Eye, Ear, Nose, Tongue-consciousness resulting from demeritorious thought
556. What are the dhamma which are neither meritorious nor demeritorious?
When as a result of demeritorious deeds or of the accumulation of such deeds, done in connection with the sensuous sphere, eye-consciousness arises, accompanied by equanimity, having a visible object as its object ...p... ear-consciousness arises, accompanied by equanimity, having a sound as its object ...p... nose-consciousness arises, accompanied by equanimity, having an odour as its object ...p... tongue-consciousness arises, accompanied by equanimity, having a taste as its object ...p...,
- then at that time arises:
When as a result of demeritorious deeds or of the accumulation of such deeds, done in connection with the sensuous sphere, eye-consciousness arises, accompanied by equanimity, having a visible object as its object ...p... ear-consciousness arises, accompanied by equanimity, having a sound as its object ...p... nose-consciousness arises, accompanied by equanimity, having an odour as its object ...p... tongue-consciousness arises, accompanied by equanimity, having a taste as its object ...p...,
- then at that time arises:
The pentad of sense-contact (phassa-pancaka)
Factors of absorption (jhananga)
Faculties (indriya)
At that time (in addition to the above) there are other incorporeal dhamma which are causally produced.
-These are the dhamma which are neither meritorious nor demeritorious-
-These are the dhamma which are neither meritorious nor demeritorious-
The "whatsoever other" factors (ye-va-panaka)
attention (manasikara)