Reply To: The Mirage of Existence
…time in the past even though learning / knowing a word can have different meanings, I had thoughts of where assāsapassāsā mentioned as one of the definitions for vayo dhatu…
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Reply To: Post on “The Illusion of Perception (Saññā) – It Is Scientific Consensus”
…rupa loka (jhāma saññā) and arupa loka (arupa samāpatti saññā) are removed at the Arahant stage. I can write a post to clarify this critical point. Please keep asking questions….
Reply To: Question about Pāramitã
1. There can be only one Buddha in a ‘loka dhātu‘ (a thousand cakkavāla) at any given time: “Bahudhātuka Sutta (MN 115).” This sutta explains many other ‘facts’. But there…
What is Consciousness?
// Revised July 16, 2020 1. Philosophers through the ages have struggled to figure out how consciousness arises in a human being. For “materialists” everything that makes a human being…
Sañjānāti – Animals Mostly Have This Level of Understanding
…exposure to a sensory input is via the ‘built-in’ saññā. In ‘kāma loka‘ to which both human and animal realms belong, that saññā is ‘kāma saññā.‘ When we get hungry,…
Does the First Noble Truth Describe only Suffering?
Revised October 24, 2018; August 5, 2019; revised July 28, 2022; March 2, 2023 Difference Between Dukkha and Dukkha Sacca 1. Buddha Dhamma describes nature’s laws. Many think that dukkha…
Sutta Interpretation – Uddēsa, Niddēsa, Paṭiniddēsa
…loka for a long time and are reborn humans now. However, not all jāti Sōtapannas can explain Buddha Dhamma to others. Some have the unique capability to interpret the keywords/phrases…
Paṭicca Samuppāda in Plain English
Introduction – What is Suffering? Introduction -2 – The Three Categories of Suffering Avijja paccayā Saṅkhāra Saṅkhāra paccayā Viññāṇa – 1 Saṅkhāra paccayā Viññāṇa – 2 Viññāṇa paccayā Namarupa Namarupa…
Reply To: Tanha = ego?
Would ego be in the vinnana? While avija is the fuel or cause of ego. One of the reasons why I say this is because Vinnana is taught as “our…
Reply To: “Difference Between Tanhā and Upādāna” in regard to PS cycle
…other steps will follow: “sankhara paccaya vinnana“, “vinnana paccaya namarupa“, etc. 2. Sometimes it may not be clear that avijjā has been triggered by an arammana. – It is clear…