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Year 2024

New Posts:

Pāli Suttās in Tipiṭaka – Direct Translations are Wrong – 20/03/24 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” subsection)

Ārammaṇa (Sensory Input) Initiates Critical Processes – 12/03/24 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” subsection)

Vipariṇāma – Two Meanings – 05/03/24 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” subsection)

Rūpa and Rūpakkhandha – Not External Objects – 27/02/24 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” subsection)

Dasa Māra Senā (Mārasenā) – Ten Defilements – 20/02/24 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” subsection)

Kāma Rāga Dominates Rūpa Rāga and Arūpa Rāga – 13/02/24 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – Advanced” subsection)

Kalahavivāda Sutta – Origin of Fights and Disputes – 02/02/24 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” subsection)

Saññā Nidānā hi Papañca Saṅkhā - Immoral Thoughts Based on ‘Distorted Saññā’ – 26/01/24 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” subsection)

Purāṇa and Nava Kamma – Sequence of Kamma Generation – 11/01/24 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” subsection)

Distorted Saññā Arises in Every Adult but Not in a Newborn – 05/01/24 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” subsection)

Re-written Posts:

Power of the Human Mind – Ariya Jhāna“ – 19/04/24 (in the “Power of the Human Mind” subsection)

Pāli Words – Writing and Pronunciation – 02/04/24 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Samādhi, Jhāna, and Sammā Samādhi – 28/03/24 (in the “Elephant in the Room 2 – Jhāna and Kasiṇa” subsection)

Anuseti – How Anusaya Grows with Saṅkhāra – 09/02/24 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Kāma Guṇa - Origin of Attachment (Taṇhā) – 19/01/24 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” subsection)

Year 2023

Kāma Rāga Arises Due to “Distorted Saññā” – 28/12/23 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” subsection)

Fooled by Distorted Saññā (Sañjānāti) – Origin of Attachment (Taṇhā) – 12/12/23 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” subsection)

Mūlapariyāya Sutta – The Root of All Things – 05/12/23 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” subsection)

Sotāpanna Stage – Previous Posts – 29/11/23 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage of Nibbāna” section)

Pabhassara Citta and Saññā Vipallāsa – 25/11/23 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” subsection)

Sotāpanna Stage and Distorted/Defiled Saññā – 17/11/23 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)” subsection)

Upaya and Upādāna – Two Stages of Attachment – 11/11/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” subsection)

Saññā – All Our Thoughts Arise With “Distorted Saññā” – 04/11/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” subsection)

Saññā Vipallāsa – Distorted Perception – 27/10/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” subsection)

“Attato Samanupassati” - To View Something to be of Value – 20/10/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” subsection)

“Attā” as “Self” – Wrong Translation in Many Suttās – 13/10/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” subsection)

Etaṁ Mama, Esohamasmi, Eso Me Attā’ti – What Does It Mean? – 07/10/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” subsection)

Dukkha – Previously Unknown Truth About Suffering – 30/09/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” subsection)

Aniccaṁ Vipariṇāmi Aññathābhāvi – A Critical Verse – 22/09/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?”?” subsection)

Anicca Nature – Chasing Worldly Pleasures Is Pointless – 16/09/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” subsection)

Cognition Modes – Sañjānāti, Vijānāti, Pajānāti, Abhijānāti – 09/09/23 (in the “Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?” subsection)

Contamination of a Human Mind – Detailed Analysis – 26/08/23 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Contamination of the Human Mind Based on a Sensory Input – 20/08/23 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Each Citta Starts with Distorted Saññā – 12/08/23 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Recovering the Suffering-Free Pure Mind – 09/08/23 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Uncovering the Suffering-Free (Pabhassara) Mind – 05/08/23 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

True Happiness Is the Absence of Suffering – 29/07/23 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta – Distortion Timeline – 10/07/23 (in the “Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta” subsection)

Counterfeit Buddhism – Current Mainstream Buddhism – 30/06/23 (in the “Historical Background” subsection)

Nāmarūpa, Viññāṇa, Dhammā – Closely Related – 21/06/23 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda in Plain English” subsection)

Upādāna Paccayā Bhava – Two Types of Bhava – 10/06/23 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda in Plain English” subsection)

Phassa paccayā Vedanā….to Taṇhā – 03/06/23 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda in Plain English” subsection)

Pāli Words – Writing and Pronunciation – 27/05/23 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Rūpa, Dhammā (Appaṭigha Rūpa) and Nāmagotta (Memories) – 20/05/23 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Anuseti – How Anusaya Grows with Saṅkhāra – 13/05/23 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Difference between Phassa and Samphassa – re-written 07/05/23 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda in Plain English” subsection)

Saḷāyatana Are Not Sense Faculties – 01/05/23 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Nāmarūpa – Different Types – 09/04/23 (in the “Nāmarūpa Formation” subsection)

Nāmarūpa in Idappaccayatā Paṭicca Samuppāda – 09/04/23 (in the “Nāmarūpa Formation” subsection)

Nāmarūpa in Vipāka Viññāṇa – 09/04/23 (in the “Nāmarūpa Formation” subsection)

Buddha Dhamma – Foundation – 16/02/23 (in the “Buddhism – In Charts” subsection)

Saṅkhāra – An Introduction – 26/01/23 (in the “Saṅkhāra – Many Meanings” subsection)

Year 2022

Dhamma and Dhammā – Different but Related – 30/12/22 (in the “Kamma and Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Does Gandhabba Mean “Semen”? – 04/11/22 (in the “Elephant in the Room 4 – Gandhabba/Manomaya Kāya” subsection)

Elephant in the Room 3 – Ānāpānasati – 04/11/22 (in the “Elephant in the Room” subsection)

Mahārāhulovāda Sutta and Ānāpānasati – 28/10/22 (in the “Elephant in the Room 3 – Ānāpānasati” subsection)

Ānāpānasati Not About Breath – Icchānaṅgala Sutta – 07/10/22 (in the “Elephant in the Room 3 – Ānāpānasati” subsection)

Kilesa – Relationship To Akusala, Kusala, And Puñña Kamma – 27/08/22 (in the “Dhamma Concepts” subsection)

Anusaya, Gati, Bhava – Connection to Manomaya Kāya (Gandhabba) – 21/08/22 (in the “Gati, Bhava, and Jāti” subsection)

Cuti and Maraṇa – Related to Bhava and Jāti – 17/08/22 (in the “Gati, Bhava, and Jāti” subsection)

Four Types of Births in Buddhism – 30/07/22 (in the “Origin of Life” subsection)

Details of Kamma – Intention, Who Is Affected, Kamma Patha – 24/07/22 (in the “Dhamma Concepts” subsection)

Three Types of “Bodies” – Poṭṭhapāda Sutta (DN 9) – 16/07/22 (in the “Sutta – Interpretations” subsection)

Jhāna, Jhāya, and Jhāyi – Different Meanings – 23/06/22 (in the “Elephant in the Room 2 – Jhāna and Kasiṇna” subsection)

Samādhi, Jhāna, and Sammā Samādhi – 16/06/22 (in the “Elephant in the Room 2 – Jhāna and Kasiṇna” subsection)

Elephant in the Room 2 – Jhāna and Kasiṇa – 16/06/22 (in the “Word-for-Word Translation of the Tipiṭaka” subsection)

Assāsa Passāsa – What Do They Mean? – 08/06/22 (in the “Elephant in the Room 3 – Ānāpānasati” subsection)

Ānāpānasati Overview – 02/06/22 (in the “Elephant in the Room 3 – Ānāpānasati” subsection)

Elephant in the Room 3 – Ānāpānasati – 02/06/22 (in the “Word-for-Word Translation of the Tipiṭaka” subsection)

Rāga and Jhāna – Two Commonly Misunderstood Words – 28/05/22 (in the “Often Mistranslated Pāli Keywords” subsection)

Often Mistranslated Pāli Keywords – 28/05/22 (in the “Word-for-Word Translation of the Tipiṭaka” subsection)

Bhava and Jāti Within a Lifetime – Example – 22/05/22 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime” subsection)

Sakkāya Diṭṭhi and Pañcupādānakkhandhā – 15/05/22 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime” subsection)

Noble Truth of Suffering- Pañcupādānakkhandhā Dukkhā – 07/05/22 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime” subsection)

Pañcupādānakkhandha – Attachment to One’s Experiences – 01/05/22 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime” subsection)

Five Aggregates – Experiences of Each Sentient Being – 24/04/22 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime” subsection)

Rūpakkhandha in Idappaccayatā Paṭicca Samuppāda – 16/04/22 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime” subsection)

Aggregate of Forms – Collection of “Mental Impressions” of Forms – 10/04/22 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime” subsection)

Seeing Is a Series of “Snapshots” – 03/04/22 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime” subsection)

Khandhā in Idappaccayatā Paṭicca Samuppāda – 27/03/22 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime” subsection)

Change of Mindset Due to an Ārammaṇa – 21/03/22 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime” subsection)

Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime – 21/03/22 (in the “Word-for-Word Translation of the Tipiṭaka” subsection)

Idappaccayatā Paṭicca Samuppāda – Bhava and Jāti Within a Lifetime – 14/03/22 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime” subsection)

Niddesa (Brief Description) of Paṭicca Samuppāda – 07/03/22 (in the “Word-for-Word Translation of the Tipiṭaka” subsection)

Elephant in the Room 1 – Direct Translation of the Tipiṭaka – 01/03/22 (in the “Word-for-Word Translation of the Tipiṭaka” subsection)

Word-for-Word Translation of the Tipiṭaka – 01/03/22 (in the “Elephants in the Room” subsection)

Elephants in the Room – 01/03/22 (New Section)

Where Are Memories Stored? – Viññāṇa Dhātu – 21/01/22 (in the “Memory, Dhammā, and Viññāṇa Dhātu” subsection)

Gandhabba (Mental Body) Separating from Physical Body in Jhāna – 14/01/22 (in the “Memory, Dhammā, and Viññāṇa Dhātu” subsection)

Near-Death Experiences (NDE): Brain Is Not the Mind – 08/01/22 (in the “Memory, Dhammā, and Viññāṇa Dhātu” subsection)

Critical Influence of Wrong Views on Akusala Citta – 02/01/22 (in the “Memory, Dhammā, and Viññāṇa Dhātu” subsection)

Memory, Dhammā, and Viññāṇa Dhātu – 02/01/22 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Anidassana, Appaṭigha Rūpa Due to Anidassana Viññāṇa – 01/23/22 (in the “Viññāṇa – Two Critical Meanings” subsection)

Summary of Key Concepts About Viññāṇa and Saṅkhāra – 01/16/22 (in the “Viññāṇa – Two Critical Meanings” subsection)

Two Types of Kamma Viññāṇa – 01/08/22 (in the “Viññāṇa – Two Critical Meanings” subsection)

Abhisaṅkhāra Lead to Kamma Viññāṇa – 01/03/22 (in the “Viññāṇa – Two Critical Meanings” subsection)

Viññāṇa – Two Critical Meanings – 01/03/22 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Year 2021

Rebirths Take Place According to Abhisaṅkhāra – 12/27/21 (in the “Saṅkhāra – Many Meanings” subsection)

Kusala-Mūla Saṅkhāra Are Needed to Attain Nibbāna – 12/20/21 (in the “Saṅkhāra – Many Meanings” subsection)

Kamma and Saṅkhāra, Cetanā and Sañcetanā – 12/14/21 (in the “Saṅkhāra – Many Meanings” subsection)

Saṅkhāra - Should Not be Translated as a Single Word – 12/07/21 (in the “Saṅkhāra – Many Meanings” subsection)

Distortion of Pāli Keywords in Paṭicca Samuppāda – 11/29/21 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Dhammānudhamma Paṭipatti – Connection to Paṭicca Samuppāda/Tilakkhaṇa – 11/21/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhaṇa, Four Noble Truths” subsection)

Dhamma – Different Meanings Depending on the Context – 11/16/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhaṇa, Four Noble Truths” subsection)

Yoniso Manasikāra and Paṭicca Samuppāda – 11/09/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhaṇa, Four Noble Truths” subsection)

Sotāpannā – Just Starting on the Noble Path – 11/01/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhaṇa, Four Noble Truths” subsection)

Sotāpanna – One With the “Wider Worldview” of the Buddha – 10/25/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhaṇa, Four Noble Truths” subsection)

Future Suffering (Loka/Dukkha Samudaya) Starts With Sensory Input (Ārammaṇa) – 10/19/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhaṇa, Four Noble Truths” subsection)

What Did the Buddha Mean by a “Loka”? – 10/11/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhaṇa, Four Noble Truths” subsection)

Paṭicca Samuppāda – Introduction – 10/04/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhaṇa, Four Noble Truths” subsection)

Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhaṇa, Four Noble Truths – 10/04/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Anatta in Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta – Part 2 – 09/26/21 (in the “Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction” subsection)

Anatta in Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta – Part 1 – 09/19/21 (in the “Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction” subsection)

Anatta is a Characteristic of the World, not About a “Self” – 09/13/21 (in the “Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction” subsection)

How Does Anicca Nature Lead to Dukkha? – 08/30/21 (in the “Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction” subsection)

Attachment to Things with Dukkha Lakkhaṇa Leads to Dukkha – 08/23/21 (in the “Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction” subsection)

Dukkha in Tilakkhaṇa Is a Characteristic – Not Dukkha Vedanā – 08/16/21 (in the “Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction” subsection)

Anuloma Khanti and Sammattaniyāma – Pre-requisites for a Sotāpanna – 08/09/21 (in the “Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction” subsection)

Anicca and Anatta – Two Characteristics of the World – 07/27/21 (in the “Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction” subsection)

Anicca Nature – Not Possible to Overcome Suffering in This World – 07/27/21 (in the “Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction” subsection)

Anicca Nature, the First Noble Truth, and Paṭicca Samuppāda – 07/19/21 (in the “Basic Framework of Buddha Dhamma” subsection)

Noble Truths, Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhaṇa – Key Relationships – 07/14/21 (in the “Basic Framework of Buddha Dhamma” subsection)

Buddha Dhamma – Noble Truths, Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhaṇa – 07/02/21 (in the “Basic Framework of Buddha Dhamma” subsection)

Basic Framework of Buddha Dhamma – 07/02/21 (in the “Key Dhamma Concepts” section)

Key Steps of Kammic Energy Accumulation – 05/01/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts” subsection)

Dukkha Samudaya Starts With Samphassa-Jā-Vedanā – 04/23/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts” subsection)

Loka Sutta – Origin and Cessation of the World – 04/16/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts” subsection)

Where Are Memories “Stored”? – Connection to Pañcakkhandha – 04/07/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts” subsection)

Concepts of Upādāna and Upādānakkhandha – 04/04/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts” subsection)

Bhava and Punabbhava – Kammic Energy Giving Rise to Renewed Existence – 03/28/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts” subsection)

Bhava – Kammic Energy That Can Power an Existence – 03/21/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts” subsection)

Jāti – Different Types of Births – 03/14/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts” subsection)

Icchā, Taṇhā, Kāma – Root Causes of Suffering – 03/07/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts” subsection)

Pañca Nīvaraṇa and Sensual Pleasures (Kāma) – 02/28/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts” subsection)

Nibbāna - Rāgakkhaya Dosakkhaya Mohakkhaya - Part 1 – 02/19/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts” subsection)

Anatta and Sakkāya Diṭṭhi – Two Different Concepts – 02/13/21 (in the “Sakkāya Diṭṭhi and Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Sakkāya Diṭṭhi – Wrong View of “Me” and “Mine” – 02/04/21 (in the “Sakkāya Diṭṭhi and Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Sakkāya Diṭṭhi and Paṭicca Samuppāda – 02/04/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Pañcupādānakkhandha – Arises With an Ārammaṇa – 01/20/21 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Phassa (Contact) – Contact With Pasāda Rūpa – 01/15/21 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Citta Vīthi – Fundamental Sensory Unit – 01/06/21 (in the “Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda – 01/06/21 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda” subsection)

Year 2020

Interpretation of the Tipiṭaka – Gandhabba Example – 12/30/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

How Do We See? – Role of the Gandhabba – 12/22/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Antarābhava Discussion in Kathāvatthu – Not Relevant to Gandhabba – 12/16/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Antarābhava – No Connection to Gandhabba – 12/11/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Antarābhava and Gandhabba – 12/11/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Abhidhamma Piṭaka – Deeper Analyses of Concepts – 12/03/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Vinaya Piṭaka – More Than Disciplinary Rules – 11/26/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Pāli Canon Is Self-Contained but Requires Detailed Explanation – 11/19/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Tipiṭaka – The Uniqueness of Buddha Dhamma – 11/11/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Tipiṭaka – A Systematic Approach – 11/11/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Nāma Loka and Rūpa Loka – Two Parts of Our World – 11/04/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Ārammaṇa Plays a Critical Role in a Sensory Even – 10/28/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Response to a Sensory Stimulus – Role of Gati/Anusaya – 10/21/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Rūpa and Rūpakkhandha, Nāma and Nāmagotta – 10/16/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Autobiographical Memory – Preserved in Nāma Loka – 10/09/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Our Two Worlds – Rūpa Loka and Nāma Loka – 10/09/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Memory Recall for Gandhabba in a Human Body – 10/02/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Patient H.M. – Different Roles of Brain in Memory – 9/18/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Persistent Vegetative State – Buddhist View – 9/18/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Gandhabba in a Human Body – an Analogy – 9/11/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Mind Is Not in the Brain – 09/06/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Kammic Energy Leads to Consciousness – 08/29/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Sensual Pleasures – The Hidden Suffering – 08/22/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Mind and Matter – Buddhist Analysis – 08/15/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Theories of Our World – Scientific Overview – 08/09/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach – 07/31/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma” subsection)

Introduction – A Scientific Approach to Buddha Dhamma – 07/31/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma – A Scientific Approach” subsection)

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Pāṭihāriya (Supernormal Abilities) of a Buddha – Part I – 07/17/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma” subsection)

Buddhahood Controversies – Introduction – 07/09/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma” subsection)

Buddhahood Associated Controversies – 07/09/20 (in the “Buddha Dhamma” subsection)

The Way to Nibbāna – Transcription of a Discourse by Waharaka Thero – 07/6/20 (in the “Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta” subsection)

Atta – Two Very Different Meanings – 07/01/20 (in the “Five Aggregates – Connection to Tilakkhaṇa” subsection)

Sakkāya Diṭṭhi – “Me and Mine” View – 06/23/20 (in the “Five Aggregates – Connection to Tilakkhaṇa” subsection)

Difference Between “Me and Mine” and Sakkāya Diṭṭhi – 06/16/20 (in the “Five Aggregates – Connection to Tilakkhaṇa” subsection)

“Me” and “Mine” – The Root Cause of Suffering – 06/09/20 (in the “Five Aggregates – Connection to Tilakkhaṇa” subsection)

Icca, Nicca, Anicca – Important Connections – 06/02/20 (in the “Five Aggregates – Connection to Tilakkhaṇa” subsection)

Five Aggregates and Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction – 05/27/20 (in the “Five Aggregates – Connection to Tilakkhaṇa” subsection)

Five Aggregates – Connection to Tilakkhaṇa – 05/27/20 (in the “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)” subsection)

Pañca Upādānakkhandhā – Introduction – 05/19/20 (in the “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)” subsection)

Memory Records – Critical Part of Five Aggregates – 05/13/20 (in the “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)” subsection)

Arising of Five Aggregates Based on an Ārammaṇa – 05/07/20 (in the “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)” subsection)

Rūpakkhandha and Rūpa Upādānakkhandha – 05/01/20 (in the “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)” subsection)

Re-written Post: Difference Between Physical Rūpa and Rūpakkhandha – 04/24/20 (in the “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)” subsection)

Re-written Post: Five Aggregates – Introduction – 04/18/20 (in the “The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)” subsection)

Gati (Habits/Character) Determine Births – Saṁsappanīya Sutta – 04/11/20 (under “Worldview of the Buddha” in the “Origin of Life” subsection)

Kāma Assāda – A Root Cause of Suffering – 04/04/20 (under “Worldview of the Buddha” in the “Origin of Life” subsection)

Kamma and Paṭicca Samuppāda – Introduction – 3/27/20 (under “Worldview of the Buddha” in the “Origin of Life” subsection)

Fear of Nibbāna (Enlightenment) – 3/18/20 (under “Worldview of the Buddha” in the “Origin of Life” subsection)

Sammā Diṭṭhī – Only One Leads to the Noble Path – 03/14/20 (under “Worldview of the Buddha” in the “Origin of Life” subsection)

Dangers of Ten Types of Wrong Views and Four Possible Paths – 03/7/20 (under “Worldview of the Buddha” in the “Origin of Life” subsection)

The Suffering (Dukkha) in the First Noble Truth – 02/29/20 (under “Worldview of the Buddha” in the “Origin of Life” subsection)

The Framework of Buddha Dhamma 02/22/20 (under “Worldview of the Buddha” in the “Origin of Life” subsection)

“Tipiṭaka English” Convention Adopted by Early European Scholars – Part 2 – 02/15/20 (in the “Historical Background” section)

“Tipiṭaka English” Convention Adopted by Early European Scholars – Part 1 – 02/08/20 (in the “Historical Background” section)

Mental Body Versus the Physical Body – 02/02/20 (under “Worldview of the Buddha” in the “Origin of Life” subsection)

Origin of Life – One Creates One’s Own Future Lives – 01/25/20 (in the subsection “Origin of Life”)

Ghost 1990 Movie – Good Depiction of Gandhabba Concept – 01/17/2020 (under “Worldview of the Buddha” in the “Origin of Life” subsection)

Paṭicca Samuppāda – From Mind to Matter – 01/11/20 (in the subsection “Views on Life”)

Two re-written posts: “Buddhist Explanations of Conception, Abortion, and Contraception” and “Cloning and Gandhabba” – 01/05/20 (in the subsection “Views on Life” )

Pure Dhamma – Reflections on 2019 – 01/01/2020

Revised Posts:

Please note (4/25/15): I am going to start listing the revised posts that are included with each update of the eBook.

Difference Between Dhammā and Saṅkhāra – 7/23/18

Dasa Akusala/Dasa Kusala – Basis of Buddha Dhamma – 6/28/18

Paṭṭhāna Dhamma – Connection to Cause and Effect (Hetu Phala) – 6/21/18

Infinity – How Big Is It? – 6/8/18

The 89 (121) Types of Citta – 6/8/18

31 Realms of Existence – 6/8/18

Sansāric Time Scale, Buddhist Cosmology, and the Big Bang Theory

What are rūpa? – Dhammā are rūpa too! – 6/3/18

Right Speech – How to Avoid Accumulating Kamma – 6/3/18

31 Realms of Existence – 6/3/18

Citta Vīthi – Processing of Sense Inputs – 6/3/18

Possible Outcomes of Meditation – Samādhi, Jhāna, Magga Phala – 6/3/18

What is “Kāya” in Kāyānupassanā? – 5/22/18

Pāli Dictionaries – Are They Reliable? – 5/22/18

What is “Saŋ”? Meaning of Sansāra (or Saṁsāra) – 5/22/18

How Does One Know whether the Sotāpanna Stage is Reached? – 5/22/18

Akusala-Mula Pavutti (or Pravurthi) Paṭicca Samuppada ==> replaced by Idappaccayatā Paṭicca Samuppāda– 5/14/18

Kusala-Mūla Paṭicca Samuppāda – 5/14/18

Akusala-Mūla Paṭicca Samuppāda – 5/14/18

Samādhi, Jhāna, Magga Phala – Introduction – 5/6/18

“Kāma Rāga Dominates Rūpa Rāga and Arūpa Rāga.” – 5/6/18

Difference Between Jhāna and Stages of Nibbāna – 5/6/18

Parinibbāna of Waharaka Thero – 5/6/18

Anussati and Anupassanā – Being Mindful and Removing Defilements – 4/28/18

Kilesa – Relationship To Akusala, Kusala, And Puñña Kamma – 4/28/18

The Double Slit Experiment – Correlation between Mind and Matter? – 3/29/18

Quantum Entanglement – We Are All Connected – 3/29/18

Feynman’s Glass Plate Experiment – 3/29/18

Photons Are Particles Not Waves – 3/17/18

Patisandhi Citta – How the Next Life is Determined According to Gati – 3/17/18

Details of Kamma – Intention, Who Is Affected, Kamma Patha – 2/28/18

Mahā Chattārisaka Sutta (Discourse on the Great Forty) – 2/28/18

Dasa Samyojana – Bonds in Rebirth Process – 2/20/18

Is Eating Meat an Akusala Kamma (Immoral Deed)? – 2/20/18

Saṅkhāra – What It Really Means – 2/20/18

Parinibbāna of Waharaka Thero – 2/11/18

What are Dhammā? – A Deeper Analysis – 2/11/18

Mundane versus Supramundane Jhāna – 2/11/18

Conditions for the Four Stages of Nibbāna – 2/11/18

Bhava and Bhavaṅga – Simply Explained! – 2/11/18

The Infinity Problem in Buddhism – 2/11/18

Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta – Wrong Interpretations – 2/4/18

Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta – According to Some Key Suttā – 2/4/18

Rūpa (Material Form) – 2/4/18

Sakkāya Diṭṭhi is Personality (Me) View? – 1/25/18

Pabhassara Citta, Radiant Mind, and Bhavaṅga – 1/25/18

Sotāpanna Anugami and a Sotāpanna – 1/19/18

Pabhassara Citta, Radiant Mind, and Bhavaṅga – 1/19/18

Preservation of the Dhamma – 1/13/18

Pure Dhamma Discussion Forum Guidelines – 1/7/18

Saṅkhāra – What It Really Means – 1/7/18

Gathi (Gati), Anusaya, and Āsava – 1/7/18

What is Suñyāta or Suññāta (Emptiness)? – 1/2/18

Pure Dhamma Discussion Forum Guidelines – 1/2/18

The Origin of Matter – Suddhaṭṭhaka – 1/2/18

Anatta – the Opposite of Which Atta? – 1/2/18

Revised Posts – 2017

Revised Posts – 2016

Revised Posts – 2015