Kumārapañhaṁ: The Questions to the Boy
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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. |