8. Dassana Tika:
(i) (1006). What are the dhamma which are eliminated by Sotapatti Magga?
The three fetters, viz., the wrong view concerning the five khandhas, Uncertainty, and the wrong view of the practice of morality are eliminated by Sotapatti Magga.
(1007). Of those (three fetters), what is the wrong view concerning the
five khandas?
In this manner, an uninformed worldling, not in the habit of associating with the ariyas, unskilled in the teaching of the ariyas, untrained in the teaching of the ariyas, not in the habit of associating with men of virtue, unskilled in the teaching of men of virtue, perceives -
(1) a. Corporeality as atta, self;
b. the remaining Aggregates as atta having Corporeality;
c. Corporeality (as existing) in atta;
d. atta (as existing) in Corporeality;
(2) a. Sensation as atta;
b. the remaining Aggregates as atta having Sensation;
c. Sensation (as existing) in atta;
d. atta (as existing) in Sensation;
(3) a. Perception as atta;
b. the remaining Aggregates as atta having Perception;
c. Perception (as existing) in atta;
d. atta (as existing) in Perception;
(4) a. Volitional Activities as atta;
b. the remaining Aggregates as atta having Volitional Activities;
c. Volitional Activities (as existing) in atta;
d. atta (as existing) in Volitional Activities;
(6) a. Consciousness as atta;
b. the remaining Aggregates as atta having Consciousness;
c. Consciousness (as existing) in atta;
d. atta (as existing) in Consciousness;
There are such wrong view, wrong view of the nature, the thicket of wrong view, the wilderness of wrong view, the thorny spike of wrong view, the inconsistency of wrong view, persistent obsession with wrong view, adherence to wrong view, misconception which is wrong view, detestable path, wrong course, wrongness, base of wrong view, tenacity of wrong view.
~ This is called wrong view of the five khandas.
(1008). Of those (three fetters), what is Uncertainty?
There are: doubt and uncertainty about the Teacher, doubt and uncertainty about the Doctrine, doubt and uncertainty about the Samgha, doubt and uncertainty about the Practice (of Sila, Samadhi, Panna), doubt and uncertainty about past existences, doubt and uncertainty about future existences, doubt and uncertainty about relation between cause and effect (as set out) in the Theory of Cause and Effect, paticcasamuppada.
There is such doubt, being doubtful, the fact of being doubtful, perplexity, uncertainty, being in two minds, indecisiveness, inability to make up the mind, inability to come to a definite decision, vacillation, hesitation, wavering, mental stiffness caused by indecision, vexation of the mind (as if it were scratched).
~ This is called Uncertainty.
(1009). Of those (three fetters), what is the wrong view of the practice of
morality?
There is the view of samanas and brahmanas outside this Teaching that they can attain purity (to realize Nibbana) by means of their morality, by means of their practice, and by means of their morality and practice. There is such wrong view, wrong view of nature, the thicket of wrong view, the wilderness of wrong view, the thorny spike of wrong view, the inconsistency of wrong view, persistent obsession with wrong view, adherence to wrong view, misconception which is wrong view, detestable path, wrong course, wrongness, base of wrong view, tenacity of wrong view.
~This is called the wrong view of the practice of morality.
(1010). These are the three fetters; there are also the defilements (leading to apaya) existing together with these (fetters); the aggregate of Sensation. the aggregate of Perception, the aggregate of Volitional Activities and the aggregate of Consciousness which are associated with (defilements); and physical action, verbal action and mental action arising on account of those (defilements).
(i) (1405). What are the dhamma which are eliminated by Sotapatti Magga?
There are: four thoughts which are associated with wrong view; and thought which arises together with uncertainty.
~ These are the dhamma which are eliminated by Sotapatti Magga.
