Reply To: Clarification about the 31 realms

…men where non existent. So the 31 realms division isn’t valid anymore and wasn’t valid 2 millions years ago. But you don’t have the answer obviously, so that’s fine, nevermind…

Pabhassara Citta and Saññā Vipallāsa

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Recovering the Suffering-Free Pure Mind

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Does Bodily Pain Arise Only Due to Kamma Vipāka?

…Bodhi (2000); click that link to download the pdf version. This is the English translation of the “Abhidhammattha Sangaha,” a commentary to the Abhidhamma Piṭaka in the Tipiṭaka, by Acariya…