YOUTHFUL PLAY * AREA VII (5) H ow many are attained on the paths of no obstacles of the Peak of Existence 24d Likewise on vanquishing the Peak As with the previous, likewise on the path o f no obstacles that vanquishes the Peak o f Existence, only those six are attained ii How many are attained on the path of no learning This has three points (1) Dull faculties 25a O n knowing extinction, there are nine U pon attaining knowing extinction, there are nine knowings that those with dull faculties attain Knowing nonarising is excluded because it is possible they might regress (2) Sharp faculties 25b Unshakable attains ten knowings, The unshakable one, who also attains the knowing o f nonarising, attains ten knowings (3) How many are attained on paths of refining faculties 25c Refining there, on the last as well W hen refining there, to unshakable, all ten are attained on the last path of freedom as well b Explaining those similar counts together 25d Eight are attained on those not mentioned Eight knowings excluding knowing extinction and nonarising are attained on those remaining paths that were no t previously m entioned— the nine paths of liberation from desire for Desire, the paths o f liberation from desire for seven levels, the paths o f liberation for the five clairvoyances and the m ed itation o f alternating the dhyanas, the first eight paths o f liberation that create realization o f the unshakable, paths o f joining for detachment, and the distinctive paths 514 HOW THE KNOWINGS ARE ATTAINED O n the nonlearners paths o f joining, liberation, and distinction for clair voyance, occasional nonlearners attain nine knowings excluding knowing nonarising Nonoccasional nonlearners attain all ten O n the paths o f no-obstacles for the clairvoyances and alternating meditation, the occasional attain the eight that exclude knowing of nonarising and of others’ minds The nonoc casional attain the nine excluding the knowing of nonarising How many are attained from each path 26 One gains them where one is detached, O n which is gained, and lower, too O n knowing extinction, defiled, too; all levels Those previously gained are not attained O n which paths are how many levels’ knowings attained? you ask To consider relative knowing first, when attaining a level, one attains future relative know ings that are on the level o f the path and the level that has been attained for the very first tim e.302 Undefiled knowings are attained not just on the levels o f the paths Well, how is it then? you ask O ne gains them , undefiled knowings, on the levels where one has become detached through both the defiled and undefiled paths of joining and so on, and on that level which is gained A nd the lower levels’ undefiled knowings are attained, to o.303 O n knowing extinction, the defiled qualities attained by knowing extinc tion are attained, too The qualities o f all levels, repulsive meditation, m ind fulness o f the in-breath and out-breath, and so on are attained in a way similar to cutting the cords that bind a basket304 or releasing one’s breath Just as when a king gains a large kingdom, the people of the country welcome him with offerings o f gifts, when the kingdom that is not under the control of the afflic tions is gained in the mind, one is welcomed with gathering o f all the qualities o f virtuous dharmas How many are attained? you ask O nly those not previ ously acquired are attained; those that have previously been gained are not attained One also does not attain those from which one has regressed, because one has forfeited the attainment Classifications of their attainment 5i5 YOUTHFUL 27 PLAY * AREA VII Those called acquiring and maintaining Are attainm ent o f composite virtue Attainm ent of the antidote And distancing are o f defiled Is attainm ent only acquisition? you ask It is not There are four types of at tainment: acquiring attainment, maintaining attainment, attainm ent of anti dote, and distancing attainment The one called acquiring attainment is newly acquiring com pound virtue, and m aintaining attainm ent is the attainm ent o f manifesting already attained composite virtue over and over again Present dharmas can have both acquiring and m aintaining attainments, but future dharmas can only have acquiring attainment, and past dharmas have neither As far as the attainm ent o f the antidote and the attainm ent of distancing, the first is the attainm ent o f the antidote for defiled dharmas, and the second, distancing, is having abandoned them Respectively these are making one self detached from body and mind, and cutting the attainm ent o f the afflic tions Therefore, undefiled attainm ent can be the first two, defiled virtuous attainm ent can be all four, and the remaining defiled attainments can be the last two The Aparantakas posit that there are six attainments by adding the attain m ent of vows, which bind the gates o f the faculties, and the attainm ent of dis integration, which destroys clinging to a whole by analyzing the body into its parts The Kashmiris, however, say that these two are contained within the last two of the previous four attainments IV Qualities of the knowings This has two topics: A Unshared qualities, and B Shared qualities A Unshared qualities This has three topics: Overview, Explanation, and Summary Overview 28ab The Buddhas unshared qualities Are eighteen: powers and so forth Generally it is explained that all individuals attain the qualities of knowing extinction, but what is it that only the Buddha acquires? you ask The qualities only the Buddha acquires at the time o f knowing extinction are not common to listeners, self-buddhas, or others, so they are unshared qualities They are 516 QUALITIES OF THE KNOWINGS eighteen: the ten powers and so forth including the four fearlessnesses, three foundations of mindfulness, and great compassion Explanation This has four topics: a Explanation o f the ten powers, b Explanation of the four fearlessnesses, c Explanation o f the three founda tions of mindfulness, and d Explanation o f great compassion a Explanation of the ten powers This has two topics: i Powers of wisdom, and ii Powers of the body i Powers of wisdom This has three points: (1) Distinctions o f essence, (2) Distinctions of level, and (3) Explanation of the term (1) Distinctions of essence 28cd The possible and not, ten knowings, Karma, result is eight The dhyanas, 29 Et cetera, faculties, and interests, Capacities, are nine Path might Be ten The two are relative Extinction is six or else ten T he possible and the no t possible is fact and nonfact, such as that it is impos sible to become a buddha as a woman but possible as a man and so forth.305 In brief, it is composites and noncomposites Knowing the possible and im possible is in general the ten knowings: if one divides dharmas into ten,306 all ten are objects of relative knowing Dharm a knowing knows five; subsequent knowing seven; knowing suffering and origin, six; knowing cessation knows noncomposite virtue alone; path knowing knows the two undefiled; knowing others’ minds knows three; and knowing extinction and nonarising knows nine dharmas, excluding neutral noncomposites The power of knowing karma and the full ripening of its result is the power of knowing the defiled contained within suffering and origin In that, there are the eight knowings with the exception o f knowing cessation and path There are also the powers of knowing the dhyanas, et cetera, including the eight emancipations, three samadhis, two absorptions, and the nine absorp tions of final repose; knowing through the differences in lesser, medium, or greater faculties of faith and so forth whether someone is principal or not prin cipal, which is the power o f knowing whether the faculties are supreme or 517 YOUTHFUL PLAY * AREA VII not; and the power o f knowing the various interests o f individuals who have interest in listeners, self-buddhas, or buddhas; and the power o f knowing var ious capacities Master Sanghabhadra says that capacities are the intentions completely created by previously habituated imprints Here it is proposed as knowing the many different distinctions in m ind and mental factors These four powers focus only on composites, so they are the nine knowings excluding knowing cessation The power o f knowing the paths that lead everywhere from hell to cessation, if held to be knowing the path and its result, m ight be ten knowings The word “m ight” indicates that if you hold it to be knowing only the path, it is the nine that exclude cessation Knowing many of one’s own and others’ previous births and their particu lars is the power o f remembering previous places The power of knowing death and rebirth is seeing death, transmigration, and the good and bad colors and so forth o f the between state through the utterly pure divine eye and knowing that the causes of virtuous and nonvirtuous karma make beings wander to the high or low realms These two, as they must definitely perceive the aspects of specific characteristics, are relative knowing The power o f knowing the extinction of defilements, if you hold the ex tinction o f defilements to be cessation only, is the six knowings o f dharma knowing, subsequent knowing, knowing cessation, knowing extinction and nonarising, and relative knowing O r else if you hold it to be cognition in the being o f one who has extinguished defilements, it is all ten knowings (2) Distinctions of level 30a—c The powers of previous places and O f death and birth are on the dhyanas The others, on all levels T he two powers o f remembering previous places and o f knowing death and rebirth are on the four actual dhyanas, because these are something that is generated by samadhi that is the union of tranquility and insight, whereas the other powers are not The other eight powers are on all levels— Desire, the six levels of dhyana, and the four Formless— because they are easy to generate The undefiled ones are supported by any o f the undefiled levels, and those powers contained within relative knowing are supported by all levels, it is pro posed The bodily support is a male on Rose-Apple Land only (3) Explanation of the term 518 ... past dharmas have neither As far as the attainm ent o f the antidote and the attainm ent of distancing, the first is the attainm ent o f the antidote for defiled dharmas, and the second, distancing,... and the remaining defiled attainments can be the last two The Aparantakas posit that there are six attainments by adding the attain m ent of vows, which bind the gates o f the faculties, and the. .. having abandoned them Respectively these are making one self detached from body and mind, and cutting the attainm ent o f the afflic tions Therefore, undefiled attainm ent can be the first two,