The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library
The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library
The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library
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(b) It causes growth or completion of the faculties. It causes the appropriaterèpas <strong>to</strong> reach sufficiency and <strong>to</strong> grow and increase.2. santati = continuity of matter. It ensures the continuity of realrèpas in one life after the faculties have developed.<strong>The</strong> Buddha taught the arising of rèpas in the above two ways bydividing it up in<strong>to</strong> two time periods, one from conception till thedevelopment of the faculties eye, ear, etc. and one after completionof the faculties. <strong>The</strong>se two rèpas are just the arising (upŒdŒ) of realrèpas.3. jaratŒ =ageing or maturing of real rèpas. It is the stage of standing(Êhiti) of real rèpas.4. aniccata = dissolution of real rèpas. It is the stage of dissolution,disappearance (bhaºga) of real rèpas.<strong>The</strong> 18 real rèpas and the 10 imitation rèpas give a <strong>to</strong>tal of 28kinds of rèpa. Of these 28 rèpas the earth, water, fire, and air rèpasare called dhŒtus (elements), mahŒ dhŒtus or bhèta rèpas. <strong>The</strong> other24 kinds of rèpa are called upŒdŒ rèpas (derived materiality) becausethey arise depending on the four great elements.<strong>The</strong> Nature Of Rèpas<strong>The</strong>se 28 types of rèpa cannot exist independently or individuallybut can only exist in a group which is called a rèpa kalŒpa. <strong>The</strong>smallest combination or agglomeration of rèpas is called ghana. <strong>The</strong>rèpas in one rèpa kalŒpa are:ekuppŒda = they arise <strong>to</strong>gether at the same time.ekanirodha = they cease <strong>to</strong>gether at the same time.ekanissaya = they depend on the same rèpas in the same kalŒpa.<strong>The</strong> upŒdŒ rèpas present in one rèpa kalŒpa are derived from ordepend on the four elements present in that same kalŒpa. <strong>The</strong>y arenot dependent on the four elements present in another rèpa kalŒpa.w 151