Nāmarupa in Idappaccayātā Paṭicca Samuppāda

…understood. However, until one understands the final version of the “Paṭiccasamuppāda Vibhaṅga,” one’s understanding of “avijjā paccayā saṅkhāra” is not complete. Some people complain that I write too many posts….

Anuseti – How Anusaya Grows with Saṅkhāra

…venom is fast-acting but not lethal, (ii) venom is lethal but not fast-acting, (iii) venom is both fast-acting and lethal, and (iv) venom is neither fast-acting nor lethal. Similarly, there…

Saṅkhāra – An Introduction

…these are the “deliberations” or “vitakka/vicāra” mentioned in #5 above. Those are a form of vaci abhisaṅkhāra. He calls out to his friend to come and see the commercial. His…

Saḷāyatana Are Not Sense Faculties

…and Nettippakarana) or the “Vibhaṅga” in the Abhidhamma Pitaka. Other Commentaries written later (and not included in the Tipiṭaka) have apparent contradictions with the Tipiṭaka; see “Tipiṭaka Commentaries – Helpful…

Phassa paccayā Vēdanā….to Tanhā

…mental contact. It is just seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, or just an arbitrary thought that comes to the mind without one’s own likes/dislikes. Phassa is a universal cetasika and…

Vedanā Vibhanga

The following chart is from LayDhammaFollower. I am quite happy to see that he is making good progress. – Please make comments/suggestions to improve the chart. Download pdf: “Vedana Vibhanga”…