The post in question is: “Viññāna and Sankhāra – Connection to Paticca Samuppāda“.
Johnny asked: “In the most absolute sense, is the Ariyan Dukkha Sacca referring to rebirth suffering OR the mental vexation that entails when a person’s sense faculties take in inputs from the various external sense objects, and consequently delighting in the this and that, delighting in the here and now? ”
The main achievement is eliminating suffering in the rebirth process.
– But any suffering due to “mental vexation” even during this life is stopped for an Arahant.
– What remains for this life for an Arahant is any PHYSICAL suffering (injuries, sicknesses, etc) that arise due to kamma vipaka.
– Of course, ALL SUFFERING is stopped at the death of an Arahant (Parinibbana).
Johnny wrote: ” the Buddha said before that his Dhamma is Sanditthiko (to be seen here and now), Akaliko (not delayed in time). ”
– Dhamma CAN BE seen in this lfe and Arahanthood IS attained in this life. Even though relatively insignificant physical suffering due to kamma vipaka remain for an Arahant, that is negligible due to suffering that could be encountered in future births for billions of years to come.
– “Akalika” DOES NOT mean “not delayed in time”. It means that Buddha Dhamma DOES NOT CHANGE with time. Whether there is a Buddha in the world or not, the laws of nature as described by Buddha Dhamma are valid and enforced by Nature. It is just that no one would know about them in the absence of a Buddha Sasana.
P.S. “Sanditthika” (“San” + “ditthika” or “”seeing defilements”) — and removing those defilements — starts at the Sotapanna Anugami stage, and completed at the Arahant stage; see, “What is “San”? Meaning of Sansāra (or Samsāra)” and related posts.