Table of Contents

Introduction Glossary Appendices

Bibliography

Index

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Appendix F

Appendix G

Appendix H

Appendix I

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Appendices

Appendix A

Āyatanāni (Sense Bases)

There are twelve sense bases (dvādaśa āyatanāni) as follows:

(1) the eye base, (2) the ear base, (3) the nose base, (4) the tongue base, (5) the body base, (6) the mind base, (7) the visible form base, (8) the sound base, (9) the smell base, (10) the taste base, (11) the tangible base, (12) the mental-object base.

 

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Dhātavaḥ (Elements)

There are eighteen elements (aṣṭādaśa dhātavaḥ) as given below:

(1) the eye element, (2) the ear element, (3) the nose element, (4) the tongue element, (5) the body element, (6) the visible form element, (7) the sound element, (8) the smell element, (9) the taste element, (10) the tangible element, (11) the eye-consciousness element, (12) the ear-consciousness element, (13) the nose-consciousness element, (14) the tongue-consciousness element, (15) the body-consciousness element, (16) the mind element, (17) the mental-object element, (18) the mind-consciousness element.

 

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Cittam (Consciousness)

Citta-s or consciousness number 89 or 121 depending upon whether Supra Mundane Consciousness is taken as 8 or 40. The citta-s are grouped as stated below.(The name is followed by the number in each group.)

(A)

Unwholesome Consciousness

12

(B)

Rootless Consciousness

18

(C)

Sense-Sphere Beautiful Consciousness

24

(D)

Form Sphere Consciousness

15

(E)

Formless Sphere Consciousness

12

(F)

Supramundane Consciousness

8 or 40

Those who contend that consciousness is of 89 types, include 8 types of Supramundane consciousness. Those who contend that consciousness is of 121 types, divide the 8 types into 40 sub types.

Listed below are the major classes and subclasses.

(A) Unwholesome Consciousness 12

(i) Consciousness Rooted in Attachment

1. Consciousness accompanied with joy, with wrong view, unprompted,
2. Consciousness accompanied with joy, with wrong view, prompted,
3. Consciousness accompanied with joy, without wrong view, unprompted,
4. Consciousness accompanied with joy, without wrong view, prompted,
5. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, with wrong view, unprompted,

 

 

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6. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, with wrong view, prompted,
7. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, without wrong view, unprompted,
8. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, without wrong view, prompted.

(ii) Consciousness Rooted in Ill will

1. Consciousness accompanied with displeasure, with aversion, unprompted,
2. Consciousness accompanied with displeasure, with aversion, prompted.

(iii) Consciousness Rooted in Delusion
1. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, with doubt,
2. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, with restlessness.

(B) Rootless Consciousness 18

(i) Unwholesome Resultant Consciousness

1. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Eye-Consciousness,
2. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Ear-consciousness,
3. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Nose-consciousness,
4. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Tongue-consciousness,
5. Consciousness accompanied with pain, Body-consciousness,

 

 

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6. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Receiving consciousness,
7. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Investigating consciousness.

(ii) Rootless Wholesome Resultant Consciousness

1. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Eye-consciousness,
2. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Ear-consciousness,
3. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Nose-consciousness,
4. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Tongue-consciousness,
5. Consciousness accompanied with joy, Body-consciousness,
6. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Receiving consciousness,
7. Consciousness accompanied with joy, Investigating consciousness,
8. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Investigating consciousness.

(iii) Rootless Functional Consciousness

1. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Five-sense-door-adverting consciousness,
2. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, Mind-door-adverting consciousness,
3. Consciousness accompanied with joy, Smile-producing consciousness.

 

 

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(C) Sense-Sphere Beautiful Consciousness 24

(i) Sense-Sphere Wholesome Consciousness

1. Consciousness accompanied with joy, with knowledge, unprompted,
2. Consciousness accompanied with joy, with knowledge, prompted,
3. Consciousness accompanied with joy, without knowledge, unprompted,
4. Consciousness accompanied with joy, without knowledge, prompted,
5. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, with knowledge, unprompted,
6. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, with knowledge, prompted,
7. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, without knowledge, unprompted,
8. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, without knowledge, prompted.

(ii) Sense-Sphere Resultant Consciousness with Roots

1. Consciousness accompanied with joy, with knowledge, unprompted,
2. Consciousness accompanied with joy, with knowledge, prompted,
3. Consciousness accompanied with joy, without knowledge, unprompted,
4. Consciousness accompanied with joy, without knowledge, prompted,
5. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, with knowledge, unprompted,
6. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, with knowledge, prompted,

 

 

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7. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, without knowledge, unprompted,
8. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, without knowledge, prompted.

(iii) Sense-Sphere Functional Consciousness with Roots

1. Consciousness accompanied with joy, with knowledge, unprompted,
2. Consciousness accompanied with joy, with knowledge, prompted,
3. Consciousness accompanied with joy, without knowledge, unprompted,
4. Consciousness accompanied with joy, without knowledge, prompted,
5. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, with knowledge, unprompted,
6. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, with knowledge, prompted,
7. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, without knowledge, unprompted,
8. Consciousness accompanied with equanimity, without knowledge, prompted.

(D) Form-Sphere Consciousness 15

(i) Form-Sphere Wholesome Consciousness

1. 1st jhāna consciousness with initial application, sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness,
2. 2nd jhāna consciousness with sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness,
3. 3rd jhāna consciousness with zest, happiness and one-pointedness,
4. 4th jhāna consciousness with happiness and one-pointedness,

 

 

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5. 5th jhāna consciousness with equanimity and one-pointedness.

(ii) Form Sphere Resultant Consciousness

1. 1st jhāna resultant consciousness with initial application, sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness,
2. 2nd jhāna resultant consciousness with sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness,
3. 3rd jhāna resultant consciousness with zest, happiness and one-pointedness,
4. 4th jhāna resultant consciousness happiness and one-pointedness,
5. 5th jhāna resultant consciousness with equanimity and one-pointedness.

(iii) Form Sphere Functional Consciousness

1. 1st jhāna functional consciousness with initial application, sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness,
2. 2nd jhāna functional consciousness with sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness,
3. 3rd jhāna functional consciousness with zest, happiness and one-pointedness,
4. 4th jhāna functional consciousness with happiness and one-pointedness,
5. 5th jhāna functional consciousness with equanimity and one-pointedness.

(E) Formless-Sphere Consciousness

Wholesome Consciousness of formless-sphere

1. Wholesome jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite space,

 

 

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2. Wholesome jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite consciousness,
3. Wholesome jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of nothingness,
4. Wholesome jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of neither perception nor non-perception.

Resultant Consciousness of Formless-Sphere

1. Resultant jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite space,
2. Resultant jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite consciousness,
3. Resultant jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of nothingness,
4. Resultant jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of neither perception nor non-perception.

Functional Consciousness of Formless-Sphere

1. Functional jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite space,
2. Functional jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite consciousness,
3. Functional jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of nothingness,
4. Functional jhāna consciousness pertaining to the base of neither perception nor non-perception.

(F) Supramundane Consciousness 8

(i) Wholesome Supramundane Consciousness

1. Path consciousness of the stream-entry,
2. Path consciousness of the once-returning,
3. Path consciousness of the non-returning,

 

 

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4. Path consciousness of the arahantship.

(ii) Resultant Supramundane Consciousness

1. Fruition consciousness of the stream-entry,
2. Fruition consciousness of the once-returning,
3. Fruition consciousness of the non-returning,
4. Fruition consciousness of the arahantship.

These 8 types of Supramundane Consciousness are substituted by the following 40 types of consciousness by those who count 121 consciousness.

(iii) Supramundane Wholesome Consciousness 20

1st Path Consciousness

1. 1st Jhāna - 1st path consciousness with initial application, sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
2. 2nd Jhāna - 1st path consciousness with sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
3. 3rd Jhāna - 1st path consciousness with zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
4. 4th Jhāna - 1st path consciousness with happiness and one-pointedness.
5. 5th Jhāna - 1st path consciousness with equanimity and one-pointedness.

2nd Path Consciousness

1. 1st Jhāna - 2nd path consciousness with initial application, sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
2. 2nd Jhāna - 2nd path consciousness with sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
3. 3rd Jhāna - 2nd path consciousness with zest, happiness and one-pointedness.

 

 

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4. 4th Jhāna - 2nd path consciousness with happiness and one-pointedness.
5. 5th Jhāna - 2nd path consciousness with equanimity and one-pointedness.

3rd Path Consciousness

1. 1st Jhāna - 3rd path consciousness with initial application, sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
2. 2nd Jhāna - 3rd path consciousness with sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
3. 3rd Jhāna - 3rd path consciousness with zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
4. 4th Jhāna - 3rd path consciousness with happiness and one-pointedness.
5. 5th Jhāna - 3rd path consciousness with equanimity and one-pointedness.

4th Path Consciousness

1. 1st Jhāna - 4th path consciousness with initial application, sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
2. 2nd Jhāna - 4th path consciousness with sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
3. 3rd Jhāna - 4th path consciousness with zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
4. 4th Jhāna - 4th path consciousness with happiness and one-pointedness.
5. 5th Jhāna - 4th path consciousness with equanimity and one-pointedness.

 

 

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(iv) Supramundane Resultant Consciousness 20

1st Fruit Consciousness

1. 1st Jhāna - 1st Fruit consciousness with initial application, sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
2. 2nd Jhāna - 1st Fruit consciousness with sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
3. 3rd Jhāna - 1st Fruit consciousness with zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
4. 4th Jhāna - 1st Fruit consciousness with happiness and one-pointedness.
5. 5th Jhāna - 1st Fruit consciousness with equanimity and one-pointedness.

2nd Fruit Consciousness

1. 1st Jhāna - 2nd Fruit consciousness with initial application, sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
2. 2nd Jhāna - 2nd Fruit consciousness with sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
3. 3rd Jhāna - 2nd Fruit consciousness with zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
4. 4th Jhāna - 2nd Fruit consciousness with happiness and one-pointedness.
5. 5th Jhāna - 2nd Fruit consciousness with equanimity and one-pointedness.

3rd Fruit Consciousness

1. 1st Jhāna - 3rd Fruit consciousness with initial application, sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.

 

 

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2. 2nd Jhāna - 3rd Fruit consciousness with sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
3. 3rd Jhāna - 3rd Fruit consciousness with zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
4. 4th Jhāna - 3rd Fruit consciousness with happiness and one-pointedness.
5. 5th Jhāna - 3rd Fruit consciousness with equanimity and one-pointedness.

4th Fruit Consciousness

1. 1st Jhāna - 4th Fruit consciousness with initial application, sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
2. 2nd Jhāna - 4th Fruit consciousness with sustained application, zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
3. 3rd Jhāna - 4th Fruit consciousness with zest, happiness and one-pointedness.
4. 4th Jhāna - 4th Fruit consciousness with happiness and one-pointedness.
5. 5th Jhāna - 4th Fruit consciousness with equanimity and one-pointedness.

 

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Cetasikā (Mental Properties)

There are fifty-two kinds of mental properties as follows:

(A) Seven Common Properties [Sabba cittaka]

(1) contact [phassa],
(2) feeling [vedanā],
(3) perception [saññā],
(4) volition [cetanā],
(5) concentration of mind [ekaggatā],
(6) psychic life [jīvita],
(7) attention [manasikāra].

(B) Six Particulars [Pakiṇṇaka]

(8) initial application [vitakka],
(9) sustained application [vicāra],
(10) effort [viriya],
(11) joy [pīti],
(12) desire-to-do [chanda],
(13) decision [adhimokkha].

(C) Fourteen Unwholesome Factors [pāpa-jāti]

(14) greed [lobha],
(15) hate [dosa],
(16) delusion [moha],
(17) error [diṭṭhi],
(18) conceit [māna],
(19) envy [issā],
(20) avarice [macchariya],

 

 

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(21) worry [kukkucca],
(22) shamelessness [ahirika],
(23) recklessness [anottappa],
(24) distraction [uddhacca],
(25) sloth [thina],
(26) torpor [middha],
(27) perplexity [vicikicchā].

(D) Twenty-five Wholesome Factors [kalyāṇa-jātika]

(28) non-greed [alobha],
(29) amity [adosa],
(30) reason [amoha],
(31) faith [saddhā],
(32) mindfulness [sati],
(33) modesty [hiri],
(34) discretion [ottappa],
(35) balance of mind [tatramajjhattatā],
(36) composure of mental properties [kāyapassaddhi],
(37) composure of mind [cittapassaddhi],
(38) lightness of mental properties [kāyalahutā],
(39) lightness of mind [cittalahutā],
(40) pliancy of mental properties [kāyamudutā],
(41) pliancy of mind [cittamudutā],
(42) adaptability of mental properties [kāyakammaññatā],
(43) adaptability of mind [cittakammaññatā],
(44) proficiency of mental properties [kāyapāguññatā],
(45) proficiency of mind [cittapāguññatā],
(46) rectitude of mental properties [kāyujukatā],

 

 

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(47) rectitude of mind [cittujukatā],
(48) right speech [sammāvācā],
(49) right action [sammākammanta],
(50) right livelihood [sammā ājīva],
(51) pity [karuṇā],
(52) appreciation [muditā].

 

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Rūpam (Matter)

The material phenomena is of twenty-eight kinds.

(A) Great Essentials

(1) Earth element,
(2) Water element,
(3) Fire element,
(4) Air element.

(B) Sensitive Phenomena

(5) The eye basis,
(6) The ear basis,
(7) The nose basis,
(8) The tongue basis,
(9) The body basis.

(C) Objective Phenomena

(10) Visible form,
(11) Sound,
(12) Smell,
(13) Taste.
Tangibility

(D) Sexual Phenomena

(14) Femininity,
(15) Masculinity.

(E) Heart Phenomenon

(16) Heart base.

 

 

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(F) Life Phenomenon

(17) Life faculty.

(G) Nutritional Phenomenon

(18) Nutriment.

(H) Limiting Phenomenon

(19) Space element.

(I) Communicating Phenomena

(20) Intimation through body,
(21) Intimation through speech.

(J) Mutable Phenomena

(22) Lightness,
(23) Pliancy,
(24) Adaptability.

(K) Characteristics of Matter

(25) Production,
(26) Continuity,
(27) Decay,
(28) Impermanence.

 

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Citta Viprayukta Saṃskāra Dharmāḥ

(Composite Energies apart from the Matter and Mind)

The citta viprayukta saṃskāra dharma-s according to the Sarvāstivādin-s are as follows:

(1)

attainment

[prāpti]

(2)

non-attainment

[aprāpti]

(3)

common characteristics

[sabhāgata]

(4)

absence of perception

[asaṃjñikā]

(5)

stage of meditation producing cessation of perception

[asaṃjñi-samāpatti]

(6)

stage of meditation producing cessation of mental activity

[nirodha-samāpatti]

(7)

life

[jīvita]

(8)

origination

[jāti]

(9)

continuance

[sthiti]

(10)

decay

[jarā]

(11)

impermanence

[anityatā]

(12)

words

[nāmakāya]

(13)

sentence

[padakāya]

(14)

letters

[vyañjanakāya]

 

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Vajrayānam

(Thuderbolt or Diamond Vehicle)

The following are the characteristics of the Dhyānī Buddha-s in the Vajrayānam.

 

Name of the

Śakti associated with the

Bodhisattva related to the

Skandha related to the

Direction governed by the

Colour of the

Vāhana (vehicle) of the

Mudrā (gesture) of the


Dhyānī Buddha

Vairocana

Tārā

Samantabhadra or Cakrapāṇi

form (rūpa)

centre

white

dragon

teaching (Dharmacakra)

Akṣobhya

Locanā

Vajrapāṇi

consciousness (vijñāna)

east

blue

elephant

touching the earth (Bhūmisparśa)

Ratnasaṃbhava

Māmakī

Ratnapāṇi

feeling (vedanā)

south

yellow

lion

boon-giving (Varadā)

Amitābha

Pāṇḍarā

Padmapāṇi or Avalokiteśvara

perception (saṃjñā)

west

red

peacock

trance (Samādhi)

Amoghasiddhi

Āryatāra

Viśvapāṇi

formation (saṃskāra)

north

green

eagle

assurance (Abhaya)

 

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Paccayā (Condition)

Paccaya (condition) means something on which a conditioned thing depends. Paccaya-s are twenty-four in number.

     The twenty-four conditions inter-relate the mental and material phenomena. They are listed below.

(1)

hetu

root

(2) ārammaṇa object
(3) adhipati predominance
(4) anantara proximity
(5) samanantara contiguity
(6) sahajāta conascence
(7) aññamañña mutuality
(8) nissaya support
(9) upanissaya decisive support
(10) purejāta prenascence
(11) pacchājāta postnascence
(12) āsevana repetition
(13) kamma action
(14) vipāka result
(15) āhāra nutriment
(16) indriya faculty
(17) jhāna meditative absorption
(18) magga path
(19) sampayutta association
(20) vippayutta dissociation
(21) atthi presence

 

 

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(22) natthi absence
(23) vigata disappearance
(24) avigata non-disappearance

 

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Dhyānāni [jhānāni] absorptions

 


Dhyāna


Fourfold classification


Fivefold classification

1st dhyāna

thought conception (vitarka) [vitakka]

thought conception (vitarka) [vitakka]

discursive thinking (vicāra) [vicāra]

discursive thinking (vicāra) [vicāra]

rapture (prīti) [pīti]

rapture (prīti) [pīti]

joy (sukha) [sukha]

joy (sukha) [sukha]

one-pointedness of mind (ekāgratā) [ekaggatā]

one-pointedness of mind (ekāgratā) [ekaggatā]

2nd dhyāna

rapture (prīti) [pīti]

discursive thinking (vicāra) [vicāra]

joy (sukha) [sukha]

rapture (prīti) [pīti]

one-pointedness of mind (ekāgratā) [ekaggatā]

joy (sukha) [sukha]

  

one-pointedness of mind (ekāgratā) [ekaggatā]

3rd dhyāna

joy (sukha) [sukha]

rapture (prīti) [pīti]

one-pointedness of mind (ekāgratā) [ekaggatā]

joy (sukha) [sukha]

  

one-pointedness of mind (ekāgratā) [ekaggatā]

4th dhyāna

equanimity (upekṣā) [upekkhā]

joy (sukha) [sukha]

one-pointedness of mind (ekāgratā) [ekaggatā]

one-pointedness of mind (ekāgratā) [ekaggatā]

5th dhyāna

  

equanimity (upekṣā) [upekkhā]

  

one-pointedness of mind (ekāgratā) [ekaggatā]

 

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(Pratītyasamutpādaḥ) [Paṭiccasamuppādanayo]

The formula of the Dependent Origination

 

 

 

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