The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)

September 7, 2024: Most of the old posts in this section need revision and have been removed. I will add them back after they are revised.

 

Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha) – New Series (November 29, 2025)

Attachment Is to Saññā, Not to Pañcakkhandha

 

Five Aggregates

Rupa, Vedanā, Saññā, Saṅkhāra, Viññāṇa – Mostly Misunderstood
Sensory Experience, Paṭicca Samuppāda, and pañcupādānakkhandha
Two Aspects of Saññā – Beneficial and Dangerous
Overcoming Attachment to “Distorted/False Saññā” Leads to Nibbāna

 

Five Aggregates – Connection to Tilakkhaṇa

• Five Aggregates and Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction
• Icca, Nicca, Anicca – Important Connections
• “Me” and “Mine” – The Root Cause of Suffering
• Difference Between “Me and Mine” and Sakkāya Diṭṭhi
• Sakkāya Diṭṭhi – “Me and Mine” View
• Atta – Two Very Different Meanings

The following provides a sample of posts on rupa, vedana, saññā, saṅkhāra, viññāṇa:

Rupa:  “What Are Rūpa? (Relation to Nibbāna)”  and “The Origin of Matter – Suddhāṭṭhaka“

Vedana:  “Vēdanā (Feelings) Arise in Two Ways,” “Vēdanā and Samphassa-Jā-Vēdanā – More Than Just Feelings,” and “Vipāka Vēdanā and “Samphassa jā Vēdanā” in a Sensory Event.”

Saññā: “Saññā – What It Really Means,” and “Vipallāsa (Diṭṭhi, Saññā, Citta) Affect Sankhāra“

Saṅkhāra: “Sankhāra – What It Really Means” and “Saṅkhāra, Kamma, Kamma Bīja, Kamma Vipaka“

Viññāṇa: “Viññāna (Defiled Consciousness)” and “Viññāna – What It Really Means” “Kamma Viññāṇa – Link Between Mind and Matter,” “Anidassana Viññāṇa – What It Really Mean“

Different Approach:
Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime

Other Analyses:
Where Are Memories Stored? – Viññāṇa Dhātu

Also, see the section on “Concepts of Upādāna and Upādānakkhandha.”