Nāmarupa in Idappaccayātā Paṭicca Samuppāda

…and should NEVER be translated into English, for example, as “consciousness” and “name and form.” For example, “avijjā paccayā saṅkhāra” in the uddesa (summary) form in the “Paṭiccasamuppāda Sutta (SN…

Na Cēta­nākara­nīya Sutta

May 21, 2018; revised May 23, 2018; November 19, 2021; July 23, 2022 1. “Na Cētanākaranīya Sutta” is the correct name of the sutta, NOT “Cētanākaranīya Sutta,” as it is…

Ānantarika Kamma – Connection to Gandhabba

June 2, 2018; revised December 14, 2021; June 8, 2023 1. Ānantarika or ānantariya comes from “na” + “an” + “antara“. That rhymes like “ānantara.” There are many words like…

Reply To: Difference Between Dukkha Saccha & Dukkha Ariya Saccha

Dear Lal, Here is the link from Waharaka.com, “දුක්ඛ සත්‍ය” සහ “දුක්ඛ ආර්ය සත්‍ය” අතර වෙනස කුමක්ද? (waharaka.com) Also, https://waharaka.com/listen/CD101-08 if the above one is not accessible. Mettha, Ravi….

Revealing Nirodha Samāpatti – Delson Armstrong

…teacher is Anagami, probably. He can stay in Nirodha Samapati for up to 6 days! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zli_OjNUFG0&list=PL3sECDBQqxlF-lz4YY-27CyomwKTdN0LI&index=1&pp=iAQB Revealing Nirodha Samāpatti – Delson Armstrong, Shinzen Young, Chelsey Fasano, & Dr Raikkonen https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OIEWAerJKOs&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.guruviking.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY…

Vipaka Sapa from Dhamma Loka

…A vipaka sapa(sukha) vedana that even an Arahant experiences. Here Venerable Abhaya explains it (it is in Sinhala which I cannot understand): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsX4eBw_8z4&t=3501s “Thus, “seeing” event is a neutral vēdanā,…