In the Pheṇapiṇḍūpama sutta (Samyutta Nikaya 22.95), The Buddha compares the following:
“Form is like a lump of foam;
“Pheṇapiṇḍūpamaṁ rūpaṁ,
feeling is like a bubble;
vedanā bubbuḷūpamā;
perception seems like a mirage;
Marīcikūpamā saññā,
choices like a banana tree;
saṅkhārā kadalūpamā;
and consciousness like a magic trick:
Māyūpamañca viññāṇaṁ,
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Is there any explanation in the Abhidhamma, as to why Form is like a lump of foam? Why feeling is like a bubble? Why perception is like a mirage? Why saṅkhārā is like a banana tree? And why consciousness is like a magic trick?
Five Aggregates - Pheṇapiṇḍūpama sutta Abhidhamma Explaination
Five Aggregates - Pheṇapiṇḍūpama sutta Abhidhamma Explaination
"භජන්ති සේවන්ති ච කාරණත්ථා
නික්කාරණා දුල්ලභා අජ්ජමිත්තා
අත්තට්ඨපඤ්ඤා අසුචී මනුස්සා
ඒකෝ චරේ කග්ගවිසාණකප්පෝ."
නික්කාරණා දුල්ලභා අජ්ජමිත්තා
අත්තට්ඨපඤ්ඤා අසුචී මනුස්සා
ඒකෝ චරේ කග්ගවිසාණකප්පෝ."
Re: Five Aggregates - Pheṇapiṇḍūpama sutta Abhidhamma Explaination
The descriptions are rather metaphorical.
All five aggregates are Anicca, Dukkha, and Anatta.
All five aggregates are Anicca, Dukkha, and Anatta.
Hiriottappasampannā,
sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
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sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
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