise. For others, for them the faculty of eye arose and the faculty of ear will arise. (B) Or again, for whom the faculty of ear will arise, for them did the faculty of eye arise? Yes. (A) For whom the faculty of eye arose, for them will the faculty of nose arise? For those in their last existence, and those who, having arisen in the form realm or the formless realm, will attain final Nibbāna, for them the faculty of eye arose, but for them the faculty of nose will not arise. For others, for them the faculty of eye arose and the faculty of nose will arise. (B) Or again, for whom the faculty of nose will arise, for them did the faculty of eye arise? Yes. (A) For whom the faculty of eye arose, for them will the faculty of femininity arise? For those in their last existence, and those who, having arisen in the form realm or the formless realm, will attain final Nibbāna, and those men who, having shown a few existences in this very state, will attain final Nibbāna, for them The eye faculty arose, but for them the female faculty will not arise. For others, for them the eye faculty arose and the female faculty will arise. (Kha) Or for whom the female faculty will arise, for them did the eye faculty arise? Yes. (Ka) For whom the eye faculty arose, for them will the male faculty arise? For those in their last existence, and those who, having arisen in the form realm or formless realm, will attain final Nibbāna, and those women who, having shown themselves in a few existences in this very state, will attain final Nibbāna, for them the eye faculty arose, but for them the male faculty will not arise. For others, for them the eye faculty arose and the male faculty will arise. (Kha) Or for whom the male faculty will arise, for them did the eye faculty arise? Yes. (Ka) For whom the eye faculty arose, for them will the life faculty arise? For those in their last existence, for them the eye faculty arose, but for them the life faculty will not arise. For others, for them the eye faculty arose and the life faculty will arise. (Kha) Or for whom the life faculty will arise, for them did the eye faculty arise? Yes. (Ka) For whom the eye faculty arose, for them will the joy faculty arise? For those in their last existence, and those who, having arisen with equanimity, will attain final Nibbāna, for them the eye faculty arose, but for them the joy faculty will not arise. For others, for them the eye faculty arose and the joy faculty will arise. (Kha) Or for whom the joy faculty will arise, for them did the eye faculty arise? Yes. (Ka) For whom the eye faculty arose, for them will the equanimity faculty arise? For those in their last existence, and those who, having arisen with joy, will attain final Nibbāna, for them the eye faculty arose, but for them the equanimity the faculty of equanimity will arise. For others, for them, the faculty of sight has arisen and the faculty of equanimity will arise. (B) Or again, for whom the faculty of equanimity will arise, for him has the faculty of sight arisen? Yes. For whom the faculty of sight has arisen, for him will the faculty of faith... (etc.) ...the faculty of wisdom... (etc.) ...the faculty of mind arise? For those in their last existence, for them the faculty of sight has arisen, but for them the faculty of mind will not arise. For others, for them, the faculty of sight has arisen