Difference between revisions of "Lokuttara-kusala"

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Supermundane wholesome (lokuttara-kusala) states, i.e. the four paths of sanctity (s. ariyapuggala), have as results only the corresponding four fruitions; they do not constitute karma, nor do they lead to rebirth, and this applies also to the good actions of an Arahat (Tab. I, 73-80) and his meditative states (Tab. 1, 81-89), which are all karmically inoperative (functional; s. kiriya).

Kusala belongs to a threefold division of all consciousness, as found in the Abhidhamma (Dhs.), into

which is the first of the triads (tika) in the Abhidhamma schedule (mātikā); s. Guide, pp. 4ff., 12ff; Vis.M. XIV, 83ff.

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+[[Supermundane]] [[wholesome]] ([[lokuttara-kusala]]) states, i.e. the [[four paths of sanctity]] (s. [[ariyapuggala]]), have as results only the [[corresponding]] four [[fruitions]]; they do not constitute [[karma]], nor do they lead to [[rebirth]], and this applies also to the [[good actions]] of an [[Arahat]] (Tab. I, 73-80) and his [[meditative]] states (Tab. 1, 81-89), which are all [[karmically]] inoperative (functional; s. [[kiriya]]).
+[[Kusala]] belongs to a threefold [[division]] of all [[consciousness]], as found in the [[Abhidhamma]] (Dhs.), into
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+    [[wholesome]] ([[kusala]]),
+    [[unwholesome]] ([[akusala]]) and
+    [[karmically neutral]] ([[avyākata]]),
+</poem>
+which is the first of the triads ([[tika]]) in the [[Abhidhamma]] schedule ([[mātikā]]); s. Guide, pp. 4ff., 12ff; Vis.M. XIV, 83ff.
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