Bộ Song Đối (Song Luận)

Yamaka

The Yamaka (Pairs) consists of ten chapters on different topics, starting with the roots of wholesome or unwholesome conduct. It applies a series of pairs of questions, with the object of fully determining the scope of application of terms. For example, are all <i lang='pi' translate='no'>rūpa</i> (physical phenomena) part of the aggregate of physical phenomena? No, because there are idiomatic uses of <i lang='pi' translate='no'>rūpa</i> such as <i lang='pi' translate='no'>evarūpa</i> (“of such a sort”). But are all instances of the aggregate of physical phenomena? Yes.