Connection Between Saṅkhāra and Viññāṇa
…generating “bad vaci saṅkhāra“. Even though one may not be saying a single bad word, just consciously think about bad thoughts about another person will feed that bad habit. So,…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…generating “bad vaci saṅkhāra“. Even though one may not be saying a single bad word, just consciously think about bad thoughts about another person will feed that bad habit. So,…
…dhātu. See, “What are Rūpa? – Dhammā are Rūpa too!” – Is anidassana/appaṭigha nāma the namagotta? If so, could you tell me how anidassana/appaṭigha rupa(dhammā) can turn into anidassana/appaṭigha nāma?…
January 1, 2016; revised November 2, 2017, June 28, 2019 Rūpa and Rūpakkhandha are two different things. There are rūpa made up of “physical matter ” (suddhashtaka) in the rūpa…
Greetings Lal and others, Buddha says everything eventually exists in mind only. That suggests everything is subjective. The nama-rupa is said to arise simultaneously. Does this mean the mind creates…
…phassa between vanna rupa (rupa rupa) and the cakkhu indriya. This vinnana is a vipaka vinnana, and may be cakkhu vinnana, sota vinnana, ghana vinnana, jivha vinnana, kaya vinnana or…
…they all have purisa bhāva dasaka. One is born in either the 16 rupa loka realms or the four arupa loka realms (Brahma realms) because one has given up all…
…can draw the following conclusions. The “vinnana paccaya namarupa” step can be analyzed in many ways. In particular, the namarupa of akusala/kusala PS and avyakata PS are very different and…
…Arahants). At the coarse level, attachment to an ārammana in kāma loka gives rise to rebirth in kāma loka; attachment to a jhāna leads to rebirth in rupa loka; attachment…
Let me give a brief outline. 1. Everything in this world is included in the six dhatu (basic elements) of pathavi, āpo, tejo, vāyo, ākāsa, and viññāṇa. 2. The first…
…lōka (paranca lokam) Micchā Diṭṭhi (Wrong Views) About the Gandhabba 4. I have highlighted three types of micchā diṭṭhi that are common. They are somewhat interrelated. But the one about…