Reply To: About Jati and Ayatana

samphassa ja vedana, tanha, and upadana. On the other hand, “bhava paccaya jati” emphasizes the consequences that follow bhava. This leads to jati paccaya jara maranam soka parideva dukkha domanassam…

Reply To: About Jati and Ayatana

…mind. This leads to samphassa, samphassa ja vedana, tanha, and upadana. On the other hand, “bhava paccaya jati” emphasizes the sequences that follow bhava. This leads to jati paccaya jara…

Ordering of terms in Paticca Samuppada

For us to generate abhisankhara, defiled vinnana, salyatana, samphassa, samphassa ja vedana, are we not attached to the vipaka (have tanha for it) in the first place? Why is tanha…

Avijjā is Triggered by Kāma Saññā in Kāma Loka

…through the steps that lead to jāti. Those are bhava (which is accumulated kammic energy), upādāna (consciously attaching sensory inputs seeking ‘pleasures’), taṅhā, samphassa-jā-vedana, samphassa, salāyatana (12 types of ajjhatta…

Nāma & Rūpa to Nāmarūpa

…is described in sequence. Kamma Viññāna is not strictly mental and is responsible for the Nāmarūpa Formation leading to the arising of rupa. Mental Aggregates (Except Kamma Viññāna) Vedana –…

Assāda, Ādīnava, Nissarana

…Arise in Two Ways Feelings: Sukha, Dukha, Somanassa, and Domanassa What is “Kāma”? It is not Just Sex Kāma Assāda Start with Phassa Paccaya Vedana or Samphassa Ja Vedana  …

Reply To: What is dukkha dukkha?

Akvan said: “According to this sutta, the bodily pain is referred to as duka vedana. Both the ariya and anariya will feel this duka vedana. But there is second duka…