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| The sixteen aspects concerning the domain of the Four Noble Truths original: "catuḥsatya-gocaraṃ ṣoḍaśākāram" | 807 |
| Two types of spiritual receptivity original: "kṣānti" | 808 |
| The four stages conducive to penetration term: "nirvedhabhāgīya" — these are specific levels of meditative heat and clarity that "pierce" through worldly delusion to see the truth. | 614 |
| The stages conducive to liberation term: "mokṣabhāgīyam" — foundational virtues and practices that orient the practitioner toward the ultimate goal of freedom. | 621 |
| Receptivity to the knowledge of pure phenomena term: "anāsrava-dharmajñāna-kṣānti" — a state of openness to the truth where the mind is no longer polluted by worldly taints. | 622 |
| The sixteen-moment realization of the Truths original: "satyābhisamayaḥ ṣoḍaśacittakaḥ" | 623 |
| Why must knowledge and receptivity necessarily occur? | 626 |
| The classification of individuals term: "pudgala" — here referring to the different categories of spiritual practitioners. who have entered the Noble Path | 632 |
| Nine types of defects in each spiritual stage | 637 |
| Nine types of virtues in each spiritual stage | 638 |
| The practitioner established in the fruit who has not yet abandoned meditation-related flaws and returns seven times at most term: "saptakṛt paraḥ" — a specific level of a Stream-enterer who will undergo a maximum of seven more rebirths before enlightenment. | 639 |
| The "family-to-family" practitioner who takes two or three births term: "kulaṃkula" — a practitioner who transitions through a few more noble rebirths before reaching the end of the path. | 644 |
| Characteristics of those entering the second stage and beyond | 646 |
| Characteristics and divisions of the "Non-returner" term: "anāgāmin" — an advanced practitioner who will not be reborn in the human realm but will attain Nirvana from a higher plane. | 647 |
| Why is meditation practiced in a "mixed" manner? | 661 |
| Characteristics of the "body-witness" term: "kāyasākṣin" — a person who has personally experienced the highest meditative absorptions. | 662 |
| Divisions of the diamond-like concentration term: "vajropama-samādhi" — the final, powerful state of meditation that shatters the very last subtle obstacles to enlightenment. | 666 |
| The distinction between the "learner" and the "non-learner" term: "śaikṣa" and "aśaikṣa" — learners are still in training; non-learners are Arhats who have finished the path. | 671 |
| Which phenomena belong to the "learner"? | 673 |
| How does the learner attain dispassion? | 674 |
| From which stage and from where... |
| ...does dispassion arise? | 676 |
| What arises immediately after the knowledge of destruction? original: "kṣayajñāna" — the definitive realization that one's spiritual taints have been exhausted. | 676 |
| Asceticism and its fruits term: "śrāmaṇya" — the religious life or the results of being a dedicated practitioner (śramaṇa). | 676 |
| Holiness and the Wheel of Dharma original: "brāhmaṇya, dharmacakram" | 682 |
| How many fruits of asceticism are found in which realm? | 687 |
| The six types of Arhats term: "arhat" — one who has attained full enlightenment and is "worthy" of offerings. | 688 |
| The six lineages of learners and noble ones | 1002 |
| Three types of falling away original: "parihāṇi" | 1003 |
| Nine types of Arhats based on the difference in their faculties | 1007 |
| The seven types of persons original: "sapta pudgalāḥ" | 1007 |
| By what measure does one become a "complete learner"? | 1011 |
| In brief, how many types of paths are there? | 1012 |
| The four modes of progress term: "pratipad" — the different ways (painful or pleasant, slow or quick) that practitioners move toward the goal. | 1014 |
| The two-fold nature of progress | 1015 |
| The thirty-seven factors of awakening term: "bodhipakṣa-dharmas" — the classic list of 37 qualities, such as the Eightfold Path and the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, that lead to enlightenment. | 1016 |
| At which stage and in what way are these manifested? | 1020 |
| How many are the factors of awakening? | |
| Tainted phenomena original: "sāsravāḥ" | 1023 |
| Which phenomenon is intended here? | 1025 |
| Two types of liberation original: "vimukti" | 1027 |
| Right View original: "samyag-dṛṣṭi" | 1029 |
| What is the distinction between unconditioned liberation and the three realms? | 1030 |