The 5 Aggregates

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15th August 2010
Mudita Buddhist Society
Klang
Panca Kandhas
Human being is made-up of 5 aggregates
2. Vinnana - Consciousness

3. Sanna - Perceptions and cognitions

4. Vedana - Feelings and sensations

5. Sankhara - Mental formation and volition

Mind (Nama)

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1. Rupa - Body forms aggregates
 1. Rupa – Aggregate of matter

RUPA
TIP: Rupa b
eing the
body is the
easiest to
be identifie
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pinching yo
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 2. Vinnana - Consciousness

Eyes for sight

a ring Body for touch

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sf or h
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mell
TIP: Vinnan
a is a
prerequisit
e for the
arising of c
raving
(tanha). The mind receives the information and this is where it
is processed and thus bring about consciousness.
 3. Sanna - Perceptions

The senses that we experiences goes to our mind

where it is send to match with those in our memory
bank.

Here, it recalls all the past memories and

once the senses matches the past memories, we
feet it's real and we recognise.

This feeling of "real" make us function

as human being in the conventional world.

But in reality the "real" feeling is only a perception.

Now you see me. Now you don‘t

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1.pleasant feelings 2.un-pleasant feelings

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 TIP: if one
can
understand
nature, the
such 5. Sankhara
n you can
understand
working of
the Mental formation
Anicca
and volition

Sankhara
Sankhara are
are natural
natural phenomena.
phenomena. They They areare our
our "thoughts"
"thoughts" developed
developed in
in our
our
mind. These thoughts appeared and disappeared in our mind
mind. These thoughts appeared and disappeared in our mind as long as we as long as we
are
are aa human
human being.
being. This
This appearing
appearing and and disappearing
disappearing of of thoughts
thoughts happens
happens at at
the
the speed
speed of
of nano
nano seconds.
seconds. ItIt is
is set
set in
in motion
motion from
from the
the time
time we
we are
are born
born till
till
the
the day
day we
we die.
die.

This
This flow
flow of
of thoughts
thoughts is
is automatic
automatic and
and runs
runs like
like aa non-stop
non-stop movie
movie in
in our
our mind.
mind.
We can’t prevent it from appearing or disappearing in our mind
We can’t prevent it from appearing or disappearing in our mind but we canbut we can
halt-it
halt-it temporarily
temporarily when
when we we need
need to
to concentrate
concentrate on on our
our work.
work.

When
When wewe are
are thinking
thinking we
we are
are engaging
engaging our
our mind
mind to
to focus
focus on
on what
what wewe want
want itit
to
to concentrate.
concentrate. Here
Here is
is where
where kamma
kamma is
is created.
created. IfIf you
you have
have good
good thoughts,
thoughts,
you create good kamma and if have evil thoughts, bad kamma
you create good kamma and if have evil thoughts, bad kamma will follow.will follow.
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Puzzle 2x2
In theown
Your Samyutta
sub Nikaya, the Buddha
headline
was recorded as saying that just as the
word ”chariot” existed on the basis of
of a chariot
the various parts put together to form a
chariot. Said the Buddha
Similary, the concept of ”human being”
exists when the five aggregates are
bundle into one to form a man
Arrow Process
Five aggregates are set in motion
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Upon perceiving a sensation, When we are absorbed into When nibbána is known,
whatever it is, as soon as we meditation, the five aggregates are when nibbána is reached, as
are aware of something, in set in motion. When we reach some soon as nibbána is observed,
reality the five aggregates are states of consciousness that we often these are still the five
set in motion hear about under the calling aggregates being set in
transcendental, beyond conceptual motion
thought, union with the divine, or
anything whatsoever, those are still
aggregates being set in motion.

5 aggregates 5 aggregates 5 aggregates 5 aggregates 5 aggregates

Whether we are thinking, Any experience that we

talking, making a move, can do, in any field
experiencing some pain, whatsoever, in any
a itchy or neutral manner whatsoever,
sensation, these are the where ever or whenever
five aggregates, which we do it, these are still
are set in motion aggregates being set in
motion.
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