Antarābhava Discussion in Kathāvatthu – Not Relevant to Gandhabba
December 16, 2020; revised December 17, 2020; July 16, 2022 Antarābhava Was Discussed at the Third Buddhist Council 1. The concept of an antarābhava was discussed and rejected at the…
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Reply To: Ghandhabba, Jati, Vinnana (Consciousness)
…example, they translate “vinnana” as “consciousness.” But “vinnana” can have different meanings depending on the context. I will give you some posts to read tomorrow. – P.S. It was Waharaka…
Reply To: Post on “Vipāka Vēdanā and “Samphassa jā Vēdanā” in a Sensory Event”
…is synonymous to sankhara and upadana, then is it correct to say that the associated suffering that one has bear at this stage is dukkha-dukkha, sankhara dukkha, and viparinama dukkha?…
Reply To: A Consciousness That Does Not Establish
The keyword in this sutta is “upaya.” It is closely related to the word “upādāna.” As I mentioned in the new post today, “upa” means “keeping close.” – The word…
Misconceptions on the Topics the Buddha “Refused to Answer”
…saññā, saṅkhārā, viññāṇa) as the “loka.” The first position (“loka” is eternal) is sassata diṭṭhi and the second position is uccheda diṭṭhi. Note: The translator (of the English versions in…
Sankhāra, Kamma, Kamma Bīja, Kamma Vipāka
Revised May 12, 2016; February 23, 2019; March 16, 2023; May 23, 2023 There is much confusion about these words. These are key Dhamma concepts, and one needs to sort…
Six Kinds of Consciousness in Our 3-D World
…as different levels of intensity, even within the “sense sphere” (kāmaloka): The humans and devas in the kāmaloka have the highest levels of consciousness (especially mind-consciousness). In the “form-sphere” (rupa…
The 89 (121) Types of Citta
…these jhānās. Thus, there are 15 cittās in all that predominantly belong to the Rupaloka. Citta for Arupaloka (in the 4 Arupa realms)- 12 in all 7. There are only…
Paṭicca Samuppāda – “Pati+ichcha” + “Sama+uppāda”
…due to six root causes: lobha, dosa, moha and alobha, adosa, and amoha; see “Six Root Causes – Loka Samudaya (Arising of Suffering) and Loka Nirodhaya (Nibbāna).” As explained in…
Bhava and Jāti – States of Existence and Births Therein
Bhava and jāti are related but are different concepts. Bhava is of two types: kamma bhava and upapatti bhava. There can be many jāti (births) within a upapatti bhava. Revised…