January 1, 2016; revised November 2, 2017, June 28, 2019 Ngày 1/1/2016; sửa ngày 2/11/2017, ngày 28/6/2019 Rūpa and Rūpakkhandha are two different things. There are rūpa made up of “physical matter” (suddhaṭṭhaka) in the rūpa loka. Rūpakkhandha consists of each person’s memories, hopes, and desires for some of the rūpa in the rūpa loka. […]
December 25, 2015; revised September 29, 2018; September 10, 2022 Ngày 25/12/2015; sửa ngày 29/9/2018; ngày 10/9/2022 First, many people have the impression that rūpakkhandha is one’s own body OR that pañcakkhandha is “in one’s own body.” The problem with this critical mistake can be seen with the description of rūpakkhandha (and the other four […]
Revised February 3, 2018 Sửa ngày 3/2/2018 Please see, “What are Rūpa? Relation to Nibbāna” for an introduction. Xin xem bài “What are Rūpa? Relation to Nibbāna” để biết thông tin giới thiệu. Most people have many misconceptions about rūpa. So, we will systematically look at different kinds of rūpa. Rūpa are basically everything that […]
Originally written in 2014; re-written September 8, 2018; revised December 25, 2018; July 18, 2022 Viết lần đầu năm 2014; viết lại ngày 8/9/2018; sửa ngày 25/12/2018; ngày 18/7/2022 Viññāṇa is normally translated as consciousness or awareness. But it is much deeper and can be many different types. An overview is given below, and there […]
Revised November 6, 2018; August 31, 2019 Sửa ngày 6/11/2018; ngày 31/8/2019 In this and follow-up posts, we will discuss six types of vedanā (feelings) and how they arise. There are other types of vedanā, but these are the important ones to understand for the Sotāpanna stage. Three of these occur due to kamma vipāka, […]
Saññā is, at the very fundamental level, the recognition of an external stimulus. But it is more than that. We not only recognize that a given object is, say, a dog. But some people may be able to categorize it as a bull dog. Thus saññā about a particular object depends on the person. Saññā […]
May 19, 2020 Ngày 19/05/2020 Pañca Upādānakkhandhā – Key Role of Upādāna Pañca Upādānakkhandhā – Vai Trò Then Chốt Của Upādāna Pañca Upādānakkhandhā is normally translated as “five grasping aggregates.” That does not explain much. Pañca Upādānakkhandhā thường được dịch là “năm uẩn chấp thủ.” Cách dịch đó không giải thích được nhiều điều. The […]
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