Sunday, April 16, 2006

Further Analysis of the Gateways, and the Aggregate of Dharma

21)
Because of becoming the causes of contention,
and the cause of samsara, because of causal sequence;
among the mental factors sensation and
ideation are both defined separately as aggregates.

22)
Because it is not correct for the meaning
the unconditioned is not explained among the aggregates.
The sequence is coarseness, total affliction,
like a pot and so on, and realms.

23)
Because of present objects, the first five;
because of objects arising from the elements, four;
because the others are very distant, rapid;
otherwise, according to respective location.

24)
Because of specific objects and primary;
because of including many phenomena and the supreme,
one is called the gateway of form
and the other is called “phenomena.”

25)
Whatever the eighty thousand aggregates of Dharma
taught by the Muni, those are
words and names, and those
are included under matter and formations.

26)
Some say “It is the length of the treatise”;
others, the discussions of aggregates and so on;
the antidotes of practitioners
are said to correspond with the aggregates of Dharma.

2 comments:

D.N.J said...

Hi Loppön,

I have a small question: why is it that there are neutral physical sensations but no neutral mental feelings? I've seen this division various times before, but I don't really comprehend it....

regards,

Nate

Malcolm said...

Hi Nate:

Actually, there are neutral mental feelings, i.e indifference. Pain, pleasure, happiness and unhappiness and nuetral feeling, which applies to both body and mind.