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**Gerribase** · 03-29-2010, 05:58 AM

Neither. The term is "fabricator".

MN44 Culavedalla Sutta wrote:

"Now, lady, what are fabricators?"

"These three fabricators, friend Visakha: bodily fabricator (kaya sankhara), verbal fabricator (vaca sankhara) & mental fabricator (citta sankhara)."

"But what is the bodily fabricator? What are verbal fabricators? What are mental fabricators?"

"In-&-out breaths are bodily fabricators. Directed thought & evaluation are verbal fabricators. Perceptions & feelings are mental fabricators."

"But why are in-&-out breaths bodily fabricators? Why are directed thought & evaluation verbal fabricators? Why are perceptions & feelings mental fabricators?"

"In-&-out breaths are bodily; these are things tied up with the body. That's why in-&-out breaths are bodily fabricators. Having first directed one's thoughts and made an evaluation, one then breaks out into speech. That's why directed thought & evaluation are verbal fabricators. Perceptions & feelings are mental; these are things tied up with the mind. That's why perceptions & feelings are mental fabricators."

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Gerribase Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 449 Senior Member	What is "fabrication/formation" in Dependent Origination? Neither. The term is "fabricator". MN44 Culavedalla Sutta wrote: "Now, lady, what are fabricators?" "These three fabricators, friend Visakha: bodily fabricator (kaya sankhara), verbal fabricator (vaca sankhara) & mental fabricator (citta sankhara)." "But what is the bodily fabricator? What are verbal fabricators? What are mental fabricators?" "In-&-out breaths are bodily fabricators. Directed thought & evaluation are verbal fabricators. Perceptions & feelings are mental fabricators." "But why are in-&-out breaths bodily fabricators? Why are directed thought & evaluation verbal fabricators? Why are perceptions & feelings mental fabricators?" "In-&-out breaths are bodily; these are things tied up with the body. That's why in-&-out breaths are bodily fabricators. Having first directed one's thoughts and made an evaluation, one then breaks out into speech. That's why directed thought & evaluation are verbal fabricators. Perceptions & feelings are mental; these are things tied up with the mind. That's why perceptions & feelings are mental fabricators."
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