July 9, 2024 at 1:46 pm
#50804
Keymaster
Pathavi, apo, tejo, and vayo do not arise by themselves.
- It is always a suddhāṭṭhaka that is created by javana citta.
- A suddhāṭṭhaka has eight components: Pathavi, apo, tejo, vayo and vanna, gandha, rasa, oja.
- But the composition changes according to the gati of the mind that is generating javana citta.
For example, a rock is made of suddhāṭṭhaka with pathavi as the major constituent. On the other hand, water is made of suddhāṭṭhaka with apo as the principal constituent.