Dhamma Topics and their Analysis

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26. Bāvīsati Tikā
26. The Twenty-Two Triads

from Dhammasaṅgaṇīpāḷi

1. Kusalā dhammā,
1. Wholesome thoughts,

akusalā dhammā,
unwholesome thoughts,

abyākatā dhammā;
thoughts without consequences;

2. sukhāya vedanāya sampayuttā dhammā,
2. thoughts connected with pleasant feeling,

dukkhāya vedanāya sampayuttā dhammā,
thoughts connected with painful feeling,

adukkham-asukhāya vedanāya sampayuttā dhammā;
thoughts connected with neither painful nor pleasant feeling;

3. vipākā dhammā,
3. thoughts with results,

vipākadhammadhammā dhammā,
thoughts that have resultant nature,

nevavipākanavipākadhammadhammā dhammā;
thoughts that are neither results nor have resultant nature;

4. upādinnupādāniyā dhammā,
4. thoughts that are attached to and favourable to the attachments,

anupādinnupādāniyā dhammā,
thoughts that are not attached to (but) are favourable to the attachments,

anupādinna-anupādāniyā dhammā;
thoughts that are not attached to and are not favourable to the attachments;

5. saṅkiliṭṭhasaṅkilesikā dhammā,
5. thoughts that are defiled and connected with the defilements,

asaṅkiliṭṭhasaṅkilesikā dhammā,
thoughts that are not defiled (but) are connected with the defilements,

asaṅkiliṭṭha-asaṅkilesikā dhammā;
thoughts that are not defiled and are not connected with the defilements;

6. savitakkasavicārā dhammā,
6. thoughts that are with thinking and reflection,

avitakkavicāramattā dhammā,
thoughts that are without thinking (but) have reflection alone,

avitakka-avicārā dhammā;
thoughts that are without thinking and without reflection;

7. pītisahagatā dhammā,
7. thoughts that are united with joy,

sukhasahagatā dhammā,
thoughts that are united with pleasure,

upekkhāsahagatā dhammā;
thoughts that are united with equanimity;

8. dassanena pahātabbā dhammā,
8. thoughts that are to be given up through vision (of the first path),

bhāvanāya pahātabbā dhammā,
thoughts that are to be given up through cultivation (of the rest of the paths),

neva dassanena na bhāvanāya pahātabbā dhammā;
thoughts that are to be given up neither through vision (of the first path) nor through cultivation (of the rest of the paths);

9. dassanena pahātabbahetukā dhammā,
9. thoughts that have roots that are to be given up through vision (of the first path),

bhāvanāya pahātabbahetukā dhammā,
thoughts that have roots that are to be given up through cultivation (of the rest of the paths),

neva dassanena na bhāvanāya pahātabbahetukā dhammā;
thoughts that have roots that are neither to be given up through vision (of the first path) nor through cultivation (of the rest of the paths);

10. ācayagāmino dhammā,
10. thoughts that go towards increase (of rebirths),

apacayagāmino dhammā,
thoughts that go towards decrease (of rebirths),

nevācayagāmino nāpacayagāmino dhammā;
thoughts that go towards neither decrease nor increase (of rebirths);

11. sekhā dhammā,
11. those in training,

asekhā dhammā,
those no longer in training,

nevasekhā nāsekhā dhammā;
those neither in training nor no longer in training;

12. parittā dhammā,
12. thoughts that are limited,

mahaggatā dhammā,
thoughts that are very great,

appamāṇā dhammā;
thoughts that are immeasurable;

13. parittārammaṇā dhammā,
13. thoughts that are limited sense-objects,

mahaggatārammaṇā dhammā,
thoughts that are very great sense-objects,

appamāṇārammaṇā dhammā;
thoughts that are immeasurable sense-objects;

14. hīnā dhammā,
14. thoughts that are inferior,

majjhimā dhammā,
thoughts that are middling,

paṇītā dhammā;
thoughts that are excellent;

15. micchattaniyatā dhammā,
15. thoughts that are wrongful and have a fixed destiny,

sammattaniyatā dhammā,
thoughts that are righteous and have a fixed destiny,

aniyatā dhammā;
thoughts that do not have a fixed destiny;

16. maggārammaṇā dhammā,
16. thoughts that have path as their objects,

maggahetukā dhammā,
thoughts that have path as their roots,

maggādhipatino dhammā;
thoughts that have path as their predominant (factor);

17. uppannā dhammā,
17. thoughts that have arisen,

anuppannā dhammā,
thoughts that have not arisen,

uppādino dhammā;
thoughts that are arising;

18. atītā dhammā,
18. thoughts that are past,

anāgatā dhammā,
thoughts that are future,

paccuppannā dhammā;
thoughts that are present;

19. atītārammaṇā dhammā,
19. thoughts that are past objects,

anāgatārammaṇā dhammā,
thoughts that are future objects,

paccuppannārammaṇā dhammā;
thoughts that are present objects;

20. ajjhattā dhammā,
20. thoughts that are his own,

bahiddhā dhammā,
thoughts that are another’s,

ajjhattabahiddhā dhammā;
thoughts that are his own and another’s;

21. ajjhattārammaṇā dhammā,
21. thoughts that are internal objects,

bahiddhārammaṇā dhammā,
thoughts that are external objects,

ajjhattabahiddhārammaṇā dhammā;
thoughts that are internal and external objects;

22. sanidassanasappaṭighā dhammā,
22. thoughts that are visible and have impingement,

anidassanasappaṭighā dhammā,
thoughts that are not visible and have impingement,

anidassana-appaṭighā dhammā.
thoughts that are not visible and do not have impingement.