Pabhassara Citta and Saññā Vipallāsa

…stages) corresponding to the three lokās: kāma loka, rupa loka, arupa loka. If a mind had been released from a given loka (or bhava), it would not contaminate beyond the…

Paṭicca Samuppāda – From Mind to Matter

January 11, 2020 Where is the “Mind-to-Matter” Step in Paṭicca Samuppāda? 1. Akusala-mula Paṭicca Samuppāda starts with “avijjā paccayā saṅkhāra” and ends with “bhava paccayā jāti, jāti paccayā jarā, marana,..”…

Aggañña Sutta Discussion – Introduction

…cakkavāla)—is one of the uncountable such systems in the universe. A cluster of 10,000 such cakkavāla constitutes a “loka dhātu,” and there could be an uncountable number of them in…

Reply To: Pure Octad constituents

…its Sun and other planets — (called a cakkavāla) is one of the uncountable such systems in the universe. A cluster of 10,000 such cakkavāla constitutes a “loka dhātu,” and…

Five Aggregates – Introduction

…rupa, vedanā, saññā, saṅkhāra, and viññāṇa arising with each sensory event. Then, a record of that sensory event gets recorded in the “viññāṇa dhatu.” That record is a “namagotta.” If…