November 27,2015; Revised December 17, 2017; re-written August 31, 2022; September 3, 2023 Introduction 1. Suddhāṭṭhaka is not even mentioned in many Thēravada Texts. It is discussed in “Bhikkhu_Bodhi-Comprehensive_Manual_of_Abhidhamma,” by Bhikkhu Bodhi (2000); see pp. 246, 253-254. However, it does not have the more profound explanation given in this post. Waharaka Thero explained that in … Continue reading The Origin of Matter – Suddhāṭṭhaka