The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

These four components of the body do not possess shape orform like the parts in which earth or water are predominant. Theyare made of only not transparent rèpa kalŒpas in which heat ispredominant and so you will have to look for kalŒpas in which fireelement is predominant in order to see these components of thebody. If they are not clear then contemplate them at a time whenyou have had a fever.There are six components in which air element is predominant:1. uddhaºgama vŒtŒ = air that rises up.2. adhogama vŒtŒ = air that goes down.3. kucchisaya vŒtŒ = air in the abdomen outside the intestines.4. koÊÊhasaya vŒtŒ = air inside the intestines.5. aºgamangŒnusarino vŒtŒ = air that pervades through the limbs.6. assŒsa passŒsaso = in and out breath.Of these all except the in and out breath consist of 33 rèpas each.They are made up of four types of kalŒpas:1. j´vita navaka kalŒpas = j´vita as the ninth factor (9 rèpas).2. cittaja aÊÊhaka kalŒpas = mind produced ojŒ as the eighth factor(8 rèpas).3. utuja aÊÊhaka kalŒpas = temperature produced ojŒ as theeighth factor (8 rèpas).4. ŒhŒraja aÊÊhaka kalŒpas = nutriment produced ojŒ as the eighthfactor (8 rèpas).These four types of kalŒpas contain a total of 33 rèpas.The in and out breath contains only nine rèpas found in what iscalled a cittaja sadda navaka kalŒpa (mind produced sound as theninth factor kalŒpa). These kalŒpas contain earth, water, fire, air,colour, smell, taste, nutriment, and sound.The in and out breath is produced by the mind and to see this youhave to discern that it is produced by consciousness present in thew 135