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THE DOOR OF NĀMA
207 [1]. Then what is the serial of the states or modes (of jiva) ?1 The serial of the states is stated to be threefold, viz.
(i) the serial from the first, (ii) the serial from the last,
(iii) the non-serial. 207 [2]. Then what is the serial from the first ? The serial from the first is as follows) :
(i) udaia (the state of rise of karmans), (ii) uvasamia (the state of subsidence of karmans), (iii) khatia (the state of destruction of karmans), (iv) kkaovasamia (the state of subsidence-cum-destruction of karmans), (v) pāriņāmia (the state of innate change) and (vi) sannivatia (the state which is a mixture of the above states).
This is the serial from the first.
207 [3] Then what is the serial from the last? The serial from the last is (as follows, which is the reverse of the above): (vi) sannivatia...up to...(i) üdaia.
This is the serial from the last.
207 [4] Then what is the non-serial ? The non-serial in the above case is obtained by deducting 2 (two) from the total number of the permutations of the series of the collection of six, (the total number of permutations being obtained) by the mutual multiplication of the consecutive numbers beginning from 1 (one) (and ending in six).
This is the non-serial. This is the serial of the state or modes. Here ends (the description of the word anupuvvi (serial).
Here the first division of uvakkama, called änupuvui ends. Now we come to the second division called nāma which stands for 'name' in the sense of an expression meaning person or thing. In this section, a whole class of objects intended to be expressed by one, two, three...up to... ten words, are mentioned in order to illustrate their divisions into categories approved in different branches of knowledge.]
[Suttas 208-312 : The door of nāma (name)-a variety of
the Door of Disquisition called uvakkama] 208. Then what is the name ?3 The name is stated to be tenfold, viz.
1. Vide supra, sūtra No. 93, 2. The subject of anupuvvi is covered by the stras 93-207. 3. Vide supra, sutra No. 92.
