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The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

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<strong>The</strong> earth, fire, and air element taken <strong>to</strong>gether constitute the objectsof <strong>to</strong>uch. If they are counted separately as three fields or objectsthen there are seven objects or fields of rèpas. When calculating the28 rèpas, phoÊÊhabba (<strong>to</strong>uch) is excluded, because the phoÊÊhabbarèpas earth, fire, and air are already counted separately within thefour mahŒ bhètas.BhŒva rèpa = rèpas of sex, 2 kinds1. itthi bhŒva rèpa = rèpas which cause one <strong>to</strong> be female2. purisa bhŒva rèpa = rèpas which cause one <strong>to</strong> be maleIn any individual only one of these two rèpas is present, in femalesonly the rèpas which cause one <strong>to</strong> be female and in males onlythe rèpas which cause one <strong>to</strong> be male. BhŒva rèpa is found throughoutthe body.Hadaya rèpa = heart rèpa1. hadayavatthu rèpa = the heart basis which is the rèpa dependingon which the mind element, or mind consciousness elementrests.<strong>The</strong> hadaya rèpa is found as hadaya dasaka kalŒpas which aredistributed in the blood in the cavity of the heart. Because it is theplace where the mano dhŒtu or manovi––Œöa dhŒtu resides it is calledthe heart base.J´vita rèpa = life force1. jivitindriye = life faculty rèpaThis rèpa is found throughout the body and it sustains the life ofrèpas produced by kamma (kammaja rèpas).îhŒra rèpa = nutriment rèpa1. kabalikŒra ŒhŒra = nutriment, is the nutritive essence (ojŒ) foundin food.w 147

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