24 types of beautiful consciousness of the sense sphere

24 types of beautiful consciousness of the sense sphere:

(Eight Types of Moral Consciousness)

1. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by pleasure, associated with knowledge 2. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied by pleasure, associated with knowledge 3. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by pleasure, dissociated with knowledge 4. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied by pleasure, dissociated with knowledge 5. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by indifference*, associated with knowledge 6. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied by indifference, associated with knowledge 7. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by indifference, dissociated with knowledge 8. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied by indifference, dissociated with knowledge These are the eight types of moral consciousness, with Roots, of the sensuous sphere.

(Eight types of Resultant Consciousness)

9. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by pleasure, associated with knowledge 10. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied by pleasure, associated with knowledge 11. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by pleasure, dissociated with knowledge 12. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied by pleasure, dissociated with knowledge 13. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by indifference, associated with knowledge 14. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied by indifference, associated with knowledge 15. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied indifference, dissociated with knowledge 16. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied indifference, dissociated with knowledge These are the eight types of Resultant Consciousness, with Hetus, of the sensuous sphere

(Eight types of Functional Consciousness)

17. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by pleasure, associated with knowledge 18. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied by pleasure, associated with knowledge 19. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by pleasure, dissociated with knowledge 20. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied by pleasure, associated with knowledge 21. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by indifference, dissociated with knowledge 22. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied by indifference, associated with knowledge 23. One consciousness, unprompted, accompanied by indifference, dissociated with knowledge 24. One consciousness, prompted, accompanied by indifference, dissociated with knowledge

(from Abhidhamma, Dhammasangani)

References

• The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
• http://www.thedhamma.com/