42: The Attributes of the Three Treasures – 1707
1. As a single factor that causes all conditioned things.
2. As two conditioned things, mind and matter.
3. As three conditioned things in the three kinds of sensation.
4. As four conditioned things in the four conditional factors.
5. As five conditioned things in the five aggregates that are clung to.
6. As six conditioned things in the internal sense spheres.
7. As seven conditioned things in the seven stations of consciousness.
8.
As eight conditioned things in the eight worldly conditions.
9. As nine conditioned things in the nine bases of existence for beings.
10. As ten conditioned things in the ten corporeal sense spheres.
11. As twelve conditioned things in the twelve sense bases.
12. As eighteen conditioned things in the eighteen elements.
2. Just as the Buddha has full knowledge of the conditioned world, so also he
knows fully about the world of living beings in that:
1. He knows the proclivities of individuals (
āsaya
).
2. He knows the latent tendencies in individuals (
anusaya
).
3. He knows the habitual conduct of individuals (
carita
).
4. He knows the leanings or dispositions of individuals (
adhimutti
).
He knows individuals who have little dust of defilements in their eye of wisdom,
and he knows individuals who have a thick layer of dust of defilements in their
eye of wisdom. He knows individuals who have sharp faculties such as
conviction, and he knows individuals who have dull faculties. He knows
individuals who have a natural desire for liberation and individuals who have
little desire for liberation. He knows individuals who are endowed with
righteousness such as conviction and wisdom that facilitate them to win path-
knowledge, and individuals not so endowed. He knows individuals who are free
from drawbacks in their previous deeds, defilements and resultants that mar the
attainment of path-knowledge and individuals not so free.
1. Proclivities (
āsaya
).