Abhidhamma

1. Abhidhamma ABHI = higher, sublime, special distinguished Dhamma = teaching or ultimate realities

2. According to the Abhidhamma philosophy there are two types of Truth: • Conventional truth (sammuti sacca) • Ultimate Truth (paramattha sacca)

3. Kalàpas in the body

6. Conventional Truth Atom Nucleus Protons Neutrons Electrons Sub-atomic particles

7. Ultimate Truth - Råpa Kalàpa • Earth element • Water • Fire • Wind • Colour • Smell • Taste • Nutritive Essence

8. In Abhidhamma, Ultimate Truth (Reality) is fourfold: 1. Consciousness (citta) 2. Mental Factors (cetasika) conditioned dhamma 3. Matter (rpa) 4. Nibbnaunconditioned dhamma

9. The 1st Ultimate-TruthCONSCIOUSNESS (citta) • Characteristic (lakkhaõa): awareness or knowing of an object. • Function (rasa): to be a forerunner of the mental states. • Manifestation (paccupaññhàna): it is a continuity of processes. • Proximate cause (padaññhàna): Mind (mental factors) and matter.

10. 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)

11. MIND MOMENT Citta arising dissolution static

12. Consciousness can be classified with respect to its nature (jàti) in 4 ways: • Unwholesome(akusala) • Wholesome(kusala) • Resultant(vipàka) • Functional (kiriya)

13. Six Types of Roots • Three wholesome roots • Non greed • Non hatred • Non delusion • Three unwholesome roots • Greed • Hatred • Delusion

14. Consciousness can be classified with respect to its nature (jàti) in 4 ways: • Unwholesome(akusala) • Wholesome(kusala) • Resultant(vipàka) • Functional (kiriya)

15. 12 unwholesome consciousness 8 rooted in greed • One consciousness, accompanied by joy, associated with wrong view, unprompted. • One consciousness, accompanied by joy, associated with wrong view, prompted. • One consciousness, accompanied by joy, dissociated from wrong view, unprompted. • One consciousness, accompanied by joy, dissociated from wrong view, prompted. • One consciousness, accompanied by equanimity, associated with wrong view, unprompted. • One consciousness, accompanied by equanimity, associated with wrong view, prompted. • One consciousness, accompanied by equanimity, dissociated from wrong view, unprompted. • One consciousness, accompanied by equanimity, dissociated from wrong view, prompted.

16. 12 unwholesome consciousness 2 rooted in hatred • One consciousness accompanied by displeasure, associated with aversion, unprompted. • One consciousness accompanied by displeasure, associated with aversion, prompted.

17. 12 unwholesome consciousness 2 rooted in delusion • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity, associated with doubt. • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity, associated with restlessness.

18. Consciousness can be classified with respect to its nature (jàti) in 4 ways: • Unwholesome(akusala) • Wholesome(kusala) • Resultant(vipàka) • Functional (kiriya)

19. 8 sense-sphere wholesome consciousness • One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, unprompted. • One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, prompted. • One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, unprompted. • One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, prompted. • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity associated with knowledge, unprompted • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity associated with knowledge, prompted • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity dissociated from knowledge, unprompted • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity dissociated from knowledge, prompted

20. 8 sense-sphere resultant consciousness • One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, unprompted • One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, prompted • One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, unprompted • One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, prompted • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity associated with knowledge, unprompted • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity associated with knowledge, prompted • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity dissociated from knowledge, unprompted • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity dissociated from knowledge, prompted

21. 8 sense-sphere functional consciousness • One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, unprompted • One consciousness accompanied by joy associated with knowledge, prompted • One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, unprompted • One consciousness accompanied by joy dissociated from knowledge, prompted • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity associated with knowledge, unprompted • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity associated with knowledge, prompted • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity dissociated from knowledge, unprompted • One consciousness accompanied by equanimity dissociated from knowledge, prompted

22. Rootless consciousness 18 (ahetuka-cittàni) • 7 Unwholesome resultant consciousness • 8 wholesome resultant consciousness • 3 Functional consciousness

23. 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;

24. 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;

25. Rootless Functional Consciousness • Five-door adverting consciousness accompanied by neutral feeling • Mind-door adverting consciousness • Smile-producing consciousness accompanied by joy

26. Consciousness can also divided into four groups by way of plane : • Sense-sphere consciousness(kmvacara-citta) • Fine-material-sphere consciousness(rpvacara-citta) • Immaterial-sphere consciousness(arpvacara-citta) • Supramundane consciousness(lokuttara-citta)

27. 31 planes of existence 4 immaterial sphere planes 16 Fine material sphere planes 11 Sense sphere planes 11 Sense sphere planes

32. 6 DevaRealms 1. CATU-MAHâRâJIKA 2.TâVATIÑSA 3. YâMA 4. TUSITA 5. NIMMâNA-RATI They enjoy the 5 sense objects which they created for themselves. 6. PARANIMMITA-VASAVATTI They enjoy 5 sense pleasure objects created by others for them.

35. 31 planes of existence 16 Fine material sphere planes

36. 3 Planes of 1st Jhàna 1. PâRISAJJA BRAHMA Realm of Brahma’s Retinue 2. PUROHITA BRAHMA Realm of Brahma’s Ministers 3. MAHâ BRAHMA Realm of Great Brahma

37. 3 Planes of 2nd Jhàna 1.PARITTABHA Realm of minor lustre 2.APPAMâNABHA Realm of infinite lustre 3.ABHASSARA Realm of radiant lustre

38. 3 Planes of 3rd Jhàna 1.PARITTA-SUBHA Realm of minor aura 2.APPAMâNA-SUBHA Realm of infinite aura 3.SUBHA-KIöHA Realm of steady aura

39. 7 Planes of 4th Jhàna 1.VEHAPPHALA Realm of great reward 2.ASA¥¥A-SATTA Realm of mindless beings (Only body.No mind.) 3.AVIHA The durable realm 4.ATAPPA The serene realm 5.SUDASSA The beautiful realm 6.SUDASSI The clear-sighted realm 7.AKANIòòHA The highest realm SUDDHAVâSA Only Anagamis are reborn in these 5 planes.

40. 5 wholesome fine-material sphere consciousness • 1st jhāna = wholesome consciousness together with initial application, sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointed ness. • 2nd jhāna = wholesome consciousness together with sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointed ness. • 3rd jhāna = wholesome consciousness together with joy, happiness, and one- pointed ness. • 4th jhāna = wholesome consciousness together with happiness and one- pointed ness. • 5th jhāna = wholesome consciousness together with equanimity and one- pointed ness.

41. 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.

42. 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.

43. 5 fine-material sphere resultant consciousness • 1st jhāna = resultant consciousness together with initial application, sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointedness. • 2nd jhāna = resultant consciousness together with sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointedness. • 3rd jhāna = resultant consciousness together with joy, happiness, and one- pointedness. • 4th jhāna = resultant wholesome consciousness together with happiness and one- pointedness. • 5th jhāna = resultant consciousness together with equanimity and one- pointed ness.

44. 31 planes of existence 16 Fine material sphere planes

45. 5 fine-material sphere functional consciousness • 1st jhāna = functional consciousness together with initial application, sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointedness. • 2nd jhāna = functional consciousness together with sustained application, joy, happiness, and one- pointedness. • 3rd jhāna = functional consciousness together with joy, happiness, and one- pointedness. • 4th jhāna = functional consciousness together with happiness and one- pointedness. • 5th jhāna = functional consciousness together with equanimity and one- pointedness.

46. 4 Immaterial-sphere wholesome consciousness • Wholesome consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite space • Wholesome consciousness pertaining to the base of consciousness • Wholesome consciousness pertaining to the base of nothingness • Wholesome consciousness pertaining to the base of neither perception nor non-perception

47. 4 Immaterial sphere resultant consciousness • Resultant consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite space • Resulatnt consciousness pertaining to the base of consciousness • Resultant consciousness pertaining to the base of nothingness • Resultant consciousness pertaining to the base of neither perception nor non-perception

48. 31 planes of existence 4 immaterial sphere planes

49. 4 Immaterial sphere functional consciousness • Functional consciousness pertaining to the base of infinite space • Functional consciousness pertaining to the base of consciousness • Functional consciousness pertaining to the base of nothingness • Functional consciousness pertaining to the base of neither perception nor non-perception

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