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…its Sun and other planets — (called a cakkavāla) is one of the uncountable such systems in the universe. A cluster of 10,000 such cakkavāla constitutes a “loka dhātu,” and…
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Where Are Memories “Stored”? – Connection to Pañcakkhandha
…explain the phenomenon of HSAM; see the review article at the end of the post. Whatever ALL OF US experience goes into a depository in the viññāna plane (nāma loka),…
Post on “Nāma Loka and Rupa Loka – Two Parts of Our World”
I have revised #3 of the new post, “Nāma Loka and Rupa Loka – Two Parts of Our World” I think this makes it a bit more clear about types…
Does Gandhabba Mean “Semen”?
Gandhabba (manomaya kāya), related to paṭisandhi viññāṇa, is a cornerstone concept in Buddhism (Buddha Dhamma.) This essay critiques a recent online discussion with the above title. November 4, 2022; revised…
Mūlapariyāya Sutta – The Root of All Things
…Loka 5. Another categorization is based on the number of sensory faculties. That places the 31 realms into three categories: kāma loka, rupa loka, and arupa loka. When born in…
Taṇhā – Saññā Leading to Mind-Made Vedanā
…Note: In some suttās, it is stated that ‘dukkha samudaya‘ (arising of suffering) starts with the ‘cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ‘ step; see “Dukkhasamudaya Sutta (SN 35.106),” “Lokasamudaya Sutta…
Vitakka, Vicāra, Savitakka, Savicāra, and Avitakka, Avicāra
March 7, 2019; revised December 3, 2019; August 29, 2022; March 25, 2023 Introduction 1. It is important to understand the meanings of vitakka/vicāra, savitakka/savicāra, and avitakka/avicāra. I see many…
Origin of Attachment – Rāga Triggered by Saññā
…this step that moves a mind from the ‘kāma dhātu‘ (with ‘kāma saññā‘) to the ‘kāma loka.’ That is the trigger that initiates the Paṭicca Samuppāda sequence and also the…
Arising of Five Aggregates Based on an Ārammaṇa
May 7, 2020; revised May 8, 2020 Introduction 1. Five aggregates (pañcakkhandha) is a critical concept to understand. In the previous three posts, we discussed how the mind makes a…
Response to a Sensory Stimulus – Role of Gati/Anusaya
…in the brain (the “receiver”) get that information from the nama loka. See “Patient H.M. – Different Roles of Brain in Memory,” “Memory Recall for Gandhabba in a Human Body,”…