Vipassana Kammatthana.pdf

4. RITTATO
Yathå parikappitehi dhuva-subha-sukhattabhåvehi rittatåya rittato. (Vism)
[Outside the Såsanå there are those who, holding wrong views Micchådi hi, believe that t
he NåmarËpa, 5 khandha are (1) Dhuva = permanent state, (2) Subha = beautiful (3) Sukha =
happiness (4) Atta. However these NåmarËpa, 5 khandha are always empty of Dhuva, Subha,
Sukha, Atta which are believe to be so by those who have wrong views Micchå-di hi.Theref
ore], Ritta◊ = they are always without and empty of essence which are Dhuva, Subha, Sukha,
Atta.
5. TUCCHATO
Rittatåyeva tucchato appakattå vå. appakampi hi loke tucchanti vuccati. (Vism)
[An essence which is Dhuva, Subha, Sukha, Atta does not exist in the 5 khandha, NåmarË
pa. Therefore as the 5 khandha, NåmarËpa are empty of Dhuva, Subha, Sukha, Atta], it is Tuc
cha◊ = it is worthless / in vain.
In another way, although the 5 khandha, NåmarËpa are empty of Dhuva, Subha, Sukha, Atta,
it is not that they do not exist in ultimate realities. they exist in arising phase, duration phase,
perishing phase, (Uppåda-Èhiti-Bha∫ga). As the life time of ultimate realities, which occour i
n arising phase, duration phase, perishing phase, is very short so NåmarËpa, ultimate reality c
an exist only for a very short time. As they can exist for a short time only, Tuccha◊ = it is w
orthless / in vain.
THE BASE CAUSE FOR BEING ANICCA DUKKHA ANATTA
RËpa◊ bhikkhave anicca◊, yopi hetu yopi paccayo rËpassa uppådåya, sopi anic
co. aniccasambhËta◊ bhikkhave rËpa◊, kuto nicca◊ bhavissati.
(samyuttanikåya.II.20, sahetuaniccasutta◊.)
Monks, rËpa is anicca. There are hetu cause = janaka cause which can produce the rËpa dir
ectly; there are also paccaya cause = upatthambhaka cause which supports it. These cause are
anicca , Monks, how can the rËpa which is produced by anicca cause, be nicca?
In accordance with the Buddh's teachings in such suttas since the causes themselves such a
s avijjå-taˆhå-upådåna-sa∫khåra-kamma which can produce five khandhå are anicca, dukkha
anatta. So the effects nåmarËpa/ five khandha are also anicca, dukkha, anatta. The meditator
must further meditate to realize by insight that as the causes themselves are anicca, dukkha, a
natta, the effects are also anicca, dukkha, anatta.
200 varieties of NAYA-VIPASSANÓ
In rËpa khandhå or in each khandha there are
1. aniccånupassanå 10 enumerations
2. dukkhånupassanå 25 enumerations
3. anattånupassanå 5 enumerations,
which is atotal of 40 ways of discerning (bhåvanå).
As there are 40 ways of discerning in each khandhå so there are a total of 200 varieties of s
ammasanañåˆa called naya-vipassanå in the 5 khandhas.
Firstly meditate on anicca only of the 5 khandhas in v¥thi such as cakkhudvåra v¥thi accordi
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