6.2.3. Chapter on Origination and Cessation (Uppadanirodhavāra)

1. Chapter on the Present (Paccupannavāra)

Positive (Anuloma) Person (Puggala)

Body formation arises to this person. Does verbal formation cease to that person? No.

Verbal formation ceases to this person. Does body formation arise to that person? No.

Body formation arises to this person. Does mental formation cease to that person? No.

Mental formation ceases to this person. Does body formation arise to that person? No.

Verbal formation arises to this person. Does mental formation cease to that person? No.

Verbal formation ceases to … pe … No.

Positive (Anuloma) Plane (Okāsa)

Body formation arises to this plane. Does verbal formation cease to that plane? At the planes of second jhāna absorption and third jhāna absorption … pe …

(The others are the same as in the Plane.)

Positive (Anuloma) Person and Plane (Puggalokāsa)

Body formation arises to this person at this plane … pe …

(Person and Person and Plane are the same.)

Negative (Paccanīka) Person (Puggala)

Body formation does not arise to this person. Does verbal formation not cease to that person? To those persons at the ceasing moment of initial application and sustained application, body formation does not arise; (it is) not that verbal formation does not cease to those persons. To those persons at the rising moment of consciousness with breath-in and breath-out, persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness without initial application and sustained application, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, body formation does not arise and verbal formation also does not cease.

Verbal formation does not cease to this person. Does body formation not arise to that person? To those persons at the rising moment of breath-in and breath-out, verbal formation does not cease; (it is) not that body formation does not arise to those persons. To those persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness without initial application and sustained application, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, verbal formation does not cease and body formation also does not arise.

Body formation does not arise to this person. Does mental formation not cease to that person? To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, body formation does not arise; (it is) not that mental formation will not cease to those persons. To those persons at the rising moment of consciousnesswithout breath-in and breath-out, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, body formation does not arise and mental formation also does not cease.

Mental formation does not cease to this person. Does body formation not cease to that person? To those persons at the rising moment of breath-in and breath-out, mental formation does not cease; (it is) not that body formation does not arise to those persons. To those persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, mental formation does not cease and body formation also does not arise.

Verbal formation does not arise to this person. Does mental formation not cease to that person? To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, verbal formation does not arise; (it is) not that mental formation does not cease to those persons. To those persons at the rising moment of consciousness without initial application and sustained application, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, verbal formation does not arise and mental formation also does not cease.

Mental formation does not cease to this person. Does verbal formation not arise to that person? To those persons at the rising moment of initial application and sustained application, mental formation does not cease; (it is) not that verbal formation does not arise to those persons. To those persons at the rising moment of consciousness without initial application and sustained application, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, mental formation does not cease and verbal formation also does not arise.

Negative (Paccanīka) Plane (Okāsa)

Body formation does not arise at this plane … pe …

Negative (Paccanīka) Person and Plane (Puggalokāsa)

Body formation does not arise to this person at this plane … pe …

(Person and Person and Plane are the same. At Person and Plane, persons of Nirodha absorption should not be taking place.)

2. Chapter on the Past (Atītavāra)

Positive (Anuloma) Person (Puggala)

Body formation had arisen to this person. Had verbal formation ceased to that person? Yes.

(The questions of Origination, Cessation, and Origination-Cessation in the past should be expanded in the same way.)

3. Chapter on the Future (Anagatavāra)

Positive (Anuloma) Person (Puggala)

Body formation will arise to this person. Will verbal formation cease to that person? Yes.

Verbal formation will cease to this person. Will body formation arise to that person? To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere will arise, those final-existence persons of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere who will be born and die at the planes of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere (without being reborn, i.e. Parinibbāna), at the death moment, verbal formation will cease; body formation will not arise to those persons. To other persons, verbal formation will cease and also body formation will arise.

Body formation will arise to this person. Will mental formation cease to that person? Yes.

Mental formation will cease to this person. Will body formation arise to that person?To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere will arise, those final-existence persons of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere who will be born and die at the planes of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere (without being reborn, i.e. Parinibbāna), at the death moment, mental formation will cease; body formation will not arise to those persons. To other persons, mental formation will cease and also body formation will cease.

Verbal formation will arise to this person. Will mental formation cease to that person? Yes.

Mental formation will cease to this person. Will verbal formation arise to that person? To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application will arise, mental formation will cease; verbal formation will not arise to those persons. To other persons, mental formation will cease and also verbal formation will arise.

Positive (Anuloma) Plane (Okāsa)

Body formation will arise to this plane … pe …

Positive (Anuloma) Person and Plane (Puggalokāsa)

Body formation will arise to this person at this plane. Will verbal formation cease to that person at that plane? To those persons at the planes of second jhāna absorption and third jhāna absorption, body formation will arise; verbal formation will not cease to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the planes of first jhāna absorption and sense sphere, body formation will arise and also verbal formation will cease.

Verbal formation will cease to this person at this plane. Will body formation arise to that person at that plane? To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere, persons at the planes of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere, verbal formation will cease; body formation will not arise to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the planes of first jhāna absorption and other persons at the planes of sense sphere, verbal formation will cease and also body formation will arise.

Body formation will arise to this person at this plane. Will mental formation cease to that person at that plane? Yes.

Mental formation will cease to this person at this plane. Will body formation arise to that person at that plane? To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere will arise, persons at the planes of fourth jhāna absorption, persons at the planes of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere, mental formation will cease; body formation will not arise to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the planes of first jhāna absorption, second jhāna absorption, third jhāna absorption and other persons at the planes of sense sphere, mental formation will cease and also body formation will arise.

Verbal formation will arise to this person at this plane. Will mental formation cease to that person at that plane? Yes.

Mental formation will cease to this person at this plane. Will verbal formation arise to that person at that plane? To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application will arise, persons at the planes of second jhāna absorption, third jhāna absorption and fourth jhāna absorption, mental formation will cease; verbal formation will not arise to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the planes offirst jhāna absorption, persons at the planes of sense sphere, other persons at the planes of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere, mental formation will cease and also verbal formation will arise.

Negative (Paccanīka) Person (Puggala)

Body formation will not arise to this person. Will verbal formation not cease to that person? To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere will arise, those final-existence persons of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere who will be born and die at the planes of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere (without being reborn, i.e. Parinibbāna), at the death moment, body formation will not arise; (it is) not that verbal formation will not cease to those persons. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness with initial application and sustained application, persons with final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application will arise, body formation will not arise and also verbal formation will not cease.

Verbal formation will not cease … pe … Yes.

Body formation will not arise to this person. Will mental formation not cease to that person? To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere will arise, final-existence persons of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere who will be born and die at the planes of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere (without being reborn, i.e. Parinibbāna), at the death moment, body formation will not arise; (it is) not that mental formation will not cease to those persons. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness, body formation will not arise and also mental formation will not cease.

Mental formation will not cease … pe … Yes.

Verbal formation will not arise to this person. Will mental formation not cease to that person? To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application will arise, verbal formation will not arise; (it is) not that mental formation will not cease to those persons. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness, verbal formation will not arise and also mental formation will not cease.

Mental formation will not cease … pe … Yes.

Negative (Paccanīka) Plane (Okāsa)

Body formation will not arise at this plane … pe …

Negative (Paccanīka) Person and Plane (Puggalokāsa)

Body formation will not arise to this person at this plane. Will verbal formation not cease to that person at that plane? To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness at the plans of sense sphere will arise, persons at the planes of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere, body formation will not arise; (it is) not that verbal formation will not cease to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness with initial application and sustained application, persons with final consciousness with non- initial application and non-sustained application, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application will arise, persons at the planes of fourth jhāna absorption and non-percipient beings, body formation will not arise and also verbal formation will not cease.

Verbal formation will not cease to this person at this plane. Will body formation not arise to that person at that plane?To those persons at the planes of second jhāna absorption and third jhāna absorption, verbal formation will not cease; (it is) not that body formation will not arise to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness with initial application and sustained application, persons with the final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application will arise, persons at the planes of fourth jhāna absorption and non-percipient beings, verbal formation will not cease and also body formation will not arise.

Body formation will not arise to this person at this plane. Will mental formation not cease to that person at that plane? To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness at the planes of sense sphere, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with sense sphere will arise, persons at the planes of fourth jhāna absorption, persons at the planes of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere, body formation will not arise; (it is) not that mental formation will not cease to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness and non-percipient beings, body formation will not arise and also mental formation will not cease.

Mental formation will not cease … pe … Yes.

Verbal formation will not arise to this person at this plane. Will mental formation not cease to that person at that plane? To those persons at the rising moment of final consciousness, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application will arise, persons at the planes of second jhāna absorption, third jhāna absorption and fourth jhāna absorption, verbal formation will not arise; (it is) not that mental formation will not cease to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness and non-percipient beings, verbal formation will not arise and also mental formation will not cease.

Mental formation will not cease … pe … Yes.

4. Chapter on the Present and Past (Paccuppannatitavāra)

Positive (Anuloma) Person (Puggala)

Body formation arises to this person. Had verbal formation ceased to that person? Yes.

Verbal formation had ceased to this person. Does body formation arise to that person? To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, verbal formation had ceased; body formation does not arise to those persons. To those persons at the rising moment of breath-in and breath-out, verbal formation had ceased and also body formation.

(The questions of Positive and Negative, in the Present and Past of Origination Chapter have been explained. The questions of Positive and Negative, in the Present and Past of Origination-Cessation Chapter should be explained similarly.)

5. Chapter on the Present and Future (Paccuppannanagatavāra)

Positive (Anuloma) Person (Puggala)

Body formation arises to this person. Will verbal formation cease to that person? Yes.

Verbal formation will cease to this person. Does body formation arise to that person?To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, verbal formation will cease; body formation will not arise. To those persons at the rising moment of breath-in and breath-out, verbal formation will cease and also body formation will arise.

Body formation arises to this person. Will mental formation cease to that person? Yes.

Mental formation will cease to this person. Does body formation arise to that person? To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, mental formation will cease; body formation will not arise. To those persons at the rising moment of breath-in and breath-out, mental formation will cease and also body formation arises.

Verbal formation arises to this person. Will mental formation cease to that person? Yes.

Mental formation will cease to this person. Does verbal formation arise to that person? To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without initial application and sustained application, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, mental formation will cease; verbal formation will no t arise. To those persons at the rising moment of initial application and sustained application, mental formation will cease and also verbal formation arises.

Positive (Anuloma) Plane (Okāsa)

Body formation arises at this plane … pe …

Positive (Anuloma) Person and Plane (Puggalokāsa)

Body formation arises to this person at this plane. Will verbal formation cease to that person at that plane? To those persons at the planes of second jhāna absorption, third jhāna absorption, at the rising moment of breath-in and breath-out, body formation arises; verbal formation will not cease to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the planes of first jhāna absorption and persons at the planes of sense sphere, at the rising moment of breath-in and breath-out, body formation arises and also verbal formation will cease.

Verbal formation will cease to this person at this plane. Does body formation arise to that person at that plane? To those persons at the planes of first jhāna absorption and persons at the planes of sense sphere, at the ceasing moment of breath-in and breath-out, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, persons at the planes of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere, verbal formation will cease; body formation does not arise to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the planes of first jhāna absorption and persons at the planes of sense sphere, at the rising moment, verbal formation will cease and also body formation arises.

Body formation arises to this person at this plane. Will mental formation cease to that person at that plane? Yes.

Mental formation will cease to this person at this plane. Does body formation arise to that person at that plane? To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, mental formation will cease and body formation does not arise. To those persons at the rising moment of breath-in and breath-out, mental formation will cease and also body formation arises.

Verbal formation arises to this person at this plane. Will mental formation cease to that person at that plane? Yes.

Mental formation will cease to this person at this plane. Does verbal formation arise to that person at that plane?To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without initial application and sustained application, mental formation will cease; verbal formation does not arise to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the rising moment of initial application and sustained application, mental formation will cease and also verbal formation arises.

Negative (Paccanīka) Person (Puggala)

Body formation does not arise to this person. Will verbal formation not cease to that person? To those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, body formation does not arise; (it is) not that verbal formation will not cease to those persons. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness with initial application and sustained application, and persons with final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application will arise, body formation does not arise and also verbal formation will not cease.

Verbal formation will not cease to this person. Does body formation not arise to that person? Yes.

Body formation does not arise to this person. Will mental formation not cease to that person? To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, body formation does not arise; (it is) not that mental formation will not cease to those persons. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness, body formation does not arise and also mental formation will not cease.

Mental formation will not cease to this person. Does body formation not arise to that person? Yes.

Verbal formation does not arise to this person. Will mental formation not cease to that person? To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without initial application and sustained application, persons of Nirodha absorption and non-percipient beings, , verbal formation does not arise; (it is) not that mental formation does not cease to those persons. To those person sat the ceasing moment of final consciousness, verbal formation does not arise and also mental formation will not cease.

Mental formation will not cease to this person. Does verbal formation not arise to that person? Yes.

Negative (Paccanīka) Plane (Okāsa)

Body formation does not arise at this plane … pe …

Negative (Paccanīka) Person and Plane (Puggalokāsa)

Body formation does not arise to this person at this plane. Will verbal formation not cease to that person at that plane? To those persons at the planes of first jhāna absorption and persons at the planes of sense sphere, at the ceasing moment of breath-in and breath-out, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, persons at the planes of fine-material sphere and immaterial sphere, body formation does not arise; (it is) not that verbal formation will not cease to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness with initial application and sustained application, persons with final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application will arise, persons at the planes of second jhāna absorption and third jhāna absorption, at the ceasing moment of breath-in and breath-out, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, persons at the planes of fourth jhāna absorption and non-percipient beings, , body formation does not arise and also verbal formation will not cease.

Verbal formation will not cease to this person at this plane. Does body formation not arise to that person at that plane? To those persons at the planes of second jhāna absorption and jhāna absorption, at the rising moment of breath-in and breath-out, verbal formation will not cease; body formation does not arise to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness with initial application and sustained application, persons with final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application will arise, persons at the planes of second jhāna absorption and third jhāna absorption, at the ceasing moment of breath-in and breath-out, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, persons at the planes of fourth jhāna absorption and non-percipient beings, verbal formation will not cease and also body formation does not arise.

Body formation does not arise to this person at this plane. Will mental formation not cease to that person at that plane? To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness and persons at the rising moment of consciousness without breath-in and breath-out, body formation does not arise; (it is) not that mental formation will not cease to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness and non-percipient beings, body formation does not arise and also mental formation will not cease.

Mental formation will not cease to this person at this plane. Does body formation not arise to that person at that plane? Yes.

Verbal formation does not arise to this person at that plane. Will mental formation not cease to that person at that plane? To all those persons at the ceasing moment of consciousness, persons at the rising moment of consciousness without initial application and sustained application, verbal formation does not arise; (it is) not that mental formation will not cease to those persons at those planes. To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness and non-percipient beings, verbal formation does not arise and also mental formation will not cease.

Mental formation will not cease to this person at this plane. Does verbal formation not arise to that person at that plane? Yes.

6. Chapter on the Past and Future (Atītanagatavāra)

Positive (Anuloma) Person (Puggala)

Body formation had arisen to this person. Will verbal formation cease to that person? To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness with initial application and sustained application, persons with final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application, persons whose consciousness immediate afterwards, final consciousness with non-initial application and non-sustained application will arise, body formation had arisen; verbal formation will not cease to those persons. To other persons, body formation had arisen and also verbal formation will cease to those persons.

Verbal formation will cease to this person. Had body formation arisen to that person? Yes.

Body formation had arisen to this person. Will mental formation cease to that person? To those persons at the ceasing moment of final consciousness, body formation had arisen; mental formation will not cease to those persons. To other persons, body formation had arisen and also mental formation will cease.

Mental formation will cease to this person. Had body formation arisen to that person? Yes.

(As at Cessation Chapter in Past and Future questions of Positive and Negative, at Origination-Cessation Chapter in Past and Future questions of Positive and Negative are to be classified without confusion. It is same with Cessation Chapter. There is no difference.)

End of Chapter on Origination and Cessation.