Reply To: Drugs and Vedana

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Lal
Keymaster

“Would you say that it is a kamma vipaka to change his gati? If an arahant is subject to the same accident, would he have a similar result?”

1. An Arahant has no “gati” left. So, it is not possible to talk about changing “gati” of an Arahant.

  • Please keep in mind that we are talking about “defiled gati.”  

2. There are only five major “gati,” but there can be many minor varieties within them: “Gati Sutta (AN 9.68).”

  • An Arahant was born with “human (or manussa) gati.” But upon attaining the Arahant stage, not only his “manussa gati” but also the possibility of acquiring any other major gati types (niraya, tiracchānayoni, pettivisayo, or, devā) were all eliminated.
  • Of course, niraya, tiracchānayoni, pettivisayo belong to the apayas. The devā category includes the six Deva realms and 20 rupa loka and arupa loka Brahma realms.
  • It may need some serious contemplation.
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