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But later, in the answering, what is not obtainable is discarded, and only what is obtainable is answered. Thus, having understood the meaning of the questions and the manner of questioning here, now the delimitation of questions by way of enumeration should be understood. Here, beginning with the word "wholesome" in "Can a wholesome state arise because of...", there are three questions ending in wholesome, unwholesome, and indeterminate. Again, beginning with the same, there are three questions ending in wholesome and indeterminate, and so on, in the form of dual divisions. Again, beginning with the same, there is one ending in a triad. Thus, beginning with "Can a wholesome state arise because of...", there are seven questions beginning with wholesome, and similarly beginning with unwholesome, and similarly beginning with indeterminate, and similarly beginning with wholesome and indeterminate, beginning with unwholesome and indeterminate, beginning with wholesome and unwholesome, beginning with wholesome, unwholesome, and indeterminate, all are forty-nine questions in the root condition, based on the wholesome triad, in terms of seven sets of seven. There, nine end with a single root, nine end with a dual root, three end with a triple root, nine end with a single result from a dual root, nine end with a dual result from a dual root, three end with a triple result from a dual root, three end with a single result from a triple root, three end with a dual result from a triple root, one ends with a triple result from a triple root, thus these should be understood in terms of roots as well. And just as there are forty-nine in the root condition, so it is in the object condition and so on, thus in all twenty-four conditions – One thousand, one hundred, And seventy-six more; The questions are compiled, In the single-root method. 35-36. After that, from the root condition to the object condition... The root-pair method beginning with "condition" is started. There, the root-pair of condition and object...and so on...the root-pair of condition and absence, thus there are twenty-three pairs together with the condition-condition. Among them, as in the condition-condition, there are forty-nine questions in the condition-object pair, but only two are shown in the text. And as there are forty-nine in the condition-object pair, so it is in the condition-dominance pair, and so on. There, showing three pairs in order, the condition-dominance pair, the condition-proximity pair, the condition-contiguity pair, and at the end the condition-absence pair is shown, the rest is condensed. The determination of questions here should be understood thus: One thousand, one hundred, and twenty-seven; Questions in the twenty-three pairs, there are in the root-pair. 37. After that, the root-triplet method beginning with condition-condition, object-condition, and dominance-condition is started. There, together with the condition-object pair, by combining each of the twenty-two conditions beginning with the dominance-condition, there are twenty-two triplets. Among them, showing the first triplet and the second triplet by way of the first question, and the final triplet is shown, the rest is condensed. However, just as in the pairs, so in the triplets, making forty-nine in each triplet, in all twenty-two triplets – One thousand of questions, one hundred and seventy-eight; Questions by calculation, there are in the triplet-root method. 38. After that, the root-quadruplet method beginning with condition-condition, object-condition, dominance-condition, and proximity-condition is started. There, together with the first triplet, by combining each of the twenty-one conditions beginning with the proximity-condition, there are twenty-one quadruplets. Showing two quadruplets among them, the rest is condensed. Here too, making forty-nine in each quadruplet, in all twenty-one quadruplets – One thousand of questions, one hundred and twenty-nine again; Questions by calculation, there are in the quadruplet-root method. After that, starting with the root-quintet, up to the complete-root exposition, all that is condensed. Having combined what was said below and what is to be said above, the method is shown in the Pāli as, "One-rooted, two-rooted, three-rooted, four-rooted, five-rooted, all-rooted, to be expanded without confusion." Therein, what is to be said in the one-rooted and so on, that has been said. But in the five-rooted, along with the first four, by way of connecting each one with the twenty factors beginning with the immediately contiguous condition, there are twenty-five sets. Having made forty-nine in each one of those, Nine hundred questions, And eighty more besides; Questions are counted, In the five-rooted method. In the six-rooted, along with the first five, by way of connecting each one with the nineteen factors beginning with the co-nascence condition, there are nineteen six-sets. Having made forty-nine in each one of those, Nine hundred questions, And thirty-one besides; Questions are counted, In the six-rooted method. In the seven-rooted, along with the first six, by way of connecting each one with the eighteen factors beginning with the reciprocal condition, there are eighteen seven-sets. Having made forty-nine in each one of those, Eight hundred questions, And eighty-two besides; Questions are counted, In the seven-rooted method. In the eight-rooted, along with the first seven, by way of connecting each one with the seventeen factors beginning with the dependence condition, there are seventeen eight-sets. Having made forty-nine in each one of those, Eight hundred questions, And thirty-three besides; Questions are counted, In the eight-rooted method. In the nine-rooted, along with the first eight, by way of connecting each one with the sixteen factors beginning with the strong dependence condition, there are sixteen nine-sets. Having made forty-nine in each one of those, Seven hundred questions, And eighty-four besides; Questions are counted, In the nine-rooted method. In the ten-rooted, along with the first nine, by way of connecting each one with the fifteen factors beginning with the pre-nascence condition, Fifteen decades each, With a single base application. In each of these, making forty-nine – Seven hundred questions, Thirty-five more besides; Questions are counted, In the ten-base method. Eleven decades each, With the first decade, And fourteen conditions, Beginning with subsequent-birth condition. Fourteen eleven-base sets each, With a single base application. In each of these, making forty-nine – Six hundred questions, Eighty-six more besides; Questions are counted, In the eleven-base method. Twelve decades each, With the first eleven-base set, And thirteen conditions, Beginning with repetition condition. Thirteen twelve-base sets each, With a single base application. In each of these, making forty-nine – Six hundred questions, Thirty-six more besides; Questions are counted, In the twelve-base method. Thirteen decades each, With the first twelve-base set, And twelve conditions, Beginning with kamma condition. Twelve thirteen-base sets each, With a single base application. In each of these, making forty-nine – Five hundred questions, Eighty-eight more besides; Questions are counted, In the thirteen-base method. Fourteen decades each, With the first thirteen-base set, And eleven conditions, Beginning with result condition. Eleven fourteen-base sets each, With a single base application. In each of these, making forty-nine – Five hundred questions, Thirty-nine more besides; Questions are counted, In the fourteen-base method. Fifteen decades each, With the first fourteen-base set, And ten conditions, Beginning with nutriment condition. Ten fifteen-base sets each, With a single base application. In each of these, making forty-nine – Four hundred questions, Ninety more besides; Questions are counted, In the fifteen-base method. Sixteen decades each, With the first fifteen-base set, And nine conditions, Beginning with faculty condition. Nine sixteen-base sets each, With a single base application. In each of these, Making forty-nine less than one – Four hundred, forty-one, And again, further; Questions are counted, In the sixteen-root method. In the seventeen-root method, with the first sixteen, By combining each of the eight conditions, Starting with jhāna-condition, There are eight seventeens. In each of those, making forty-nine less than one – Three hundred questions, Ninety-two, and again, further; Questions are counted, In the seventeen-root method. In the eighteen-root method, with the first seventeen, By combining each of the seven conditions, Starting with the path-condition, There are seven eighteens. In each of those, making forty-nine less than one – Three hundred questions, Forty-three indeed; Questions are counted, In the eighteen-root method. In the nineteen-root method, with the first eighteen, By combining each of the six conditions, Starting with association-condition, There are six nineteens. In each of those, making forty-nine less than one – Two hundred, ninety, And four again, further; Questions are counted, In the nineteen-root method. In the twenty-root method, with the first nineteen, By combining each of the five conditions, Starting with dissociation-condition, There are five twenties. In each of those, making forty-nine less than one – Two hundred questions, Forty-five; Questions are counted, In the twenty-root method. In the twenty-one-root method, with the first twenty, By combining each of the four conditions, Starting with presence-condition, There are four twenty-ones. In each of those, making forty-nine less than one – One hundred, ninety-six, Questions are aggregated; Calculated by those knowing characteristics, In the twenty-one-root method. In the twenty-two-root method, with the first twenty-one, By combining each of the three conditions,