Katamo ekapuggaloti ayaṃ pucchā. Pucchā ca nāmesā pañcavidhā hoti adiṭṭhajotanāpucchā diṭṭhasaṃsandanāpucchā vimaticchedanāpucchā anumatipucchā kathetukamyatāpucchāti.

Tāsaṃ idaṃ nānattaṃ:- katamā adiṭṭhajotanāpucchā. Pakatiyā lakkhaṇaṃ aññātaṃ hoti adiṭṭhaṃ atulitaṃ atīritaṃ avibhūtaṃ avibhāvitaṃ. Tassa ca ñāṇāya dassanāya tulanāya tīraṇāya vibhūtatthāya vibhāvanatthāya pañhaṃ pucchati, ayaṃ adiṭṭhajotanāpucchā.

Katamā diṭṭhasaṃsandanāpucchā. Pakatiyā lakkhaṇaṃ ñātaṃ hoti diṭṭhaṃ tulitaṃ tīritaṃ vibhūtaṃ vibhāvitañca, so aññehi paṇḍitehi saddhiṃ saṃsandanatthāya pañhaṃ pucchati, ayaṃ diṭṭhasaṃsandanāpucchā.

Katamā vimaticchedanāpucchā. Pakatiyā saṃsayapakkhanno hoti dveḷhakajāto "evaṃ nu kho, nanu kho, kiṃ nu kho, kathaṃ nu kho"ti, so vimaticchedanatthāya pañhaṃ pucchati, ayaṃ vimaticchedanāpucchā.