[Kalayanamitta1]

Hi, I have seen the above word being translated as mental proliferation in some sutta’s.. wondering if there is something more hidden to this word

[Lal]

Papanca are basically papa kamma, also called kanha kamma: “Kanha (Dark) and Sukka (Bright) Kamma and Kammakkhaya“.

More specifically, papanca refers to immoral thoughts (vaci sankhara) that one consciously generates in one’s mind.

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