Can you give a practical example for each of the 89 types of consciousness?

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Can you give a practical example for each of the 89 types of consciousness?

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Can you give a practical example for each of the 89 types of consciousness as per the chart in attached link?
:thanks:

http://www.arrowriver.ca/dhamma/abhi2.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick=

PS:
Just to start the process following are some examples.

Sources: Manual of Abhidhamma -Narada




1.One understandingly gives something to a beggar at once with joy.
2. One understandingly gives something to a beggar
with joy, after deliberation, or being induced by another.
3. A child, without any understanding, joyfully
salutes a monk at once. Joyfully a person automatically
recites a Sacred Text without understanding the meaning.
4. A child, without any understanding, joyfully
salutes a monk, as instructed by the mother. A person joyfully
repeats a Sacred Text, as taught by another, without
understanding the meaning.
5. 6. 7. 8. The remaining four types should be understood in the
same way, substituting indifference for joy.

(Form-Sphere Moral Consciousness—5)
9. First Jhàna moral consciousness together with
initial application, sustained application, joy, happiness,
and one-pointedness.
10. Second Jhàna moral consciousness together with
sustained application, joy, happiness, and one-pointedness,
11. Third Jhàna moral consciousness together with
joy, happiness, and one-pointedness,
12. Fourth Jhàna moral consciousness together with
happiness and one-pointedness,
13. Fifth Jhàna moral consciousness together with
equanimity and one-pointedness.

(Formless-Sphere Moral Consciousness—4)

(14) Moral Jhàna consciousness dwelling on the
“Infinity of Space”
(15) Moral Jhàna consciousness dwelling on the
“Infinity of Consciousness”
(16) Moral Jhana consciousness dwelling on “Nothingness”,

(17) Moral Jhàna consciousness wherein “Perception
neither is nor is not”.
These are the four types of Aråpajhàna Moral consciousness.

(Moral Supramundane Consciousness—4)
_______
(18) Sotàpatti Path-consciousness,
(19) Sakadàgàmi Path-consciousness,
(20) Anàgàmi Path-consciousness,
(21) Arahatta Path-consciousness.


22. With joy a boy instantly steals an apple, viewing
no evil thereby.
23. Prompted by a friend, a boy joyfully steals an
apple, viewing no evil thereby.
24. 25. The same illustration serves for the third
and fourth types of consciousness with the
difference that the stealing is done without
any false view.
26. 27.28.29. The remaining four types of consciousness
are similar to the above with the difference
that the stealing is done with a neutral
feeling.
Illwill
30. With hatred one murders another without
any premeditation.
31. With hatred one murders another after premeditation.


Ignorance
32. A person doubts the existence of the Buddha,
or the efficacy of the Dhamma, owing to his
stupidity.
33. A person is distracted in mind, unable to concentrate
on an object.

(Moral Resultant Consciousness without Roots)
(34) Moral resultant Eye-consciousness, accompanied
by indifference. So are (35) Ear-consciousness, (36) Noseconsciousness,
(37) Tongue-consciousness, (38) Bodyconsciousness,
accompanied by happiness, (39) Receiving
consciousness, accompanied by indifference, (40) Investigating
consciousness, accompanied by pleasure,
(41) Investigating consciousness, accompanied by indifference.
These eight are the moral resultant types of consciousness
without Hetu.




(Immoral Resultant Consciousness without Roots)

_______
(50) Eye-consciousness, accompanied by indifference.
So are (51) Ear-consciousness, (52) Nose-consciousness,
(53) Tongue-consciousness, (54) Body-consciousness,
accompanied by pain, (55) Receiving consciousness,
accompanied by indifference, (56) Investigating consciousness,
accompanied by indifference.

(Form-Sphere Resultant Consciousness—5)
57. First Jhàna Resultant consciousness together
with initial application, sustained application, joy, happiness,
and one-pointedness,
58. Second Jhàna Resultant consciousness together
with sustained application, joy, happiness, and onepointedness,
59. Third Jhàna Resultant consciousness together
with joy, happiness, and one-pointedness,
60. Fourth Jhàna Resultant consciousness together
with happiness and one-pointedness,
61. Fifth Jhàna Resultant consciousness together
with equanimity and one-pointedness.
These are the five types of Jhàna Resultant consciousness._

(Formless-sphere Resultant Consciousness—4)
_______
(62) Resultant Jhàna-consciousness dwelling on the
“Infinity of Space.”
(63) Resultant Jhàna-consciousness dwelling on the
“Infinity of Consciousness”,
(64) Resultant Jhàna-consciousness dwelling on “Nothingness”,
(65) Resultant Jhàna-consciousness wherein “Perception
neither is nor is not.”

(Resultant Supramundane Consciousness—4)
_______
(66) Sotàpatti Fruit-consciousness,
(67) Sakadàgàmi Fruit-consciousness
(68) Anàgàmi Fruit-consciousness
(69) Arahatta Fruit-consciousness.


(Functional Consciousness without Roots) ???
(70) Five Sense-door adverting consciousness,
accompanied by indifference. So is (71) Mind-door
adverting consciousness. (72) Smile-producing consciousness,
accompanied by pleasure.



(Form-Sphere Functional Consciousness—5)

81. First Jhàna Functional consciousness together
with initial application, sustained application, joy, happiness
and one-pointedness,
82. Second Jhàna Functional consciousness together
with sustained application, joy, happiness, and onepointedness,
83. Third Jhàna Functional consciousness together
with joy, happiness, and one-pointedness,
84. Fourth Jhàna Functional consciousness together
with happiness and one-pointedness,
85. Fifth Jhàna Functional consciousness together
with equanimity and one-pointedness.

(Formless-Sphere Functional Consciousness—4)
_______
(86) Functional Jhàna-consciousness dwelling on
the “Infinity of Space.”
(87) Functional Jhàna-consciousness dwelling on
the “Infinity of Consciousness”.
(88) Functional Jhàna-consciousness dwelling on
“Nothingness”.
(89) Functional Jhana-consciousness wherein “Perception
neither is nor is not.”
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SarathW wrote:Can you give a practical example for each of the 89 types of consciousness as per the chart in attached link?
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Thanks.
Perhaps you can give me a hand to lay the foundation.
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I just update my OP.
I just wonder consciousness 42-49 and 73-80 are incorrect in the chart provided by Arrowriver link.
I could not locate them in Narada's Abhidhamma.
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Sarath,
It might be wise referring to Bhikkhu Bodhi's edition of A Comprehensive Manual of the Abhidhamma. There is a lot of explanatory material in that edition than Narada Thera's translation.
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Thanks Ben
Is this the book?

http://store.pariyatti.org/Comprehensiv ... _4362.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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SarathW wrote:Thanks Ben
Is this the book?

http://store.pariyatti.org/Comprehensiv ... _4362.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Yes, that's the one.
It is excellent, Sarath.
I highly recommend it.
“No lists of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.”
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Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
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Thank you again Ben.
This is a great book indeed!
Very easy to read and follow through.
==
If anyone interested, there is a summary of 89 typed of consciousness in Page 28.
Please note, the numbering is different to the linked given in OP.

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Hear this link to the Most Excellent Venerable Maha Thera Bodhi's retreat based on The Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma. I am sure some here are already aware. (Whoever reads this will have their Javana process effected). :rules: Is that a good or bad joke? Wishing you all well.

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Great link. Thanks!
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