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Reply To: Difference Between Dhammā and Sankhāra

…knowledge of the “namarupa paricceda nana”, i.e, how vinnana give rise to rupa formation starting with just nama (citta,cetasika). Very few people understand this key idea. Vinnana is the mindset…

Reply To: Tanha = ego?

Yes. Ego and all other defilements are in vinnana. However, we need to differentiate between vipaka vinnana and kamma vinnana. – We experience the world with Vipaka vinnana. They are…

Dukkha Samudaya Starts With Samphassa-Jā-Vedanā

…PS when sensory inputs trigger temptations and generate “samphassa-jā-vedanā” or “mind-made feelings.” Critical Conclusions from Loka Sutta (SN 35.23) 1. In the previous post, “Loka Sutta – Origin and Cessation…

Kāma Tanhā, Bhava Tanhā, Vibhava Tanhā

Revised November 9, 2019; July 3, 2022 Kāma taṇhā, bhava taṇhā, vibhava taṇhā are three incorrectly translated key Pāli words. Tanhā is Not Craving 1. Tanhā means “getting attached to…

Lōbha, Rāga and Kāmacchanda, Kāmarāga

…an Arahant. 7. Finally, some have given up the desire to enjoy pleasures in kāma lōka but like jhānic pleasures. They are born in rūpa loka and arūpa loka and…

Gandhabba – Only in Human and Animal Realms

June 4, 2016; revised October 3, 2019; October 17, 2022; December 9, 2022 (figure in #3 revised) Difference Between Bhava (Existence) and Jāti (Births) 1. Many posts on the critical…

Kamma and Paṭicca Samuppāda – Introduction

March 27, 2020 The uniqueness of Buddha Dhamma (Buddhism) Kamma and Paṭicca Samuppāda are closely related, with saṅkhāra bridging the gap. We will get to the role of saṅkhāra in…

Path to Nibbāna – The Necessary Background

…essence of Buddha’s worldview and become a Sotapanna. Then, one must overcome the “built-in distorted saññā” to dissociate from kāma loka first and then from rupa and arupa loka. February…