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 Then Ven. Samiddhi went to Ven. Sariputta and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there, Ven. Sariputta said to him:  | 
          
      
       
 
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 -"Based on what, Samiddhi, do thoughts & resolves arise in a person?"  | 
          
      
       
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 - "Based on name & form, sir."  | 
          
      
       
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 -"And how do they go to diversity?"  | 
          
      
       
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 -"Through the properties, sir."  | 
         
      
       
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 -"And what do they have as their origination?"  | 
         
 
      
       
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 -"They have contact as their origination, sir."  | 
         
 
      
       
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 -"And what do they have as their meeting place?"  | 
         
 
      
       
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 -"They have feeling as their meeting place, sir."  | 
          
      
       
 
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 - "And what do they have as their presiding state?"  | 
          
      
       
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 -"They have concentration as their presiding state, sir."  |         
      
       
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 -"And what do they have as their governing principle?"  | 
          
      
       
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 -"They have mindfulness as their governing principle, sir."  |   
        
      
       
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 -"And what do they have as their surpassing state?"  |  
          
      
       
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 -"They have discernment as their surpassing state, sir. "  | 
          
      
       
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 - "And what do they have as their heartwood?"  |          
      
       
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 -"They have release as their heartwood, sir."  | 
          
      
       
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 -"And where do they gain their footing?"  | 
          
      
       
 
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 -"They gain their footing in the deathless, sir."  | 
          
      
       
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 Samiddhi, on being asked, 'Based on what do thoughts & resolves arise in a person?' you have answered, 'Based on name & form.  | 
          
      
       
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 "When asked, 'And how do they go to diversity?' you have answered, 'Through the properties.'  |           
      
       
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 "When asked, 'And what do they have as their origination?' you have answered, 'They have contact as their origination.'  | 
          
      
       
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 "When asked, 'And what do they have as their meeting place?' you have answered, 'They have feeling as their meeting place.'  |          
      
       
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 "When asked, 'And what do they have as their presiding state?' you have answered, 'They have concentration as their presiding state.'  | 
          
      
       
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 "When asked, 'And what do they have as their governing principle?' you have answered, 'They have mindfulness as their governing principle.'  | 
          
      
       
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 "When asked, 'And what do they have as their surpassing state?' you have answered, 'They have discernment as their surpassing state.'  |         
      
       
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 "When asked, 'And what do they have as their heartwood?' you have answered, 'They have release as their heartwood.'  | 
          
      
       
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 "When asked, 'And where do they gain their footing?' you have answered, 'They gain their footing in the deathless.'  |           
      
       
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 Very good, Samiddhi, very good. It's good, the way you have answered when questioned, but don't get conceited about that."  | 
          
      
       
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