September 7, 2024: Most of the old posts in this section need revision and have been removed. I will add them back after they are revised.
Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha) - New Series (November 29, 2025)
“Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)– New Series”
Five Aggregates
Rupa, Vedanā, Saññā, Saṅkhāra, Viññāṇa – Mostly Misunderstood
Sensory Experience, Paṭicca Samuppāda, and pañcupādānakkhandha
Two Aspects of Saññā - Beneficial and Dangerous
Overcoming Attachment to “Distorted/False Saññā” Leads to Nibbāna
Five Aggregates – Connection to Tilakkhaṇa
- Five Aggregates and Tilakkhaṇa – Introduction
- Icca, Nicca, Anicca – Important Connections
- “Me” and “Mine” – The Root Cause of Suffering
- Difference Between “Me and Mine” and Sakkāya Diṭṭhi
- Sakkāya Diṭṭhi – “Me and Mine” View
- Atta – Two Very Different Meanings
The following provides a sample of posts on rupa, vedana, saññā, saṅkhāra, viññāṇa:
Rupa: "What Are Rūpa? (Relation to Nibbāna)" and "The Origin of Matter – Suddhāṭṭhaka"
Vedana: "Vēdanā (Feelings) Arise in Two Ways," "Vēdanā and Samphassa-Jā-Vēdanā – More Than Just Feelings," and "Vipāka Vēdanā and “Samphassa jā Vēdanā” in a Sensory Event."
Saññā: "Saññā – What It Really Means," and "Vipallāsa (Diṭṭhi, Saññā, Citta) Affect Sankhāra"
Saṅkhāra: "Sankhāra – What It Really Means" and "Saṅkhāra, Kamma, Kamma Bīja, Kamma Vipaka"
Viññāṇa: "Viññāna (Defiled Consciousness)" and "Viññāna – What It Really Means" "Kamma Viññāṇa – Link Between Mind and Matter," "Anidassana Viññāṇa – What It Really Mean"
Different Approach:
Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime
Other Analyses:
Where Are Memories Stored? – Viññāṇa Dhātu
Also, see the section on "Concepts of Upādāna and Upādānakkhandha."