Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

The Five Methods 253THROUGH DISCRIMINATIONQ. How, through discrimination? A. The aggregates are discriminatedby the threefold discrimination of the five aggregates, the five clinging aggregatesand the five aggregates of the Law. 1 Here the five aggregates are all phenomena.2 The five clinging aggregates are all cankerous states. The fiveaggregates of the Law are: the aggregate of virtue, the aggregate of concentration,the aggregate of wisdom, the aggregate of freedom and the aggregate ofthe knowledge and discernment of freedom. 3 Here the five aggregates areto be taken.THROUGHCOMPREHENSIONQ. How, through comprehension? A. There are three comprehensions:sense-sphere-comprehension, element-comprehension, truth-comprehension. 4Here the aggregate of form is comprehended in eleven sense-spheres. Threeaggregates are comprehended in the sense-sphere of states. The aggregateof consciousness is comprehended in the sense-sphere of the mind.The aggregate of matter is comprehended in eleven elements. Threeaggregates are comprehended in the element of states. The aggregate of consciousnessis comprehended in seven elements. The aggregate of virtue, theaggregate of concentration, the aggregate of wisdom, the aggregate of theknowledge and discernment of freedom are comprehended in the sense-sphereand element of states. The aggregate of freedom is comprehended in thesense-sphere of states, the sense-sphere of mind, the element of states and themind-consciousness-element. The five aggregates are comprehended in theTruths or not comprehended in the Truths. The five aggregates of clingingare comprehended in the Truth of 111 and in the Truth of Origin. The aggregatesof virtue, concentration and wisdom are comprehended in the Path-Truth.The aggregate of freedom is not comprehended in the Truths. The aggregateof knowledge and discernment of freedom is comprehended in the Truth of111. Some states are comprehended in the aggregates and not in the Truths.Some states are comprehended in the Truths and not in the aggregates. Somestates are comprehended in the aggregates and also in the Truths. Somestates are comprehended neither in the Truths nor in the aggregates. Here,the material qualities that are linked with the faculties do not associate withthe Path (?). The recluse-fruit is comprehended in the aggregates and not inthe Truths. Nibbdna is comprehended in the Truths and not in the aggregates.1. Pancakkhandha, pahcupaddnakkhandha, pancadhammakkhandha.2. Sankhata-dhammd.3. A. Ill, 134: Idha bhikkhave bhikkhu asekhena silakkhandhena samanndgato hoti,asekhena samddhikkhandhena samanndgato hoti, asekhena paniiakkhandhena samanndgatohoti, asekhena vimuttikkhandhena samanndgato hoti, asekhena vimuttiMnadassanakkhandhenasamanndgato hoti.4. Ayatana, dhatu, sacca.