abhidhamma

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Abhidhamma

ABHI = higher, sublime, special distinguished

Dhamma = teaching or ultimate realities

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According to the Abhidhamma philosophy there are two types

of Truth:

• Conventional truth (sammuti sacca)

• Ultimate Truth (paramattha sacca)

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Kalàpas in the body

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Conventional TruthConventional Truth

Atom

Nucleus

Protons

Neutrons

Electrons

Sub-atomic particles

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Ultimate Truth - Råpa Kalàpa

1.Earth element2.Water3.Fire4.Wind5.Colour6.Smell7.Taste8.Nutritive Essence

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In Abhidhamma, Ultimate Truth (Reality) is In Abhidhamma, Ultimate Truth (Reality) is fourfold:fourfold:

1. Consciousness (citta)2. Mental Factors (cetasika) conditioned dhamma3. Matter (rpa)

4. Nibbna unconditioned dhamma

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The 1st Ultimate-Truth CONSCIOUSNESS (citta)

1. Characteristic (lakkhaõa): awareness or knowing of an object.

2. Function (rasa): to be a forerunner of the mental states.

3. Manifestation (paccupaññhàna): it is a continuity of processes.

4. Proximate cause (padaññhàna): Mind (mental factors) and matter.

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CONSCIOUSNESS (citta)

• The process of cognizing an object.

• In the blink of an eye, billions of consciousness arise and pass away.

• At any one moment, only one consciousness arises. • In conventional truth, one lives from conception to death,

however in the ultimate sense one lives only for one conscious moment.

• Although it arises at tremendous speed, each consciousness goes through the same 3 stages: arising (birth), static (decay) and dissolution (death)

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Citta

arisingstatic

dissolution

MIND MOMENT

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Consciousness can be classified with respect to its nature (jàti) in 4 ways:

1. Unwholesome (akusala)

2. Wholesome (kusala)

3. Resultant (vipàka)

4. Functional (kiriya)

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Six Types of Roots

• Three wholesome rootsThree wholesome roots– Non greed– Non hatred– Non delusion

• Three unwholesome rootsThree unwholesome roots– Greed– Hatred– Delusion

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12 unwholesome consciousness8 rooted in greed8 rooted in greed

1. One consciousness, accompanied by joy, associated with wrong view, unprompted.

2. One consciousness, accompanied by joy, associated with wrong view, prompted.

3. One consciousness, accompanied by joy, dissociated from wrong view, unprompted.

4. One consciousness, accompanied by joy, dissociated from wrong view, prompted.

5. One consciousness, accompanied by equanimity, associated with wrong view, unprompted.

6. One consciousness, accompanied by equanimity, associated with wrong view, prompted.

7. One consciousness, accompanied by equanimity, dissociated from wrong view, unprompted.

8. One consciousness, accompanied by equanimity, dissociated from wrong view, prompted.

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12 unwholesome consciousness

2 rooted in hatred2 rooted in hatred

1. One consciousness accompanied by displeasure, associated with aversion, unprompted.

2. One consciousness accompanied by displeasure, associated with aversion, prompted.

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12 unwholesome consciousness

2 rooted in delusion

• One consciousness accompanied by equanimity, associated with doubt.

• One consciousness accompanied by equanimity, associated with restlessness.

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8 sense-sphere wholesome consciousness

1. One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, unprompted.

2. One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, prompted.

3. One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, unprompted.

4. One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, prompted.

5. One consciousness accompanied by equanimity associated with knowledge, unprompted

6. One consciousness accompanied by equanimity associated with knowledge, prompted

7. One consciousness accompanied by equanimity dissociated from knowledge, unprompted

8. One consciousness accompanied by equanimity dissociated from knowledge, prompted

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8 sense-sphere resultant consciousness

1. One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, unprompted

2. One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, prompted

3. One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, unprompted

4. One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, prompted





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8 sense-sphere functional consciousness

1. One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, unprompted

2. One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, prompted

3. One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, unprompted

4. One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, prompted





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Rootless consciousness 18 (ahetuka-cittàni)

• 7 Unwholesome resultant consciousness

• 8 wholesome resultant consciousness

• 3 Functional consciousness

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Unwholesome resultant consciousness

• Eye consciousness accompanied by neutral feeling;• Ear consciousness• Nose consciousness• Tongue consciousness• Body consciousness accompanied by pain• Receiving consciousness accompanied by neutral

feeling;• Investigating consciousness accompanied by

neutral feeling;

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Wholesome resultant rootless consciousness

• Eye consciousness accompanied by neutral feeling;• Ear consciousness• Nose consciousness• Tongue consciousness• Body consciousness accompanied by pleasure• Receiving consciousness accompanied by neutral

feeling;• Investigating consciousness accompanied by joy• Investigating consciousness accompanied by neutral

feeling;

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Rootless Functional Consciousness

• Five-door adverting consciousness accompanied by neutral feeling

• Mind-door adverting consciousness

• Smile-producing consciousness accompanied by joy

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Consciousness can also divided into four groups by way of plane :

Sense-sphere consciousness (kmvacara-citta)

Fine-material-sphere consciousness (rpvacara-citta)

Immaterial-sphere consciousness (arpvacara-citta)

Supramundane consciousness (lokuttara-citta)

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31 planes 31 planes of of existenceexistence

NPNNP

Nothingness

Infinite conciousness

Infinite space

7 Planes of 4th Jhana

3 Planes of 3rd Jhana

3 Planes of 2nd Jhana

3 Planes of 1st Jhana

6 Deva realms

1 Human realm

1 Asura realm

1 Peta realm

1 Animal realm

1 Hell beings realm

11 Sense sphere planes

11 Sense sphere planes

16 Fine material sphere planes

4 immaterial sphere planes

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1. CATU-MAHâRâJIKA2. TâVATIÑSA3. YâMA4. TUSITA 5. NIMMâNA-RATI

They enjoy the 5 sense objects which they created for themselves.

6. PARANIMMITA-VASAVATTIThey enjoy 5 sense pleasure objects created by

others for them.

6 DevaRealms

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3 Planes of 1st Jhàna

1. PâRISAJJA BRAHMARealm of Brahma’s Retinue

2. PUROHITA BRAHMARealm of Brahma’s Ministers

3. MAHâ BRAHMA Realm of Great Brahma

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3 Planes of 2nd Jhàna

1.PARITTABHARealm of minor lustre

2.APPAMâNABHARealm of infinite lustre

3.ABHASSARARealm of radiant lustre

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3 Planes of 3rd Jhàna

1.PARITTA-SUBHARealm of minor aura

2.APPAMâNA-SUBHARealm of infinite aura

3.SUBHA-KIöHARealm of steady aura

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7 Planes of 4th Jhàna

1.VEHAPPHALARealm of great reward

2.ASA¥¥A-SATTARealm of mindless beings (Only body.No mind.)

3.AVIHAThe durable realm

4.ATAPPAThe serene realm5.SUDASSA The beautiful realm

6.SUDASSIThe clear-sighted realm

7.AKANIòòHAThe highest realm

SUDDHAVâSAOnly Anagamis are reborn in these 5 planes.

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5 wholesome fine-material sphere consciousness

1. 1st jhāna = wholesome consciousness together with initial application, sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointed ness.

2. 2nd jhāna = wholesome consciousness together with sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointed ness.

3. 3rd jhāna = wholesome consciousness together with joy, happiness, and one- pointed ness.

4. 4th jhāna = wholesome consciousness together with happiness and one- pointed ness.

5. 5th jhāna = wholesome consciousness together with equanimity and one- pointed ness.





6 Deva realms

1 Human realm

1 Asura realm

1 Peta realm

1 Animal realm

1 Hell beings realm

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5 Jhāna Factors

• Initial application of mind (Vitakka) - the directing and placing of the mind onto the object of the pañibhāga nimitta.

• Sustained application of mind (Vicāra) - the sustained keeping of the mind on the pañibhāga nimitta.

• Joy (Pīti) - interest, or liking for the pañibhāga nimitta.

• Happiness (Sukha) - Pleasant feeling or happiness associated with experiencing the pañibhāga nimitta.

• One-pointed ness (Ekaggatā) - One-pointed ness of mind or fixing the mind firmly on the pañibhāga nimitta.

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5 Masteries of Jhàna• Mastery in adverting: being able to advert to the jhāna factors

after emerging from jhāna.

• Mastery in attaining: being able to enter jhāna whenever one wishes.

• Mastery in resolving: being able to stay in jhāna for as long as one has determined to stay.

• Mastery in emerging: being able to leave the jhāna at the time one determines to emerge.

• Mastery in reviewing: being able to review the jhāna factors from which one has just emerged.

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5 fine-material sphere resultant consciousness

1. 1st jhāna = resultant consciousness together with initial application, sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointedness.

2. 2nd jhāna = resultant consciousness together with sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointedness.

3. 3rd jhāna = resultant consciousness together with joy, happiness, and one- pointedness.

4. 4th jhāna = resultant wholesome consciousness together with happiness and one- pointedness.

5. 5th jhāna = resultant consciousness together with equanimity and one- pointed ness.





6 Deva realms

1 Human realm

1 Asura realm

1 Peta realm

1 Animal realm

1 Hell beings realm

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5 fine-material sphere functional consciousness

1. 1st jhāna = functional consciousness together with initial application, sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointedness.

2. 2nd jhāna = functional consciousness together with sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointedness.

3. 3rd jhāna = functional consciousness together with joy, happiness, and one- pointedness.

4. 4th jhāna = functional consciousness together with happiness and one- pointedness.

5. 5th jhāna = functional consciousness together with equanimity and one- pointedness.

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4 Immaterial-sphere wholesome consciousness

1. Wholesome consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite space

2. Wholesome consciousness pertaining to the base of consciousness

3. Wholesome consciousness pertaining to the base of nothingness

4. Wholesome consciousness pertaining to the base of neither perception nor non-perception

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4 Immaterial sphere resultant consciousness

1. Resultant consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite space

2. Resulatnt consciousness pertaining to the base of consciousness

3. Resultant consciousness pertaining to the base of nothingness

4. Resultant consciousness pertaining to the base of neither perception nor non-perception

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4 Immaterial sphere functional consciousness

1. Functional consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite space

2. Functional consciousness pertaining to the base of consciousness

3. Functional consciousness pertaining to the base of nothingness

4. Functional consciousness pertaining to the base of neither perception nor non-perception

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sasaÿÿssàrara

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Supramundane consciousness (Lokuttara-Citta)

• The noble consciousness that has gone beyond the 5 aggregates of clinging (i.e. beyond 31 planes of existence)

• Four wholesome paths– Stream entry– Once returning – Non –returning – Arahant

• Four resultant fruitions– Stream entry– Once returning– Non –returning – Arahant

NIBBâNANIBBâNA

abhidhamma

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hatredone consciousness

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