Saturday, July 13, 2013

Ingredients

on PAGE THIRTEEN, Sayadaw concludes the introductory section on materiality-mentality with the Buddha's explanation of 'what is materiality' from the Mahagopataka Sutta, that it is composed of 'The four great elements', namely: Earth, water, fire and wind.  Furthermore, there are 24 types of 'derived materiality', (these from the Abhidahamma) namely:


    Physical sense-organs of: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, body

    Physical sense-objects: form, sound, odour, taste, bodily impacts

    'Bodily impacts' photthabba are generally omitted in this list, because these physical objects of body-sensitivity are identical with the afore-mentioned solid element, heat and motion element. Hence their inclusion under 'derived materiality' would be a duplication.

        femininity itthindriya
        virility purisindriya
        physical base of mind hadaya-vatthu
        bodily expression kāya-viññatti s. viññatti
        verbal expression vacī-viññatti
        physical life rūpa jīvita s. jīvita
        space element ākāsa-dhātu
        physical agility rūpassa lahutā
        physical elasticity rūpassa mudutā
        physical adaptability rūpassa kammaññatā
        physical growth rūpassa upacaya
        physical continuity rūpassa santati s.
        decay jarā
        impermanence aniccatā
        nutriment āhāra

http://www.totalbodyhs.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ingredients-list-227x300.jpgIt's like unbaking a cake. We've been eating and baking things, the ingredients of which were, until now, unknown.

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