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Key Terms (2) Key term
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Impulsion moment
javana
javana
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Function
kicca
… — seeing (dassana), receiving (sampaṭicchana), investigating (santīraṇa), determining (voṭṭhabbana), taking a position (javana), registering (tadārammaṇa).
Study texts (14) Study text
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The depths of the Abhidhamma
Abhidhamma · eight central themes
… consciousness (cakkhuviññāṇa); the receiving (sampaṭicchana); the investigating (santīraṇa); the determining (voṭṭhabbana); seven javana moments; and finally two registering moments (tadārammaṇa). What we call "I see a …
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Citta, cetasika and the way to Nibbāna
Abhidhamma · foundation (part 1)
… the object vipāka 8 votthapana determining / fixing the object kiriya 9– javana ×7 "swift running" over the object — here kamma arises kusala / akusala …
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The four satipaṭṭhānas
Satipaṭṭhāna
… the process of consciousness there is no factor of sati in akusala javanas (moments of greed, hate or delusion). Satipaṭṭhāna is thus not merely "directing attention …
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Cetanā, citta and the “flow of prāṇa”
Theravāda Abhidhamma · cetanā, cittaja-rūpa, vāyo-dhātu & kāyaviññatti
… of prāṇa”? The Abhidhamma states the same finding more precisely: in the javana, cetanā produces mind-born matter (cittaja-rūpa) whose air element (vāyo-dhātu) carries bodily movement as …
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The sixteen vipassanā ñāṇas
Vipassanā / Visuddhimagga
… three-second algorithm prevents the identification with an "I" from booting up (the javana phase): Second 1 (contact / phassa): absolute physical stillness. Register only the raw …
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How mind works matter
Theravāda Abhidhamma · cittaja-rūpa & iddhi
… almost all cittas produce mind-born matter, but only the decisive mind-moment, the javanas of the sense sphere and the abhiññā-citta produce the matter of expression (viññatti) …
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Abhidhamma master manual · 89 cittas
Abhidhamma
… practice and insight knowledge make it accessible. Kammically decisive are the 7 javanas alone ; all other moments are neutral or purely reactive. 1 Bhavaṅga (three …
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The threshold of the path
Theravāda Abhidhamma · anuloma–gotrabhū–magga–phala
… there arises first the adverting at the mind door (manodvārāvajjana), then the javana series: … bhavaṅga → manodvārāvajjana → parikamma → upacāra → anuloma → gotrabhū …
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Interest, choice and not grasping — cetanā and chanda in the web of conditions
Theravāda Abhidhamma · study record · cetanā, chanda & gotrabhū
… moment — whether manasikāra orients wisely or unwisely, and what quality of javana follows. What carries the path is kusala-chanda: the mind's hand that stretches out …
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Vimuttimagga — The Path of Freedom
Meditation manual · Upatissa (in English)
… does not sleep, awake or dream. Through opposites one sleeps. Through 1. Javana. 252 Vimuttimagga subtle light one awakes. Through apperception one dreams. Thus one should …
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Cetanā, saṅkhāra and the step from avijjā to saṅkhāra
Theravāda Abhidhamma · cetanā, saṅkhāra & dependent origination
… in wholesome and unwholesome moments of consciousness, in process-analytical terms in the javana phase of the course of consciousness (cittavīthi; cf. Abhidh-s IV; Karunadasa, The Theravāda …
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Visuddhimagga — The Path of Purification
Commentary · Buddhaghosa / Nyanatiloka (in German)
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… , das die ’feststellende Funktion’ (votthapana-kicca) vollzieht. Unmittelbar darauf erfolgt die ’Impulsion’ (javana) (Über die 14 Bewußtseinsfunktionen s. Tab.I.). Doch weder zur Zeit des Unterbewußtseins noch …
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Handbook of Buddhist philosophy (Abhidhammattha Saṅgaha)
Abhidhamma · Anuruddha / Nyanatiloka (in German)
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… den in Frage kommenden Begriffen eingehend ausgelassen habe. So gebe ich z.B. javana wieder als 'Impulsion' (statt 'apperception'), kiriyä als 'karmisch unabhängig funktionierend' (statt 'inoperative'), kusala …
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A guide through the Abhidhamma Piṭaka
Abhidhamma · Nyanatiloka (in German)
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… neutrale Funktion nur im Arhat vorkommt (mit der Funktion des „Impuls-Gebens“ oder javana). Im Abhidhammattha-Sangha werden diese drei funktionalen Zustände angeführt: (70) pancadvaravajjana-citta (Aufmerken an den …
Discourses (23) Canon
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Ps 1.1
1.1. Ñāṇakathā
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… viññāṇacariyā. Pakatiparisuddhamidaṁ cittaṁ nikkilesaṭṭhenāti— viññāṇacariyā. Ayaṁ viññāṇacariyā. Katamā aññāṇacariyā? Manāpiyesu rūpesu rāgassa javanatthāya āvajjanakiriyābyākatā viññāṇacariyā; rāgassa javanā aññāṇacariyā. Amanāpiyesu rūpesu dosassa javanatthāya āvajjanakiriyābyākatā viññāṇacariyā; dosassa javanā …
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Ps 3.1
3.1. Mahāpaññākathā
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… paññaṁ paripūreti …pe… paṭinissaggānupassanā bhāvitā bahulīkatā katamaṁ paññaṁ paripūreti? Aniccānupassanā bhāvitā bahulīkatā javanapaññaṁ paripūreti. Dukkhānupassanā bhāvitā bahulīkatā nibbedhikapaññaṁ paripūreti. Anattānupassanā bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahāpaññaṁ paripūreti. Nibbidānupassanā bhāvitā …
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SN55.24
About Sarakāni (1st)
… so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti. Dhamme …pe… saṅghe …pe… hāsapañño javanapañño vimuttiyā ca samannāgato. So āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā …
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SN55.25
About Sarakāni the Sakyan (2nd)
… so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti. Dhamme …pe… saṅghe …pe… hāsapañño javanapañño vimuttiyā ca samannāgato. So āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā …
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Ps 1.6
1.6. Gatikathā
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… paccayā upapatti hoti. Gatisampattiyā ñāṇasampayutte katamesaṁ aṭṭhannaṁ hetūnaṁ paccayā upapatti hoti? Kusalakammassa javanakkhaṇe tayo hetū kusalā; tasmiṁ khaṇe jātacetanāya sahajātapaccayā honti. Tena vuccati— kusalamūlapaccayāpi saṅkhārā. Nikantikkhaṇe …
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SN2.29
With Susīma
… Mahāpañño, bhante, āyasmā sāriputto. Puthupañño, bhante, āyasmā sāriputto. Hāsapañño, bhante, āyasmā sāriputto. Javanapañño, bhante, āyasmā sāriputto. Tikkhapañño, bhante, āyasmā sāriputto. Nibbedhikapañño, bhante, āyasmā sāriputto. Appiccho, bhante, …
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SN55.72
Swift Wisdom
Javanapaññāsutta Javanapaññāsutta “… Javanapaññatāya saṁvattantī”ti. Ekādasamaṁ.
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JA476
Die Erzählung von dem schnellen Schwan
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Javanahaṁsajātaka Ambavagga 3. Javanahaṁsajātaka “Idheva haṁsa nipata, piyaṁ me tava dassanaṁ; Issarosi anuppatto, yamidhatthi …
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AN1.575-615
The Chapter on Mindfulness of the Body
… paññābāhullāya saṁvattati … sīghapaññatāya saṁvattati … lahupaññatāya saṁvattati … hāsapaññatāya saṁvattati … javanapaññatāya saṁvattati … tikkhapaññatāya saṁvattati … nibbedhikapaññatāya saṁvattati. Katamo ekadhammo? Kāyagatā sati. Ayaṁ kho, …
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JA536
Die Erzählung von Kunāla
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… ārāmaṁ uyyāneneva uyyānaṁ nadītittheneva nadītitthaṁ pabbatasikhareneva pabbatasikharaṁ ambavaneneva ambavanaṁ jambuvaneneva jambuvanaṁ labujavaneneva labujavanaṁ nāḷikerasañcāriyeneva nāḷikerasañcāriyaṁ khippameva abhisambhonti ratitthāya. Atha khalu, bho, kuṇālo sakuṇo tāhi dijakaññāhi divasaṁ …
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DN30
The Marks of a Great Man
… samāno idaṁ labhati …pe… buddho samāno kiṁ labhati? Mahāpañño hoti puthupañño hāsapañño javanapañño tikkhapañño nibbedhikapañño, nāssa hoti koci paññāya sadiso vā seṭṭho vā sabbasattānaṁ. Buddho samāno …
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MN111
One by One
… “Paṇḍito, bhikkhave, sāriputto; mahāpañño, bhikkhave, sāriputto; puthupañño, bhikkhave, sāriputto; hāsapañño, bhikkhave, sāriputto; javanapañño, bhikkhave, sāriputto; tikkhapañño, bhikkhave, sāriputto; nibbedhikapañño, bhikkhave, sāriputto; sāriputto, bhikkhave, aḍḍhamāsaṁ anupadadhammavipassanaṁ vipassati. …
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SN8.7
The Invitation to Admonish
… Paṇḍito tvaṁ, sāriputta, mahāpañño tvaṁ, sāriputta, puthupañño tvaṁ, sāriputta, hāsapañño tvaṁ, sāriputta, javanapañño tvaṁ, sāriputta, tikkhapañño tvaṁ, sāriputta, nibbedhikapañño tvaṁ, sāriputta. Seyyathāpi, sāriputta, rañño cakkavattissa jeṭṭhaputto …
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SN55.74
Penetrating Wisdom
… sattamo. Tassuddānaṁ Mahā puthu vipula gambhīraṁ, Appamatta bhūri bāhullaṁ; Sīgha lahu hāsa javana, Tikkha nibbedhikāya cāti. Sotāpattisaṁyuttaṁ ekādasamaṁ.
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Tha Ap 393
Pilindavacchattheraapadāna
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… Dasānisaṁse anubhomi, kammānucchavike mama. Sugandhadeho yasavā, sīghapañño ca kittimā; Tikkhapañño bhūripañño, hāsagambhīrapaññavā. Vepullajavanapañño, saṁsaranto bhavābhave; Tasseva vāhasā dāni, patto santisukhaṁ sivaṁ. 1.9. Sādhāraṇānisaṁsa Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṁ, …
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Mnd 4
4. Suddhaṭṭhakasuttaniddesa
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… paṭipadāya paṭipadaṁ gacchati, na maggato maggaṁ gacchati. <b>Bhūripañño</b>ti bhūripañño mahāpañño puthupañño hāsapañño javanapañño tikkhapañño nibbedhikapañño. <b>Bhūri</b> vuccati pathavī. Tāya pathavisamāya paññāya vipulāya vitthatāya samannāgatoti— na uccāvacaṁ …
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Mnd 8
8. Pasūrasuttaniddesa
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… hīnapañño nihīnapañño omakapañño lāmakapañño chatukkapañño parittapañño. So hi bhagavā mahāpañño puthupañño hāsapañño javanapañño tikkhapañño nibbedhikapañño, paññāpabhedakusalo pabhinnañāṇo adhigatapaṭisambhido, catuvesārajjappatto dasabaladhārī, purisāsabho purisasīho purisanāgo purisājañño purisadhorayho, anantañāṇo …
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Mnd 14
14. Tuvaṭakasuttaniddesa
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… bhagavā dibbena cakkhunāpi vivaṭacakkhu. Kathaṁ bhagavā paññācakkhunāpi vivaṭacakkhu? Bhagavā mahāpañño puthupañño hāsapañño javanapañño tikkhapañño nibbedhikapañño paññāpabhedakusalo pabhinnañāṇo adhigatapaṭisambhido catuvesārajjappatto dasabaladhārī purisāsabho purisasīho purisanāgo purisājañño purisadhorayho anantañāṇo …
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Mnd 16
16. Sāriputtasuttaniddesa
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… bhagavā dibbena cakkhunāpi cakkhumā. Kathaṁ bhagavā paññācakkhunāpi cakkhumā? Bhagavā mahāpañño puthupañño hāsapañño javanapañño tikkhapañño nibbedhikapañño paññāpabhedakusalo pabhinnañāṇo adhigatapaṭisambhido catuvesārajjappatto dasabaladhārī purisāsabho purisasīho purisanāgo purisājañño purisadhorayho anantañāṇo …
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Cnd 15
11. Jatukaṇṇimāṇavapucchāniddesa
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… <b>Parittapaññassa me bhūripaññā</b>ti ahamasmi parittapañño omakapañño lāmakapañño chatukkapañño. Tvampi mahāpañño puthupañño hāsapañño javanapañño tikkhapañño nibbedhikapañño. Bhūri vuccati pathavī. Bhagavā tāya pathavisamāya paññāya vipulāya vitthatāya samannāgatoti— parittapaññassa …
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Cnd 19
15. Mogharājamāṇavapucchāniddesa
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… Evaṁ bhagavā dibbena cakkhunāpi cakkhumā. Kathaṁ bhagavā paññācakkhunāpi cakkhumā? Bhagavā mahāpañño puthupañño javanapañño hāsapañño tikkhapañño nibbedhikapañño paññāpabhedakusalo pabhinnañāṇo adhigatapaṭisambhido catuvesārajjappatto dasabaladhārī purisāsabho purisasīho purisanāgo purisājañño purisadhorayho …
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Cnd 22
18. Pārāyanānugītigāthāniddesa
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… vā disaṁ vajati gacchati kamati abhikkamati. <b>Bhūripañño</b>ti bhūripañño mahāpañño tikkhapañño puthupañño hāsapañño javanapañño nibbedhikapañño. Bhūri vuccati pathavī. Bhagavā tāya pathavisamāya paññāya vipulāya vitthatāya samannāgatoti— yaṁ yaṁ …
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Pe 5
5. Hāravibhaṅgapañcamabhūmi
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… Yathā āyasmā sāriputto ekamhi vatthumhi vevacanena nānāvuttena bhagavatā pasaṁsito “mahāpañño sāriputto hāsapañño javanapañño”ti idaṁ paññāya vevacanaṁ. Yathā ca maggavibhaṅge niyyānattho ekamekaṁ maggaṅgaṁ vevacanehi niddiṭṭhaṁ. Evaṁ avijjāya …