Study Report 18

Chapter on Purification of Words (Padasodhanavāro)

Negative (Paccanīkaṃ)

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Pali Text:
Na rūpaṃ na rūpakkhandhoti? āmantā.
Na rūpakkhandho na rūpanti?
Piyarūpaṃ sātarūpaṃ na rūpakkhandho, rūpaṃ. Rūpañca rūpakkhandhañca ṭhapetvā avasesā na ceva rūpaṃ na ca rūpakkhandho.

Translation:
(i) Q. Is it which is not called ‘rūpa’ not called ‘aggregate of matter’?
A. Yes.
Q. Is it which is not called ‘aggregate of matter’ not called ‘rūpa’?
A. Lovable-rūpa and pleasant-rūpa are not called ‘aggregate of matter’, but called ‘rūpa’. With the exception of rūpa and matter aggregate, the remainings are neither called ‘rūpa’ nor ‘aggregate of matter’.

Guide:
If it is not called ‘rūpa’, then it is definitely not called ‘aggregate of matter’. So, the answer is ‘Yes’.

“With the exception of rūpa and matter aggregate”: rūpa and aggregate of matter are 28 matters, 81 mundane consciousness and its associated 52 mental factors.

“The remainings are neither called ‘rūpa’ nor ‘aggregate of matter’”: the remainings are 8 supramundane consciousness and it’s associated 36 mental factors, Nibbāna, and concept.