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knowledge, or three times as upacàra, anuloma and gotrabhu in
persons of quick knowledge.
Frequency of Appanà-javanas
In all the råpàvacara-jhàna and aråpàvacara-jhàna vãthis, the
corresponding appanà-javana occurs only once in a person who
attains that jhàna for the first time. In order to enter the ecstatic
absorption corresponding to that jhàna, he can develop jhànasamàpatti
vãthi in which appanà-javana occurs repeatedly many
times.
In abhi¤¤à appanà-vãthis, the råpàvacara kusala fifth-javana
arises once functioning as abhi¤¤à-javana. In an arahant, the
råpàvacara kiriya fifth-jhàna arises once as abhi¤¤à-javana.
In magga appanà-vãthis, the corresponding magga-javana
arises only once followed by either two phala-cittas as appanàjavanas
in a person of slow wisdom or three phala-cittas as appanàjavana
in a person of quick wisdom.
In phala-samàpatti vãthis, the corresponding phala-citta occurs
many times without break functioning as appanà-javanas.
In nirodha-samàpatti vãthi, nevasa¤¤à-n’àsa¤¤à-yatana citta arises
twice just before extinction of consciousness and all mental activity.
During the nirodha-samàpatti, cittas as well as cetasikas and cittaja-råpa
are extinct; so no javana exists. In coming out of the nirodha-samàpatti
anagami-phala citta occurs once as appanà-javana in an anàgàmà or
arahatta-phala citta occurs once as appanà-javana in an arahant.
As a regular procedure of javana, immediately after a
somanassa (pleasant) kàma-javana, a somanassa appanà-javana
should be expected, and after a kàma-javana, accompanied by
equanimity, an appanà-javana, accompanied by equanimity, is to
be expected.