Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

The Five Methods 241derived from the four primaries? A. Depending on one another, the fourprimaries are produced. Though the four derived material qualities areproduced in dependence on the four primaries, the four primaries do notdepend on the derived material qualities and the material qualities derivedfrom the four primaries are not interdependent.SIMILE OF THE THREE STICKSThe four primaries should be known as three sticks which stand supportingone another. The material qualities derived from the four primaries shouldbe known as the shadow cast by the three sticks, which support each other.This is the difference between them. Here the yogin knows that all thesethirty material qualities are of five kinds by way of arising, group, birth,diversity, unity.MATERIAL QUALITIES BY WAY OF ARISINGQ. How, by way of arising? A. Nine material qualities arise owingto the cause-condition of kamma. They are the sense-organs of eye, ear,nose, tongue and body, femininity, masculinity, life-principle, and the basis ofthe material element. Two material qualities arise owing to the cause-conditionof consciousness. They are body-intimation and speech-intimation.One material quality arises owing to the cause-condition of the caloric orderand consciousness. It is the auditory sense-object. Four material qualitiesarise owing to the cause-condition of caloricity, consciousness and nutriment.They are buoyancy of matter, impressibility of matter, adaptibility of matterand the material quality of torpor. Twelve material qualities arise owing tofour cause-conditions. They are material sense-object, olfactory senseobject,gustatory sense-object, space-element, integration of matter, continuityof matter, birth of matter, solid food and the four elements.Of two material qualities, namely decay of matter and impermanency ofmatter, there is no arising. And again, decay depends on birth; and dependingon decay, there is impermanency. Thus one should know the character ofthese by way of arising.MATERIAL QUALITIES BY WAY OF GROUPQ. How, by way of group? 1 A. Nine groups are produced by kamma.Nine groups are produced by consciousness. Six groups are produced bycaloric order. Three groups are produced by nutriment.Q. What are the nine groups produced by kamma? A. They are theeye-decad, ear-decad, nose-decad, tongue-decad, body-decad femininity-decad,masculinity-decad, basis-decad, life-ennead. 21. Kaldpa.2. Cakkhu-dasaka-, sota-dasaka-, ghana-dasaka-, kdya~dasaka- 9 itthindriya-dasaka-, purisindriya-dasaka-,dyatana-dasaka-kaldpa (possibly for hadayavatthu); jivita-navaka-kaldpa.