Sotapanna – One With the “Wider Worldview” of the Buddha
…saṁsaric journey is among three types of loka: kāma loka, rupa loka, and arupa loka (with the 31 realms distributed among these three.) As explained in Paṭicca Samuppāda, one’s birth…
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Loka – Each Person Perceives the “External World” Differently
Buddha’s description of the “world” (“loka“) is different from the “material world.” The Buddha meant by “loka” the “mental world” of each person. Even though we all experience the same…
Chachakka Sutta – Six Types of Vipāka Viññāna
October 19, 2019; Title revised December 30, 2021 Cha chakka – Six Sets of Sixes 1. We have finished discussing the six steps in the Chachakka Sutta. See “Worldview of…
Reply To: Living Cell – How Did the First Cell Come to Existence?
“Here, this viññāna is kamma viññāna, and also viññāna as in “viññāna paccayā nāmarūpa”, correct?” That is correct, Lang. Also, cakkhu, sota, ghana, jivha, kaya viññāna do not generate kamma….
Reply To: Post on “Namagotta, Bhava, Kamma Bīja, and Mano Loka (Mind Plane)”
…trajectory of the bullet is namagotta. (Of course, the bullet is inert. But I hope this example can convey my thought.) The fired bullet will continue to move until it…
Reply To: Misinformation Effect
The answer becomes clear when you list the factors involved in “recalling a memory.” 1. All memories (namagotta) from eons ago are in vinnana dhatu and will always be there….
Reply To: Compilation of my thoughts
Yes. Those are good summaries. #6 can be improved. Vinnanakkhandha synthesizes the above four (nama and rupa). Bahidda vinnana (vipaka vinnana) = only nama; ajjhatta vinnana (kamma vinnana) is the…
Reply To: Why memory records are not subject to entropy?
“#1 They are not located anywhere but are everywhere all time.” Yes. They are in vinnana dhatu. The Buddha revealed that. Even today, scientists are aware of only five dhatu:…
Saññā Nidānā hi Papañca Saṅkhā – Immoral Thoughts Based on “Distorted Saññā”
…saññī; Evaṁ sametassa vibhoti rūpaṁ, Saññā nidānā hi papañca saṅkhā”. As we discussed, accumulation to pañcupādānakkhandha/pañca upādānakkhandha (or “loka samudaya” according to the Buddha; see “Loka Sutta – Origin and…
Reply To: Why is the universe so cold?
…three realms of Kama Loka, Rupa Loka, Arupa Loka because rebirth has stopped. Nibbāna, for me, therefore, means being freed from existential captivity or having erased the three (“san”>>”sam”) existential…