Kamma Viññāṇa and Nāmarūpa Paricceda Ñāṇa

…the mind from those involving rūpa. Now we have “nāmarūpa paccayā saḷāyatana,” affecting internal rūpa (the sensory faculties.) Then salāyatana makes contact with external rūpa with samphassa (“defiled contact”): “salāyatana…

Reply To: Nibbana, not of this world?

vedana: 1. Bodily sukha/dukha vedana are due to kamma vipaka and originate in the physical body. 2. Mental somanassa/domanassa vedana or “samphassa ja vedana” are felt directly by the mind;…

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…katamā phassapaccayā vedanā? Cakkhusamphassajā vedanā, sotasamphassajā vedanā, ghānasamphassajā vedanā, jivhāsamphassajā vedanā, kāyasamphassajā vedanā, manosamphassajā vedanā—ayaṁ vuccati “phassapaccayā vedanā”. —————- San gets incorporated with namarupa-ja-salayatana, salayatana-ja-phasso. “Tiṇṇaṃ saṅgati phasso” is samphassa….

Kāma Rāga Arises Due to “Distorted Saññā”

…vedanā—enticing music, the smell of roses/fragrances, are similarly “distorted saññā” and NOT vedanā. When a mind attaches such “distorted saññā” that leads to “mind-made vedanā” or “samphassa-jā-vedanā.” See “Vedanā (Feelings)…

Reply To: Buddha Dhamma for an Inquiring Mind

…due to previous causes. Once one attains Arahanthood, “samphassa ja vedana” is stopped too; see, “Vēdanā (Feelings) Arise in Two Ways“. Of course “samphassa ja vedana” includes elation or “mental…