DhātuvibhaṅgasuttantabhājanīyaPañhāpucchakaPīṭṭhidukavisajjanā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Vibhaṅga · Vol. 35 · Section 143

[143] Sixteen elements (dhātu) are not to be abandoned by seeing (dassana); two elements are sometimes to be abandoned by seeing, sometimes not to be abandoned by seeing. Sixteen elements are not to be abandoned by development (bhāvanā); two elements are sometimes to be abandoned by development, sometimes not to be abandoned by development. Sixteen elements do not have roots to be abandoned by seeing; two elements sometimes have roots to be abandoned by seeing, sometimes do not have roots to be abandoned by seeing. Sixteen elements do not have roots to be abandoned by development; two elements sometimes have roots to be abandoned by development, sometimes do not have roots to be abandoned by development. Fifteen elements are without initial application (avitakkā); the mind-consciousness element (manoviññāṇadhātu) is with initial application; two elements are sometimes with initial application, sometimes without initial application. Fifteen elements are without sustained application (avicārā); the mind element (manodhātu) is with sustained application; two elements are sometimes with sustained application, sometimes without sustained application. Sixteen elements are without rapture (appītikā); two elements are sometimes with rapture (sappītikā), sometimes without rapture. Sixteen elements are not accompanied by rapture; two elements are sometimes accompanied by rapture, sometimes not accompanied by rapture. Fifteen elements are not accompanied by pleasure (sukhasahagatā); three elements are sometimes accompanied by pleasure, sometimes not accompanied by pleasure. Eleven elements are not accompanied by equanimity (upekkhāsahagatā); five elements are accompanied by equanimity; two elements are sometimes accompanied by equanimity, sometimes not accompanied by equanimity. Sixteen elements are of the sense sphere (kāmāvacara); two elements are sometimes of the sense sphere, sometimes not of the sense sphere. Sixteen elements are not of the form sphere (rūpāvacara); two elements are sometimes of the form sphere, sometimes not of the form sphere. Sixteen elements are not of the formless sphere (arūpāvacara); two elements are sometimes of the formless sphere, sometimes not of the formless sphere. Sixteen elements are included (pariyāpannā); two elements are sometimes included, sometimes not included (apariyāpannā). Sixteen elements are not leading out (aniyyānikā); two elements are sometimes leading out (niyyānikā), sometimes not leading out. Sixteen elements are not fixed (aniyatā); two elements are sometimes fixed (niyatā), sometimes not fixed. Sixteen elements are surpassable (sa-uttarā); two elements are sometimes surpassable, sometimes unsurpassable (anuttarā). Sixteen elements are without conflict (araṇā); two elements are sometimes with conflict (saraṇā), sometimes without conflict. The Interrogation (Pañhāpucchaka). The Analysis of the Elements (Dhātuvibhaṅga) is completed. _________ The Analysis of the Truths (Saccavibhaṅga)

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

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