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Vipassana
Figure 1-5
Bhava - cakka
(Wheel of existence)
 
 
            2.Three Connections. (See Figure 1-6)
            In this aspect, we look at the nidana in terms of three connections:
a) The round of defilement (kilesa).
b) The round of kamma.
c) The round of result (vipaka).
            a) Round of defilement refers to:
Ignorance (avijjha) (1)
Craving (tanha) (8)
Attachment (uppadana) (9)
            b) Round of kamma refers to:
Becoming (bhava) (10)
Kamma Formations (sankhara) (2)
            c) Round of result refers to:
Consciousness (vinnana) (3)
Mind and matter (nama-rupa) (4)
Six Sense Bases (salayatana) (5)
Contact (phassa) (6)
Feeling (vedana) (7)