“I’m not quite sure where I read this..”
“Now, if micca ditthi is a type of mano kamma and mano kamma arises from the first two javana citta in a citta vithi, wouldn’t this be a contradiction?”
- There is no contradiction.
- Mano kamma involves thoughts that arise automatically due to one’s unbroken samyojana. That is why those are the first javana cittas to arise. Thus, they are relatively weak.
- Each javana citta is strengthened by the previous one. Like a runner starting slowly, speeding up, and then slowing down at the end, javana cittas become weaker after the fifth. Thus, sixth and seventh javana cittas are progressively weaker.
- Thus, vaci and kaya abhisankhara are mostly associated with the javana citta #3 through #5 and weaken in #6 and #7.
- Kammic energy created in the first javana citta can bring vipaka in this life only. But #2 through #6 can bring vipaka in future lives, and #7 can bring vipaka only in the next life.
- That means javana citta #2 is strong enough to bring vipaka in future lives. But it is NOT ENOUGH to bring a rebirth (called “janaka kamma.”) Thus, kammic energy generated in javana citta #2 with mano sankhara can ONLY bring vipaka DURING A LIFE in future lives, i.e., it cannot give rise to a rebirth.
I explained that in a previous comment in the forum: “Reply To: Post on “Saṅkhāra – An Introduction”
P.S. Citta vithi explained in “Citta Vithi – Processing of Sense Inputs.”
