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Questions for a Young Novice
1. "What is called one?" "All beings are sustained by nutriment."
2. "What is called two?" "Mentality and materiality."
3. "What is called three?" "The three feelings."
4. "What is called four?" "The four noble truths."
5. "What is called five?" "The five aggregates of clinging."
6. "What is called six?" "The six internal sense bases."
7. "What is called seven?" "The seven factors of enlightenment."
8. "What is called eight?" "The noble eightfold path."
9. "What is called nine?" "Nine abodes of beings."
10. "What is called ten?" "One endowed with ten factors is called a 'Worthy One'."
The Novice's Questions is concluded.