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[Q&A] Is ignorance active volitional formation, or passive fruit of past kamma?
Upasaka Brian once asked outside:
As the title indicates, I'm not sure how to classify 'avijja' in Dependent Co-arising:
Is it a volitional formation which produces a certain kind of vipaka, or is it a vipaka in itself?
In Bhikkhu Bodhi's translation of the Samyutta Nikaya,in the preface, there's a section dedicated to explain some words and their specific translations. In there, sankhara (as a nidana) is defined as one of the kammically active factors, alongside with ignorance and craving. Do you agree with this interpretation?
Thanks in advance, and kind regards!
_/\_ _/\_ _/\_ Venerable Members of the Sublime Sangha, Venerable Theras, Venerable Fellows,
Upasaka, Upasika, touched and interested,
Is ignorance a kammically active volitional formation, or a kammically passive fruit of past kamma?
Both, householder, ignorance is a matter of past actions and present, reaction of present contact (phassa (http://accesstoinsight.eu/en/dictionary/phassa)).
Letting still existing avijja get touched, one nourishes it. By avoiding being touched on avijja, one destructs old kamma here and now and does not produce further. This is the way of uprooting avijja (http://accesstoinsight.eu/en/dictionary/avijja): reflecting, hearing the Dhamma and birth giving attention, proper attention.
Be touched (http://forum.sangham.net/index.php/topic,7970.msg11976.html#msg11976)!
If wishing to get more, but possible just entertaining, understanding about kamma (http://accesstoinsight.eu/de/lib/study/kamma), this generous work by Bhante Thanissaro may be of help: Karma Q & A (https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/KarmaQ&A/Section0001.html)
Anumodana