Sandiṭṭhiko – What Does It Mean?

…in the Three Lokās 14. The Buddha divided the world into three “lokās“: kāma loka, rupa loka, and arupa loka. In arupa loka, an external world that can be experienced…

Sotapanna Stage and Distorted Saññā

…Associated with Kama, Rupa, and Arupa Loka 6. Kama loka (based on kāma dhātu) can experience all six types of sensory inputs. Thus, the possibility of generating more defilements is…

Vipariṇāma – Two Meanings

Loka, Rupa Loka, and Arupa Loka 5. The Buddha divided this world of 31 realms into three “lokās,” which can be thought of as three “minor worlds.” “Kāma loka” is…

Viññāna Paccayā Nāmarūpa

…nāmarūpa get stronger due to this feedback. They depend on each other and feed on each other. The more he thinks about it, the stronger those viññāna and nāmarūpa. Ven….

Sotapanna Stage from Kāma Loka

…removed, a Mind Will Enter Kāma Loka 9. Therefore, attachment to any sense input and entering kāma loka (inside the “red box” in the chart) is INEVITABLE for anyone with…

Reply To: arupa loka

loka encompasses the first FIVE dhātu. Most of us are only familiar with the rupa loka. Scientists are focused on the rupa loka too. Memory, namagotta, kamma bija, dhammā, kamma…