Dear Yong Peng,

Op 27-apr-2009, om 14:02 heeft Ong Yong Peng het volgende geschreven:

> Can you kindly explain vossagga too?

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N: The text: Katama~nca, bhikkhave, bhaavanaabala.m? Idha, bhikkhave,
bhikkhu satisambojjha`nga.m bhaaveti vivekanissita.m viraaganissita.m
nirodhanissita.m vossaggapari.naami.m,
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vossaggapari.naami.m: resulting in relinguishment.
The Commentary explains: there are two aspects of vossagga:
1: elimination of defilements, temporarily by vipassanaa and by
eradication when, at enlightenment, the lokuttara maggacitta arises.
2: the inclination to nibbaana at the moment of vipassanaa, and the
experience of nibbaana when at enlightenment the maggacitta arises.

The Co. also explains that nibbaana is viveka in the sense that it is
detachment from all conditioned dhammas.
Nibbaana is called viraga, because it is the end of clinging.
Nibbaana is called nirodha, because it is complete cessation.

The ariyans develop the enlightenment factor of sati (and the other
enlightenment factors) depending on viveka, having this as object,
and the same as to viraga and nirodha.
The Co explains that there are five kinds of viveka: by tadanga
(overcoming by opposite), vikkhambhana (temporary suspension of the
hindrances), samuccheda (eradication), pa.tipassaddhi
(tranquillization) and nissara.na (escape).

All this reminds us that the Dhamma from the beginning to the end
deals with detachment.

Nina.

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