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very distinct, and so they represent a very good criterion for
judging whether one has really attained Udayabbaya-¤àõa.
Upakkilesa (Ten Impurities of Vipassanà)
k 1 Obhàsa – rays emitting from the body on account of
insight,
2 Pãti – five kinds of rapture (unprecedented joy),
3 Passaddhi – both kàya- and citta-passadhi – tranquility or
quietude.
4 Adhimokkha – the controlling faculty of strong faith,
5 Paggaha – intense effort which supports vipassanà-citta
6 Sukha – pleasant feeling in the whole body due to
wholesome cittaja-råpa,
7 ¥àõa – quick insight wisdom,
8 Upaññhàna – mindfulness fixed on kammaññhàna,
9 Upekkhà – tatramajjatupekkhà and avajjanupekkhà, (the
former represents tatramajjattatà cetasika which can
observe phenomena effortlessly; the latter refers to the
cetana associated with avajjana-citta that can reflect on
phenomena quickly)
10 Nikanti – mild attachment to vipassanà-¤àõa which is
accompanied by pãti, passaddhi, sukha and obhàsa.
Of the ten impurities mentioned above, only nikanti
(attachment) belongs to kilesas (defilements). The remaining ones
are wholesome qualities. Yet when one is presented with these
qualities, especially the body-rays, unprecedented joy, quietude
and happiness on account of pleasant feeling, strong religious
fervour due to intense faith, the insight wisdom and the ability
to observe the arising and passing away of conditioned things
quickly and effortlessly, one may develop grasping diññhi (the