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This Nibbāna of the Paccekabuddhas is medium. This Nibbāna of the Buddha's disciples is inferior— it is not different; thus it should be understood. "One places the mind in various ways by this," therefore, it is "directed." "He places" means he sets it, making it inclined, tending, sloping towards the objects. Similarly in aspiration and vow. In meaning, one name for the craving for existence. "Even if obtained" means even if the perfections of existence and the perfections of enjoyment are obtained. "Because of the nature of quenching thirst" means the desire to drink and to consume is thirst. "It quenches thirst, it removes it," therefore, it is the quenching of thirst. "Felt pleasure" is pleasure of feeling. In the Pāli text, "Which is that, friend?"— "that" means "therefore." "Since there is no feeling here" means because there is no feeling here. Therefore, what is called pleasure in Nibbāna, which is it?—this is the connection. "Here" means in this Nibbāna. In "This very thing here" and so on. "This, O devas" means this itself. Because there is no feeling here. Therefore, this very non-existence of feeling is in this Nibbāna. "Happiness" is the connection. In "And here," and so on. That which is wearing away, ceasing, exists— this is the connection. But some say that mere wearing away, mere ceasing, is not Nibbāna. It is merely a designation of non-existence, they say. Refuting that, he said, "It is not that," and so on. "Form of designation" means the nature of designation. In the Pāli text: "He exerts" means he makes effort firm. "One whose self is sent forth" means one by whom the self is sent forth. "Sent forth" means exerted. Placed in a state of no return. They also explain it as "dispatched." "By the body" means by the mental body. They act under the power of craving, thus they are "craving-controlled." "Even for them" means even in their view. To clarify this view that in mere wearing away and cessation there are no infinite qualities, "And of Nibbāna," and so on, was said. "They are accomplished by way of opposition" indicates that only those who see great danger in the states of the cycle of existence see great benefit and advantage in their cessation. But for those who do not know the aforementioned wearing away and cessation as ultimate Nibbāna, there is nothing to say at all. Thus, because of the profundity of the terms for qualities, they think that mere wearing away and cessation is not the basis for infinite qualities. Now, Nibbāna is said to be supreme happiness. To clarify this view: "How can that mere wearing away and cessation be called supreme happiness?" "And indeed, the happiness of peace," and so on, was said. In the Sutta, "There is, monks": "If that were not" means if that unborn, not existing, not present, were not. "Not of this" means not of this. Showing the five aggregates as directly perceptible, he says "of this." And the genitive case is in the sense of separation. From this born, become, made, conditioned, the escape for beings would not be discerned— this is the connection. The same method applies elsewhere. "This method applies to all," and so on. Evil deeds, when there are conditions, arise. When there are no conditions, they do not arise. Thus, for them, the unborn also exists, like the born. And if there is no unborn, only the born exists. In that case, evil deeds in oneself... Even for those who practice rightly for the unborn state, all evil deeds would be born in oneself, not unborn. Why? Because the unborn, by name, does not exist, and so on, it should be connected. "By this much" (means) by the Pāli saying "Monks, there is the unborn," and so on. All formations cease, are calmed here, thus "calming of all formations." All attachments are laid down here by noble ones, thus "laying down of all attachments." "Being found" means being found by knowledge with the characteristic of peace. "They sought" (is said) to show the ultimate meaning of the act of seeking, "they attained" (is said). The sub-commentary on the Compendium of Nibbāna is finished. The sub-commentary on the Exposition of the Compendium of Form is finished. 7. Sub-commentary on the Compendium of Accumulations 162. In the Compendium of Accumulations. And the connection is with its own unique general characteristic. The meaning is that specific characteristics are called by the designation of others, by both those characteristics. "Nibbāna's nature of being found in its own essence" means its nature of being found without dependence on others. But isn't there a showing of dependence on others, such as "Nibbāna is the destruction of lust, the destruction of hatred, the destruction of delusion"? There is merely a showing. But Nibbāna is not bound by lust and so on. Rather, it is far from them. More opposed, more contrary. For what is said about form: "decay, decline, breaking up, impermanent." There, the decay of form, having arisen, is said, so it is dependent on form. Here, however, the non-arising again of lust and so on is said, so it is independent of lust and so on. Not merely independent. Rather, it is far from them and more opposed, because it is established by qualities opposed to them. Even unproduced forms are intended, as they too are included in aggregates, sense-bases, elements, and truths. In the defilements and so on. "By the meaning of residence" means by the meaning of causing residence. "By the meaning of intoxication" means by the meaning of causing intoxication. "They take up residence" means they fall into an abundance of faults. Thus. Again, "dwelling" means dwelling in foulness, etc. "Just filled with defilements" means just filled with defilements. "The six sense-objects defile" means they lead to the state of being defiled, etc., this is the meaning. "From existence" means from the ground, this is the meaning. It is delimited, it is defined by this, therefore it is a limit. It is called "source." "Boundary" means a delimitation of the end. The sphere of action that is merely a boundary is a boundary-sphere. "Limit" means a spreading out, a regulation; the sphere of the spreading out of action is an inclusive sphere. "Whose" refers to the object of the limit. "Oneself" refers to the object of the limit. "Having excluded" means having made it merely reached, this is the meaning. In the consideration of limits. "Of the sound" refers to the sound of the Blessed One's fame. "That" refers to the meaning that is the limit. "Fame" is the sound of renown. "The other" proceeds by excluding the non-inclusive sphere. Among the defilements of sensual desire, etc. "By that name" means by the name of sensual desire. "Having that as object" means having sensual things as object. "Or this meaning" is just the latter meaning stated by "it is desired," etc. "Exalted wholesome states" is said with reference to the intended kamma-existence here. "Produced by that" means produced by it. "Having that as object" means having the two kinds of existence as object. "Craving itself" is just craving for existence. "Existence itself" is just craving named "existence" due to having existence as its object. "These very ones" are just craving, wrong view, and ignorance. "When dwelt in" means when resided in. "Pertaining to sensual desire" means pertaining to sensual things. "In that" refers to the defilement of sensual desire. It should be connected with "pride, etc., pertaining to existence are just dwelt in," etc. Likewise, in the word "pertaining to wrong view." "Having made it breathless" means having made it devoid of in-breaths and out-breaths. "In the sense of striking down" means in the sense of overwhelming and killing. It is also appropriate in the sense of "killing by bringing down." "In the sense of being difficult to cross" means in the sense that it is difficult for one who falls into it to cross. "In the manner stated" means in the manner stated regarding the defilements. "In the cycle" means in the threefold cycle. "In the machine of existence" means in the wheel of existence, such as ignorance and volitional formations. The meaning of the word "touching" is shown as "conceiving and grasping in various ways." "In the teaching" means in the teaching of the scriptures, in those various suttas. "Views, the clinging to views" means views themselves are the clinging to views, due to firmly grasping objects of views. In the clinging to the doctrine of self. The intellect of conceiving is called wrong knowledge. "Created by a lord" means created by the great Brahmā, the lord of the entire world, at the beginning of the eon. "Arisen without cause" means arisen without cause or condition. "Absolutely eternal" means eternal throughout the succession of existences. "Partially eternal" means eternal for some beings, having attained a specific existence. "Cut off" means cut off somewhere or other after death. The old kamma is exhausted, and new kamma is not made. Thus, the meaning is grasping by "purity of transmigration" and so on. The existing body is the existing aggregate. "Existing" means existing in the ultimate sense. "Body" means the material body, the mental body. One's own body is the existing aggregate. It is said to be the individual body, the personal body. It is just the two kinds of bodies as stated. The view of the existing body is the view of the existing aggregate. There, "the view of the existing body" means not contemplating the past and future like those who speculate about the past and future, but for all beings, in their own aggregates, the view established by nature, such as 'form is my self,' or 'my self is form,' or 'form is in my self,' or 'my self is in form,' and so on, is what is meant. "Untaught" means not having heard before the teachings related to the empty nature of phenomena, such as the teaching on aggregates, so there is no hearing for him, thus he is untaught. "Ordinary person" means the worldly multitude.