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‘somanassa-sahagataü ¤àõa-sampayuttaü asaïkhàrika mahà-kusala
citta’, then ‘somanassa-sahagataü ¤àõa-sampayuttaü asaïkhàrika
mahà-vipàka citta will function as pañisandhi-citta, bhavaïga-citta
and cuti-citta.
The sense-object that these cittas take is the maranàsannanimitta
which appeared just before death in the immediate past
life. The nimitta is in the form of ‘kamma’, ‘sign of kamma’ or ‘sign
of destiny’. These phenomena will be explained further below.
Maraõàsanna Nimitta
(Kamma-related Objects at the Dying Moments)
In the present life a person will be alive as long as the kusalakamma
(wholesome deed), which has given him rebirth in this
life, keeps on supporting him, i.e., keeps on producing bhavaïga
cittas (life continuum) as kamma-resultant.
Just before that supporting kamma fades out, of the many
kusala-kammas and akusala-kammas which compete with one
another to have the chance of bearing kamma-resultant, one
kamma will emerge as the winner.
This successful kamma may appear in the life-continuum
(mind-door) of the person as kamma-object. When this happens
the person may recollect the good or bad action which he has
performed in the past in connection with the successful kamma.
The moral or immoral consciousness, experienced at that
particular moment, arises now as a fresh consciousness.
In other words, it is a recurring of the consciousness which
one has experienced in performing the action.
At times it may be a sign or symbol associated with the
successful kamma that appears at one of the sense-doors. It may
be one of the five physical objects viewed through one of the