[dosakkhayo]

This is a question from someone who is studying Pure Dhamma with me. Are apo, tejo, vayo, and pathavi completely filled within akasa dhatu without any gaps?

[Lal]

 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.

• See “The Origin of Matter – Suddhāṭṭhaka.”

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dosakkhayo

[dosakkhayo]

May I ask whether the suddhatthaka completely fills the akasa? This seemed somewhat nonsensical to me, but I found it difficult to answer.

[Lal]

No. Akasa dhatu is in between things made of suddhatthaka. 

• Akasa = space. All material things are in space. Akasa is infinite.

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dosakkhayo

[dosakkhayo]

sadhu sadhu sadhu!

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