Fourteen non-concurrent formations
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Fourteen non-concurrent formations (Wyl. ldan min 'du byed bcu bzhi) mentioned in Vasubandhu's Treasury of Abhidharma:
- acquisition (thob pa)
- dispossession (ma thob pa)
- same status or similar class (skal mnyam/ris mthun)
- perceptionless absorption ( 'du shes med pa'i snyoms 'jug)
- perceptionlessness
- absorption of cessation ( 'gog pa'i snyoms 'jug)
- life faculty (srog gi dbang po)
- birth (skye ba)
- abiding (gnas pa)
- aging (rga ba)
- impermanence (mi rtag pa)
- names (ming gi tshogs)
- words/phrases (tshig gi tshogs)
- letters (yi ge'i tshogs)
Note that there are an additional ten non-concurrent formations mentioned in Asanga's Compendium of Abhidharma