Reply To: Jethavanarama Buddhist Monastery – English Discourses

…clumped together as “vedanā.” Even Arahants experience “manāpa/amanāpa” or a sense of “like/dislike” generated by that “distorted saññā.” See “Nibbānadhātu Sutta (Iti 44)“: “Tassa tiṭṭhanteva pañcindriyāni yesaṁ avighātattā manāpāmanāpaṁ (“manāpa/amanāpa“)…

Origin of Attachment – Rāga Triggered by Saññā

…called ‘manāpa‘ in Pali) are like ‘sukha vedanā.’) They would also experience the opposite of ‘amanāpa‘ (disagreeable) when presented with a disgusting sight or a taste. See “Nibbānadhātu Sutta (Iti…

Assāda (Sense Pleasure) Experienced Is Mostly Mind-Made

…amanāpa stage. Even Arahants experience “manāpa/amanāpa” or a sense of “like/dislike” generated by the “distorted saññā.” See “Nibbānadhātu Sutta (Iti 44)“: “Tassa tiṭṭhanteva pañcindriyāni yesaṁ avighātattā manāpāmanāpaṁ (“manāpa/amanāpa“) paccanubhoti, sukhadukkhaṁ…

Nāma Loka and Rupa Loka – Two Parts of Our World

…The sixth, viññāṇa dhātu, is associated with the nāma loka. When a lifestream dissociates from this world of 31 realms, it merges with Nibbāna dhātu. See, “Nibbānadhātu Sutta (Iti 44).”…

Kāma Assāda and Pain Are Mostly Mind-Made

…there, and as stated in the “Nibbānadhātu Sutta (Iti 44),“ Arahants also experience manāpa and amanāpa. However, for a puthujjana, manāpa can grow into a much stronger level of ‘kāma…

What is Suñyatā or Suññatā (Emptiness)?

…and especially at the ‘kāma dhātu‘ stage. Even the mind of a Buddha can be a ‘bit agitated’ by the ‘kāma saññā.’ In the “Nibbānadhātu Sutta (Iti 44),” the Buddha…