Definition: In the Dhātukathā, vippayutta is one of the four primary relational operators. It denotes a relationship of "disconnection" between phenomena, primarily used to identify mental states that do not arise concurrently or to describe the relationship between mental and material phenomena.
Canonical usage
The Dhātukathā uses vippayutta to map the boundaries of mental concurrence and the gap between the mental and physical domains.
Dhk 1.1 (dt1.1:11.1)
Vippayuttena vippayuttaṁ
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"Disassociated with that which is disassociated."
Nuances and translation notes
- Vippayutta captures two types of separation:
- Mental-Physical: Matter (rūpa) is always vippayutta from consciousness and mental factors.
- Mutual Exclusion: Mental factors that cannot arise in the same consciousness are vippayutta from each other.
- This operator is the inverse of association sampayutta.
Related concepts
- association sampayutta — the opposite relationship (associated)
- exclusion asangahita — a relationship of non-membership in a classification
Related pages
- dhatukatha — the primary text where this term functions as a logical operator
- method matrix nayamatika — the foundational matrix defining relational methods