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Magga Appanà Vãthis
Those, who undertake insight-meditation, meditate on the three
characteristics of existence (ti-lakkhaõa) namely, impermanence
(anicca), suffering or misery (dukkha) and not-self (anatta). After
developing ten insight-knowledges (vipassanà-¤àõas), the
realization of the Path and its Fruition (magga and phala) follows
up. There are four levels of magga and phala. The maggaappanà
vãthis run as follows.
(Manda-pa¤¤à)
Na–Da– “Ma–Pa–U–Nu–Go–Mag–Pha–Pha”–Bha–
(Tikkha-pa¤¤à)
Na–Da– “Ma–U–Nu–Go–Mag–Pha–Pha–Pha”–Bha–Bha–
1 When one of the three characteristics of existence enters
the avenue of the mind-door of a puthujjana (worldling
or one who is bound by all ten fetters), the lifecontinuum
vibrates twice and becomes arrested (Na-
Da). Then, observing and considering the characteristics
of existence, mano-dvàràvajjana (Ma) arises once.
Then one of the four ¤àõa-sampayuttaü mahà-kusala cittas,
observing the characteristics of existence, functions
three times as parikamma (Pa), upacàra (U), anuloma (Nu),
and then, observing Nibbàna, functions once more as
gotrabhu (Go). Then sotàpatti-magga javana arises once
observing Nibbàna. Then, without any lapse in time,
the fruition of the magga, i.e., sotàpatti-phala citta,
functions twice as appanà-javana. Then bhavaïga cittas
sink into life-continuum and the person comes out of
magga-vãthis. (If the person is of tikkha-pa¤¤à, parikamma
is omitted and phala-javana occurs three times.)