3.10.14.2

Lesson 3.10.14.2 Tikapaṭṭhāna – Survey about the Paṭṭhānapāli – Some Notes About the Vibhaṅgavāro of the Pañhāvāro

The Vibhaṅgavāro (investigation chapter) presents the seventh chapter of the Tikapaṭṭhāna. With the long and more detailed Pañhāvāro, the section on enquiries or questions concludes with comprehensible replies. Emphasis here is given to show how conditioned phenomena are related, caused or brought about by conditioning states. The replies that are provided portray a more comprehensive and intelligible description than most previous chapters, that only state conceptual possible occurrences. The answers in the Pañhāvāro are less abstract and offer some illustrations and examples, so the reader can pursue the relation easier. The replies refer to questions like ‘what effects meritorious acts can produce’ or whether ‘unwholesome actions always harvest unwholesome results’. Thus, for example, it can be seen that even extremely unwholesome deeds could bring forth wholesome actions in a case where the doer repents, makes a firm determination and tries to counterbalance the kammic effects by performing good and wholesome deeds.