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dosakkhayo
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What is “Kāya” in Kāyānupassanā?

In #3,

  • In the Anatta Lakkha Sutta (SN 22.59), “all rūpa” are described as 11 categories: “Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, yaṃ kiñci rūpaṃ atītā­nāgata­pac­cup­pan­naṃ ajjhattaṃ vā bahiddhā vā oḷārikaṃ vā sukhumaṃ vā hīnaṃ vā paṇītaṃ vā yaṃ dūre santike vā, sabbaṃ rūpaṃ..“. They are past, present, future, near, far, likable, distasteful, fine (not strong), coarse (strong), internal, and external; see also “Five Aggregates – Introduction.”
  • For example, feelings (vēdanakhandha can be any of the 11 categories. Here, near and far means recent or way back in the past. Internal is one’s own and external is feelings of the others; one needs to be aware of other’s feelings in the sense that “if I do this, it could cause a feeling of grief to so and so”, as an example.

Q. In the context of the five aggregates (pañcakkhandha), is the distinction between internal (ajjhatta) and external (bahidda) applied differently to each of the aggregates: rupa, vedana, sanna, sankhara, and vinnana?

I initially believed that the distinction between external (bahidda) vinnana, which explains sensory input, and internal (ajjhatta) vinnana, which explains kamma vinnana, would be similarly applied to the other four aggregates. However, the above statement has left me somewhat confused. I would be grateful if you could clarify this.