firewrns questions:
“For example, can we say that kamma beeja are sankata too, since they arise due to abhisankhara, and their kammic energy will fade after 91 aeons?”
- Yes.
“Why didn’t The Buddha say Sabbe sankata anicca or Sabbe dhamma anicca?”
- Anicca is a perception, a state of mind. Based on the wrong state of mind of “nicca” (the opposite of anicca), we do abhisankhara (think, speak, and act or do mano, vaci, and kaya sankhara) to perpetuate this suffering-filled existence. But all those sankhara can NEVER lead to happiness in the long run. That is why it is said that “sabbe sankhara anicca“.
- A tree or a house (sankata) is not sankhara and do not lead to suffering. Also, Buddha Dhamma is not a sankhara, and does not lead to suffering.
- So, I hope the distinction is clear, as to why it is not said that sabbe sankata anicca or sabbe dhamma anicca.
“Can we say that kamma beeja (which is a dhamma) is dukkha?”
– Kamma beeja itself is not dukkha. But dukkha can arise due to a kamma beeja.
It is essential to understand key concepts/terms like sankhara:
“Mental Aggregates“.