10.3.6. Chapter on the Past and Future (Atītanagatavāra) (YA10.3.6)

Positive (Anuloma)

This person had comprehended eye faculty. Will that person eradicate (mental) grief faculty? No.

Or else, this person will eradicate (mental) grief faculty. Had that person comprehend faculty? No.

This person had comprehended eye faculty. Will that person cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty? No.

Or else, this person will cultivate final-knowledge faculty. Had that person comprehend eye faculty? No.

This person had comprehended eye faculty. Will that person realize final-knower faculty? No.

Or else, this person will realize final-knower faculty. Had that person comprehend eye faculty? No.

(Based on eye faculty.)

This person had eradicated (mental) grief faculty. Will that person cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty? No.

Or else, this person will cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty. Had that person eradicate (mental) grief faculty? No.

This person had eradicated (mental) grief faculty. Will that person cultivate final-knowledge faculty? Two persons had eradicated (mental) grief faculty; they will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty. Non-returner person had eradicated (mental) grief faculty.

Or else, this person will cultivate final-knowledge faculty. Had that person eradicated (mental) grief faculty? Six persons will cultivate final-knowledge faculty; they had not eradicated (mental) grief. Non-returner person will cultivate final- knowledge faculty and also had eradicated (mental) grief faculty.

This person had eradicated (mental) faculty. Will that person realize final-knower faculty? Arahat person had eradicated (mental) grief faculty; he will not realize final-knower faculty. Two persons had eradicated (mental) grief faculty and also will realize final-knower faculty.

Or else, this person will realize final-knower faculty. Had that person eradicated (mental) grief faculty? Six persons will realize final-knower faculty; they had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty. Two persons will realize final-knower faculty and also had eradicated (mental) grief faculty.

(Based on (mental) grief faculty.)

This person had cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty. Will that person cultivate final-knowledge faculty? Two persons had cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty; they will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty. Five persons had cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty and also will cultivate final- knowledge faculty.

Or else, this person will cultivate final-knowledge faculty. Had that person cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the- unknown” faculty? Two persons will cultivate final-knowledge faculty; they had not cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty.

Five persons will cultivate final-knowledge and also had cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty.

This person had cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty. Will that person realize final-knower faculty? Arahat person had cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty; he will not realize final-knower faculty. Six persons had cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty and also will realize final-unknown” faculty and also will realize final-knower faculty.

Or else, this person will realize final-knower faculty. Had that person cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty? Two persons will realize final-knower faculty; they had not cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty. Six persons will realize final-knower faculty and also faculty.

(Based on “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty.)

This person had cultivated final-knowledge faculty. Will that person realize final-knower faculty? No.

Or else, this person will realize final-knower faculty. Had that person cultivated final-knowledge faculty? No.

(Based on final-knowledge faculty.)

Negative (Paccanīka)

This person had not comprehended eye faculty. Will that person not eradicate (mental) grief? Five persons had not comprehended eye faculty; (it is) not that they will not eradicate (mental) grief faculty. Four persons had not comprehended eye faculty and also will not eradicate (mental) grief faculty.

Or else, this person will not eradicate (mental) grief faculty. Had that person not comprehended eye faculty? Arahat person will not eradicate (mental) grief faculty; (it is) not that he had not comprehended eye faculty. Four persons will not eradicate (mental) grief faculty and also had not comprehended eye faculty.

This person had not comprehended eye faculty. Will that person not cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty? Common worldlings who will attain the path had not comprehended eye faculty; (it is) not that they will not cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty. Eight persons had not comprehended eye faculty and also will not cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty.

Or else, this person will not cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty. Had that person not comprehended eye faculty? Arahat person will not cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty; (it is) not that he had not comprehended eye faculty. Eight persons will not cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty and also had not comprehended eye faculty.

This person had not comprehended eye faculty. Will that person not cultivate final-knowledge faculty? Seven persons had not comprehended eye faculty; (it is) not that they will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty. Two persons had not comprehended eye faculty and also will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty.

Or else, this person will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty. Had that person not comprehended eye faculty? Arahat person will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty; (it is) not that he had not comprehended eye faculty. Two persons will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty and also had not comprehended eye faculty.

This person had not comprehended eye faculty. Will that person not realize final-knower faculty? Eight persons had not comprehended eye faculty; (it is) not that they will not realize final-knower faculty. Common worldlings, who will not attain the path, had not comprehended eye faculty and also will not realize final-knower faculty.

Or else, this person will realize final-knower faculty. Had that person not comprehended eye faculty? Arahat person will not realize final-knower faculty; (it is) not that he had not comprehended eye faculty. Common worldlings, who will not attain the path, will not realize final-knower faculty and also had not comprehended eye faculty.

(Based on eye faculty.)

This person had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty. Will that person not eradicate “I-shall-come-to-know-the- unknown” faculty? Common worldlings who will attain the path, had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty; (it is) not that they will not cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty. Six persons had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty and also will not cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty.

Or else, this person will not cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty. Had that person not eradicated (mental) grief faculty? Three persons will not eradicate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty; (it is) not that they had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty. Six persons will not eradicate “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty and also had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty.

This person had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty. Will that person not eradicate final-knowledge faculty? Six persons had not eradicated (mental) faculty; (it is) not that they will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty. Common worldlings who will not attain path had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty and also will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty.

Or else, this person will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty. Had that person not eradicated (mental) grief faculty? Two persons will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty; (it is) not that they had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty. Common worldlings, who will not attain path, will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty and also had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty.

This person had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty. Will that person not realize final-knower faculty? Six persons had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty; (it is) not that they will not realize final-knower faculty. Common worldlings, who will not attain the path, will not eradicate (mental) grief faculty and also will not realize final-knower faculty.

Or else, his person will not realize final-knower faculty. Had that person not eradicated (mental) grief faculty? Arahat person will not realize final-knower faculty; (it is) not that he had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty. Common worldlings, who will not attain the path, will not realize final-knower faculty and also had not eradicated (mental) grief faculty.

(Based on mental grief faculty.)

This person had not cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty. Will that person not cultivate final- knowledge faculty? Two persons had not cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty; (it is) not that they will not cultivate final- knowledge faculty. Common worldlings, who will not attain the path, had not cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the- unknown” faculty and also will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty.

Or else, this person will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty. Had that person not cultivate “I-shall-come-to-know-the- unknown” faculty? Two persons will not cultivate the final-knowledge faculty; (it is) not that they had not cultivated “I-shall-come-to- know-the-unknown” faculty. Common worldlings, who will not attain the path, will not cultivate final-knowledge faculty and also had not cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty.

This person had not cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty. Will that person not realize final-knower faculty? Two persons had not cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty; (it is) not that they will not realize final-knower faculty. Common worldlings, who will not attain the path, had not cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the- unknown” faculty and also will not realize final-knower faculty.

Or else, this person will not realize final-knower faculty. Had that person not cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the- unknown” faculty? Arahat person will not realize final-knower faculty; (it is) not that he had not cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the- unknown” faculty. Common worldlings, who will not attain the path, will not realize final-knower faculty and also had not cultivated “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty.

(Based on “I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown” faculty.)

This person had not cultivated final-knowledge faculty. Will that person not realize final-knower faculty? Eight persons had not cultivated final-knowledge faculty; (it is not) that they will not realize final-knower faculty.

Common worldlings, who will not attain the path, had not cultivated final-knowledge faculty and also will not realize final-knower faculty.

Or else, this person will not realize final-knower faculty. Had that person not cultivated final-knowledge faculty? Arahat person will not realize final-knower faculty; (it is) not that he had not cultivated final-knowledge faculty.

Common worldlings, who will not attain the path, will not realize final-knower faculty and also had not cultivated final- knowledge faculty.

(Based on final-knowledge faculty.)

End of Chapter on Comprehension.

End of Pairs on Faculties.

The Book of Pairs, an English translation from the Chattasangiti Edition. Translated by Aggamahapaṇḍita U Nārada, U Nandamedha and U Kumārābhivaṁsa, assisted by others.

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