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Chapter 14 : Classified and Unclassified Concerning the Dissociated[]
63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Aggregates and so on
456. Matter aggregate is dissociated from these states. Under
how many aggregates, under how many bases and under how many
elements are those states classified ? They are classified under
4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (1).
467. Feeling aggregate is dissociated from these states ;
Perception aggregate ; Mental formation aggregate ; Consciousness
aggregate ; Mind base; Mind faculty is dissociated from these states.
Under how many aggregates, under how many bases and under
how many elements are those states classified ? They, excluding
Nibbana from the classification of aggregates, are classified under
1 aggregate, under 11 bases and under 11 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 4 aggregates, under 1 base and under 7 elements (6).
458. Eye base . . . Tangible Object base; Eye element. . . Tangible
Object element is dissociated from these states. They are classified
under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (20).
459. Eye consciousness element; Ear consciousness element;
Nose consciousness element; Tongue consciousness element; Body
consciousness element; Mind element; Mind consciousness element
is dissociated from these states. . . . They, excluding Nibbana from
the classification of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates,
under 12 bases and under 17 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non-classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases ;
they are not classified under 1 element (7).
2. Truths and so on
460. Suffering truth is dissociated from these states. . . . They
are classified under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 2 elements
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (1).
461. Origin truth ; Path truth is dissociated from these states.
They, excluding Nibbana from the classification of aggregates, are
classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (2).
462. Cessation truth; Eye faculty . . . Body faculty; Female
faculty; Male faculty is dissociated from these states. They are
classified under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not
classified under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (8).
463. Bodily pleasure faculty; Bodily pain faculty; Mental joy
faculty; Grief faculty is dissociated from these states. They,
excluding Nibbana from the classification of aggregates, are
classified imder 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (4).
464. Indifference faculty is dissociated from these states. They,
excluding Nibbana from the classification of aggregates, are
classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and under 13 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases;
they are not classified under 5 elements (1).
465. Faith faculty ; Energy faculty ; Mindfulness faculty ; Concentration
faculty ; Wisdom faculty ; I-shall-know-what-I-did-not know faculty;
Higher realization faculty; He-who-has-known
faculty; Ignorance; Conditioned by ignorance. Formations are
dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the
classification o f aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates, under
12 bases and under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (10).
466. Conditioned by formalaon. Consciousness ; Conditioned by
6 bases, Contact; Conditioned by contact, Feeling is dissociated
from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the classification
o f aggregates, are classified under 1 aggregate, under 11 bases and
under 11 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 4 aggregates, under 1 base and imder 7 elements (3).
467. Conditioned by feeling. Craving; Conditioned by craving.
Clinging ; Kamma becoming is dissociated from these states. They,
excluding Nibbana from the classification of aggregates, are classified
under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (3).
468. Rebirth becoming; Percepted becoming; Five-aggregate
becoming is dissociated from these states. They are classified under
4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 3 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 15 elements (3).
469. Sensuous becoming is dissociated from these states. They
are classified under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 5 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and imder 13 elements (1).
470. Fine-material becoming; Non-percepted becoming; One-aggregate
becoming; Lamentation is dissociated from these states. They are
classified under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, imder 10 bases and under 10 elements (4).
471. Immaterial becoming ; Neither perception nor non-perception
becoming ; Four-aggregate becoming ; Sorrow ; Suffering;
Grief; Despair; Application o f Mindfulness; Great Effort; Road
to psychic power; Jhana; llimitables; 5 Faculties; 5 Strengths;
7 Factors o f Enlightenment; Noble Eightfold Path is dissociated
from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the classification
of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and
under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified imder any elements.
3. Seven Contact Group
472. Contact; Feeling; Perception ; Volition ; Consciousness;
Attention is dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbana
from the classification of aggregates, are classified under 1 aggregate,
under 11 bases and under 11 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 4 aggregates, under 1 base and under 7 elements (6).
473. Decision is dissociated from these states. They, excluding
Nibbana from the classification of aggregates, are classified under
5 aggregates, under 12 bases and under 17 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified under
any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases ;
they are not classified under 1 element (1).
4. Triplets
474. Wholesome states are dissociated from these states.
Unwholesome states ; States associated with pleasant feeling ; States
associated with painful feeling are dissociated from these states.
They, excluding Nibbana from the classification of aggregates, are
classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not assified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (4).
475. Indeterminate states are dissociated from these states. They
are classified under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (1).
476. States associated with feeling that is neither painful nor
pleasant; Resultant states are dissociated from these states. They,
excluding Nibbana from the classification of aggregates, are classified
under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and under 13 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases ;
they are not classified imder 5 elements (2).
477. States producing resultant states ; Corrupt and corrupting
states are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbana
from the classification o f aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates,
hnder 12 bases and under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (2).
478. States which are neither resultant nor producing resultant
states ; States which are not acquired by clinging but favourable to
clinging ; States which are not acquired by clinging and not favourable
to clinging ; Not corrupt and not corrupting states are dissociated
from these states. They are classified under 4 aggregates, under
2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (4).
479. States which are acquired by clinging and favourable to
clinging are dissociated from these states. They are classified under
4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 3 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, imder 10 bases and under 15 elements (1).
480. Not corrupt but corrupting states are dissociated from these
states. They are classified under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and
under 2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (1).
481. States with applied-thought and sustained-thought are
dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the
classification of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates, under
12 bases and imder 17 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases ;
they are not classified under 1 element (1).
482. States without applied-thought but sustained-thought;
States accompanied by rapture ; States accompanied by pleasure
are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from
the classification of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates,
under 12 bases and under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (3).
483. States without applied-thought and sustained-thought are
dissociated from these states. They are classified under 4 aggregates,
under 2 bases and under 3 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 15 elements (1).
484. States accompanied by indifference are dissociated from these
states. They, excluding Nibbana from the classification of aggregates,
are classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and under
13 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases ;
they are not classified under 5 elements (1).
485. States eradicated by First Path ; States eradicated by Higher
3 Paths; States together with roots eradicated by First Path ;
States together with roots eradicated by Higher 3 Paths; States
leading to rebirth and death ; States leading to Nibbana ; States
appertaining to Learners ; States appertaining to Arahatta ; Lofty
states are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbana
from the classification of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates,
under 12 bases and tmder 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified imder any elements (9).
486. States eradicated neither by First Path nor by Higher 3
Paths ; States together with roots eradicated neither by First Path
nor by Higher 3 Paths; States neither leading to rebirth and death nor
to Nibbana ; States appertaining to neither Learners nor Arahatta;
Limited states are dissociated from these states. They are classified
under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (5).
487. Incomparable states; Exalted states are dissociated from
these states. They are classified under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases
and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (2).
488. States with limited objects are dissociated from these states.
They, excluding Nibbana from the classification of aggregates, are
classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and under 12 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases ;
they are not classified under 6 elements (1).
489. States with lofty objects; States with incomparable objects ;
Low states ; States with fixed destiny due to wrong views ; States
with fixed destiny due to right views ; States with Path objects ;
States conditioned by the P ath ; States dominated by the Path
are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from
the classification of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates,
under 12 bases and under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (8).
490. Medium states ; States with no fixed destiny are dissociated
from these states. They are classified under 4 aggregates, under
2 bases and under 2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (2).
491. States arisen ; States not arisen ; States bound to arise ;
Past states ; Future states ; Present states ; Internal states ;
External states ; States both visible and impinging ; States invisible
but impinging are dissociated from these states. They are classified
under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (10).
492. States with past object; States with future object; States
with internal object; States with external object are dissociated
from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the classification
of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and
under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified imder any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (4).
493. States with present object; States with internal and external
object are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbana
from the classification of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates,
under 12 bases and under 12 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases ;
they are not classified under 6 elements (2).
5. Couplets
494. States which are roots ; States which have associated roots ;
States which are associated with roots ; States which are roots and
also have associated roots ; States which have associated roots but
are not roots ; States which are roots and also associated with roots ;
States which are associated with roots but are not roots; States
which are not roots but have associated roots are dissociated from
these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the classification of
aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and
under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (8).
495. States which have no roots; States which are dissociated
from roots ; States which are neither roots nor have associated
roots are dissociated from these states. They are classified under
4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (3).
496. States not arising from 4 causes; States not conditioned
by 4 causes ; States with visibility; States with impinging ; States
which have physical change ; States which are Supramundane are
dissociated from these states. They are classified under 4 aggregates,
under 2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, imder 10 bases and under 10 elements (6).
497. States which are mundane are dissociated from these states.
They are classified under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under
2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (1).
498. States which are cankers ; States which are associated with
cankers ; States which are both cankers and objects of cankers;
States which are both cankers and associated with cankers ; States
which are associated with cankers but are not cankers are dissociated
from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the classification
of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and
under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (5).
499. States which are objects of cankers; States which are
dissociated from cankers ; States which are object of cankers but
are not cankers ; States which are dissociated from cankers but are
objects of cankers are dissociated from these states. They are
classified under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (4).
500. States which are not objects of cankers; States which are
dissociated from cankers and are not objects of cankers are dissoci ated
from these states. They are classified under 4 aggregates,
under 2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (2).
501. States which are fetters . . . States which are ties . . . States
which are floods . . . States which are bonds . . . States which are
hindrances . . . States which are misapprehensions; States which
are associated with misapprehensions ; States which are both
misapprehensions and objects of misapprehensions are dissociated from
these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the classification of
aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and
under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (58).
502. States which are objects of misapprehensions ; States which
are dissociated from misapprehensions ; States which are objects of
misapprehensions but are not misapprehensions ; States which are
dissociated from misapprehensions but are objects of misapprehensions
are dissociated from these states. They are classified under
4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (4).
503. States which are not objects of misapprehensions; States
which are dissociated from misapprehensions and are not objects of
misapprehensions are dissociated from these states. They are
classified under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (2).
504. States which have objects ; States which are consciousness ;
States which are mental factors ; States which are associated with
consciousness; States which are conjoined with consciousness ;
States which are conjoined with and are generated by consciousness ;
States which are conjoined with, are generated by and arise together
with consciousness ; States which are conjoined with, are generated
by and arise successively with consciousness are dissociated from
these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the classification of
aggregates, are classified under 1 aggregate, under 11 bases and
under 11 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 4 aggregates, under 1 base and under 7 elements (8).
505. States which have no objects ; States which are dissociated
from consciousness; States which are not conjoined with consciousness ;
States which are derived ; States which are not acquired
by clinging are dissociated from these states. They are classified
under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (5).
506. States which are acquired by clinging are dissociated from
these states. They are classified under 4 aggregates, imder 2 bases
and under 3 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 15 elements (1).
507. States which are clinging . . . States which are corruptions ;
States which are corrupt; States which are associated with corruptions ;
States which are both corruptions and objects of corruptions ;
States which are both corruptions and corrupt; States which are
corrupt but are not corruptions ; States which are both corruptions
and associated with corruptions ; States which are associated with
corruptions but are not corruptions are dissociated from these states.
They, excluding Nibbana from the classification o f aggregates,
are classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and under 18
elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (19).
508. States which are objects of corruptions; States which are
not corrupt; States which are dissociated from corruptions ; States
which are objects of corruptions but are not corruptions; States
which are dissociated from corruptions but are objects of corruptions
are dissociated from these states. They are classified under
4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (5).
509. States which are not objects of corruptions ; States which
are dissociated from corruptions and are not objects of corruptions
are dissociated from these states. They are classified under 4 aggregates,
under 2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (2).
510. States eradicated by First Path ; States eradicated by
Higher 3 Paths; States together with roots eradicated by First
Path ; States together with roots eradicated by Higher 3 Paths are
dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the
classification of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates, under
12 bases and under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (4).
511. States not eradicated by First Path ; States not eradicated
by Higher 3 Paths ; States together with roots not eradicated by
First Path ; States together with roots not eradicated by Higher 3
Paths are dissociated from these states. They are classified under
4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, imder 10 bases and under 16 elements (4).
512. States with applied-thought; States with sustained-thought
are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from
the classification of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates,
under 12 bases and under 17 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases ;
they are not classified under 1 element (2).
513. States with rapture ; States which are accompanied by
rapture ; States which are accompanied by pleasure are dissociated
from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the classification
of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and
under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (3).
514. States which are accompanied by indifference are dissociated
from these states. They, excluding Nibbana from the classification
of aggregates, are classified under 5 aggregates, under 12 bases and
under 13 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not
non-classified under any aggregates, not non-classified under any
bases ; they are not classified under 6 elements (1).
515. States which belong to the sensuous plane ; States which
are included in the round of existences; States which are with
beyond are dissociated from these states. They are classified under
4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (3).
516. States which do not belong to the sensuous plane; States
which are not included in the round of existences ; States which are
not with beyond are dissociated from these states. They are classified
under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 8 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (3).
517. States which belong to the fine-material plane ; States which
belong to the immaterial plane; States which lead out from the
round of existences ; States which have fixed destiny yielded after
decease or after their own occurrence; States which are causes
of lamentation are dissociated from these states. They, excluding
Nibbana from the classification of aggregates, are classified under
5 aggregates, under 12 bases and under 18 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not non classified
under any aggregates, not non-classified under any bases
and not non-classified under any elements (5).
518. States which do not belong to the fine-material plane ; States
which do not belong to the immaterial plane; States which do
not lead out from the round of existences ; States which have not
fixed destiny as above ; States which are not causes of lamentation
are dissociated from these states.
Under how many aggregates, under how many bases and under
how many elements are those states classified ? They are classified
under 4 aggregates, under 2 bases and under 2 elements.
Under how many are they not classified ? They are not classified
under 1 aggregate, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (5).
Classified and Unclassified concerning the Dissociated 155
Mnemonic
Same as Chapter VIII.