40 supra mundane types of consciousness
40 supra-mundane types of consciousness:
1. The First Jhāna Sotāpatti Path-consciousness together with initial application, sustained application, joy, happiness, and one-pointedness
2. The Second Jhāna Sotāpatti Path-consciousness together with sustained application, joy, happiness, and one-pointedness
3. The Third Jhāna Sotāpatti Path-consciousness together with joy, happiness, and one-pointedness
4. The Fourth Jhāna Sotāpatti Path-consciousness together with happiness and one-pointedness
5. The Fifth Jhāna Sotāpatti Path-consciousness together with equanimity and one-pointedness
These are the five types of Sotāpatti Path-consciousness. So are the Sakadāgāmī Path-consciousness, Anāgāmī Path-consciousness, and Arahatta Path-consciousness, making twenty classes of consciousness. Similarly there are twenty classes of Fruit-consciousness. Thus, there are forty types of supra mundane consciousness.
(from Abhidhamma, Dhammasangani)
References
- The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
- http://www.thedhamma.com/