Cetasikas

Appendix 8
Appendix to Chapter 31

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     19 Sobhana Cetasikas which accompany each Sobhana Citta
 
confidence, saddha
mindfulness, sati
shame, hiri
fear of blame, ottapa
non-attachment, alobha
non-aversion, adosa
equanimity, tatramajjhattata
calm of cetasikas, kaya-passaddhi
calm of citta, citta-passaddhi
lightness of cetasikas, kaya-lahuta
lightness of citta, citta-lahuta

pliancy of cetasikas, kiriya-muduta
pliancy of citta, citta-muduta

wieldiness of cetasikas, kiriya-kammannata
wieldiness of citta, citta-kammannata

proficiency of cetasikas, kiriya-pagunnata
proficiency of citta, citta-pagunnata
uprightness of cetasikas, kiriya-ujukata
uprightness of citta, citta-ujukata


These sobhana cetasikas accompany:
 

8 maha-kusala cittas             24 sobhana cittas of the
8 maha-vipakacittas              sense-sphere, kamavacara
8 maha-kiriyacittas                 sobhana cittas  
5 rupavacara kusala cittas    15 rupa-jhanacittas
5 rupavacara vipakacittas      of 5 stages
5 rupavacara kiriyacittas
4 arupavacara kusala cittas   12 arupa-jhanacitta
4 arupavacara vipakacittas     of 5 stages
4 arupavacara kiriyacittas
8 lokuttara cittas
(or four, when lokuttara cittas accompanied by the jhana-factors of the different stages of jhana are taken into account.)

6 Sobhana Cetasikas which do not accompany each sobhana Citta:

abstinence from wrong speech, vaciduccarita virati
abstinence from wrong, kayaduccarita virati
abstinence from wrong livelihood, ajivaduccarita virati
compassion, karuna 
sympathetic joy, mudita
understanding or wisdom, panna

Thus, altogether there are 25 sobhana cetasikas, of which 19 arise with each sobhana citta and 6 do not arise with each sobhana citta. The 3 abstinences (the virati cetasikas) can accompany the following cittas:

8 maha-kusala cittas which are of the sense-sphere
(kamavacara cittas)
8  (or 4) lokuttara cittas which are always accompanied by
all 3 abstinences
     Compassion (karuna) can accompany the following cittas:
8 maha-kusala cittas
8 maha-kiriya cittas
8 rupavacara-cittas (the rupavacara kusala cittas, vipakacittas and kiriyacittas of the first, second, third and 4th stage of jhana (of the fivefold system) 
thus, compassion joy can accompany twenty-8 types of citta 

Sympathetic joy (mudita) can accompany the following cittas:

8 maha-kusala cittas 
8 maha-kiriyacittas
12 rupavacara cittas 
thus, sympathetic joy can accompany twenty-8 types of citta in all.

Understanding (panna) accompanies the following cittas:

4 maha-kusala cittas (those which are called: nana-sampayutta, accompanied by understanding)
4 maha-vipakacittas (nana-sampayutta)
4 maha-kiriyacittas (nana-sampayutta)
5 rupavacara kusala cittas (of the 5 stages of rupa-jhana)
5 rupavacara vipakacittas
5 arupavacara kiriyacittas 
4 arupavacara kusala cittas (of the 5 stages of rupa-jhana)
4 rupavacara vipacacittas
4 arupavacara kiriyacittas
8 lokuttara cittas
Thus, understanding accompanies 4-7 types of citta in all 12 kamavacara cittas, 15 rupavacara cittas, 12 arupavacara cittas and 8 lokuttara cittas.

     When 4 lokuttara cittas are counted instead of 8, namely, lokuttara cittas accompanied by the jhana-factors of the 5 stages of jhana, there are 79 cittas in all accompanied by understanding.
 


July 1, 2001