Tripiṭaka Mahāvagga
Great Chapter
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16. Nānādhammānaṁekakiccaabhinipphādanapañha
16. Production of One Result from Various Mental States Question
“bhante nāgasena, ime dhammā nānā santā ekaṁ atthaṁ abhinipphādentī”ti?
“Venerable Nāgasena, do these mental states, though being diverse, produce the one result?”
“Āma, mahārāja, ime dhammā nānā santā ekaṁ atthaṁ abhinipphādenti, kilese hanantī”ti.
“Yes, your majesty, these mental states, though being diverse, do produce the one result; they kill the defilements.”
“Kathaṁ, bhante, ime dhammā nānā santā ekaṁ atthaṁ abhinipphādenti, kilese hananti?
“How is it, venerable sir, these mental states, though being diverse, produce the one result, and kill the defilements?
“Yathā, mahārāja, senā nānā santā hatthī ca assā ca rathā ca pattī ca ekaṁ atthaṁ abhinipphādenti, saṅgāme parasenaṁ abhivijinanti;
“Just as, your majesty, an army is diverse, and its elephants, horses, chariots, and foot-soldiers produce the one result; they conquer an opposing army in battle,
evameva kho, mahārāja, ime dhammā nānā santā ekaṁ atthaṁ abhinipphādenti, kilese hanantī”ti.
in the same way, your majesty, these mental states, though being diverse, produce the one result; they kill the defilements.”
Nānādhammānaṁ ekakiccaabhinipphādanapañho soḷasamo.
Production of One Result from Various Mental States Question sixteenth