The Discourse on Elements

2.14. Classified and Unclassified Concerning the Dissociated

63 Questions and Answers

1. Aggregates and so on

Msdiv 456Matter 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).

Msdiv 457Feeling 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 Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 458Eye 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).

Msdiv 459Eye 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 Nibbāna 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

Msdiv 460Suffering 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).

Msdiv 461Origin truth; Path truth is dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 462Cessation 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).

Msdiv 463Bodily pleasure faculty; Bodily pain faculty; Mental joy faculty; Grief faculty is dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 464Indifference faculty is dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 465Faith 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 Nibbāna 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 (10).

Msdiv 466Conditioned by formations, Consciousness; Conditioned by 6 bases, Contact; Conditioned by contact, Feeling is dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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 (3).

Msdiv 467Conditioned by feeling, Craving; Conditioned by craving, Clinging; Kamma becoming is dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 468Rebirth 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).

Msdiv 469Sensuous 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 under 13 elements (1).

Msdiv 470Fine-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, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (4).

Msdiv 471Immaterial becoming; Neither perception nor non-perception becoming; Four-aggregate becoming; Sorrow; Suffering; Grief; Despair; Application of Mindfulness; Great Effort; Road to psychic power; Jhāna; Illimitables; 5 Faculties; 5 Strengths; 7 Factors of Enlightenment; Noble Eightfold Path is dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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. Seven Contact Group

Msdiv 472Contact; Feeling; Perception; Volition; Consciousness; Attention is dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 473Decision is dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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

Msdiv 474Wholesome 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 Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 475Indeterminate 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).

Msdiv 476States associated with feeling that is neither painful nor pleasant; Resultant states are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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 (2).

Msdiv 477States producing resultant states; Corrupt and corrupting states are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 478States 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).

Msdiv 479States 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, under 10 bases and under 15 elements (1).

Msdiv 480Not 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).

Msdiv 481States with applied-thought and sustained-thought are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 482States without applied-thought but sustained-thought; States accompanied by rapture; States accompanied by pleasure are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 483States 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).

Msdiv 484States accompanied by indifference are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 485States 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 Nibbāna; States appertaining to Learners; States appertaining to Arahatta; Lofty states are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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 (9).

Msdiv 486States 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 Nibbāna; 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).

Msdiv 487Incomparable 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).

Msdiv 488States with limited objects are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 489States 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 Path; States dominated by the Path are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 490Medium 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).

Msdiv 491States 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).

Msdiv 492States with past object; States with future object; States with internal object; States with external object are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 493States with present object; States with internal and external object are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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

Msdiv 494States 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 Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 495States 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).

Msdiv 496States 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, under 10 bases and under 10 elements (6).

Msdiv 497States 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).

Msdiv 498States 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 Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 499States which are objects of cankers; States which are dissociated from cankers; States which are objects 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).

Msdiv 500States which are not objects of cankers; States which are dissociated from cankers and are not objects of cankers 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).

Msdiv 501States 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 Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 502States 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).

Msdiv 503States 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).

Msdiv 504States 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 Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 505States 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).

Msdiv 506States which are acquired by 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, under 10 bases and under 15 elements (1).

Msdiv 507States 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 Nibbāna 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 (19).

Msdiv 508States 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).

Msdiv 509States 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).

Msdiv 510States 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 Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 511States 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, under 10 bases and under 16 elements (4).

Msdiv 512States with applied-thought; States with sustained-thought are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 513States with rapture; States which are accompanied by rapture; States which are accompanied by pleasure are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 514States which are accompanied by indifference are dissociated from these states. They, excluding Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 515States 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).

Msdiv 516States 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).

Msdiv 517States 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 Nibbāna 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).

Msdiv 518States 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).

Cognizable base, cognizable element, again life faculty, mentality-materiality, Six bases, birth, ageing, death, two triplets. Those states are not included, Seven states from the first lesser intermediate couplets, ten clusters, Again fourteen greater-intermediate couplets, six last couplets, These also are not included. All these forty-seven states are not included in this negative Chapter together with Chapter 2.14.

Cognizable base, cognizable element, again life faculty, mentality-materiality, Six bases, birth, ageing, death, two triplets. Those states are not included, Seven states from the first lesser intermediate couplets, ten clusters, Again fourteen greater-intermediate couplets, six last couplets, These also are not included. All these forty-seven states are not included in this negative Chapter together with Chapter 2.14.

Discourse on Elements, The Third Book of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka by U Nārada, Mūla Paṭṭhāna Sayadaw of Rangoon, Burma.

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