to attempt to describe the inner stages and experience of the cleansed citta. When its purgation of defilements is complete, it itself does not disappear – only the impermanent, suffering, and the non-Self disappear. The citta remains, experientially abiding in its own firm foundation, yet ultimately indescribable. Some of the notions found here are reminiscent of the Tathagatagarbha tradition found in Mahayana Buddhism— although the latter posits an original, primordial purity to the mind, whereas Bua sees that purity as needing to be established through mental and moral cultivation. Kammatthana Kammatthana literally means "basis of work" or "place of work". It describes the contemplation of certain meditation themes used by a meditating monk so the forces of defilement (kilesa), craving (tanha), and ignorance (avijja) may be uprooted from the mind. Although kammatthana can be found in many meditation-related subjects, the term is most often used to identify the forest tradition (the Kammatthana tradition) lineage founded by Ajahn Sao Kantasilo Mahathera and his student Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta Mahathera. Notes References External links Luangta Maha Bua's homepage Luangta Maha Bua's biography, Cremation, Legacy and history of Wat Pa Baan Taad Arahattamagga Arahattaphala - The Path to Arahantship Luangta Maha Bua's biography of Ajahn Mun Patipada – Venerable Acariya Mun's Path of Practice. written by Ajahn Maha Bua English Books Dhammatalks in Thai Straight from the Heart, as translated from the Thai by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu at dhammatalks.org Things As They Are, as translated from the Thai by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu at dhammatalks.org 1914 births 2011 deaths Thai Theravada Buddhist monks People from Udon Thani province