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…read about vinnana dhatu and this is said to be infinite too. Is this some kind of field? Is this an always present vinnana? I think this cannot be meant…
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…read about vinnana dhatu and this is said to be infinite too. Is this some kind of field? Is this an always present vinnana? I think this cannot be meant…
…Akasa Dathu and also in Arupa Loka! 3. But if two Hadya Vatthu were exactly the same to 100%, including the mental impurities, simply everything. 4. Would one then be…
…of the ten samyojana. Thus, Arahant‘s mind will stop at the “bahiddha vinnana” stage (same as “kama dhatu“) and not get into “kama bhava.” 2. However, a puthujjana‘s mind WILL…
…The remaining patisandhi citta leads to rebirth in the Brahma loka (16 rūpa loka and four arūpa loka). These rise due to jhānic states: rebirths in the rūpa loka are…
…rupa rāga, and arupa rāga, corresponding to attachment to the kāma loka, rupa loka, and arupa loka respectively. At the Sakadāgāmi stage, kāma rāga and paṭigha are REDUCED to the…
…later designation, especially by Buddhaghosa. 6. For a human, getting to the first jhāna means (at least temporarily) transcending the kāma loka. Initially, that is only for a couple of…
November 29, 2018; revised January 30, 2024 1. Kāmaccandha is a Pāli word that has roots in the keyword “icca” (pronounced “ichcha”), There is no need to look for Sanskrit…
…the “para loka” or the ‘next existence.’ For a crude but good visualization of the gandhabba and para loka, see the post, “Ghost 1990 Movie – Good Depiction of Gandhabba…
…kāma rāga, rupa rāga, and arupa rāga (that binds one to the kāma loka, rupa loka, and arupa loka.) But a Sotapanna has overcome the lowest realms in the kāma…
Namagotta, Bhava, Kamma Bīja, and Mano Loka (Mind Plane) #7 On the “moral side,” all stages of Nibbāna are “anantariya kamma.” For example, when one attains the Sotāpanna stage, he/she…