November 6, 2024 at 6:51 am
#52645
Keymaster
Some subtle issues need to be clarified. I will only address #1 of Pathfinder’s comment for now.
1. The Tipitaka does not mention a Akusala Mūla Paṭicca Samuppāda.
- The Buddha discussed only one Paṭicca Samuppāda. It explains how a mind attaches to this world with a defiled mind, i.e., with raga, dosa, and moha.
- There are ten samyojana (samsaric bonds) associated with the mind of an average human (puthujjana.) These samsaric bonds can be broken only by fully understanding the Paṭicca Samuppāda process.
2. All ten “samyojana” (“san” + “yoga” or “bonds for the rebirth process”) arise due to “san” (raga, dosa, moha.)
- Raga and dosa do not arise together, but each arises with moha.
- Thus, all ten samyojana have moha.
3. A Sotapanna has removed three ditthi samyojana. Those are primarily rooted in moha.
- Kama raga samyojana has raga and moha primarily. Patigha samyojana has dosa and moha primarily. These two are removed at the Anagami stage.
- Rupa raga and arupa raga samyojanas have raga and moha primarily. Mana, uddhacca, and avijja samyojanas have moha primarily. These five are removed at the Arahant stage.
4. The goal of cultivating the Noble Path is to break those samyojanas, which can happen only by removing avijja/moha from one’s mind.
5. This can be seen by understanding what is meant by “kusala.”
- Kusala means to abstain from akusala. See “Kusala Sutta (AN 10.180)” and “Ten Immoral Actions (Dasa Akusala).”
- There is nothing to do except to eliminate avijja/moha from one’s mind. Then, the mind will automatically stop engaging in akusala kamma, including those three types done by the mind. It happens in a step-by-step process described by #3 above.