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In the next five successive vãthis, atità-bhavaïga (Ti) is
increased one by one as the object becomes weaker and
weaker, and accordingly the cittas in the rear have to be
cut off one by one as the total conscious-moments cannot
exceed the life-span (i.e., 17 conscious – moments) of the
sense-object. Thus at the sixth vãthi, the cognitive series
terminates after to voññhapana cittas.
The number of voññhapana cittas cannot be reduced
further as there must be at least two voññapana cittas in
functioning in the place of javana. So there are 6 parittàrammaõa
vãthis which all end with voññhapana; they are
known as voññhapana-vàra vãthis. As there are no javanas in
these vãthis, there is no enjoyment of the taste of the senseobject.
The object is not precisely known—it seems to be
known very roughly. These vãthis occur in babies whose
cakkhu-pasàda is weak; so, even when the sense-object is of
great intensity, its appearance is not distinct.
4. The Occurrence of Atiparittà-rammaõa-Vãthi
When a visible object of very slight intensity strikes the eyedoor,
the object takes 10 to 15 conscious-moments for its full
development. Even then, the intensity of the object is so slight
that it causes the life-continuum to only vibrate twice without
becoming arrested. So no vãthi-cittas arise, and the object is not
known at all. However, the following six vãthi-forms can be
written to represent the ati-parittà-rammaõa vãthis.
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“Ti–Ti–Ti–Ti–Ti–Ti–Ti–Ti–Ti–Ti–Na–Na–Bha–Bha–
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Bha–Bha–Bha”...