Re: nimitta, animitta.
From: Jim Anderson
Message: 1524
Date: 2005-11-23
Dear Nina,
> Even after spending the best part of a day on it, I'm sorry to
> report that I'm unable to give as much as one tiny little crumb...
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N: I understand. But what did the Abhidhaanappadiipikaa say?
On dsg we have several posts on nimitta: conditioned dhammas, also the
defilements on account of sense objects. Many sutta quotes.
Just now I found an old post by Num, Dec 2002. Patisambhidamagga.
about paññaa that leads out of sankhaara nimitta, bahidda sankhaara
nimitta. >>
J: The Abhidhaanappadiipikaa says:
979. nimitta.m kaara.ne vutta.m, a"ngajaate ca la~nchane.
I thought this passage from the .tiikaa on MN of some help:
aaramma.naa naama saaramma.nadhammaana.m visesato uppattinimittanti
aaha "sabbanimittaananti ruupaadiina.m sabbaaramma.naanan" ti. Natthi
ettha kiñci sa"nkhaaranimittanti animittaa, asa"nkhataa dhaatuuti aaha
"sabbanimittaapagataaya nibbaanadhaatuyaa"ti. --Ps-p.t 2.275 (Burmese
ed.)
Jim
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