Elements - Eighteen elements II

The five elements which are the five sense-doors are rūpa and the five elements which are the objects experienced through the sense-doors are rūpa as well. The five elements which are the dvi-pañca-viññānas, experiencing these objects, aramana. There are two cittas which are cakkhu-viññāna- dhātu, since seeing-consciousness can be kusala vipāka or akusala vipāka. It is the same with the other pañca-viññānas. Thus there are 'five pairs' of citta which are pañca-viññāna-dhātu.

 

The element which is mano-dhātu or mind-element is nāma. Mano-dhātu

comprises the pañca-dvārāvajjana-citta (five-sense-door-adverting-

consciousness) and the two types of sampaticchana-citta (receiving-

consciousness) which are kusala vipāka and akusala vipāka. Thus three kinds

of citta are mano-dhātu.

 

Dhamma-dhātu comprises both nāma and rūpa. Dhamma-dhātu is the

cetasikas, the subtle rupas (sukhuma-rūpas) and nibbāna.

 

Mano-vinnana-dhatu or mind-consciousness-element is nāma. It

comprises all cittas which are not the dvi-pañca-viññānas and not mano-

dhātu. For example, santīrana-citta (investigating-consciousness), mano-

dvārāvajjana-citta (mind-door-adverting-consciousness) and the cittas

performing the function of javana such as lobha-mūla-citta are mano-viññāna-

dhātu.

 

Pañca-viññāna-dhātu (seeing-consciousness-element, etc.), the mano-

dhātu (mind-element) and the mano-viññāna-dhātu (mind-consciousness-

element) are: viññāna-dhātu (consciousness-element).

 

Dhamma-dhātu is not identical with dhammārammana (mind-objects).

Cittas are included in dhammārammana, but not in dhamma-dhātu, since

dhamma-dhātu is: cetasikas, subtle rupas and nibbāna. When cittas are

classified as elements they are the seven classes of viññāna-dhātu, namely:

Pañca-viññāna-dhātu (which are five classes), mano-dhātu (mind-element),

mano-viññāna-dhātu (mind-consciousness-element).

 

Concepts and conventional terms (paññatti) which are included in dhammārammana are not dhamma-dhātu, because they are not paramattha dhammas. Only paramattha dhammas are classified as elements.