Cakkhundarīya

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Yamaka (2) · Vol. 39 · Section 385

[385] Is what is not the eye (cakkhu) not a faculty (indriya)? Are those that are not faculties not the eye faculty (cakkhundriya)? Is what is not the ear (sota) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the ear faculty (sotindriya)? Is what is not the nose (ghāna) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the nose faculty (ghānindriya)? Is what is not the tongue (jivhā) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the tongue faculty (jivhindriya)? Is what is not the body (kāya) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the body faculty (kāyindriya)? Is what is not mind (mano) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the mind faculty (manindriya)? Is what is not a woman (itthī) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the femininity faculty (itthindriya)? Is what is not a man (purisa) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the masculinity faculty (purisindriya)? Is what is not life (jīvita) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the life faculty (jīvitindriya)? Is what is not pleasure (sukha) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the pleasure faculty (sukhindriya)? Is what is not pain (dukkha) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the pain faculty (dukkhindriya)? Is what is not joy (somanassa) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the joy faculty (somanassindriya)? Is what is not grief (domanassa) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the grief faculty (domanassindriya)? Is what is not equanimity (upekkhā) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the equanimity faculty (upekkhindriya)? Is what is not faith (saddhā) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the faith faculty (saddhindriya)? Is what is not energy (viriya) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the energy faculty (viriyindriya)? Is what is not mindfulness (sati) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the mindfulness faculty (satindriya)? Is what is not concentration (samādhi) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the concentration faculty (samādhindriya)? Is what is not wisdom (paññā) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the wisdom faculty (paññindriya)? Is what is not 'I shall come to know the unknown' (anaññātaññassāmīti) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the 'I shall come to know the unknown' faculty (anaññātaññassāmītindriya)? Is what is not perfect knowledge (añña) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the perfect-knowledge faculty (aññindriya)? Is what is not a perfect knower (aññātāvī) not a faculty? Are those that are not faculties not the perfect-knower faculty (aññātāvindriya)? _________________

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

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