Catalepsy; Vippayutta

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Catalepsy; Vippayutta

(1.)[Dictionary Definition]: ‘catalepsy: a condition of trance or seizure with loss of sensation or consciousness and abnormal maintenance of posture’. (© Oxford Dictionary).

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(2.)a state known as ‘vippayutta’ (dissociation) or complete object-estrangement. Vis.:

• [Mr. Buddha]: ‘There is that sphere where there is neither earth, nor water, nor fire, nor wind; neither the infinitude of space, nor the infinitude of consciousness (...) neither this world, nor the next world, nor sun, nor moon. And there, I say, there is neither coming, nor going, nor stasis; neither passing away nor arising: without stance, without foundation, without support. This, just this, is the end of dukkha. (Udana VIII.1; Nibbana Sutta, ‘Total Unbinding’).

In short it is a totally away-from-the-world non-experienceable realm (‘nor the infinitude of consciousness’) in that it has nothing to do with the physical whatsoever: ‘neither earth, nor water, nor fire, nor wind’ (no physical world); ‘neither this world nor the next world’ (no more rebirth); ‘neither earth, nor moon, nor sun’ (no solar system); ‘neither the infinitude of space’ (no universe).

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