Khuddakapāṭha 4Kumārapañhā
Basic Passages 4The Boy’s Questions
1Ekaṁ nāma kiṁ? Sabbe sattā āhāraṭṭhitikā.
What is the one? All sentient beings are sustained by food.
2Dve nāma kiṁ? Nāmañca rūpañca.
What is the two? Name and form.
3Tīṇi nāma kiṁ? Tisso vedanā.
What is the three? Three feelings.
4Cattāri nāma kiṁ? Cattāri ariyasaccāni.
What is the four? Four noble truths.
5Pañca nāma kiṁ? Pañcupādānakkhandhā.
What is the five? Five grasping aggregates.
6Cha nāma kiṁ? Cha ajjhattikāni āyatanāni.
What is the six? Six interior sense fields.
7Satta nāma kiṁ? Satta bojjhaṅgā.
What is the seven? Seven awakening factors.
8Aṭṭha nāma kiṁ? Ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo.
What is the eight? The noble eightfold path.
9Nava nāma kiṁ? Nava sattāvāsā.
What is the nine? Nine abodes of sentient beings.
10Dasa nāma kiṁ? Dasahaṅgehi samannāgato “arahā”ti vuccatīti.
What is the ten? One endowed with ten factors is called “perfected”.