Lal:
- In the first verse above “kusala-mūla paccayā saṅkhāra” is a contradiction. One cannot generate sankhara via kusala-mula.” Sankhara generation happens with akusala in mind.
- In the second verse above, it starts with Katame dhammā kusalā? and then to “tasmiṁ samaye avijjā paccayā saṅkhāro.” How can be kusalaassociated with “avijjā paccayā saṅkhāro“?
How can we resolve these contradictions? Isnt the Tipitaka self-consitent?
They also defined kusala-mūla paccayā saṅkhāra:
368.1Tattha katamo kusalamūlapaccayā saṅkhāro? 368.2Yācetanā sañcetanā sañcetayitattaṁ— 368.3ayaṁ vuccati“kusalamūlapaccayā saṅkhāro” …pe… 368.4tena vuccati“evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hotī”ti.
It looks like kusala mula involves sañcetanā, the cetana that extends rebirths, which is also kamma.
Lal: The confusion is to mix up puñña kamma with kusala kamma.
Does this mean that there can be mistakes in the tipitaka?