| arahant
- one who has reached the Fourth Path: a fully-enlightened
one. |
| anicca,
dukkha, anatta - (See Three Characteristics) |
| Bodhipakkhiyadhamma
- The 37 Qualities leading to enlightenment. They begin
with Satipatthana, go through the
7 factors, and end up with the 8 -Fold Path,where the 4 -Noble
Truths are realized, and suffering is ended. |
| cetasika
- One of the 52 mental properties; in varying combination they
make up the 89 - 120 types of consciousness(citta). |
| citta
- 1. Mind 2. Mental state 3. Types of consciousness (= citta-cetasika.
In definition, citta cannot
be alone). |
| Four
Noble Truths - Ariya Sacca: |
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Dukkha
Sacca (Truth of Suffering) |
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Samudaya
Sacca (Truth
of the Cause of Suffering) |
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Nirodha
Sacca (Truth of the Cessation of Suffering) |
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Magga
Sacca (Truth
of the Path to end Suffering) |
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| Five
Aggregates - (See Khandas) |
| jhana
- trance; absorption meditation leading to deep tranquility
- and ultimately to cessation of the Aggregates (khandas). |
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| khandas
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1.
Any of the 5 causally-conditioned elements (aggregates)
forming a being or entity. |
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2.
Pancakkhandha. The
Five Aggregates, or five groups of existence: body (rupa),
feeling (vedana) ,perception
(sanna) mental formations
(sankhara), and consciousness
(vinnana). |
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| kilesa
- Defilements: desire (lobha),
hatred (dohsa), delusion; wrong
view (moha). There are 3 type of
kilesa : obvious, mental (nivarana),
and hidden (asavas) |
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| nibbana
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1.
Extinction of certain defilements by momentary path moment
(magga-citta) - occurring
in each
of the 4 stages (stream-winner, once-returner,non-returner
& arahant.) |
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2. State
reached by the arahant while still alive; also called
full or complete nibbana.
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3.End
of all suffering-after death: called paranibbana
(also khandas-paranibbana
because khandas are extinguished). |
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| Phala-citta
The citta that governs fruition and has nibbana
its object. |
| paranibbana
- (See nibbana) |
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| rupa
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1.
Matter and form |
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2.In
practice, the body as matter and form. |
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| sabbha
dhamma anatta - All (sabbha)
dhamma is without self. |
| sabhava
- the true state of the nature; ultimate reality. |
| satipatthana
- The Four Foundations of mindfullness : body (rupa),
feeling (vedana),mind (citta),
and body and mind (dhamma). |
| tanha
- craving : the cause of suffering in the Four Noble Truths. |
| Three
Characteristics -
impermanence (anicca), suffering
(dukkha) and not - self (anatta). |
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| vipassana
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1.
Insight = vipassana wisdom |
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2. Result
of satipatthana, as expressed
in the Seven Purities or the 16 vipassana
nanas. |
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3. Meditation
- referring to Satipatthana
practice. |
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| yana
- Thai pronunciation of the word "nana"
= knowledge = one of the 16 nanas. |
| yogavacara
- The 3 nama : earnestness, mindfulness, and clear comprehension;
awareness; also atapi, sati,
and sampajanna. |
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