Capítulo 4. Lineamientos para plan de estudios E.F.A.I
4.1 Lineamientos de cátedras
Within each sub-realm, all of its inner realms are connected with the transporters called
‗khrueang rap-song‘ or literally, the sending-receiving-mechanism. It must be understood that the word ‗mechanism, (เครื่อง khrueang)‘ is not to be taken in the same sense as that used in the worldly definition. It is used in the super-natural sense as the spiritual transporters, or the spiritual transporting tool, of the beings between the realms. These mechanisms abide at the top, middle and bottom edges of each realm. Their work is to send beings out of the realm and to receive beings to reside in the realm.
Illustration 10: The khrueang rap-songs in each realm
They also work collaboratively with the khrueang rap-songs at the centre of each body [39]. The D4 states that:
The ‗khrueang rap-songs‘ of the realm
The realm such as nipphan,
‗phopsam‟ and ‗lokan‟
In the original birth of all bodies, there is a khrueang rap-song of the body. It sends bodies that are going to take birth [to another realm] and it also receives the bodies that come to be reborn in the realm. Besides, inside the bodies, in all realms, at the edge of the bottom and the edge of the top of the realm, there are khrueang rap-songs to receive the bodies into the realm and to send them out of the realm. At the centre of the realm, the khrueang rap-song is in the same place as the original birth of all bodies. For example, at the centre of the lokan hell, there is a khrueang rap-song that sends the lokan beings to the edge of the lokan. At the edge of the lokan, there is a khrueang rap-song that sends the lokan beings outside the realm and that also receives beings into the realm.103
This indicates that the ‗khrueang rap-song‘ inside the body and the ‗khrueangrap-song‘
of the realms work collaboratively. Inside the ‗khrueang‘ is its heart [40]. Within the heart is the controller [41]. If the white or good side [See: the concepts of three sides of
‗thattham‘] is able to operate the controller, the human who is the owner of such
‗khrueang‘ will perform good deeds. In contrast, if the black or bad side controls it, the owner will perform bad deeds accordingly.104 If the grey or middle side is able to control the controller of the machine, the owner will perform neither good nor bad deeds [See:
more details in Chapter VI].
Illustration 11: The khrueang in the human body‘s original birth sphere (or the sphere of origination of birth); the text states that the khrueang has its own heart. In the heart of the khrueang, there is the controller of the khrueang. Within the heart of the controller of the khrueang, there is the khrueang again.
103 D4. pp. 82-3.
104 D5. pp. 64.
The text exemplifies the working processes of the khrueangrap-song in the body and those of the realms when the dhammakāya is going to attain nibbāna. At that time, the meditator performs ‗jhānasamāpatti (attainment of absorption) [42]‘ practice. When he/she reaches the eighth jhāna, thammakai, kaiarupaphom, kairupaphom, kaithip and kaimanut will release the five khandhas from his/her crude body to the refined body.105 The dhammakāya will release the rūpajhāna (รูปฌาน ruppa-chan) and the arūpajhāna (อรูป ฌาน aruppa-chan) and it will release bliss and the seeing, memory, thought and cognition [see below] of the bliss existing in that jhāna at the same time. The crude thammakai is then completely released and the refined thammakai will suddenly sink to its centre. The khrueangs within the body and the realms will work collaboratively in order to send the dhammakāya into nibbāna. The text further states that:
…at the centre of the dhamma body is khrueang rap song. This khrueang pulls [the dhammakāya] to sink into its centre rapidly and it will function as the sender of the dhamma body to the edge at the top of the realm [the three realms]. At this time, khrueang rap-song at the edge of the realm will begin to shake and operate to receive the dhamma body from the khrueang at the centre of the realm. After reaching the edge at the top of the realm, the khrueang at the top will send the dhamma body immediately to the edge at the bottom of nibbāna. When the dhamma body reaches the bottom edge of nibbāna, the khrueang at the bottom will send the dhamma body to the centre of nibbāna. The centre of nibbāna will start the receiving khrueang, at the same time; the dhamma body will enlarge its size to 20 wah in nibbāna. The khrueang at the centre of nibbāna will send the dhamma body to be located in nibbāna.106
105 See the concept of crude bodies to the refined bodies below.
106 The D5 ( pp. 83-4.) states that:
…at the centre of the dhamma body is khrueang rap song. This khrueang pulls [the dhammakāya] to sink into its centre rapidly and it will function as the sender of the dhamma body to the edge at the top of the realm [the three realms]. At this time, khrueang rap-song at the edge of the realm will begin to shake and operate to receive the dhamma body from the khrueang at the centre of the realm. After reaching the edge
Inside all sub-realms of the super-cosmic realm (thattham), there are the khrueang rap-songs which are connected with the collaborative work as mentioned above. Also the realms are connected to beings of all levels by the means of khrueang rap-song within their bodies located at the centre of the original birth (กําเนิดเดิม kam-noet-doem) [43]107. Khrueang rap-song is located at the centre of the dhamma sphere [44] which makes each body possible.
Understanding of the structure of the super cosmic realms as presented above helps us to understand the whole concept of Vd. It is also essential to understand the three sides of thattham.