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Functions of consciousness1. paṭisandhi (rebirth, relinking) 8. phusana (touching)2. bhavaṅga (life-continuum) 9. sampaṭicchana (receiving)3. āvajjana (adverting, attending) 10. santīraṇa (investigating, checking)4. dassana (seeing) 11. voṭṭhappana (determining, selecting)5. savana (hearing) 12. javana (impulsion, energetic experiencing)6. ghāyana (smelling) 13. tadārammaṇa (registration, retentive, after-effect)7. sāyana (tasting) 14. cuti (death)ConsciousnessFunctionunwholesome consciousness12 akusala cittaseye-consciousness2 cakkhu-viññāṇaear-consciousness2 sota-viññāṇanose-consciousness2 ghāna-viññāṇatongue-consciousness2 jivhā-viññāṇabody-consciousness2 kāya-viññāṇareceiving consciousness2 sampaṭicchanainvestigating consciousness with neutral feeling2 upekkhā-santīraṇa cittainvestigating consciousness with pleasant feelingsomanassa-santīraṇa cittafive-door-adverting consciousnesspañcadvārāvajjana cittamind-door-adverting consciousnessmanodvārāvajjana cittasmile-producing consciousnesshasituppāda cittagreat wholesome + great functional consciousness8 mahā-kusala + 8 mahā-kiriya cittasgreat resultant consciousness8 mahā-vipāka cittasfinematerial wholesome + functional consciousness5 rūpa-kusala + 5 rūpa-kiriya cittasfinematerial resultant consciousness5 rūpa-vipāka cittasimmaterial wholesome + functional consciousness4 arūpa-kusala + 4 arūpa-kiriya cittasimmaterial resultant consciousness4 arūpa-vipāka cittassupramundane consciousness (path + fruition)8 lokuttara cittas (4 magga + 4 phala)Rebirth - paṭisandhiLife-continuum - bhavaṅgaAdverting - āvajjanaSeeing - dassanaHearing - savanaSmelling - ghāyanaTasting - sāyanaTouching - phusanaReceiving - sampaṭicchanaInveestigating - santīraṇaDetermining - votthapanaImpulsion - javanaRegistration - tadārammaṇaDeath - cutixxxxxxxx x x x xxxxxxxxx x x xxx x xxx x xx2
Mental process at the eye-doorFour types of object (classified according their size) and number of possible mental processes:1. very large (we can see easily, like a building, a mountain, an elephant...) 12. large 23. small 64. very small (we hardly can see, like tiny insects, dust...) 6- - - -on seeing 15 different eye-door processes are possible 15(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17)B p B v B a P C Sp St V J J J J J J J T T B....°°° (normally seven javanas) °°° lifecontinuumthe citta opens its door for the new objectobject starts = “gate-opener”(born here),life-span ofbut cannot enterthe object ceased(bhavaṅga has its own object: kamma, kamma-nimitta or gati-nimitta)Function of the cittas:B = Bhavaṅga: passive mind, very quietB p = past bhavaṅga, B v = vibrating bhavaṅga, B a = arresting bhavaṅgaP = Pañcadvārāvajjana = five-sense-door adverting: opens the respective sense-door for the objectC = Cakkhuviññāṇa = eye-consciousness: sees the objectSp = Sampaṭicchana = receiving consciousness: receives the objectSt = Santīraṇa = investigating consciousness: investigates the object (“checking”)V = Voṭṭhapana = determining consciousness: decides, determines the object (“selecting”)J = Javana = dynamic consciousness: experiences and enjoys the objectT = Tadārammaṇa = following consciousness: follows the javanas with the same object(mostly translated as “registration”)Very large objectB p B v B a P C Sp St V J J J J J J J T TLarge objectTwo types of processes are possible:1. B p B p B v B a P C Sp St V J J J J J J J B2. B p B p B p B v B a P C Sp St V J J J J J J JSmall objectSix types of processes are possible (more and more bhavaṅgas pass, before the object enters andthe mind be<strong>com</strong>es active, but no more javanas arise):1. B p B p B p B p B v B a P C Sp St V V V B B B B2. B p B p B p B p B p B v B a P C Sp St V V V B B B3. B p B p B p B p B p B p B v B a P C Sp St V V V B B4. B p B p B p B p B p B p B p B v B a P C Sp St V V V B5. B p B p B p B p B p B p B p B p B v B a P C Sp St V V V6. B p B p B p B p B p B p B p B p B p B v B a P C Sp St V V3
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