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…the cakkhu vinnana that arises first. By the time we have the experience, they are contaminated due to our gati. What we experience is vinnanakkhandha, not citta or even vinnana….
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…the cakkhu vinnana that arises first. By the time we have the experience, they are contaminated due to our gati. What we experience is vinnanakkhandha, not citta or even vinnana….
June 9, 2020; revised June 4, 2022; August 27, 2022 Brief Summary of Pancakkhandhā 1. The five aggregates (pancakkhandhā) are unique to each person. Yours is different from anyone else’s….
Yes. You are correct. Saññā ALWAYS arises in the manomaya kaya, whether it is a Brahma, human, or animal. All thoughts (with rupa, vedanā, saññā, saṅkhāra, and viññāṇa) arise in…
Very good. Yes. You are correct, and I just revised it as follows: “This is the first stage of cakkhu viññāṇa (the same as “bahiddha viññāṇa,” which is immediately elevated…
…neutral. When the Buddha explains “sankhara-paccaya vinnanam” in dependent origination, the vinnana that arises due to past sankhara is a vipaka, the result of previous kamma. This type of consciousness…
…of the World’ or ‘Loka Samudaya’.” However, in a few suttās, “kāya” is also used to refer to the physical body; see “Kāya Can be Pañcupādānakkhandha or Physical Body.” As…
It will not be possible to understand the concept of bhava until one understands the difference between “kamma vinnana” and “vipaka vinnana.” – That is why I say that most…
Lal: ‘Vinnana with sobhana cetasika are not considered contaminated.’ Upekkha: “…even a good vinnana is contaminated and … AN ARAHANT CAN’T HAVE ANY SOBHANA CETASIKA..” In the absence of ANY…
…this correct: 1) Sobhana cetasika lead to good vinnana. 2) An Arahant still has sobhana cetasikas. 3) A good vinnana is not contaminated. 4) An Arahant still has good vinnana….
What is Mind? How do we Experience the Outside World? What is Consciousness? What is a Thought? What is in a Thought? Why Gati are so Important? 1. Thoughts (Citta),…