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Pa¤¤indriya
Pa¤¤a is wisdom or insight, and indriya is the controlling faculty.
Pa¤¤indriya has the control over the understanding of things
as they really are, i.e., in the light of anicca (impermanence),
dukkha (suffering) and anatta (not-self). Because it overcomes
ignorance, it is called amoha (non-delusion or wisdom). Because
it can remove the veil of moha from clouding man’s mental eyes
and throws away the darkness cast by moha (avijjà), it is called
vijjà (higher knowledge).
Pa¤¤indriya is normally called ‘pa¤¤à cetasika’. In abhidhamma,
pa¤¤à, ¤àõa and amoha are synonyms. Amoha is one of the three
moral roots. As one of the four means of accomplishing one’s ends
(iddhipàda), pa¤¤à takes the name of vimaõsa (analytical wisdom).
When purified and cultivated by samàdhi, pa¤¤à assumes
the powerful role of abhi¤¤à (supernormal knowledge). When
highly developed, pa¤¤à becomes a factor of enlightenment
(bojjhaïga) under the name of dhamma-vicaya (investigation of
the truth), and also a component of the Noble Eightfold Path
under the name of sammà-diññhi (right view). The culmination
of pa¤¤à is the omniscience of Buddha.
Association of each Cetasika with different Cittas
In general we can say that:
1 The 7 sabbacitta-sàdhàraõas (Essentials) associate with
all cittas.
2 The 6 pakiõõakas (Particulars) associate with certain sobhaõa
and asobhaõa cittas.
3 The 14 akusala cetasikas (immoral) associate only with
immoral cittas.