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Key Terms (2) Key term
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Life-continuum
bhavaṅga
bhavaṅga
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Luminous mind
pabhassara-citta
Luminous mind The "luminous mind"; in the commentaries identified with bhavaṅga.
Study texts (13) Study text
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Citta, cetasika and the way to Nibbāna
Abhidhamma · foundation (part 1)
… is defiled by incoming defilements." The commentary reads this "mind" as the bhavaṅga-citta (life continuum) — bright by nature, but conditioned nonetheless, a resultant consciousness (vipāka) …
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The depths of the Abhidhamma
Abhidhamma · eight central themes
… by them — mind and matter in the same breath. 2. The bhavaṅga stream One of the most peculiar ideas of Theravāda. The Abhidhamma asks: what …
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What Nibbāna is not
Nibbāna (part 3)
… fast sequence ("always there" is already a thought about the experience); the bhavaṅga (life continuum), by nature bright (pabhassara, AN 1.49–52), but conditioned resultant consciousness that …
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The threshold of the path
Theravāda Abhidhamma · anuloma–gotrabhū–magga–phala
… the moment-mechanics of the main document (1.d). Out of the life continuum (bhavaṅga) there arises first the adverting at the mind door (manodvārāvajjana), then the javana …
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Abhidhamma master manual · 89 cittas
Abhidhamma
… javanas alone ; all other moments are neutral or purely reactive. 1 Bhavaṅga (three times) The subliminal life-continuum: vibration (calana), then interruption (upaccheda) 2 Pañcadvārāvajjana Five-door …
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The sixteen vipassanā ñāṇas
Vipassanā / Visuddhimagga
… the first-second algorithm Waking up is the switch from passive basic consciousness (bhavaṅga) to active cognition (citta-vīthi). This three-second algorithm prevents the identification with an "I" …
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The nine attainments and entering the fruit
Meditation / jhāna (part 4)
… → ceasing (no citta) → [emergence] → phala-citta (nibbāna as object) → bhavaṅga → review Sequence (Visuddhimagga XXIII): the noble one ascends the absorptions and after …
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Cetanā, citta and the “flow of prāṇa”
Theravāda Abhidhamma · cetanā, cittaja-rūpa, vāyo-dhātu & kāyaviññatti
… a single moment but an ordered sequence (citta-vīthi): out of the life-continuum (bhavaṅga) there first emerges the adverting to the sense door, then the sense consciousness …
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Vimuttimagga — The Path of Freedom
Meditation manual · Upatissa (in English)
… (the three), 289. kama0, 299. °tanha, 275; 277. vi° tanha, 277. sabba°, bhavanga. °m otarati, °vara, 79. bhara, °hara, °adana, °nikkhepana, 277. ohita-, 307. bhava, avi°, …
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Visuddhimagga — The Path of Purification
Commentary · Buddhaghosa / Nyanatiloka (in German)
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… im Momente der Empfängnis eintretende Wiedergeburtsbewußtsein unmittelbar darauf wieder im unterbewußten Daseinsstrom (bhavanga-sota) versinkt und dadurch bedingt immer wieder entsprechende Unterbewußtseinsmomente auftauchen, bestimmt es den latenten …
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Handbook of Buddhist philosophy (Abhidhammattha Saṅgaha)
Abhidhamma · Anuruddha / Nyanatiloka (in German)
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… Körperorgan, a ls das KOMPENDIUM DES BEWUSSTSEINS Geisttor (mano-dviira) aber das Unterbewußte (bhavanga; s. § 66 ), das auch gleichzeitig zur Entstehung des Sinnesbewußtseins eine der …
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A guide through the Abhidhamma Piṭaka
Abhidhamma · Nyanatiloka (in German)
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… Sobald das visuelle Objekt in das Sehfeld eintritt, tritt auf (1) Unterbewusstsein (bhavanga), (2) eine „Perturbation“ (bhavangacalana), (3) ein Abbruch des Unterbewusstseins (bhavangupaccheda), auf welchen in …
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Milindapañha — The Questions of King Milinda
Khuddaka Nikāya · Nyanatiloka (in German)
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… Sondern sobald (leichter) Schlaf eingetreten, aber noch nicht der unterbewußte Zustand ( bhavanga ) erreicht ist, dann ist die Zeit, in der man Träume hat. Der …
Discourses (23) Canon
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Patthana 2.13
2.13. Piṭṭhiduka
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… vitakko pacchimānaṁ pacchimānaṁ savitakkānaṁ khandhānaṁ anantarapaccayena paccayo; avitakkaṁ cuticittaṁ savitakkassa upapatticittassa, avitakkaṁ bhavaṅgaṁ āvajjanāya, avitakkā khandhā savitakkassa vuṭṭhānassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Avitakko dhammo savitakkassa ca avitakkassa ca …
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Ne 15
Otaraṇahāravibhaṅga
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… ayaṁ khandhehi otaraṇā. Tāniyeva asekkhāni pañcindriyāni saṅkhārapariyāpannāni ye saṅkhārā anāsavā, no ca bhavaṅgā, te saṅkhārā dhammadhātusaṅgahitā. Ayaṁ dhātūhi otaraṇā. Sā dhammadhātu dhammāyatanapariyāpannā, yaṁ āyatanaṁ anāsavaṁ, no …
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Patthana 1.8
1.8. Pītittika
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… dhammo upekkhāsahagatassa dhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo— pītisahagataṁ cuticittaṁ upekkhāsahagatassa upapatticittassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Pītisahagataṁ bhavaṅgaṁ āvajjanāya anantarapaccayena paccayo. Pītisahagatā vipākamanoviññāṇadhātu kiriyamanoviññāṇadhātuyā anantarapaccayena paccayo. Pītisahagataṁ bhavaṅgaṁ upekkhāsahagatassa bhavaṅgassa anantarapaccayena …
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Patthana 2.1
2.1. Hetugocchaka
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… vicikicchāsahagatassa uddhaccasahagatassa mohassa anantarapaccayena paccayo; sahetukaṁ cuticittaṁ ahetukassa upapatticittassa anantarapaccayena paccayo; sahetukaṁ bhavaṅgaṁ āvajjanāya anantarapaccayena paccayo; sahetukaṁ bhavaṅgaṁ ahetukassa bhavaṅgassa anantarapaccayena paccayo; sahetukā khandhā ahetukassa vuṭṭhānassa …
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Patthana 1.20
1.20. Atītārammaṇattika
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… pacchimānaṁ atītārammaṇānaṁ khandhānaṁ anantarapaccayena paccayo. Atītārammaṇo dhammo anāgatārammaṇassa dhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo— atītārammaṇaṁ bhavaṅgaṁ anāgatārammaṇāya āvajjanāya anantarapaccayena paccayo. Atītārammaṇo dhammo paccuppannārammaṇassa dhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo— atītārammaṇaṁ cuticittaṁ paccuppannārammaṇassa …
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Mil 6.3.5
5. Supinapañha
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… Api ca okkante middhe asampatte bhavaṅge etthantare supinaṁ passati. Middhasamārūḷhassa, mahārāja, cittaṁ bhavaṅgagataṁ hoti, bhavaṅgagataṁ cittaṁ nappavattati, appavattaṁ cittaṁ sukhadukkhaṁ nappajānāti, appaṭivijānantassa supino na hoti, pavattamāne …
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Patthana 1.7
1.7. Vitakkattika
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… pacchimānaṁ savitakkasavicārānaṁ khandhānaṁ anantarapaccayena paccayo. Avitakkavicāramattaṁ cuticittaṁ savitakkasavicārassa upapatticittassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Avitakkavicāramattaṁ bhavaṅgaṁ āvajjanāya anantarapaccayena paccayo. Avitakkavicāramattā khandhā savitakkasavicārassa vuṭṭhānassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Avitakkavicāramatto dhammo avitakkaavicārassa dhammassa …
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Patthana 1.3
1.3. Die Gefühls-Dreiergruppe (Vedanāttika)
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… vedanāya sampayuttaṁ cuticittaṁ adukkhamasukhāya vedanāya sampayuttassa upapatticittassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Sukhāya vedanāya sampayuttaṁ bhavaṅgaṁ āvajjanāya anantarapaccayena paccayo. Sukhasahagataṁ kāyaviññāṇaṁ vipākamanodhātuyā anantarapaccayena paccayo. Sukhāya vedanāya sampayuttā vipākamanoviññāṇadhātu kiriyamanoviññāṇadhātuyā …
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Patthana 1.14
1.14. Parittārammaṇattika
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… dhammo mahaggatārammaṇassa dhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo— parittārammaṇaṁ cuticittaṁ mahaggatārammaṇassa upapatticittassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Parittārammaṇaṁ bhavaṅgaṁ mahaggatārammaṇāya āvajjanāya anantarapaccayena paccayo. Parittārammaṇā khandhā mahaggatārammaṇassa vuṭṭhānassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Parittārammaṇo dhammo appamāṇārammaṇassa …
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Patthana 1.2
1.2. Kusalattika
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… paccayo—purimā purimā vipākābyākatā kiriyābyākatā khandhā pacchimānaṁ pacchimānaṁ vipākābyākatānaṁ kiriyābyākatānaṁ khandhānaṁ anantarapaccayena paccayo. Bhavaṅgaṁ āvajjanāya … kiriyaṁ vuṭṭhānassa … arahato anulomaṁ phalasamāpattiyā … nirodhā vuṭṭhahantassa nevasaññānāsaññāyatanakiriyaṁ phalasamāpattiyā …
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Ne 31
Otaraṇahārasampāta
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… Ayaṁ khandhehi otaraṇā. Tāni yeva pañcindriyāni saṅkhārapariyāpannāni. Ye saṅkhārā anāsavā no ca bhavaṅgā, te saṅkhārā dhammadhātusaṅgahitā, ayaṁ dhātūhi otaraṇā. Sā dhammadhātu dhammāyatanapariyāpannā, yaṁ āyatanaṁ anāsavaṁ no …
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Patthana 1.22
1.22. Ajjhattārammaṇattika
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… dhammo bahiddhārammaṇassa dhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo— ajjhattārammaṇaṁ cuticittaṁ bahiddhārammaṇassa upapatticittassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Ajjhattārammaṇaṁ bhavaṅgaṁ bahiddhārammaṇāya āvajjanāya anantarapaccayena paccayo. Ajjhattārammaṇā khandhā bahiddhārammaṇassa vuṭṭhānassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Ajjhattārammaṇaṁ anulomaṁ gotrabhussa …
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Cnd 23
Khaggavisāṇasuttaniddesa
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… sasenakaṁ namuciṁ kaṇhaṁ pamattabandhuṁ vidhametvā ca taṇhājāliniṁ visaritaṁ visattikaṁ pajahi vinodesi byantīakāsi anabhāvaṅgamesi. “Taṇhādutiyo puriso, dīghamaddhāna saṁsaraṁ; Itthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ, saṁsāraṁ nātivattati. Etamādīnavaṁ ñatvā, Taṇhaṁ dukkhassa sambhavaṁ; Vītataṇho …
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Ne 7
Padaṭṭhānahāravibhaṅga
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… padaṭṭhānaṁ. Cittasampīḷanaṁ domanassaṁ, taṁ upāyāsassa padaṭṭhānaṁ. Odahanakārako upāyāso, so bhavassa padaṭṭhānaṁ. Imāni bhavaṅgāni yadā samaggāni nibbattāni bhavanti so bhavo, taṁ saṁsārassa padaṭṭhānaṁ. Niyyānikalakkhaṇo maggo, so nirodhassa …
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Vicayahārasampāta
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… sīlakkhandho ca samādhikkhandho ca samatho, paññākkhandho vipassanā. Yo samathavipassanaṁ bhāveti, tassa dve bhavaṅgāni bhāvanaṁ gacchanti kāyo cittañca, bhavanirodhagāminī paṭipadā dve padāni sīlaṁ samādhi ca. So hoti …
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Pe 8
Hārasampātabhūmi
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… dvārena iminā payogena iminā upāyena idaṁ dassanabhūmi ca sotāpattiphalañca so ariyo payogo anabhāvaṅgatena saṁsārena apunabbhavāti yo koci ariyo payogo punabbhavāya mudūni vā pañcindriyāni majjhāni adhimattāni vā …
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JA213
Die Erzählung von Bharu
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… Bīraṇathambhavagga 3. Bharujātaka “Isīnamantaraṁ katvā, bharurājāti me sutaṁ; Ucchinno saha raṭṭhehi, sarājā vibhavaṅgato. Tasmā hi chandāgamanaṁ, nappasaṁsanti paṇḍitā; Aduṭṭhacitto bhāseyya, giraṁ saccupasaṁhitan”ti. Bharujātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.
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JA530
Die Erzählung von Samkicca
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… gotamaṁ. Arajaṁ rajasā vacchaṁ, Kisaṁ avakiriya daṇḍakī; Tālova mūlato chinno, Sa rājā vibhavaṅgato. Upahacca manaṁ majjho, mātaṅgasmiṁ yasassine; Sapārisajjo ucchinno, majjhāraññaṁ tadā ahu. Kaṇhadīpāyanāsajja, Isiṁ andhakaveṇḍayo; …
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Patthana 1.4
1.4. Vipākattika
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… vipākamanodhātuyā anantarapaccayena paccayo. Vipākamanodhātu vipākamanoviññāṇadhātuyā anantarapaccayena paccayo. Vipāko dhammo nevavipākanavipākadhammadhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Bhavaṅgaṁ āvajjanāya anantarapaccayena paccayo. Vipākamanoviññāṇadhātu kiriyamanoviññāṇadhātuyā anantarapaccayena paccayo. Vipākadhammadhammo vipākadhammadhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo—purimā purimā vipākadhammadhammā …
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Patthana 1.5
1.5. Upādinnattika
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… vipākamanodhātuyā anantarapaccayena paccayo; vipākamanodhātu vipākamanoviññāṇadhātuyā anantarapaccayena paccayo. Upādinnupādāniyo dhammo anupādinnupādāniyassa dhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo—bhavaṅgaṁ āvajjanāya, vipākamanoviññāṇadhātu kiriyamanoviññāṇadhātuyā anantarapaccayena paccayo. Anupādinnupādāniyo dhammo anupādinnupādāniyassa dhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo—purimā purimā anupādinnupādāniyā …
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Patthana 1.11
1.11. Ācayagāmittika
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… dhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo—purimā purimā nevācayagāmināpacayagāmī khandhā pacchimānaṁ pacchimānaṁ nevācayagāmināpacayagāmīnaṁ khandhānaṁ anantarapaccayena paccayo. Bhavaṅgaṁ āvajjanāya … kiriyaṁ vuṭṭhānassa … arahato anulomaṁ phalasamāpattiyā … nirodhā vuṭṭhahantassa nevasaññānāsaññāyatanakiriyaṁ phalasamāpattiyā …
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Patthana 1.13
1.13. Parittattika
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… Mahaggato dhammo parittassa dhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo—mahaggataṁ cuticittaṁ parittassa upapatticittassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Mahaggataṁ bhavaṅgaṁ āvajjanāya anantarapaccayena paccayo. Mahaggatā khandhā parittassa vuṭṭhānassa anantarapaccayena paccayo. Mahaggato dhammo appamāṇassa dhammassa …
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Patthana 2.10
2.10. Mahantaraduka
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… vipākamanodhātuyā anantarapaccayena paccayo. Vipākamanodhātu vipākamanoviññāṇadhātuyā anantarapaccayena paccayo. Upādinno dhammo anupādinnassa dhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo—bhavaṅgaṁ āvajjanāya, vipākamanoviññāṇadhātu kiriyamanoviññāṇadhātuyā anantarapaccayena paccayo. Anupādinno dhammo anupādinnassa dhammassa anantarapaccayena paccayo—purimā purimā anupādinnā …