Is Cakkhu Viññāṇa Free of Defilements?
…I will refer to such different versions below. A general outline of the “mind contamination process” for all realms in kāma, rupa, and arupa loka was discussed in the chart…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…I will refer to such different versions below. A general outline of the “mind contamination process” for all realms in kāma, rupa, and arupa loka was discussed in the chart…
…of 10,000 such cakkavāla in a given dasa sahassi loka dhātu. In our loka dhātu, it is the Earth. Brahmās and Devas from those 10,000 systems (dasa sahassi loka dhātu)…
January 16, 2022; revised August 31, 2022 We have discussed several key concepts about viññāṇa and saṅkhāra in the recent series of posts. It could be beneficial to summarize them…
…All posts in “Buddhism – In Charts.” References 1. “Idappaccayātā Paṭicca Samuppāda“ 2. “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime.” 3. “Six Root Causes – Loka Samudaya (Arising of Suffering) and Loka…
…will have all six dhātu/ five aggregates. Loka Sutta (SN 12.44) – Existence in a Loka Means Subjected to Suffering 4. The Buddha starts the “Loka Sutta (SN 12.44)” by…
December 14, 2019; revised November 26, 2022 Summary of Discussion Up To Now 1. In the subsection “Worldview of the Buddha,” we discuss how the Buddha explained the sensory experience….
…available only in the realms of kāma loka. Kabalinkā āhāra is closely associated with the six types of “kāma guṇa” available in kāma loka. See “Kāma Guṇa – Origin of…
…often easier to use an example to illustrate these PS cycles. Pavutti PS is important because the habits (gati) cultivated during this lifetime can feed the uppatti PS process leading…
…world. Nāma Loka is Very Different from the Rupa Loka 12. Nāma loka has no spatial boundaries. That is why we cannot ask, “Exactly where are the memories stored”? We…
…world.) Our Two Worlds – Rupa Loka and Nāma Loka 1. Living beings enjoy material things in the rupa loka. We are all familiar with our material world (rupa loka),…