Reply To: Nirodha Samapatti

…and Rūpa) And fourth one (nibbanā) are mutually exclusive. Nibbanā is complete absence of suffering after parinibbana. Eradication of suffering caused by samphassa-jā-vēdanā during last jati in case of Arhant….

Reply To: Question on PañcaUpādānaKhandha …

…2. Thoughts with “viparita (distorted) sanna” (sanna vipallasa) and “samphassa-ja-vedana” arise COULD arise due to such contacts. – Then based on those “mind-made” sanna and vedana, vinnana (future expectations) arise…

Reply To: Anicca in Abhidhamma

…(Consequences of samphassa is Aniccā) Upādāna is not to liking. (Consequences of upādāna is Aniccā) Tanha is not to liking. (Consequences of tanha is Aniccā) Having seperation from liked is…

Reply To: Question on PañcaUpādānaKhandha …

Is it correct to think of pañcupādānakkhandhā in the following way: pañcupādānakkhandhā is pañcakkhandha such that: vedanākkhandha comprises samphassa ja vedanā, saññākkhandha comprises avijja, or saññā of nicca, sukha, atta,…

Reply To: Question on PañcaUpādānaKhandha …

…of rupakkhandha. – Note that memories of past rupa in rupakkhandha experienced with the mind directly, via “manañca paṭicca dhamme ca uppajjāti manoviññāṇaṃ.” See #4 of, “Vipāka Vēdanā and “Samphassa

Reply To: Question on PañcaUpādānaKhandha …

…are fortunate to have Lal elaborate the uddesa versions of various verses and terms for us, such as: vipapka vedana vs samphassa ja vedana Mere saṅkhāra vs abhisaṅkhāra vipaka viññāṇa…

Reply To: Three Questions About Nibbāna

…is by not letting the five sense faculties (indriya) become ayatana that one cleanses the mind. That is explained in the post, “Indriya Make Phassa and Āyatana Make Samphassa” and…