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All citta (except for an Arahant) go through nine stages. That happens within a billionth of a second. That applies to kamma vinnana or vipaka vinnana.
– Note that what we call vinnana is really the ninth stage, vinnanakkhandha. That is why we are able to recognize people, things, inatantly.“Citta, Manō, Viññāna – Nine Stages of a Thought”
Also, see, “Amazingly Fast Time Evolution of a Thought (Citta)”
For an Arahant, it goes through only the first three stages: citta, mano, manasan. (Because there is no attachment to anything there is no hadayan).
– But it does get into the final stage of vinnanakkhandha (an Arahant also remembers). I have not discussed such details there.We remember things instantaneously because all citta evolve to the vinnanakkhandha stage.
“Upon attainment of arahandhood, that human being will live his life till the end of his remaining current human jati or after 7 days, parinibana?”
That holds ONLY for a layperson who has attained the Arahanthood.
– But a bhikku with Arahanthood will live to the end of his natural life. We know that Ven. Ananda lived for 120 years, even though he attained Arahanthood at a young age. The Buddha himself was an Arahant and lived for 45 years after the Buddhahood/Arahanthood.If a layperson attains Arahanthood, he/she MUST become a bhikkhu/bhikkhuni within 7 days. That is because a layperson cannot “bear” the Arahanthood for more than 7 days.
“What does Buddho mean? Is it a plural of Buddha, and is there a mention of such breathing technique in the Tripitika?”
– Buddho is actually singular. It refers to the Buddha.
– Not everything is in the Tipitaka. Various meditation techniques can be used as long as they are consistent with the Tipitaka.
“I tried it this morning during my meditation (1hour duration) and it seemed to help.”
– Yes. It is fine to use that to calm the mind.
– Buddha comes from “bhava” + uddha” OR “stopping suffering-filled rebirth”.
– Also see:
“A Buddhist or a Bhauddhaya?”That is right.
In some rare cases, the mental state of the mother could be different from her “normal state”. For example, in the case of rape. In that case, a gandhabba matching that particular “state of mind” can take hold of the zygote. But there could be other cases, where the change could be good or bad.
– In cases like that, that gandhabba may be pulled out by kammic energy at a later time. That could result in a miscarriage.Of course, these cases are complex, involving many factors.
P.S. It is important to note that the mental state of the mother at the time of gandhabba entering the womb that relevant.
– For example, in a rape situation, a mother’s mental state is likely to be “bad”.
– However, if the gandhabba enters the womb a day or two later, what is relevant is the mental state of the mother at that time.Raj wrote: “..because when in meditation, one is stopping vaci shankhara from arising..”
Why would one want to stop ALL vaci sankhara during meditation? It is important to realize that “talking to oneself” also involves vaci sankhara. Meditation involves a lot of “good vaci sankhara.”
You want to stop “bad sankhara” due to “avijja paccaya sankhara”. Those sankhara are associated with immoral thoughts/speech, and actions. Those arise in Akusala-mula PS.
– But you need to cultivate “good sankhara” in “kusala-mula paccaya sankhara” in Kusala-mula PS. Kusala kamma involve “good sankhara.”I am not sure whether you have read the posts I suggested.
A “Chula Sotapanna” is the same as “Sotapanna Anugami”, someone who is beginning to understand Tilakkhana/Paticca Samuppada/Four Noble Truths. When that understanding gets to a certain level, one becomes a Sotapanna.
I had briefly addressed this sutta in the forum per a similar request by Christian, Tobias.
See whether that addresses your question. It is an important sutta.
“Is the body or the gandhabba which is constantly changing or is it both?”
– It is both. Of course, moment-to-moment changes are not discernible.
“And is the PS process happening continuously as we are changing continuously 24/7 or does it cease to happen sometimes (especially when we are in a deep sleep)?”
– All moment-to-moment changes are not necessarily due to Paticca Samuppada (PS).
– Such changes can happen in real-time due to PS processes (Idapaccaya PS), but such changes ALWAYS happen because both our physical bodies and gandhabba are saṅkhata. Everything in this world is a saṅkhata that is constantly undergoing changes and destroyed at some time.Only akusala-mula PS processes have “avijja paccaya sankhara”.
– If you start doing vipassana that is not an akusala.
– You have skipped the step “sankhara paccaya vinnana” in your analysis.Try to understand how akusala kamma are initiated by the mind via sankhara;
“Saṅkhāra – What It Really Means”Also understand the difference between Kusala-mula and Akusala-mula PS processes in the PS section.
Thanks, Lang. I forgot to mention the following to Raj.
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“..where you mentioned that devas cannot help humans.”
I meant to say that Devas (or any living being) cannot lead anyone to Nibbana. One has to learn the true and correct Buddha Dhamma to attain Nibbana.
– Nibbana is attained by understanding the Four Noble Truths and then following the Noble Eightfold Path.
– Understanding Tilakkhana and Paticca Samuppada will facilitate comprehending the Noble Truths.
– The First Noble Truth is to see that suffering is present everywhere in this world of 31 realms. Births in the Deva and Brahma realms can lead to less suffering, but only until that existence lasts. There is no refuge anywhere in the 31 realms. That is what is meant by the “anatta nature of this world”.Devas can help humans in some ways.
– Humans can also help Devas by offering the merits of punna kammas.
