<p>When you reach Bhanga you still have ego. Ego is mainly due to Sanna. To dissolve this you have to look at <code>contact &gt; sensation &gt; perception &gt; through proliferation &gt; sensations</code> process and try to stop the thought proliferation / conditioned response of you mind / identification and perception about the world.</p>

<p>With Bhanga you can quickly rid any formation by brining you attention to the sensations associated with Sankhara.</p>

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2015-02-12T03:53:35.920Z
2015-02-12T03:53:35.920Z
Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena
<p>No, in the knowledge of dissolution the khandas are still there. The Visuddhimagga describes knowledge of dissolution as follows:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Visuddhimagga XXI (10-11)</p>
  
  <p>When he repeatedly observes in this way, and examines and investigates
  material and immaterial states, [to see] that they are impermanent,
  painful, and not-self, then if his knowledge works keenly, formations
  quickly become apparent. Once his knowledge works keenly and
  formations quickly become apparent, he no longer extends his
  mindfulness to their arising or presence or occurrence or sign, but
  brings it to bear only on their cessation as destruction, fall and
  breakup.</p>
  
  <p>When insight knowledge has arisen in him in this way so that he sees
  how the field of formations, having arisen thus, ceases thus, it is
  called contemplation of dissolution at that stage, 7  with reference
  to which it is said: “Understanding of contemplation of dissolution,
  after reflecting on an object— how is this knowledge of insight?
  “Consciousness  with  materiality  as  its  object  arises  and 
  dissolves.  Having reflected on that object, he contemplates the
  dissolution of that consciousness.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>In other words, it is called knowledge of dissolution because the mind is focused on seeing the formations break up and cease.</p>

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2015-02-11T19:23:03.690Z
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Bakmoon
<p>Is the experience of <em>bhanga</em> (5th insight - knowledge of dissolution) the equivalent of the destruction of the khandhas?</p>

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Bhanga and the ego
# Bhanga and the ego

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-29)

Is the experience of *bhanga* (5th insight - knowledge of dissolution) the equivalent of the destruction of the khandhas?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-02-11. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

No, in the knowledge of dissolution the khandas are still there. The Visuddhimagga describes knowledge of dissolution as follows:

> Visuddhimagga XXI (10-11)
>
> When he repeatedly observes in this way, and examines and investigates
> material and immaterial states, [to see] that they are impermanent,
> painful, and not-self, then if his knowledge works keenly, formations
> quickly become apparent. Once his knowledge works keenly and
> formations quickly become apparent, he no longer extends his
> mindfulness to their arising or presence or occurrence or sign, but
> brings it to bear only on their cessation as destruction, fall and
> breakup.
>
> When insight knowledge has arisen in him in this way so that he sees
> how the field of formations, having arisen thus, ceases thus, it is
> called contemplation of dissolution at that stage, 7 with reference
> to which it is said: “Understanding of contemplation of dissolution,
> after reflecting on an object— how is this knowledge of insight?
> “Consciousness with materiality as its object arises and
> dissolves. Having reflected on that object, he contemplates the
> dissolution of that consciousness.

In other words, it is called knowledge of dissolution because the mind is focused on seeing the formations break up and cease.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-02-12. Score: 3

When you reach Bhanga you still have ego. Ego is mainly due to Sanna. To dissolve this you have to look at `contact > sensation > perception > through proliferation > sensations` process and try to stop the thought proliferation / conditioned response of you mind / identification and perception about the world.

With Bhanga you can quickly rid any formation by brining you attention to the sensations associated with Sankhara.


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