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24. Cha Paññattiyo
24. The Six Designations

from Puggalapaññattipāḷi

Cha paññattiyo:
There are six designations:

1. Khandhapaññatti,
1. The designation of the components,

2. āyatanapaññatti,
2. the designation of the sense-spheres,

3. dhātupaññatti,
3. the designation of the elements,

4. saccapaññatti,
4. the designation of the truths,

5. indriyapaññatti,
5. the designation of the faculties,

6. puggalapaññatti.
6. the designation of the persons.

1. Kittāvatā khandhānaṁ khandhapaññatti?
1. In what way is there a designation of the components regarding components?

Yāvatā pañcakkhandhā:
So far as there are these five components:

{1} Rūpakkhandho,
{1} The bodily-form component,

{2} vedanākkhandho,
{2} the feelings component,

{3} saññākkhandho,
{3} the perceptions component,

{4} saṅkhārakkhandho,
{4} the volitions component,

{5} viññāṇakkhandho,
{5} the consciousness component,

ettāvatā khandhānaṁ khandhapaññatti.
thus far there is a designation of the components regarding components.

2. Kittāvatā āyatanānaṁ āyatanapaññatti?
2. In what way is there designation of the sense-spheres regarding the sense-spheres?

Yāvatā dvādasāyatanāni:
So far as there are these twelve sense-spheres:

{1} Cakkhāyatanaṁ,
{1} The eye sense-sphere,

{2} rūpāyatanaṁ,
{2} the visible-form sense-sphere,

{3} sotāyatanaṁ,
{3} the ear sense-sphere,

{4} saddāyatanaṁ,
{4} the sound sense-sphere,

{5} ghānāyatanaṁ,
{5} the nose sense-sphere,

{6} gandhāyatanaṁ,
{6} the smell sense-sphere,

{7} jivhāyatanaṁ,
{7} the tongue sense-sphere,

{8} rasāyatanaṁ,
{8} the taste sense-sphere,

{9} kāyāyatanaṁ,
{9} the body sense-sphere,

{10} poṭṭhabbāyatanaṁ,
{10} the taste sense-sphere,

{11} manāyatanaṁ,
{11} the mind sense-sphere,

{12} dhammāyatanaṁ,
{12} the thoughts sense-sphere,

ettāvatā āyatanānaṁ āyatanapaññatti.
thus far there is a designation of the sense-spheres regarding the sense-spheres.

3. Kittāvatā dhātūnaṁ dhātupaññatti?
3. In what way is there designation of the elements regarding the elements?

Yāvatā aṭṭhārasa dhātuyo:
So far as there are these eighteen elements:

{1} Cakkhudhātu,
{1} The eye element,

{2} rūpadhātu,
{2} the visible-form element,

{3} cakkhuviññāṇadhātu;
{3} the eye-consciousness element;

{4} sotadhātu,
{4} the ear element,

{5} saddadhātu,
{5} the sound element,

{6} sotaviññāṇadhātu;
{6} the ear-consciousness element;

{7} ghānadhātu,
{7} the nose element,

{8} gandhadhātu,
{8} the smell element,

{9} ghānaviññāṇadhātu;
{9} the nose-consciousness element;

{10} jivhādhātu,
{10} the tongue element,

{11} rasadhātu,
{11} the taste element,

{12} jivhāviññāṇadhātu;
{12} the tongue-consciousness element;

{13} kāyadhātu,
{13} the body element,

{14} phoṭṭhabbadhātu,
{14} the tangible element,

{15} kāyaviññāṇadhātu;
{15} the body-consciousness element;

{16} manodhātu,
{16} the mind element,

{17} dhammadhātu,
{17} the thought element,

{18} manoviññāṇadhātu,
{18} the mind-consciousness element,

ettāvatā dhātūnaṁ dhātupaññatti.
thus far there is a designation of the elements regarding the elements.

4. Kittāvatā saccānaṁ saccapaññatti?
4. In what way is there designation of the truths regarding the truths?

Yāvatā cattāri saccāni:
So far as there are these four truths:

{1} Dukkhasaccaṁ,
{1} The truth of suffering,

{2} samudayasaccaṁ,
{2} the truth of arising,

{3} nirodhasaccaṁ,
{3} the truth of cessation,

{4} maggasaccaṁ,
{4} the truth of the path,

ettāvatā saccānaṁ saccapaññatti.
thus far there is a designation of the truths regarding the truths.

5. Kittāvatā indriyānaṁ indriyapaññatti?
3. In what way is there designation of the faculties regarding the faculties?

Yāvatā bāvīsatindriyāni:
So far as there are these twenty-two faculties:

{1} Cakkhundriyaṁ,
{1} The eye faculty,

{2} sotindriyaṁ,
{2} the ear faculty,

{3} ghānindriyaṁ,
{3} the nose faculty,

{4} jivhindriyaṁ,
{4} the tongue faculty,

{5} kāyindriyaṁ,
{5} the body faculty,

{6} manindriyaṁ;
{6} the mind faculty;

{7} itthindriyaṁ,
{7} the female faculty,

{8} purisindriyaṁ,
{8} the male faculty,

{9} jīvitindriyaṁ;
{9} the life faculty;

{10} sukhindriyaṁ,
{10} the pleasure faculty,

{11} dukkhindriyaṁ,
{11} the pain faculty,

{12} somanassindriyaṁ,
{12} the well-being faculty,

{13} domanassindriyaṁ,
{13} the sorrow faculty,

{14} upekkhindriyaṁ;
{14} the equanimity faculty;

{15} saddhindriyaṁ,
{15} the faith faculty,

{16} viriyindriyaṁ,
{16} the energy faculty,

{17} satindriyaṁ,
{17} the mindfulness faculty,

{18} samādhindriyaṁ,
{18} the concentration faculty,

{19} paññindriyaṁ;
{19} the wisdom faculty;

{20} anaññātaññassāmītindriyaṁ,
{20} the ‘I-will-know-the-unknown’ faculty,

{21} aññindriyaṁ,
{21} the understanding faculty,

{22} aññātāvindriyaṁ,
{22} the complete understanding faculty,

ettāvatā indriyānaṁ indriyapaññatti.
thus far there is a designation of the faculties regarding the faculties.

6. Kittāvatā puggalānaṁ puggalapaññatti?
6. In what way is there a designation of the person regarding persons?

{1} Samayavimutto,
{1} One free occasionally, This is a list of the 54 single persons, others follow, like pairs of people, triads, etc. They are mainly concerned with the state of attainment of the person.

{2} asamayavimutto,
{2} one free always,

{3} kuppadhammo,
{3} one unsteady,

{4} akuppadhammo,
{4} one steady,

{5} parihānadhammo,
{5} one liable to fall,

{6} aparihānadhammo,
{6} one not liable to fall,

{7} cetanābhabbo,
{7} one able in intention,

{8} anurakkhaṇābhabbo,
{8} one able in guarding,

{9} puthujjano,
{9} the worldling,

{10} gotrabhū,
{10} the lineage-holder,

{11} bhayūparato,
{11} one abstaining through fear,

{12} abhayūparato,
{12} one not abstaining through fear,

{13} bhabbāgamano,
{13} one able to arrive,

{14} abhabbāgamano,
{14} one unable to arrive,

{15} niyato,
{15} one determined,

{16} aniyato,
{16} one undetermined,

{17} paṭipannako,
{17} one path-attained,

{18} phaleṭṭhito,
{18} one established in fruition,

{19} samasīsī,
{19} the equal-headed,

{20} ṭhitakappī,
{20} one who steadies the aeon,

{21} ariyo,
{21} the noble one,

{22} anariyo,
{22} the ignoble one,

{23} sekkho,
{23} the trainee,

{24} asekkho,
{24} the one beyond training,

{25} nevasekkhanāsekkho,
{25} the one neither in training nor beyond training,

{26} tevijjo,
{26} the three knowledges,

{27} chaḷabhiñño,
{27} the six deep knowledges,

{28} Sammāsambuddho,
{28} the Perfect Sambuddha,

{29} Paccekasambuddho,
{29} the Independent Sambuddha

{30} ubhatobhāgavimutto,
{30} the one liberated in both ways,

{31} paññāvimutto,
{31} the one liberated through wisdom,

{32} kāyasakkhī,
{32} the body-witness,

{33} diṭṭhippatto,
{33} the one attained to (right) view,

{34} saddhāvimutto,
{34} the one liberated through faith,

{35} Dhammānusārī,
{35} the one who follows Dhamma,

{36} saddhānusārī,
{36} the one who follows faith,

{37} sattakkhattuparamo,
{37} the one (who returns) seven times at most,

{38} kolaṅkolo,
{38} the one who goes from one good family to another good family,

{39} ekabījī,
{39} the single-seeded,

{40} sakadāgāmī,
{40} the once-returner,

{41} anāgāmī,
{41} the non-returner,

{42} antarāparinibbāyī,
{42} the one who attains Nibbāna before the middle (of the aeon),

{43} upahaccaparinibbāyī,
{43} the one who attains Nibbāna at the end (of the aeon),

{44} asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī,
{44} the one who attains Nibbāna without (difficult) conditions,

{45} sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī,
{45} the one who attains Nibbāna with (difficult) conditions,

{46} uddhaṁsoto-akaniṭṭhagāmī,
{46} one who goes upstream to the highest (divinities),

{47} sotāpanno,
{47} the stream-enterer,

{48} sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno,
{48} the one on the path to experiencing the fruit of stream-entry,

{49} sakadāgāmī,
{49} the once-returner,

{50} sakadāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno,
{50} the one on the path to experiencing the fruit of once-returning,

{51} anāgāmī,
{51} the non-returner,

{52} anāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno,
{52} the one on the path to experiencing the fruit of non-returning,

{53} Arahā,
{53} the Worthy One,

{54} Arahattāya paṭipanno.
{54} the one on the path to Worthiness.