The Discourse on Elements

2.7. Associated and Dissociated

11 Questions and Answers

Msdiv 306Feeling aggregate is associated with these states; Perception aggregate; Mental formation aggregate; Consciousness aggregate; Mind base is associated with these states. Those states are dissociated from these states.

From how many aggregates, from how many bases and from how many elements are those states dissociated? They are dissociated from 4 aggregates, from 1 base and from 7 elements; partially dissociated from 1 base and from 1 element (5).

Msdiv 307Eye consciousness element; … Mind element; Mind consciousness element is associated with these states. Those states are dissociated from these states.

They are not dissociated from any aggregates, not dissociated from any bases; they are dissociated from 1 element (7).

Msdiv 308Mind faculty is associated with these states. Those states are dissociated from these states.

They are dissociated from 4 aggregates, from 1 base and from 7 elements; partially dissociated from 1 base and from 1 element (1).

Msdiv 309Indifference faculty is associated with these states. Those states are dissociated from these states.

They are not dissociated from any aggregates; not dissociated from any bases; they are dissociated from 5 elements (1).

Msdiv 310Conditioned by formation, Consciousness; Conditioned by 6 bases, Contact; Conditioned by contact, Feeling; Contact; Feeling; Perception; Volition; Consciousness; Attention is associated with these states. Those states are dissociated from these states.

They are dissociated from 4 aggregates, from 1 base and from 7 elements; partially dissociated from 1 base and from 1 element (9).

Msdiv 311Decision is associated with these states. Those states are dissociated from these states.

They are not dissociated from any aggregates, not dissociated from any bases; they are dissociated from 1 element (1).

Msdiv 312States associated with feeling that is neither painful nor pleasant; States accompanied by indifference are associated with these states. Those states are dissociated from these states.

They are not dissociated from any aggregates, not dissociated from any bases; they are dissociated from 5 elements (2).

Msdiv 313States with applied-thought and sustained-thought are associated with these states. Those states are dissociated from these states.

They are not dissociated from any aggregates, not dissociated from any bases; they are dissociated from 1 element (1).

Msdiv 314States which are consciousness; States which are mental factors; States which are associated with consciousness; States which are conjoined with consciousness; States which are both 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 associated with these states. Those states are dissociated from these states.

They are dissociated from 4 aggregates, from 1 base and from 7 elements; partially dissociated from 1 base and from 1 element (7).

Msdiv 315States with applied-thought; States with sustained-thought are associated with these states. Those states are dissociated from these states.

They are not dissociated from any aggregates, not dissociated from any bases; they are dissociated from 1 element (2).

Msdiv 316States which are accompanied by indifference are associated with these states. Those states are dissociated from these states.

From how many aggregates, from how many bases and from how many elements are those states dissociated? They are not dissociated from any aggregates, not dissociated from any bases; they are dissociated from 5 elements (1).

Four aggregates, one base, Seven elements, two from faculties, Three dependent originations, and then five states with contact as the fifth, Decision, attention, three triplets, Seven greater intermediate couplets, two applied and sustained-thoughts, Associated with mind element, three states accompanied with indifference feeling.

Four aggregates, one base, Seven elements, two from faculties, Three dependent originations, and then five states with contact as the fifth, Decision, attention, three triplets, Seven greater intermediate couplets, two applied and sustained-thoughts, Associated with mind element, three states accompanied with indifference feeling.

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

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