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**Buildityrit** · 06-16-2010, 10:12 AM

uppajjati ajjhattaṃ

Uppajjati [ud + pajjati of pad] to come out, to arise, to be produced, to be born or reborn, to come into existence

Ajjhatta (adj. -- n.) [cp. Sk. adhyātma, cp. attā], that which is personal, subjective, arises from within (in contrast to anything outside, objective or impersonal); as adv. & ˚interior, personal, inwardly (opp. bahiddhā bāhira etc. outward, outwardly); The translations of "pleasure & pain arise internally" are starting to look very very dodgy.

The word 'ajjhattaṃ' is rooted in the word 'atta' or 'self'. So it means 'personal happiness' or 'personal suffering'.

It is not related to subtle feelings arising from sense contact but to one's personal sense of well-being.

Definitely putthujana or lokiya dhamma in conventional language on the level of morality.

06-16-2010, 10:12 AM	#16
Buildityrit Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 397 Senior Member	uppajjati ajjhattaṃ Uppajjati [ud + pajjati of pad] to come out, to arise, to be produced, to be born or reborn, to come into existence Ajjhatta (adj. -- n.) [cp. Sk. adhyātma, cp. attā], that which is personal, subjective, arises from within (in contrast to anything outside, objective or impersonal); as adv. & ˚interior, personal, inwardly (opp. bahiddhā bāhira etc. outward, outwardly); The translations of "pleasure & pain arise internally" are starting to look very very dodgy. The word 'ajjhattaṃ' is rooted in the word 'atta' or 'self'. So it means 'personal happiness' or 'personal suffering'. It is not related to subtle feelings arising from sense contact but to one's personal sense of well-being. Definitely putthujana or lokiya dhamma in conventional language on the level of morality.
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