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1 The first pair of mahàkiriya cittas are each associated
with 35 cetasikas, namely, 13 a¤¤asamàna cetasikas and
22 sobhaõa-cetasikas (viratis being excepted).
2 The second pair of mahàkiriya cittas are each associated
with 34 cetasikas, namely, 13 a¤¤asamàna cetasikas and
21 sobhaõa-cetasikas (viratis and pa¤¤à being excepted).
3 The third pair of mahàkiriya cittas are each associated
with 34 cetasikas, namely, 12 a¤¤asamàna cetasikas (pãti
being excepted) and 22 sobhaõa-cetasikas (viratis being
excepted).
4 The fourth pair of mahàkiriya cittas are each associated
with 33 cetasikas, namely, 12 a¤¤asamàna cetasikas (pãti
being excepted) and 21 sobhaõa-cetasikas (viratis and
pa¤¤à being excepted).
Concomitants of Mahaggata Cittas
In enumerating the cetasikas which associate with mahaggata cittas,
the jhàna factors must be taken into consideration: vitakka is
eliminated starting from the second jhàna, vicàra from the third
jhàna, and pãti from the fourth jhàna. In the fifth jhàna, by
substituting upekkhà for sukha, there is no change in the number
of cetasikas, because both upekkhà and sukha represent vedanà
cetasika.
Furthermore the three virati cetasikas do not associate with
mahaggata cittas, because these cittas concentrate on pañibhàganimita
of kasiõa, etc., and as such they cannot take the objects
connected with the three viratis.
Karunà and mudità may associate with the first to the fourth
jhànas, because these jhànas can be developed by meditating on
karunà or mudità. In the fifth jhàna the concentration is on upekkhà,
so both karunà and mudità should be eliminated.