Cakkhundarīya

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Yamaka (2) · Vol. 39 · Section 441

[441] Is woman (itthī) a faculty (indriya)? — No. Are the faculties the femininity faculty (itthindriya)? — The femininity faculty is both a faculty and the femininity faculty; the remaining faculties are faculties, not the femininity faculty. Is man (purisa) a faculty? — No. Are the faculties the masculinity faculty (purisindriya)? — The masculinity faculty is both a faculty and the masculinity faculty; the remaining faculties are faculties, not the masculinity faculty. Is life (jīvita) a faculty? — Yes. Are the faculties the life faculty (jīvitindriya)? — The life faculty is both a faculty and the life faculty; the remaining faculties are faculties, not the life faculty.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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