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The arising and operation

of the five aggregates

(rūpa, saññā, vedanā, sankhāra, and viññāna)

Phassā : contact
Something (which has many red petals,
a thorny stalk) comes to impact the eyes,
there’s seeing of this red thing with a
thorny stalk, which is phassā, contact

Contact : (rupakhandha, viññāna khandha)

Saññā : recognition of something
(as being this or that)

The brain remembers what this thing
being seen is, remembers that it’s a flower,
and it’s called a ‘rose’ (saññākhandha)

Perception : saññākhandha

vedanā: feeling arises

‘The thing being seen’ causes feeling to
arise in the mind, feelings of liking because
the rose is pretty and smells nice

Feeling : vedanākhandha

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