The first part of the Dharmasanganī is called "the Consciousness Chapter" (cittuppādakanda). Ven. Nyanaponika describes its purpose as providing " (1) a classification of all consciousness and (2) a detailed analysis of the single types of consciousness" (p. 34). The core of his own text, Abhidhamma Studies, "is based on the first type of wholesome consciousness dealt with in the first paragraph" of that part (p. 31). The question is asked, "Which are the things that are wholesome?" The answer is given: