> In the Paticcasamuppada vinnana is given one nidana and nama only
> applies to the other mental factors.
> However at other times nama includes vinnana; . See for example
> Visuddh. XIV 11: "in the third dyad when a man wants to begin
> insight, his understanding of the defining of the FOUR immaterial
> aggregates [i.e. vinnana, sankhara, vedana and sanna] is
> understanding as defining of mentality (nama).....So it is of 2

kinds

> as the defining of mentality(nama) and materiality (rupa).

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I include the Pali now:Tatiyaduke ya vipassanaa arabhitukamassa
catunnaa arupakkhandhanaa vavatthapane pañña, ayaa
namavavatthapanapañña. (..Ya rupakkhandhassa vavatthapane pañña, ayaa
rupavavatthapanapaññati ..)evaa namarupavavatthapanavasena duvidha.
RobertK