Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)

by Ashin Janakabhivamsa | 66,666 words

English translation of "Abhidhamma in Daily Life" by Professor Ko Lay. Revised by Sayadaw U Silananda, International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University, Yangon, 1999...

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Death is due to four causes, namely:

  1. Expiry of life-span
  2. The cessation of kammic forces
  3. Combination of the above two
  4. Untimely death due to an interrupting kammic force, upacchedaka kamma.

An apt analogy of four causes of death is the extinguishing of the flame of an oil lamp. The possible causes are:

  1. Exhaustion of fuel
  2. The burning up of the wick
  3. Combination of (1) and (2)
  4. The external cause such as a sudden gust of wind or intentional blowing out by someone.
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