Change of lineage

gotrabhū

Threshold & awakening Building on it Stage 7 of 8

Change of lineage; the first citta with Nibbāna as its object.

On the path: 7 · Insight and letting go — What has to be seen directly for clinging to end? Arising and passing away, the three characteristics, disenchantment, ceasing, letting go. → to this stage in the learning path

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The sixteen vipassanā ñāṇas Vipassanā / Visuddhimagga
Citta, cetasika and the way to Nibbāna Abhidhamma · foundation (part 1)
Interest, choice and not grasping — cetanā and chanda in the web of conditions Theravāda Abhidhamma · study record · cetanā, chanda & gotrabhū
The threshold of the path Theravāda Abhidhamma · anuloma–gotrabhū–magga–phala

Across all traditions

Passages where gotrabhū occurs literally — in the original, and, where a German translation of the same lines exists, in German.

Vimuttimagga · Vimuttimagga — The Path to Freedom (Upatissa, Kap. 1–12) · English

The antecedent (pubbabhāga) of any concentration (samādhi or samāpatti) — this is called “threshold concentration”. The change of lineage (gotrabhu) immediately subsequent [to that] — this is called “absorption concentration”.
Pāli commentaries · Visuddhimaggo (Dutiyo bhāgo) · Pāli

Yaṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ – ‘‘Kathaṃ bahiddhā vuṭṭhānavivaṭṭane paññā gotrabhuñāṇaṃ? Uppādaṃ abhibhuyyatīti gotrabhu. Pavattaṃ…pe… upāyāsaṃ abhibhuyyatīti gotrabhu. Bahiddhā saṅkhāranimittaṃ abhibhuyyatīti gotrabhu. Anuppādaṃ pakkhandatīti gotrabhu. Appavattaṃ…pe… anupāyāsaṃ nirodhaṃ nibbānaṃ pakkhandatīti gotrabhu. Uppādaṃ abhibhuyyitvā anuppādaṃ pakkhandatīti gotrabhū’’ti (paṭi. ma. 1.59) sabbaṃ vitthāretabbaṃ.
Tipiṭaka · psm · Pāli

Uppādā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Pavattā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Nimittā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Āyūhanā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Paṭisandhiyā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Gatiyā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Nibbattiyā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Upapattiyā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Jātiyā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Jarāya vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Byādhimhā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Maraṇā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Sokā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Paridevā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Upāyāsā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Bahiddhā saṅkhāranimittā vuṭṭhātīti – gotrabhu. Anuppādaṃ pakkhandatīti – gotrabhu. Appavattaṃ pakkhandatīti – gotrabhu…pe… nirodhaṃ nibbānaṃ pakkhandatīti – gotrabhu.
Pāli commentaries · Visuddhimaggo (Paṭhamo bhāgo) · Pāli

Pakaticittehi balavataravitakkavicārapītisukhacittekaggatāni yāni appanāya parikammattā parikammānī tipi, yathā gāmādīnaṃ āsannapadeso gāmūpacāro nagarūpacāroti vuccati, evaṃ appanāya āsannattā samīpacārattā vā upacārānī tipi, ito pubbe parikammānaṃ, upari appanāya ca anulomato anulomānī tipi vuccanti. Yañcettha sabbantimaṃ, taṃ parittagottābhibhavanato, mahaggatagottabhāvanato ca gotrabhū tipi vuccati. Agahitaggahaṇena panettha paṭhamaṃ parikammaṃ, dutiyaṃ upacāraṃ, tatiyaṃ anulomaṃ, catutthaṃ gotrabhu.
Tipiṭaka · ps1.1 · Pāli

Jaraṁ abhibhuyyatīti— gotrabhu. Byādhiṁ abhibhuyyatīti— gotrabhu. Maraṇaṁ abhibhuyyatīti— gotrabhu. Sokaṁ abhibhuyyatīti— gotrabhu. Paridevaṁ abhibhuyyatīti— gotrabhu. Upāyāsaṁ abhibhuyyatīti— gotrabhu. Bahiddhā saṅkhāranimittaṁ abhibhuyyatīti— gotrabhu. Anuppādaṁ pakkhandatīti— gotrabhu. Appavattaṁ pakkhandatīti— gotrabhu …pe… nirodhaṁ nibbānaṁ pakkhandatīti— gotrabhu. Uppādaṁ abhibhuyyitvā anuppādaṁ pakkhandatīti— gotrabhu. Pavattaṁ abhibhuyyitvā appavattaṁ pakkhandatīti— gotrabhu. Nimittaṁ abhibhuyyitvā animittaṁ pakkhandatīti— gotrabhu …pe… bahiddhā saṅkhāranimittaṁ abhibhuyyitvā nirodhaṁ nibbānaṁ pakkhandatīti— gotrabhu. Uppādā vuṭṭhātīti— gotrabhu. Pavattā vuṭṭhātīti— gotrabhu …

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