Colombo Ymba Abhidhamma Exam 2000

Kathavathu (Points of Controversy)

Tilakkhana: The 3 Characteristics of Impermanence (anicca, dukkha, anatta)
Definition extracted from 'Buddhist Dictionary - Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines' by Nyanatiloka, pg 179

All akusala consciousness are rooted in moha. However, for those with only one root (moha), there are 2.
Upekkha sahagatam vicikiccha sampayuttam / one citta, accompanied by equanimity, sceptical doubt associated
Upekkha sahagatam uddhacca sampayuttam / one citta, accompanied by equanimity, restlessness associated

Four woeful states (Niraya, Tirrachanna, Petas, Asuras, ) + Seven Sensuous Blissful States (Manussa, Catumaharajika, Tavatimsa, Yama, Tusita, Nimmanarati, Paranimmitavasavatti)
Please note that the worlds are interpreted as mental worlds in Abhidhamma sense, hence the comparative use of the words 'worlds' and 'states'. See 'A Manual of Abhidhamma by Narada Thera' pg 233 onwards for detailed analysis.

Vipaka: Result/ Resultant

Adosa (Non-hatred) is the mental factor that promotes Loving-Kindness (metta) and the welfare of other living beings. Extracted from Guide to the Study of Theravada Buddhism, Book 2, pg 119.

Patthanappakarana, or 'The Book of Causal Relations', is the 7th treatise and also the most important and voluminous book of th Abhidhamma Pitaka. 'Pa' = Various; 'Thana' =Relation/Condition. Deals with the 24 modes of causal relations and the triplets (tika) and couplets (duka) already mentioned in the Dhammasangani, and which comprises the essence of the Abhidhamma Pitaka.
Answer extracted from 'A Manual of Abhidhamma by Narada Thera' pg 5.

Total number of cetasikas is 52, otherwise known in class as 50+1+1, because feelings (vedana) and perceptions (sanna) are taken as two standalone aggregates out of the 5 aggregates (the other three being form (rupa), mental formations (sankhara) and consciousness (vinnana)) that make up the being (satta).

Sabbacittasadharana - The Universals. Guide to the Study of Theravada Buddhism, Book 2, pg 96-101. They consist of:
1. Contact (Phassa)
2. Feeling (Vedana)
3. Perception (Sanna)
4. Volition (Cetana)
5. One-pointedness (Ekaggata)
6. Mental Life Faculty (Jitvitindriya)
7. Attention (Manasikara)

Mindfulness (Sati) appears as the 2nd Sobhana (Beautiful) Cetasika. See Guide to the Study of Theravada Buddhism, Book 2, pg 117.

Kiriya / Kriya: Functional

Vedana (feeling) as the odd one out as the rest are group nouns that refer to the mind or consciousness dependent on the context they are used in.