ākāsa- space

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Re: ākāsa- space

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robertk wrote: Sat Oct 10, 2020 10:46 am As far as I can tell Ven. Nagasena doesn't outright say akasa is asankhata. And remember he is referring not to the spaces between rupa (akasa-dhatu) but the unbounded space such as in the Rahulovada sutta.
1) the space between rūpa(s) is also conditioned in Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma, but how do we know he refers specifically to this rather than any space?
2) how is "uncaused" here differentiated from "unconditioned?" Are there any other uncaused dharmas in Theravāda that are also conditioned? Are rūpa and citta in their ultimate senses "uncaused" in Theravāda? That would be an example of something both uncaused and conditioned.
3) does Theravāda traditionally group space with nibbāna like Ven Nāgasena does, which is definitely a feature of Sarvāstivādin Ābhidharmika discourse?
What is the Uncreated?
Sublime & free, what is that obscured Eternity?
It is the Undying, the Bright, the Isle.
It is an Ocean, a Secret: Reality.
Both life and oblivion, it is Nirvāṇa.
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