Kumārapañhaṁ: The Questions to the Boy

Kumārapañhaṁ
The Questions to the Boy


Eka nāma kiṁ? What is said to be one?	Sabbe sattā āhāraṭṭhitikā. All beings subsist on food.
Dve nāma kiṁ? What is said to be two?	Nāmañ-ca rūpañ-ca. Mind and body.
Tīṇi nāma kiṁ? What is said to be three?	Tisso vedanā. The three feelings.
Cattāri nāma kiṁ? What is said to be four?	Cattāri ariyasaccāni. The four noble truths.
Pañca nāma kiṁ? What is said to be five?	Pañcupādānakkhandhā. The five constituent groups (of mind and body) that provide fuel for attachment.
Cha nāma kiṁ? What is said to be six?	Cha ajjhattikāni āyatanāni. The six internal sense spheres.
Satta nāma kiṁ? What is said to be seven?	Satta Bojjhangā. The seven factors of Awakening.
Aṭṭha nāma kiṁ? What is said to be eight?	Ariyo aṭṭhangiko maggo. The noble path with eight factors.
Nava nāma kiṁ? What is said to be nine?	Nava sattāvāsā. The nine abodes of beings.
Dasa nāma kiṁ? What is said to be ten?	Dasah' angehi samannāgato Arahā ti vuccatī ti. When endowed with ten factors he is said to be Worthy.

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