Dear Nina,

thank you for the in-depth explanation. I now understand that vossagga is relinquishment as to the two aspects of defilements and nibbana.

metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Nina van Gorkom wrote:

> Can you kindly explain vossagga too?

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.