Gandhabba State – Evidence from Tipiṭaka
…and there will be many inconsistencies without them. Most importantly, rejecting the idea of a gandhabba (i.e., the existence of a para loka) is a micchā diṭṭhi. Thus one cannot…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…and there will be many inconsistencies without them. Most importantly, rejecting the idea of a gandhabba (i.e., the existence of a para loka) is a micchā diṭṭhi. Thus one cannot…
…rupa loka or arupa loka either, since it has eliminated all ten samyojana. See “Loka and Nibbāna (Aloka) – Complete Overview.” I recommend reading those posts carefully. Feel free to…
…person who has not understood the teaching of the noble ones—They wrongly perceive (with saññā) pathavi to be pathavi (meaning they perceive “solid objects made of pathavi dhatu to be…
…loka), and arupa dhātu (i.e., arupa loka.) While in either of those samāpatti, an Arahant‘s mind does not receive any sensory inputs. No cittās arise in “Nirodha samāpatti,” let alone…
…loka dhatu” (a large cluster of cakkavāla) in the universe. But they are totally separated from each other. Each “dasa sahassi loka dhatu” can have only one Buddha Sasana at…
…in Sinhala) in our “loka dhātu“. Is each galaxy a “loka dhātu“? For example, we have discovered around 4000 solar systems in our milky way. In the Aggaññasutta, it is…
…and these records are called nama gotta; see “Difference Between Dhamma and Saṅkhāra (Sankata).” In the same way, our hopes and visions for the future are also in the mental…
…– because of “vinnana”. (45) Vinnana = Vikrith + nana “Vikrith” means defiled or distorted. So vinnana means defiled/distorted nana. This is due to these vinnana that we wrongly perceive…
…Causes – Loka Samudaya (Arising of Suffering) and Loka Nirodhaya (Nibbāna).” Furthermore, one needs to cultivate alōbha, adōsa, and amōha to get started on the process of removing lōbha, dōsa,…
…time…” I think that is wrong. All these different “sub-vinnana” are linked to namarupa and those namarupa come back to the mind (via namarupa paccaya salayatana…phassa…tanha…upadana…) and reinforce the existing…