The Vipassana Dipani
The Manual of Insight
by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw | 1915 | 21,831 words
The Vipassana-Dipani The Manual of Insight Or The Exposition Of Insight Honor to the Buddha By Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw, Aggamahapandita, D.Litt. Translated into English by Sayadaw U Nyana, Patamagyaw of Masoeyein Monastery Mandalay. Edited by The English Editorial Board...
The Two Abhinivesa
Abhivinesa means strong belief set in the mind as firmly and immovably as doorposts, stone pillars, and monuments, so that it cannot be moved by any means or expenditure of effort.
It is of two different kinds to wit:
- Tanhabhinivesa: Firm belief induced by lust.
- Ditthibhinivesa: Firm belief induced by error.
Of these, tanhabhinivesa means the firm and unshakable belief in what is not my own body, head, hands, legs, eyes, nose and so forth, as being my own body, my own head and so forth, throughout a long succession of existences.
Ditthibhinivesa means the firm and unshakable belief in the existence of the Soul or Self or Separate Life in a person or creature, which is held, in accordance with this belief, to be an unchanging supreme thing that governs the body. These two kinds of belief are so called tanhanissaya and ditthinissaya respectively. They may also be called the Two Great Reposers upon the Five Aggregates, and on Body-and -Mind; or as the Two Great Resting-places of puthujjanas or ordinary men of the world.