Vipaka Sapa from Dhamma Loka
Dear Lal, as I was talking with students of Venerable Abhaya Thero and they mentioned to me about a “vipaka sapa” that comes from Dhamma Loka that he speaks about….
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
Dear Lal, as I was talking with students of Venerable Abhaya Thero and they mentioned to me about a “vipaka sapa” that comes from Dhamma Loka that he speaks about….
…Sex.” All five sensory contacts are available in most of the lowest 11 realms (four apāyā, the human realm, and six Deva realms.) Thus, kāma loka includes those 11 realms….
Besides the hadaya vatthu (Suddhatthaka), would there also be dhamma and gati in the arupa loka? My belief so far is that there would be and how I would describe…
1. A puñña kamma causing rebirth in rupa loka and arupa loka is ānantarika kamma. (case of the anāriya jhānā) So if a human cultivates rupa jhana or arupa samapatti,…
…temporarily bypass the kāma loka and enter the rupa loka Brahma mindset (i.e., jhāna). They will be reborn in a Brahma realm, but at the end of that existence, they…
…site (in Chinese). As I understand, they are very close to Theravāda suttā. Those translations to Chinese from Theravāda happened before the appearance of Mahāyāna sutras. I would appreciate feedback…
…example, he/she would not engage in sexual misconduct at any time. The desire for sensual pleasures will keep one bound to the kāma loka. But it is only IMMORAL DEEDS…
…once, because some things are explained in entirety, later. So, Any being exists as Rupa loka and Nama loka, at death these cease to exist and new Rupa and Nama…
…rupa (material form). There are five Arupa Loka corresponding to the five Arupa Jhanas. In the following 2 realms only Nama exists without Rupa. 1. Akasanancayatana: the world of infinite…
Even though we perceive seeing as continuous, it results from a rapid series of discrete sensory events or “snapshots.” That is the real meaning of the verse, “diṭṭhe diṭṭhamattaṁ bhavissati.”…