Reply To: Nirodha Samapatti
…all the limited and determinate qualities of conditioned things. The Buddha also refers to Nibbana as a ‘dhatu,’ an element, the ‘deathless element’ (amata-dhatu). He compares the element of Nibbana…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…all the limited and determinate qualities of conditioned things. The Buddha also refers to Nibbana as a ‘dhatu,’ an element, the ‘deathless element’ (amata-dhatu). He compares the element of Nibbana…
…else”. So now I got it. Lobha, dosa, moha, alobha, adosa, and amoha do not belong to dhatu. Instead, six dhatu come from the six hetu. But here is another…
“Where the 6 primary causes lobha, dosa, moha, alobha, adosa, amoha belong to? the six dhatu? pathavi, apo, tejo, vayo, akasa, vinnana? or elsewhere?” The reason why I asked the…
OK. Then, what is the usage of dhātu in viññana dhātu?
Dosakkhayo has finalized the drawing/chart on the progression of invisible rupa (dhammā) generated in our minds (in javana citta) due to gati to condensed stages. The progression is: gati >…
1. The only “rupas” (at or above the hadaya vatthu/suddhatthaka stage) in mano loka are the hadaya vatthus of the arupavacara Brahmas. – A hadaya vatthu is right at the…
…(with abhisankhara or without) is registered in the nāmaloka (viññāṇa dhātu) – Only those associated with abhisankhara (i.e., with kammic energy) lead to “dhammā” or “dhamma rupa.” 4. “Sappatigha rupa”…
1. “Atita rupa” are mental impressions of the rupa experienced. A record of them remains intact in the vinnana dhatu as “namagotta.” “Paccuppana rupa” are those being experienced; they become…
…bodies undergo these transformations. Their bones become indestructible “dhatu” (crystal-like) that don’t burn upon cremation of the body. That is how we have “dhatu” of the Buddha and various Arahants….
…And this process of recalling involves energy. So, that is why dhamma comes to mind as dhammā. p.s. Kamma bhava = viññāṇa dhatu = non-energised-permanenet mental aggregates (four components of…