Reply To: Kāma Guna, Kāma, Kāma Rāga, Kāmaccanda
…also correct to say this about the stronger forms of liking: kāma rāga = rāga for kāma guna kāmaccanda = ccanda (iccha + anda) for kāma guna Thank you! Lang…
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Reply To: Kāma Guna, Kāma, Kāma Rāga, Kāmaccanda
…the connection to Kamaguna”. I’m not sure if you had a chance to come across what I mentioned in the thread “Post on Kama guna – Origin of attachment (Tanha)”…
Āhāra – Food for the Mental Body
Āhāra in Buddha Dhamma refers to “food” for the mental body, not the physical body. July 20, 2024; rewritten March 22, 2025 (revised #7 same day) Āhāra Means “Mental Food”…
Rūpa Samudaya – A ‘Colorful World’ Is Created by the Mind
Rūpa samudaya explains how the ‘colorful world’ we experience (e.g., colorful flowers) is created by the mind (via ‘kāma saññā‘). Modern science confirms that ‘colors’ are not in external objects…
New / Revised Posts
…the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” section) Cognition Modes – Sañjānāti, Vijānāti, Pajānāti, Abhijānāti – 9/9/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” section) Kāma Guna, Kāma, Kāma…
Does Bodily Pain Arise Only Due to Kamma Vipāka?
…involved is due to sensory experiences that arise as part of a being’s bhava (yet at the root still determined by kammā), which are called “kāma guna“; see, “Kāma Guna,…
Reply To: Post On Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā)
While I continued to investigate into this matter, I came across this. Page 146 (not scanned page) The comprehensive manual of Abhidhamma: “Though it may seem that pleasure and pain…
Reply To: Vipaka Sapa from Dhamma Loka
…answers in the above post. Please ask questions if something is not clear. – Saltiness, sweetness, bitter, etc are applicable to all with human bodies. They are called kama guna….
Reply To: Post On Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā)
…impression that Arhant would experience the sweetness of sugar called kama guna. I also assumed that kama guna is an objective property of a sense object, not a subjective property….
Correct Meaning of Vacī Sankhāra
…guna) is not kāma. Generating vaci saṅkhāra (or kāma sankappanā) about them is kāma; see, “Kāma Guna, Kāma, Kāma Rāga, Kāmaccanda.” Further details at “Vitakka, Vicāra, Savitakka, Savicāra, and Avitakka,…