English
- Mental concomitants are the 52 properties such as contact and so on. 5. Nibbana is the unconditioned state that is intuited by the four Paths and four Fruits. 6. Paiiiiatti is what is conventionally known as mountain, rock, house, Kasina circle and so on, that is, a name or a term (nama panfiatti) or a concept, idea or a notion attha paiifiatti). Of these Nibbana and Paniiatti are free from time, because they arc never extinguished and because they cannot be differentiated into past, present and future. All others belong to the past, present and future. The 67 classes of consciousness arising througli the mind-door have for their objects, either past or present or future, the five sensory objects such as visual object and so on, also the sensitive material qualities of the sense organs, subtle material qualities, mind and mental concomitants and time-freed Nibbana and Paniiatti name or term) according to circumstances, that is, according as they are Kamaldka apperceptions, super-intellection apperceptions, and the other sublime apperceptions. Kamaloka apperceptions, with the exception of the ineffective class of aesthetic pleasure, have for their objects, either present past or future, the six sensory objects such as visual object and so on, and the time freed Nibbana and name or term. The class of aesthetic pleasure has for its objects the past, future and present visual objects and so on. That is because it belongs to Kamaloka consciousness. Super-intellection apperceptions which arise by way of celestial eye and so on have for their objects, according to circumstances. 185 the five sensory objects during the three periods of time, and Nibbana and name or term free from time. For instance, celestial eye has for its objects the present visual object, and the celestial ear the present audible object. But the powers of Iddhi have for their objects the six sensory objects such as visual object and so on during the three periods of time. The super-intellection by which others' thoughts are discerned has for its object both past and future cognizable objects. Super- intellection remembering past births has for its objects only the past six kinds of sensory objects such as visual object and so on, and those free from time. OF BASES in the summary of bases, what are called 'bases' are of six kinds, to wit, the bases : eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and heart. hi Kamaloka all these obtain. In the world of Rupa there exists no base of smell, taste or touch. In the world of Arupa none of the bases exists. Now the five elements of sense-cognition proceed wholly and solely in dependence of the five sensory organs as their respective bases. But the elements of mind— that is to say, adverting, and reception of the five door impressions, proceed solely in dependence of the heart; the element of mind-conscious- nessi, comprising investigating-cognitions, the main classes of resultant consciousness, the two 'aversive' kinds of conscious- ness, the consciousness of the first Path, aesthetic pleasure and Rupaloka consciousness, proceed in dependence of the heart. But all other classes of consciousness, when they are moral or immoral, ineffective or transcendental, are either dependent on, or independent of, the heart base. When they are Arupaloka resultants, they are independent of the heart base. Note i Manoviniiana dhatu ( ®®2;^j Qc;^S£^4^ 6)dt^ ), literally rendered so as to cover the seventy-six classes of consciousness named, which are capable of taking part in both presentative and representative cognition. It may be called the element 1 86 of comprehension to distinguish it from the element of apprehen- sion (manodh.itu )@ 2330)9 to). " Chavatthu nissita kame satta rupe catubbidha Tivatthu nissita ruppe dhatveka nissita mata Tecattahsa nissaya dvecattalisa jayare Nissayaca anissaya pakaruppa anissitati." c5'©?2^9co8a)3 T2)9&^ ooeiG> d^so ©e^a^cDa t9©s:<^s9coSo>D 6i<s^^ a3®es€)55>3 s$3oc&o;o?3 ®a) ©e^3(§ ?9cco3Qe a ©ex5)3(gco dsoeed sSosossaee <ytSC59oo Oiasjdicos <^8Scc©t333t9" In Kamaloka the seven elements of cognition exist in depend- ice of the six bases of eve and so on. ence In Rupaloka the element of eye cognition, the clement of ear cognition, the element of mind and the element of mind-con- sciousness exist in dependence of the three bases of eye, ear and heart. ^ In Arupaloka the only element of mind-consciousness exists without the SIX bases, that is to say, that it has no base at all. Forty-three classes of consciousness exist in dependence of the SIX bases. They are 23 Kamaloka resultants, Hve-door apprehending, aesthetic pleasure, the two aversives, i 5 Rupalaka classes and the transcendental consciousness belonpina to the first Path. ^ ^ Forty-two classes of consciousness exist m dependence of or independent of, the heart-base. They exist in dependence of 'the heart-base in Kamaloka and Rupaloka where the Hve aggregates exist, and independent of the heart-base in Arupaloka where only the mind and mental concomitants, or only four aggregates. SIX BASES There are six bases, to wit. eye-base, ear-base, nose-base, tongue-base, body-base and heart-base. Base is the place where the mind and mental concomitants arise. Sometimes they arise 187 in the eye and so on.When a visual object comes in contact with the sensitive material quality of the eye. consciousness existing in the heart-base vibrates, gets arrested, apprehends through the hve doors and perceives an impression of a visual object, which is called eye-cognition. Because the consciousness of eye- cot^nition arises in the eye or in dependence of the eye, the eve IS called the eye-base. ^ Similarly, ear-base and so on. But, the heart-base is a material qua ity originated from Kamma and associated with the blood in the heart, where the element of mind and the element of mind- consciousness arise. Because they arise in the heart or in depend- ence of the heart, the heart is called the heart-base. HEART AND ITS BASE The heart is situated in the chest cavity between the two breasts and more inclined to the left assuming a shape resembling a lotus bud with Its apex turned downwards. The interior of the heart is not smooth but elevated and depressed in such a way as to resemble the external surface of the vegetable called 'Vatakolu' {J>lQ^f^BQ). The heart-base, which is a material quality derived from the four great essentials and originated from Kamma IS associated with the blood contained in the heart cavity. The element of mind ,fivc-door apprehcndine and pair of recipient consciousness) and the element of mind-consciousness, ' (76 classes of consciousness) that is to say. the element of apprehension and comprehension exist depending on the heart-base. HEART AND ITS CONTENTS The heart is said to be small in the case of intelligent people and large in the ignorant, and the heart cavity large in the in- telligent and small in the ignorant. The blood in the heart cavity becomes jet black like a very ripe 'Dan' o qiQ) fruit, when one gets very angry. At a time when there is lust and greed of great intensity, the blood assumes the colour of water resulting from washing meat. When the ignorance is very great, it becomes the colour oi water resulting from washing rice. The blood of one with an imaginative temperament is like the colour of the water resulting from boiling 'Kollu' \®tffl3(^s) beans. The i88 blood of one with a devotional temperament is sparkling and resembles either the colour of pearls or yellow like the colour of 'Kinihin' (^4&&3 flowers. The blood of an intelligent person is red resembling the colour of rubies. NUMBER OF BASES EXISTING IN DIFFERENT PLANES All the six bases exist in beings born m Kamnloka, whose sensory organs are not defective in any way. In Rupalaka, with the exception of the sphere of unconscious beings, nose-base, tongue-base and body-base are absent. How is it that the eye-base and ear-base exist and not the other three ? By reason of the presence of the eye-base and ear-base, moral classes of consciousness can arise by seeing the Buddha and hearing the doctrine. By means of the nose, tongue and body, one is able to gratify one's senses through those organs, but they would not help one to accumulate good Kamma. Therefore, the three bases of nose, tongue and body are not present in the 15 spheres of Brahmaloka.