the first turning of the wheel of the doctrine 29liberation (vimuktimrga). The third and fourth moments of the path of
vision are the parallel forms of patience and knowledge, aimed simul-
taneously at the suffering of the realm of form (r padhtu) and of the
realm of formlessness (r pyadhtu). The fth and sixth moments of the
path of vision are the parallel forms of patience and knowledge, aimed
at those de lements that relate to the origin of suffering and that are
to be abandoned through vision of the origin in the realm of sensual
passion. The same applies to de lements to be destroyed through vision
of the extinction and of the path. In this way, sixteen moments are
needed to break off all contaminants of the three realms, relating to the
four noble truths. It is with the path of spiritual practice that the four
fruits of ramaa-ship (srotapanna, sakdgmin, angmin, and arhat) are
subsequently obtained.^58 The following scheme is a simpli ed outline
of the Sarvstivda path to salvation:Scheme 2: The Sarvstivda path to salvation
path of spiritual practice
path of vision
realm of sensual passion realm of form
realm of formlessness
(14) knowledge regarding the law (16) subsequent knowledge regarding the law
in relation to the path in relation to the path
(13) patience regarding the law (15) subsequent patience regarding the law
in relation to the path in relation to the path
(10) knowledge regarding the law (12) subsequent knowledge regarding the law
in relation to extinction in relation to extinction
(9) patience regarding the law (11) subsequent patience regarding the law
in relation to extinction in relation to extinction
(6) knowledge regarding the law (8) subsequent knowledge regarding the law
in relation to the origin in relation to the origin
(5) patience regarding the law (7) subsequent patience regarding the law
in relation to the origin in relation to the origin
(2) knowledge regarding the law (4) subsequent knowledge regarding the law
in relation to suffering in relation to suffering
(1) patience regarding the law (3) subsequent patience regarding the law
in relation to suffering in relation to suffering
preparatory exercises to the path to salvation(^58) See Frauwallner 1971b, pp. 83–84.
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