The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

–Œöa. At the present stage you just have to accept provisionally thatthese rèpas are produced by kamma.It should also be noted that the above rèpas produced by kamma,mind, temperature, or nutriment, which are real rèpas, will later becontemplated by vipassanŒ –Œöa as impermanent, painful, and notself.There are also not real rèpas mixed together with rèpas producedby mind, temperature, and nutriment. They are explained below.Eight Kinds Of Rèpa KalŒpas Produced By Mind1. cittaja suddhaÊÊhaka kalŒpa = the simple ojŒ as the eighthkalŒpa produced by mind. It is found in all six sense bases and mostof the 42 parts of the body. It is a real rèpa that can be used as theobject of vipassanŒ practice.2. kŒya vi––atti navaka kalŒpa = bodily intimation as the ninthfactor kalŒpa. Having discerned the mind transparent element wiggleone of your fingers back and forth. You will see many rèpa kalŒpasproduced by mind which when analysed contain only eight rèpas,when the movement of bodily intimation is added it makes nine.3. lahutŒ ekadasaka kalŒpa = is a kalŒpa with eleven factors; thebasic eight factors plus lahutŒ, mudutŒ, and kamma––atŒ (lightness,softness, and wieldiness).4. kŒya vi––atti lahutŒdidvŒdasaka kalŒpa = is a kalŒpa whichhas twelve factors, the basic eight plus kŒya vi––atti, lahutŒ, mudutŒ,and kamma––atŒ.5. vac´ vi––atti dasaka kalŒpa = is a kalŒpa which contains tenrèpas; the basic eight plus verbal intimation and sound. Recite theletters Òa, b, cÓ aloud. Now, discern the mind transparent elementand then recite the letters Òa, b, cÓ again and see the rèpas caused bymind spreading to the throat, vocal chords, and other places that takew 137