Mahāvaggaindarīyakathā

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Paṭisambhidāmagga · Vol. 31 · Section 430

[430] In how many aspects is there the origin (samudaya) of the five faculties (indriya)? In how many aspects does one understand the origin of the five faculties? In how many aspects is there the passing away (atthaṅgama) of the five faculties? In how many aspects does one understand the passing away of the five faculties? In how many aspects is there the gratification (assāda) of the five faculties? In how many aspects does one understand the gratification of the five faculties? In how many aspects is there the danger (ādīnava) of the five faculties? In how many aspects does one understand the danger of the five faculties? In how many aspects is there the escape (nissaraṇa) from the five faculties? In how many aspects does one understand the escape from the five faculties? In forty aspects there is the origin of the five faculties; in forty aspects one understands the origin of the five faculties. In forty aspects there is the passing away of the five faculties; in forty aspects one understands the passing away of the five faculties. In twenty-five aspects there is the gratification of the five faculties; in twenty-five aspects one understands the gratification of the five faculties. In twenty-five aspects there is the danger of the five faculties; in twenty-five aspects one understands the danger of the five faculties. In one hundred and eighty aspects there is the escape from the five faculties; in one hundred and eighty aspects one understands the escape from the five faculties.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.