Reply To: kusala mula PS leads not to rebirth

…that is not mentioned in the kusala mula PS (just “nama”).” – There are “namarupa” arising in the Kusala-mula PS. Those are “good namarupa” corresponding to good planned deeds. For…

Reply To: kusala mula PS leads not to rebirth

namarupa?” – It is possible that you may be looking at a detailed analysis where only the “nama” is in play with the “Chattayatana”, not “namarupa” with “salayatana.” All kammas…

Reply To: Kasina Meditation?

Good question, Dosakkhayo. 1. The concepts of jhana and kasina have been badly interpreted in current Theravada texts. – Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimagga is mostly responsible for that. 2. We need to…

Four Types of Births in Buddhism

…body lives in “this world (ayaṁ loka),” and that same human in the absence of a physical body lives in the “other world (para loka).” Thus, until the end of…

Reply To: Pāramitās

…set of kamma bija for a given sentient being. This is the case of a putthajana. Of course in reality there are uncountable kamma bija in the nama loka for…