Five Aggregates (pañcakkhandhā)
Indeterminate qualities / Five Aggregates 
Part of key topic Dependent Origination
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Subsumes: Five aggregates affected by clinging (pañcupādānakkhandhā, Five clinging-aggregates), Name and form (nāma-rūpa)
Also a subtag of Mindfulness of dhammas
Subtags: Body/form, Feeling, Perception, Volitional formations, Consciousness
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The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, Session 21 – Feb. 5, 2013

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[Session] Reading: MN 109: Mahāpuṇṇama Sutta. Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Aggregates]


The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, Session 26 – Feb. 12, 2013

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo: [Aggregates]

Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization by Venerable Analayo, pp. 202-207.

Sutta: SN 22.5, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Concentration.”

Sutta: SN 22.29, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Delight.”

Sutta: SN 5.1, Bhikkhunīsaṁyutta, “Āḷavikā.”

Sutta: SN 5.9, Bhikkhunīsaṁyutta, “Selā.”


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1. Reading: Footnote in Satipatthana inferring that the concept of the Five Aggregates predated the Buddha. Read by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo. [History/Early Buddhism] [Aggregates]


The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, Session 27 – Feb. 13, 2013

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo: [Aggregates]

Sutta: SN 45.159, Maggasaṁyutta, “The Guest House.”

Sutta: SN 5.10, Bhikkhunīsaṁyutta, “Vajirā.”

The Questions of King Milinda, I.i, “No Person is Found,” p. 29-32 (Milindapañha 25).


Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 26 – Feb. 10, 2016

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[Session] Reading: “Five Piles of Bricks: the Khandas as Burden and Path,” The Karma of Questions by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, pp. 57-64. Read by Kondannyo Bhikkhu. [Aggregates]