Reply To: Is Abhidhama the teachings of the Buddha?

Some years back I was surprised to learn of Buddhist practitioners including well respected Theravada teachers that don’t believe / view the Abhidhamma as the Buddha’s teachings and belonging to…

Reply To: Rupa and Dualism

…is stored in “vinnana dhatu.” The collective kammic energy of all living beings leads to the arising of the external world. One’s own kammic energy can bring future rebirths for…

Reply To: Kiriya Citta

…in Kusala mula PS. So, javana citta CAN include both “vinnana” which has the energy of akusala mula PS, and “kusala mula vinnana” which has the energy of kusala mula…

Reply To: Question on PañcaUpādānaKhandha …

Yes. Lang’s description requires a good understanding of Paticca Samuppada. You can see that most current translators of Paticca Samuppada from Pali to English do not understand these necessary detailed…

Reply To: Paccaya

…can not see the paccaya of ‘phassa paccaya vedana.’ Let me explain this problem a little bit more. In the ‘sankhara paccaya vinnana’ step, the paccaya is the situation where…

Reply To: post on Cuti-Paṭisandhi – An Abhidhamma Description

It is very clear to me, that an external input triggers vipaka vinnana. “Cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjāti cakkhuviññāṇaṃ.” Dukkhasamudayasutta (SN 35.106) says: “…Cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ. Tiṇṇaṁ…