May 7, 2020; revised May 8, 2020 Ngày 7/5/2020; sửa ngày 8/5/2020 Introduction Dẫn nhập Five aggregates (pañcakkhandha) is a critical concept to understand. In the previous three posts, we discussed how the mind makes a “mental imprint” of a rūpa, whether it is due to sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, or a dhammā. See, […]
May 1, 2020; revised August 26, 2023 (#2) Ngày 1/5/2020; sửa ngày 26/8/2023 (#2) Introduction – What Is Rūpupādānakkhandha? Dẫn nhập – Rūpupādānakkhandha Là Gì? In the previous post, “Rūpa, Vedanā, Saññā, Saṅkhāra, Viññāṇa – Mostly Misunderstood,” we discussed the rūpa and rūpakkhandha mostly misunderstood. Trong bài trước, “Rūpa, Vedanā, Saññā, Saṅkhāra, Viññāṇa – Mostly […]
June 6, 2025 Ngày 06/06/2025 Note: This post replaces an old post, “Difference Between Physical Rūpa and Rūpakkhandha,” in the section, “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha).” Lưu ý: Bài viết này thay thế bài cũ “Difference Between Physical Rūpa and Rūpakkhandha” trong mục “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha).” Rūpa, vedanā, saññā, saṅkhāra, and viññāṇa are commonly referred […]
Re-written April 17, 2020; revised April 19, 2020; October 30, 2022; rewritten with new chart, March 9, 2023 Viết lại ngày 17/04/2020; sửa ngày 19/04/2020; 30/10/2022; viết lại với sơ đồ mới ngày 09/03/2023 Five Aggregates (pañcakkhandha or pañca khandha) is not one’s own body, as many believe. All five components arise in the mind […]
September 28, 2024 Ngày 28/09/2024 Saññā has two components: one is recognizing “things in the world,” but the other is presenting a “made-up” sense of attractiveness or repulsiveness of things in the world. The second aspect of saññā leads to avijjā, which in turn leads to acting with sakkāya diṭṭhi (the wrong view that worldly […]
September 14, 2024 Ngày 14/09/2024 Sensory experience and how we respond to those experiences determine our future happiness/suffering. The Buddha stated that pañcupādānakkhandha, or our attachment to sensory experience (summarized via rūpa, vedanā, saññā, saṅkhāra, viññāṇa), is the cause of suffering. Paṭicca Samuppāda describes how it happens. Trải nghiệm giác quan và cách ta phản […]
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