Re: bhavangacitta

Dear Teng Kee,

>Dear Jim,
>I just like to add that Nina did not mention in this
>reply about object for bhavanga citta which is very
>important.It is gati or kamma nimmita for bhavanga.It
>seems Nina no need to mention about vipaka for those
>present moment of eye,ear,profitable/unprofitable in
>this mail since this mail is about bhavanga.That is a
>sure thing about citta vithi.Cuti,patisandhi and
>bhavanga citta will have same object after 11 moment
>for mind door or 15 moment for 5 door like seeing etc
>of uncomplete cittavithi during the rebirth vithi .It
>is not through six doors for the bhavanga ,cuti and
>patisandhi to experience the object but only their own
>types of resultant citta with kamma or gati
>nimmita.The 42-49 of vipaka citta like bhavanga are
>indeed in six doors for registration function besides
>bhavanaga and cuti if this is what you mean in
>dhammasagani com.
>I think people 4 people reborn with joy feeling as
>bhavanga citta will have a more cheerful
>personality(inferior?) but the contrast for the other
>four upekkha people.
>Teng Kee

Thank-you for this as well as your previous note. I'm afraid I don't know
enough Abhidhamma to understand much of what you say and so I really can't
say much in response. You wondered if the human type with the bhavangacitta
accompanied by joy is inferior to the type with upekkha. I think perhaps the
first grading should be according to ahetuka, dvihetuka, and tihetuka (in
that order with the tihetuka being the best one which can have either
somanassa or upekkhaa feeling). I haven't thought about the grading of the
four in each of the two categories though.

Best wishes,
Jim


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