Taṇhā – Saññā Leading to Mind-Made Vedanā

…enticing kāma guṇa. These are specifically called ‘samphassa-jā-vedanā.’ These stronger vedanā arise solely from ‘mind-grabbing’ sensory inputs. 13. A samphassa-jā-vedanā arises due to attachment via greed or hate at that…

Distortion of Pāli Keywords in Paṭicca Samuppāda

“samphassa-jā-vedanā.” That is a type of vedanā made up by a defiled mind. Therefore, the niddēsa version of “phassa paccayā vedanā” is “samphassa paccayā samphassa-jā-vedanā.” It is samphassa-jā-vedanā that leads…

Assāda (Sense Pleasure) Experienced Is Mostly Mind-Made

…though the ‘kāma saññā‘ triggered only ‘manāpa,‘ it leads to many more steps of ‘samphassa-jā-vedanā‘ or ‘vedanā generated via samphassa.’ That samphassa-jā-vedanā becomes increasingly stronger with subsequent saṅkappa and sara…

Āhāra – Food for the Mental Body

…i.e., with “defiled intentions.” It gives rise to “samphassa-jā-vēdanā.” The distinction between phassa and samphassa is explicitly made in Abhidhamma. However, in suttās, “phassa” almost always refers to “samphassa” and…

Paccaya

…leads to samphassa ja vedana by reading Phassa paccayā Vēdanā….to Tanhā. <satisfied (i)> But it was hard to imagine that there is only samphassa but not samphassa ja vedana. <unsatisfied…

Rupa and Rupakkhandha- Not External Objects

…due to greed, anger, and ignorance (“san” + “phassa.”) That is why they are called “samphassa-jā-vedanā.” Here, samphassa = contact with defilements, jā = birth, and thus, “samphassa-jā-vedanā” means “vedanā…

An Apparent “Self” Is Involved in Kamma Generation

…cakkhu samphassa-jā-vēdanā, and taṇhā (that results from cakkhu samphassa-jā-vēdanā.) Then it is repeated for the other five internal āyatana: sōta, ghāna, jivhā, kāya, and manō. Please go through those verses….

Chachakka Sutta – Six Types of Vipāka Viññāna

…gati,” a corresponding “samphassa-jā-vēdanā” arises AUTOMATICALLY. See “Vipāka Vēdanā and “Samphassa jā Vēdanā” in a Sensory Event.“ The next step, “vedanā paccayā taṇhā,” happens if that “samphassa-jā-vēdanā” is strong enough…