What is a Thought?

Revised January 24, 2019; December 26, 2023 Basic Abhidhamma 1. Abhidhamma has many confusing terms, like citta and manō, which have been interpreted differently in different books. I have written…

Reply To: Fearing Nibbana

…for pointing it out. For a living being in the Asanna realms, there are no nama khandhas (vedana, sanna, sankhara, vinnana), and the life in the physical body maintained by…

Reply To: Is Nama-Rupa subjective?

Hello, Rajitha. Welcome to the forum! Namarupa formation is a deep subject. I recommend reading the subsection: “Nāma & Rūpa to Nāmarūpa“. Of course namarupa formation is subjective. Basically, one…

Reply To: same sense of identity

…vedana, sanna, sankhara, vinnana. The Buddha instructed his student to see this world or existence, these nama’s and rupa’s, as it actually is; this is not mine, not who i…

Udayavaya (Udayabbaya) Ñāna – Introduction

…tanhā, kamma, āhāra, nibbatti lakkhana. Vedana: avijjā, tanhā, kamma, phassa, nibbatti lakkhana. Sanna: avijjā, tanhā, kamma, phassa, nibbatti lakkhana. Sankhara: avijjā, tanhā, kamma, phassa, nibbatti lakkhana. Vinnana: avijjā, tanhā, kamma,…

Dhammanan?

…If I remember correctly, viññāna is the connection between nama and rupa = namarupa. So if there is no arising of viññāna for the living being, then that living being…

Reply To: What stays after death?

…with mana indriya, vaci sankhara and mano vinnana is recognizing and saying, “the ball was there in the past.” Vinnana is defiled consciousness so its better to use the term…

Post on “Saṅkhāra – An Introduction”

Saṅkhāra – An Introduction In #6, “Those are citta/mano abhisaṅkhāra arising automatically due to his character/habits (gati) to be aroused/enticed by such visuals. Mano abhisaṅkhāras arise automatically according to gati…