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Adhiṭṭhāna (eltökéltség, elhatározás). Lásd még: Paramī.

  • Négy eltökéltség: MN 140

Ādīnava (hátulütő, veszély) Lásd még: Fokozatos utasítások.

Megrovás, kritika. Lásd még: Beszéd.

  • Legyen az ember nyitott a megrovásra: MN 21
  • A Buddha kemény szavai a fiához, Rahulához: MN 61
  • Mit tegyünk, ha valaki nem ért a szóból: AN 4.111

Öregség. Lásd még: Halál; Isteni hírnökök; Betegség.

  • A Buddha köp az ~re: SN 48.41
  • Az ~ leírása: MN 9
  • Az ~ megértése a Helyes Nézet alapja: MN 9
  • "Öregség": Dhammapada 11
  • Az ~ hatása a testre: Thig 13.1
  • Hogyan gyakoroljon az ember, ha a teste megöregszik és legyengül: SN 22.1
  • Az ember soha sem öreg ahhoz, hogy megvalósítsa a Dhammát: Thig 5.8
  • A bölcsesség nem arányos az öregség mértékével: SN 3.1
  • Két öregedő bráhmanának adott tanács: AN 3.51, AN 3.52

AIDS. Lásd még: Betegség.

Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing).

  • The Buddha's principal teaching on ~: MN 118 (fp) MN 118 (pl)
  • How ~ leads to Awakening: SN 54.13 (hzs)
  • ~ should be developed no matter how far along you are in your meditation practice: SN 54.8
  • As one of the ten Recollections: See Recollections, ten.
  • As one of the ten Perceptions: AN 10.60
  • As a method of subduing lust: SN 8.4
  • As a method of subduing annoying thoughts: Iti 3.36 (tj)
  • Five qualities a practitioner of ~ should develop: AN 5.96, AN 5.97, AN 5.98
  • Anapana Sati: Meditation on Breathing (Ariyadhamma)
  • "Basic Breath Meditation Instructions" (Thanissaro)
  • Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2; Meditations 3
  • "A Guided Meditation" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Agendas of Mindfulness" (Thanissaro)
  • "De-perception" (Thanissaro)
  • Breath Meditation Condensed (Kee)
  • Keeping the Breath in Mind (Lee)
  • See also many other books by Ajaan Lee and Ajaan Fuang.

Anatta (not-self). See also Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).

  • Reflection on ~ as a basis for insight: SN 22.59 (mm)
  • Why the Buddha did not take a position on the question of whether or not there is a self: SN 44.10
  • The views "I have a self" and "I have no self" are equally wrong: MN 22 (vj)
  • Identifying the five khandhas as "self" is the cause of affliction: SN 22.1 (mv)
  • As one of seven perceptions: AN 7.46
  • As one of ten perceptions: AN 10.60
  • Relation of ~ to dependent co-arising: DN 15
  • Contemplation of the six senses in terms of ~: MN 148 (hod)
  • Not understanding ~ is like being a dog tied to a post: SN 22.99
  • Three Basic Facts of Existence: Volume 3, Egolessness (various authors)
  • "Consciousnesses" (Lee)
  • The No-self Characteristic (Mendis)
  • "No-self or Not-self?" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Not-self Strategy" (Thanissaro)
  • Meditating on No-self (Khema)

Anger. See also Conflict; Ill-will (vyapada); Kilesa (defilements); Khanti (patience); Metta (loving-kindness); Nivarana (hindrances); War.

  • As the only thing that's good to kill: SN 1.71
  • What to do if someone is angry with you: SN 7.2, SN 11.4
  • What to do when ~ arises: Thag 6.12
  • The best response to ~ (a debate between two deities): SN 11.5
  • ~ can carve into you like an inscription in stone: AN 3.130
  • ~ can never be conquered with more ~: SN 11.4, Dhp 3
  • "Anger" (Dhammapada XVII)
  • The dangers of giving in to ~: AN 7.60
  • The Elimination of Anger (Piyatissa)
  • Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good (Buddharakkhita)

Anicca (impermanence, inconstancy). See also Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).

  • As one of seven perceptions: AN 7.46
  • As one of ten perceptions: AN 10.60
  • Ponder ~ constantly: Thag 1.111
  • Contemplate ~ to overcome ignorance: Iti 3.36 (tj)
  • Everything in the world is subject to disintegration: SN 35.82
  • The Three Basic Facts of Existence: Volume 1, Impermanence (Nyanaponika, ed)
  • "All About Change" (Thanissaro)

Anusaya (obsession; underlying tendency).

Anussati — see Recollections, ten.

Apaya-mukha (path to deprivation).

  • Advice to householders on how to avoid the ~: AN 8.54, DN 31
  • "The Path to Peace and Freedom for the Mind," (Lee)

Appamada (heedfulness, zeal).

Appropriate attention — see Yoniso-manasikara.

Arahant (fully-awakened being). See also Buddha; Nibbana.

  • Stock passage describing attainment of arahantship: AN 6.55
  • Stock passage describing the qualities of an ~: AN 6.55
  • Who can find fault in an ~?: Uda 7.6
  • Why an ~ continues meditating: SN 16.5
  • Does an ~ feel pain?: SN 1.38, SN 4.13 (fr)
  • Does an ~ grieve?: SN 21.2
  • An ~'s actions bear no kammic fruit, good or evil: AN 3.33, Dhp 39, Dhp 267, Dhp 412
  • What is the difference between an ~ and a Buddha?: SN 22.58
  • What is the difference between an ~ and a "learner" (sekha)?: SN 48.53
  • How to recognize if you're an ~: SN 35.152
  • "Arahants" (Dhammapada VII)
  • "Brahmans" (Dhammapada XXVI)
  • Fate of ~ after death: MN 72 (vj) MN 72 (nyg), SN 22.85, SN 22.86
  • Nine unskillful acts an ~ is incapable of doing: AN 9.7
  • "The Conventional Mind, the Mind Released," in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)

Ariya-atthangika magga — see Noble Eightfold Path.

Ariya sacca — see Four Noble Truths.

Asava (fermentations, effluents, outflows, taints). See also Kilesa.

Ascetic practices.

  • Thirteen ~: Thag 16.7
  • The Buddha describes the ~ he practiced as a bodhisatta: MN 12
  • Which ascetic practices should be observed?: AN 10.94

Asoka (Indian King, r. 273-232 B.C.E.).

  • The Edicts of King Asoka (Dhammika)
  • That the True Dhamma Might Last a Long Time: Readings Selected by King Asoka (Thanissaro)

Asubha (unattractiveness, loathsomeness). See also Body; Nibbida; Sensuality.

  • Contemplation of ~ to maintain one's resolve towards celibacy: SN 35.127
  • As one of seven beneficial reflections: AN 7.46
  • Mastery of ~ is a quality to be developed: MN 152 (fr)
  • Unattractiveness of the body as one of ten perceptions: AN 10.60
  • The body as an unlanced boil: AN 9.15
  • Using contemplation of ~ to subdue lust: Iti 3.36 (tj); also "The Work of a Contemplative," in Things as They Are (Boowa)
  • Ven. Ananda's advice to Ven. Vangisa on overcoming lust: SN 8.4
  • Ajaan Maha Boowa's story of conquering lust by contemplating ~: "An Heir to the Dhamma," in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
  • Ven. Sister Subha plucks out an eye: Thig 14.1
  • Bag of Bones: A Miscellany on the Body (Khantipalo)

Attachment. See also Sensuality; Tanha (craving).

Attha-sila (the eight precepts) — see Precepts.

Aversion — see Ill-will (vyapada).

Avijja (ignorance). See also Kilesa (defilements); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).

  • As a flood: SN 45.171
  • As a yoke: AN 4.10
  • As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN 10.13 (fr)
  • As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN 7.11, AN 7.12
  • As the cause of wrong view, wrong resolve, etc.: SN 45.1
  • What one thing must one abandon in order to overcome ~?: SN 35.80
  • "Ignorance" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9 (anatta)
  • As an obstruction: Iti 1.14
  • "Unawareness Converges…," in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
  • "Ignorance" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Intricacies of Ignorance" (Kee)

Awakening. See also Nibbana; Vimutti (release).

  • Factors for ~: see Bojjhanga.
  • Is ~ "gradual" or "sudden"?: Uda 5.5
  • "The Meaning of the Buddha's Awakening" — in Part III of Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
  • "A Refuge in Awakening" (Lee)

Awareness — see Sati.

Ayoniso manasikara (inappropriate attention). See also Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention).

  • What to do when the mind is being consumed by unskillful thoughts: SN 9.11

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Bala (the five strengths). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.

  • Definition of the ~: AN 5.2
  • "The Five Strengths" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
  • "Food for the Mind" in Food for Thought (Lee)
  • "The Path of Strength," in Things as They Are (Boowa)

Beginning meditation — see Introduction to meditation practice.

Bhava (becoming). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).

Bhikkhu — see Monastic Life.

Bhikkhuni — see Monastic Life.

Biographies.

  • "A Sketch of the Buddha's Life: Readings from the Pali Canon" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • Account of the Buddha's life in Chapter 2 of Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
  • Ananda: Ananda: The Guardian of the Dhamma (Hecker)
  • Anathapindika: Anathapindika: The Great Benefactor (Hecker)
  • Angulimala: Angulimala: A Murderer's Road to Sainthood (Hecker)
  • Buddhist Women: Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha (Hecker)
  • Maha Kaccana: Maha Kaccana: Master of Doctrinal Exposition (Bodhi)
  • Maha Kassapa: Maha Kassapa: Father of the Sangha (Hecker)
  • Maha-Moggallana: Life of Maha-Moggallana (Hecker)
  • Sariputta: The Life of Sariputta (Nyanaponika)
  • Ajaan Lee: The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee (Lee)
  • Ajaan ThateThe Autobiography of a Forest Monk (Thate)

Birth — see Jati.

Bisexuality — see Sexual identity.

Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma (37 Wings to Awakening).

  • The Wings to Awakening: an Anthology from the Pali Canon (Thanissaro)
  • ~ and their relation to the six senses: MN 149
  • Prerequisites for the development of the ~: AN 9.1
  • As related to breath meditation: "Wings to Awakening" in The Skill of Release (Lee)
  • Also look under each of its constituent seven sets:
    • Satipatthana (4 Frames of Reference);
    • Sammappadhana (4 Right Exertions);
    • Iddhipada (4 Bases of Power);
    • Indriya (5 Mental Faculties);
    • Bala (5 Strengths);
    • Bojjhanga (7 Factors for Awakening);
    • Noble Eightfold Path.

Body. See also Asubha; Attachment; Sensuality.

  • Mindfulness of the ~: see Satipatthana.
  • Thirty-two parts of the ~: Khp 3, A Chanting Guide, "Disenchantment" (Suwat)
  • Foulness of ~: AN 9.15, Snp 1.11, Thag 10.5
  • "Bodily Debts" in Food for Thought (Lee)
  • Bag of Bones: A Miscellany on the Body (Khantipalo)
  • "Body Contemplation" (Study Guide)
  • "This Body of Mine" in Fistful of Sand (Suwat)

Bojjhanga (factors for Awakening). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.

  • The right and wrong times to cultivate the ~: SN 46.53
  • See the suttas in the Bojjhanga-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
  • The Seven Factors of Enlightenment (Piyadassi)
  • "The Seven Factors for Awakening" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)

Brahmavihara (Divine abodes; sublime states). See also Metta; Karuna; Mudita; Upekkha.

  • Systematic cultivation of ~: SN 42.8, SN 46.54, AN 10.208
  • Practice of ~ as a door to the Deathless: MN 52 (fr), AN 11.17
  • Offering comfort and protection from the cold: Thag 6.2
  • Five realizations that arise from concentration based on the ~: AN 5.27 (fr)
  • Practicing any one of the ~ can take one all the way to fourth jhana: AN 8.63
  • The Four Sublime States (Nyanaponika)

Breath meditation — see Anapanasati.

Buddha. See also Arahant.

  • "A Sketch of the Buddha's Life: Readings from the Pali Canon" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • Epithets for the ~: "The many names for the Buddha" in "A Sketch of the Buddha's Life"
  • As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
  • Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
  • Buddha's Awakening: See Tevijja (Threefold Knowledge)

Buddhism — see Introduction to ~.

Burma — see Myanmar.

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Caste system.

  • Caste does not pre-determine spiritual potential: MN 90
  • Even outcastes can become arahants: Thag 12.2
  • A bhikkhu has no caste: AN 10.48

Celibacy. See also Nekkhamma (renunciation); Restraint; Sensuality.

  • Tools to support one's resolve towards ~: SN 35.127
  • Don't pretend to be celibate if you're not: Iti 2.21
  • "A Single Mind" (Fuang)

Ceremonies — see Rituals.

Chanting (Pali). See also Devotion; Rituals and Ceremonies.

  • The Book of Protection (Paritta) (Piyadassi)
  • A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
  • The Divine Mantra (Lee)

Characteristics of existence — see Tilakkhana.

Children. See also Parents; Family; Young people (readings for).

  • Three types of sons and daughters: Iti 3.25
  • At one time or another, we have all been each other's ~: SN 15.14
  • Grieving the death of ~: SN 42.11, Uda 2.7, Uda 8.8
  • The anguish an aging parent feels when his ~ show no gratitude: SN 7.14
  • Childish innocence should not be confused with wisdom: MN 78
  • Showing the proper respect to one's parents: Iti 4.7 (tj)
  • Childrens' duties to their parents: DN 31
  • Parents' duties to their ~: DN 31
  • "How should I teach Buddhism to my children?" (Frequently Asked Question)

Clinging — see Upadana.

Commentaries.

  • Beyond the Tipitaka: A Field Guide to Post-canonical Pali Literature (Bullitt)

Communal harmony. See also Monastic community (Sangha).

  • Six kinds of behavior that lead to amiability and communal harmony: AN 6.12

Comparative Religions. See also God.

  • Do all religions point towards the same goal?: DN 21, Thag 1.86
  • Are all religious paths fruitful?: AN 3.78
  • "Buddhism and Other Religions" (Bogoda)
  • "A Buddhist Response to Contemporary Dilemmas of Human Existence" (Bodhi)
  • "Dhamma and Non-duality" (Bodhi)
  • "Tolerance and Diversity" (Bodhi)
  • "Toward a Threshold of Understanding" (Bodhi)
  • A Journey into Buddhism (Harris)
  • Vedanta and Buddhism: A Comparative Study (von Glasenapp)

Compassion — see Karuna.

Conceit — see Mana.

Concentration — see Samadhi.

Conflict. See also Anger; Ill-will (vyapada); Papañca; War.

Conscience — see Hiri.

Consciousness — see Viññana.

Contact — see Phassa.

Contentment with little. See also Restraint.

  • As a vital support for practice: AN 4.28
  • As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
  • Live like a flying bird, whose wings are its only burden: DN 2, DN 11 (kl)
  • One thing you should not be content with: AN 2.5

Conviction — see Saddha.

Copyright.

Craving — see Tanha.

Creation (of universe) — see Questions not worth asking.

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Dana (giving; charity). See also Gradual instruction; Paramis.

  • "Generosity" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 2.4 (nyg)
  • As a fundamental requirement for success on the Path: AN 5.254
  • As a treasure: AN 7.6
  • As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
  • To whom should one give gifts so as to reap the greatest fruit?: SN 3.24, AN 3.57
  • Giving to one who has abandoned the hindrances brings good results: SN 3.24
  • Never regret a generous gift you gave in the past: SN 3.20
  • Give while you're able, before your house burns to the ground!: SN 1.41
  • Giving is best done at the proper time: AN 5.36
  • The blessings inherent in the gift of food: AN 5.37
  • Giving even one's last meal: Iti 1.26
  • The fruits of giving that arises from various motives: AN 7.49
  • The fruits of giving that can be reaped in this life: AN 5.34
  • Two kinds of gifts: Iti 3.49, Iti 4.1
  • Gifts of Dhamma: Dhp 354, Iti 3.49, Iti 4.1
  • Citta the householder's final teaching on generosity: SN 41.10
  • Give to many; don't be like a rainless cloud: Iti 3.26
  • Giving is good, but there is still more to be done: AN 5.176
  • The dangers faced by unvirtuous monks who enjoy pleasures, homage and gifts of the laity: AN 7.68
  • See the suttas in the Devata-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
  • "The Economy of Gifts" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Food of Kindness" (Medhanandi)
  • Dana: The Practice of Giving (Bodhi)

Dasa-sila (the ten precepts). See also Sila (virtue).

  • "The Ten Precepts" in the Path to Freedom pages

Death. See also Aging; Deathless; Divine messengers; Grief; Illness; Maranassati (mindfulness of death); Murder; Samvega (spiritual urgency).

  • Five subjects for frequent recollection: AN 5.57
  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9 (anatta)
  • Why do we grieve when a loved one dies?: SN 42.11
  • Reflections on the brevity of life:
    • ~ comes rolling towards you, crushing everything in its path. Are you ready?: SN 3.25
    • Life flies by, faster than any arrow. What are we to do?: SN 20.6
    • No shelter from aging and ~: SN 2.19
    • Your last day approaches — this is no time to be heedless! Thag 6.13
    • Life is brief — practice ardently! Uda 5.2
  • As one of seven beneficial reflections: AN 7.46
  • As a call to abandon grief and lamentation: Snp 3.8
  • The greatest protection for the layperson: Snp 2.4 (nyg)
  • Overcoming ~ by regarding the world as empty: Snp 5.15
  • Overcoming fear of ~: AN 4.184, Thag 16.1
  • Heedlessness leads one to ~: Dhp 21
  • No need for worry as ~ nears: SN 55.21, SN 55.22, AN 6.16
  • Citta's deathbed conversation with some devas: SN 41.10
  • Sariputta's teachings to a dying Anathapindika: MN 143
  • Ven. Ananda's grief over Ven. Sariputta's ~: SN 47.13
  • The Buddha's reaction to Ven. Sariputta's ~: SN 47.14
  • Kisa Gotami's grief "cured" by her search for a mustard seed: ThigA X.1
  • ~ by a runaway cow: MN 140 (csf), Uda 1.10, Uda 5.3
  • ~ by murder (see also Murder): Uda 4.3
  • ~ of daughter: Thig 3.5
  • ~ of grandson: Uda 8.8
  • ~ of son: MN 87 (vj), SN 42.11 Uda 2.7, Thig 6.1
  • ~ of spouse: AN 5.49
  • Honor your ancestors and deceased loved ones with gifts: Pv 1.5
  • "Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)
  • Buddhism and Death (M. O'C. Walshe)
  • "Educating Compassion" (Thanissaro)
  • "Facing Death Without Fear" (De Silva)
  • "The 1st Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Our Real Home" (Chah)
  • "The Last Sermon" in Inner Strength (Lee)
  • Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
  • To The Last Breath — Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying (Boowa)

Deathless (amata-dhamma; a synonym for Nibbana) See also Nibbana.

Defilements — see Kilesa.

Dependent Co-arising — see Paticca-samuppada.

Desire (as part of the Path; (dhamma-chanda)).

  • Does the ~ for Awakening get in the way of Awakening?: MN 126
  • Ven. Ananda's instructions to Unnabha: SN 51.15
  • "The Middleness of the Middle Way," in Things as They Are (Boowa)
  • "Pushing the Limits: Desire & Imagination in the Buddhist Path" (Thanissaro)

Desire (as defilement; lobha, kamacchanda, raga). See also Nivarana (hindrances); Kilesa (defilements); Tanha (craving).

  • As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN 10.13 (fr)
  • As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN 7.11, AN 7.12
  • As the cause of suffering and stress: SN 42.11
  • ~ ties down the world: SN 1.69
  • Why ~ and passion connected with the senses is worth abandoning: SN 27.1-8
  • Why ~ and passion connected with the khandha (aggregates) is worth abandoning: SN 27.10
  • Why ~ and passion connected with the dhatu (elements) is worth abandoning: SN 27.9

Devas (celestial beings). See also Kamma; Planes of Existence, Thirty-one; Sagga (heaven).

  • Citta's deathbed conversation with some ~: SN 41.10
  • Some ~ gather to see the Buddha on his deathbed: DN 16 (vj)
  • A huge gathering of ~ visits the Buddha: DN 20
  • Conversations with the ~ as a basis for faith: DN 11 (kl)
  • Occasions when the ~ raise a cheer for a meditator: Iti 3.33
  • Omens that a ~ is about to die: Iti 3.34 (tj)
  • As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten
  • Teacher of the Devas (Jootla)
  • "The Thirty-one Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages

Devotion. See also Relics; Rituals and Ceremonies.

  • The four Buddhist pilgrimage sites: DN 16 (vj)
  • The Book of Protection (Paritta) (Piyadassi)
  • A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
  • The Divine Mantra (Lee)
  • Matrceta's Hymn to the Buddha: An English Rendering of the Satapancasatka (Ven. S. Dhammika)

Dhamma. See also Teaching the Dhamma.

  • Basic principles: AN 8.53
  • Five rewards of listening to ~: AN 5.202
  • How to listen to the ~: AN 6.88
  • As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
  • "Dhamma" in the Path to Freedom pages

Dhammapada.

  • The Living Message of the Dhammapada (Bodhi)

Dhana (treasures) See also Wealth.

  • Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha: Khp 6
  • Seven ~: AN 7.7
  • "Trading Outer Wealth for Inner Wealth" in Food for Thought (Lee)

Dhatu (properties, elements).

  • The Buddha's explanation of the ~: MN 140 (csf)
  • Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.9

Discernment — see Pañña.

Disenchantment — see Nibbida.

Ditthi (views). See also Questions.

Divine Messengers. See also Aging; Illness; Death.

  • "Meeting the Divine Messengers" (Bodhi)

Doubt (vicikiccha). See also Nivarana (hindrances); Saddha (conviction).

Downfall.

Downloading.

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Drawbacks — see Adinava.

Dread (moral) — see Ottappa.

Dreams.

  • Five ~ that appeared to the Buddha: AN 5.196
  • How to ensure good ~: AN 11.16
  • Interpretation of ~ as a form of wrong livelihood for monks: DN 2, DN 11 (kl)

Drowsiness — see Laziness.

Dukkha (unsatisfactoriness; stress; suffering). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).

  • The Buddha teaches only ~ and its cessation: MN 22 (vj)
  • Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
  • ~ is inherent in everything the body and mind depend upon for nourishment: SN 12.63
  • As one of seven perceptions: AN 7.46
  • Our Reactions to Dukkha (Ashby)
  • "The Weight of Mountains" (Thanissaro)
  • "Dukkha" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "The 1st Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)

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Ecology — see Nature.

Effluents — see Asava.

Effort — see Viriya.

Eightfold Path — see Noble Eightfold Path.

Emotion. See also Pasada; Psychology; Samvega; Vedana.

  • The source of ~: MN 137 (fr)
  • "Affirming the Truths of the Heart: The Buddhist Teachings on Samvega and Pasada" (Thanissaro)
  • The Psychology of Emotions in Buddhist Perspective (Padmasiri de Silva)

Emptiness (Suññata).

  • In what way is world empty?: SN 35.85
  • Meditation practice that leads to the "entry into ~," the doorway to liberation: MN 121 (fr)
  • Practical aspects of developing a meditative dwelling in ~: MN 122 (fr)
  • Conquering death by seeing the world as empty: Snp 5.15
  • Voidness of the five khandha: SN 22.95 (ft)
  • "Emptiness" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Integrity of Emptiness" (Thanissaro)
  • "Emptiness vs. the Void" (Kee)
  • "From Ignorance to Emptiness," in Things as They Are (Boowa)

Engaged Buddhism — see Social action.

Equanimity — see Upekkha.

Ethics — see Sila.

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Faculties, five mental — see Indriya.

Faith — see Saddha.

Family. See also Children; Lay Buddhist practice; Parents.

  • How a ~ can preserve its wealth: AN 4.255
  • Qualities that hold a ~ together: AN 4.32
  • Causes of a ~'s downfall: SN 42.9
  • A Happy Married Life: A Buddhist Perspective (Dhammananda)

Fear. See also Death.

  • In the wilderness, the Buddha comes face-to-face with his ~: MN 4 (vj)
  • Ven. Adhimutta reveals his secret for overcoming ~: Thag 16
  • Four ways of overcoming ~ of death: AN 4.184
  • Overcoming ~ by recollecting the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha: SN 11.3
  • Your ~ of birth, aging, and death should be greater than your ~ of a dangerous cliff: SN 56.42
  • "Freedom from Fear" (Thanissaro)
  • "Subrahma's Problem" (Bodhi)

Feeling — see Vedana.

Fermentations — see Asava.

Fire imagery. See also "Fire" in the Index of Similes.

  • Used to describe the nature of clinging: SN 12.52
  • The Fire Sermon: SN 35.28 (tl) SN 35.28 (vj)
  • Fires of passion, aversion, and delusion: Iti 3.44
  • Fire as an illustration of the destiny of a fully Awakened being: MN 72 (vj) MN 72 (nyg)
  • The Mind Like Fire Unbound: An Image in the Early Buddhist Discourses (Thanissaro)

Fool — see Wise person.

Food (physical and otherwise). See also Nutriment (ahara).

  • Mindfulness as a preventative against overeating: SN 3.13
  • "The Food of Kindness" (Medhanandi)

Forest traditions. See also Wilderness.

  • "The Customs of the Noble Ones" (Thanissaro)
  • Thai forest traditions

Forgiveness — see Reconciliation.

The Four Noble Truths (cattari ariya saccani). See also Gradual instruction.

  • The Buddha's first teaching on ~: SN 56.11 (fppali) SN 56.11 (fp) SN 56.11 (mm)
  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9 (anatta)
  • Direct knowledge of ~ is a hallmark of a true contemplative: Iti 4.4
  • As a prequisite for awakening: SN 56.44
  • Relationship to the Khandha: MN 28 (fr)
  • "The Four Noble Truths" in the Path to Freedom pages: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
  • "The Four Noble Truths" (Study Guide)
  • "The Four Noble Truths" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
  • "The Truth and its Shadows" in Inner Strength (Lee)
  • "The Nobility of the Truths" (Bodhi)

Friendship (admirable) — see Kalyanamittata.

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Generosity — see Dana.

Giving — see Dana.

Goal of Buddhist practice — see Nibbana.

God (supreme being, Creator, etc.). See also Comparative Religions.

  • Belief in ~ (instead of in the law of Kamma) is a form of wrong view: AN 3.61
  • Great Brahma, the deva who mistakenly believes himself to be the supreme being: DN 11 (kl)

Good will — see Metta.

Goodness — see Puñña (merit).

Gradual instruction (anupubbi-katha).

  • Mentioned in: Uda 5.3
  • The Path to Freedom pages
  • See each of its constituent topics:
    • Dana (generosity)
    • Sila (virtue)
    • Sagga (heaven)
    • Adinava (drawbacks)
    • Nekkhamma (renunciation)
    • Four Noble Truths
  • For monks: MN 107
  • See the chapter "Dhamma" in Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)

Gratitude. See also Integrity; Respect.

  • As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 2.4 (nyg)
  • As a requisite for meaningful progress on the Path: AN 5.254
  • A grateful person is rare: AN 2.119
  • The dangers of enjoying a gift without showing the proper ~: AN 7.68
  • How to repay the debt we owe to our parents: AN 2.32
  • The anguish an aging parent feels when his children show no ~: SN 7.14

Grief. See also Death.

  • How to move beyond obsessive grieving: AN 5.49
  • Do arahants grieve?: SN 21.2
  • Death and loss are inevitable, but is ~?: Snp 3.8

Guilt — see Hiri (moral shame).

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Habitual patterns of thought: MN 19

Happiness. See also Vedana (feeling).

Harmlessness — see Non-harming.

Hatred. See Ill-will (vyapada).

Headache, Ven. Sariputta's "slight": Uda 4.4

Heaven realms — see Sagga.

Heedfulness — see Appamada.

Hell (realm). See also Planes of Existence, Thirty-one; Sagga (heaven); Kamma.

  • As the destination for one with no discernment: Dhp 137
  • "Hell" (Dhammapada XXII)
  • Five grave deeds that lead to rebirth in ~: AN 5.129
  • Causes of rebirth in ~: Iti 3.21
  • "The Thirty-one Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages

Heterosexuality — see Sexual identity.

Hindrances — see Nivarana.

Hiri (conscience, moral shame). See also Ottappa (moral dread).

  • Although your past bad deeds cannot be undone, you can overcome your guilt: SN 42.8
  • As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
  • As a basis for acquiring discernment: AN 8.2
  • As a quality that safeguards the world: Iti 2.15
  • As a rare and fine quality: SN 1.18
  • As a treasure: AN 7.6
  • As a guardian: AN 2.9
  • Associated with skillful qualities: Iti 2.13
  • "The Road To Nibbana is Paved with Skillful Intentions" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Guardians of the World" (Bodhi)

History of Theravada Buddhism.

  • Buddhism in Myanmar: A Short History (Bischoff)
  • Buddhism in Sri Lanka: A Short History (Perera)
  • Buddhism in Thailand (Kusalasaya)
  • Theravada Buddhism: A Chronology (Bullitt)
  • The Edicts of King Asoka (Ven. S. Dhammika)
  • "The Customs of the Noble Ones" (Thanissaro)
  • "(Upasika) Kee Nanayon and the Social Dynamic of Theravadin Buddhist Practice" (Thanissaro)

Holidays — see Uposatha days.

Homosexuality — see Sexual identity.

Householders. See also Family; Lay Buddhist practice; Marriage; Money; Precepts; Sensuality.

  • Showing the proper respect to one's parents: Iti 4.7 (tj)
  • ~ are dependent on the monastic community (Sangha): Iti 4.8
  • ~ should put aside all worries as death nears: AN 6.16
  • Four kinds of bliss available to ~: AN 4.62
  • Citta the householder's final teaching on generosity: SN 41.10
  • Household life is crowded and dusty: Snp 3.1, Uda 5.6
  • Buddhism and Sex (M. O'C. Walshe)

Humility. See also Integrity;

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Iddhipada (the four bases of power). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.

  • Benefits derived from: SN 51.20
  • The Buddha declines Mara's invitation to use the ~ for worldly aims: SN 4.20
  • "The Four Bases of Power" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)

Ignorance — see Avijja.

Ill-will (vyapada). See also Anger; Conflict; Kilesa (defilements); Metta (loving-kindness); Nivarana (hindrances).

  • Ten reflections to help overcome hatred: AN 10.80
  • ~ can never be conquered with more ~: Dhp 3
  • The sources of conflict and hostility: DN 21, MN 18

Illness. See also Aging; Death; Divine messengers.

  • The Buddha attends to a monk with dysentery: Mv 8.26.1-8
  • The Buddha's advice to Maha Kassapa during a painful illness: SN 46.14
  • One need not be sick in mind just because one is sick in body: SN 22.1 (mv)
  • How even a sick person can realize Awakening: AN 5.121
  • Ten perceptions that can heal body and mind: AN 10.60
  • Even the best medicines for the body don't always work; here's one for the mind that does: AN 10.108
  • Five qualities that make a sick person easy (or hard) to tend to: Mv 8.26.1-8
  • Five qualities that make a good (or bad) nurse: Mv 8.26.1-8
  • "Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)
  • "The 1st Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "A Good Dose of Dhamma for Meditators When They Are Ill" (Kee)
  • A Handbook for the Relief of Suffering (Lee)
  • Ministering to the Sick and Terminally Ill (De Silva)
  • "Our Real Home" (Chah)
  • Straight from the Heart (Boowa)
  • To the Last Breath: Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying (Boowa)
  • "The Last Sermon" in Inner Strength (Lee)
  • "The Truth and its Shadows" in Inner Strength (Lee)
  • "Using Meditation to Deal with Pain, Illness, and Death: A talk given to a conference on AIDS, HIV and other Immuno-deficiency Disorders" (Thanissaro)

Impermanence — see Anicca.

Indriya (five mental faculties). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.

  • Look under each of its constituent members:
    • Saddha (conviction, faith)
    • Viriya (persistence, effort)
    • Sati (mindfulness)
    • Samadhi (concentration)
    • Pañña (discernment, wisdom)
  • A summary of the five faculties: SN 48.10
  • See the suttas in the Indriya-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
  • "The Five Faculties" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
  • "The Path of Strength," in Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa);
  • The Way of Wisdom: The Five Spiritual Faculties (Conze)

Insight — see Vipassana.

Integrity. See also Gratitude; Humility; Respect; Stream-entry (sotapatti); Wise person.

Intention, intentional action — see Kamma.

Introduction to Buddhism. See also Introduction to meditation practice.

  • Buddhism: A Method of Mind Training (Bullen)
  • Buddhism in a Nutshell (Narada)
  • "What is Theravada Buddhism?" (Bullitt)
  • Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
  • BPS "Bodhi Leaves" on various topics
  • BPS Newsletter essays on various topics (Bodhi)
  • Beginnings: Suggested Entry Points to this Website

Introduction to meditation practice. See also Introduction to Buddhism; Lay Buddhist Practice; Meditation.

  • "Basic Breath Meditation Instructions" (Thanissaro)
  • "A Guided Meditation" (Thanissaro)
  • "Right Attitude" (Suwat)
  • Breath Meditation Condensed (Kee)
  • Buddho (Thate)
  • "The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness" (Thanissaro)
  • "Quiet Breathing" in Food for Thought (Lee)
  • Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators (Lee)
  • Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators (Portfolio 2) (Lee)
  • Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators (Portfolio 3) (Lee)
  • Light of Discernment: Meditation Instructions (Suwat)
  • Practical Advice for Meditators (Khantipalo)
  • Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2
  • Anapana Sati: Meditation on Breathing (Ariyadhamma)
  • Beginning Insight Meditation (Figen)
  • Buddhist Meditation (Story)
  • "Mental Culture" (Nyanatiloka)

Itivuttaka.

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Jataka tales (stories from the Buddha's previous lives).

  • The chariot-maker: AN 3.15
  • The story of prince Dighavu: Mv 10.2.3-20
  • See the collection of Jataka stories retold by Ken & Visakha Kawasaki

Jati (birth). See also Aging; Death; Illness; Rebirth.

  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9 (anatta)
  • Fear of ~ should be even greater than fear of a dangerous cliff: SN 56.42
  • The darkness of ~ is even greater than that of intergalactic space: SN 56.46

Jhana (meditative absorption). See also Concentration; Nivarana (Hindrances); Noble silence; Samatha (tranquillity, calm).

  • And mindfulness: SN 2.7
  • How ~ leads the meditator out from the confines of the mind: AN 9.42
  • Role of ~ in the development of discernment: AN 9.44
  • Goes hand-in-hand with discernment (pañña): Dhp 372
  • Goes hand-in-hand with insight (vipassana): AN 4.170
  • How insight can be developed during or immediately after ~: MN 111 (hod)
  • Paves the way to Nibbana: Dhp 372
  • Envied by the devas: Dhp 181
  • Practiced by enlightened ones: Dhp 23
  • A mark of heedfulness: Dhp 27, Dhp 371
  • Frees one from Mara's grasp: Dhp 276
  • A hallmark of a true brahman: Dhp 386, Dhp 395, Dhp 414
  • One day with ~ is better than a hundred years without: Dhp 110
  • How does the Buddha practice ~ in the forest?: SN 7.18
  • Formless attainments leading to Nibbana: MN 52 (fr), MN 106, AN 11.17
  • Possible courses of rebirth from practicing ~: AN 4.123 (fr), AN 4.124 (fr)
  • "Jhana" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Right Concentration" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2
  • "Right Concentration" (Suwat)
  • The Craft of the Heart (Lee)
  • The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation (Gunaratana)
  • Keeping the Breath in Mind (Lee)
  • "The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness" (Thanissaro)
  • "Jhana Not by the Numbers" (Thanissaro)

Joy, appreciative/sympathetic — see Mudita.

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Kalyanamittata (admirable friendship). See also Teaching the Dhamma.

  • "Admirable friendship" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • As a prerequisite for the development of the wings to Awakening: AN 9.1
  • What is a true friend?: AN 7.35, Snp 2.3
  • Benefits of ~: AN 9.1
  • Having ~ is conducive to the ending of dukkha: Dhp 376
  • As a crucial support for Dhamma practice: Iti 1.17
  • As a way of uplifting your own inner potential: "Potential" (Mun)
  • ~ is the whole of the holy life: SN 45.2 (fr)
  • Avoiding lazy people: Iti 3.29
  • Choose your friends carefully, for you become like them: Iti 3.27
  • What is good friendship for householders?: AN 8.54
  • "Association with the Wise" (Bodhi)

Kamma (karma; intentional action). See also Devas; Hell; Planes of Existence, Thirty-one; Rebirth; Sagga (heaven).

  • "Intentional Action" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Right Action" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • The laws of ~ and rebirth are as inviolable as the law of gravity: SN 42.6
  • As one of the five subjects for frequent recollection: AN 5.57
  • Reflect on your actions before, during, and after: MN 61 (fr)
  • Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
  • Actions of body, speech, and mind determine one's future course: MN 41
  • How to ease the inevitable bad results of one's past bad deeds: SN 42.8
  • The rewards of skillful ~: AN 8.40
  • The results of unskillful ~: AN 8.40
  • The ten courses of skillful ~: AN 10.176
  • The ten courses of unskillful ~: AN 10.176
  • The difference between "old" and "new" ~: SN 35.145
  • Present happiness depends on both past and present ~: MN 101
  • Past ~ alone cannot account for present experience: SN 36.21
  • Past unskillful ~ can't be "burned away" through ascetic practice: MN 101
  • The ~ that leads to the ending of ~: AN 4.235
  • When I perform an action, am I the same person when I experience its results, or am I different?: SN 12.46
  • Why do the results of bad deeds vary from one person to another?: AN 3.99
  • The influence of present and past ~ on the development of skillful qualities: AN 6.86
  • Five bad actions that you should never do: AN 5.129 (also AN 5.87)
  • Trying to figure out the results of ~ is sure to drive you crazy: AN 4.77
  • Inner goodness is measured by the goodness of one's actions: AN 4.85
  • Act like a dog, and that's what you'll become: MN 57 (vj)
  • How ~ accounts for the fortune and misfortune of beings: MN 135 (fr)
  • A more detailed explanation of ~: MN 136 (dg)
  • The Buddha's Words on Kamma (Ñanamoli Thera)
  • "Kamma & Rebirth" (Nyanatiloka)
  • "Karma" (Thanissaro)
  • "Kamma" (Study Guide)
  • "Kamma and the Ending of Kamma" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
  • "A Remedy for Despair" (Bodhi)
  • "A Refuge in Skillful Action," in Refuge: an Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
  • "The Road to Nirvana is Paved with Skillful Intentions" (Thanissaro)
  • "Samsara Divided by Zero" (Thanissaro)
  • "Skillfulness" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
  • "The Thirty-one Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages

Karuna (compassion). See also Brahmavihara.

  • As a factor leading to liberation: AN 6.13
  • Systematic practice of ~: SN 42.8
  • Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: AN 5.161
  • Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism (Harris)
  • "Educating Compassion" (Thanissaro)

Kayagatasati (mindfulness of the body). See also Satipatthana (frames of reference).

Khandha (the five clinging-aggregates). See also Body); Upadana (clinging); Vipassana (insight).

  • See the suttas in the Khandhavagga of the Samyutta Nikaya.
  • How we define ourselves in terms of the ~: SN 22.36 (kg)
  • A summary of the ~: SN 22.48
  • Identification with the ~ as the cause of self-view: SN 22.1 (mv)
  • Identifying the five ~ as "self" is the cause of affliction: SN 22.1 (mv)
  • Voidness of the ~: SN 22.95 (ft)
  • Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.10
  • "Body Contemplation" (Study Guide)
  • "Five Piles of Bricks: The Khandhas as Burden & Path" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Five Aggregates" (Study Guide)
  • The Self-made Private Prison (De Silva)
  • See each of its constituents:
    • Rupa (form)
    • Vedana (feeling)
    • Sañña (perception)
    • Sankhara (mental fashionings)
    • Viññana (consciousness)

Khanti (patience, forbearance). See also Anger; Paramis.

  • As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 2.4 (nyg)
  • Heals the angry person: SN 11.4
  • How to develop ~: MN 21 (vj)
  • Cultivating ~ while being beaten and stabbed (Ven. Punna's view): SN 35.88
  • A heated debate between two deities on the merits of ~: SN 11.5
  • The best response to the insults of others (a story): AN 6.54

Kilesa (defilements — passion (lobha), aversion (dosa), and delusion (moha) — in their various forms). See also Anger; Asava; Avijja (ignorance); Nivarana (hindrances).

  • As a source of harm and suffering in the world: SN 3.23
  • As putrefaction: AN 3.126
  • As stains/enemies/murderers/etc.: Iti 3.39
  • Abandonment of ~ as a guarantee of non-return: Iti 1.1-8
  • ~ form the root of unskillful action: Iti 3.1
  • ~ burn like fire: Iti 3.44
  • ~ are like dirty stains on an otherwise clean cloth: MN 7 (fr)

Killing. See also Conflict, Precepts, War.

  • The one and only thing whose ~ the Buddha approved: SN 1.71
  • "Getting the Message" (Thanissaro)

Kusala (skillfulness, wholesomeness). See also Manners; Sila (virtue).

  • Understanding ~ and its opposite as the basis for Right View: MN 9 (anatta)
  • "The Lessons of Unawareness" in Inner Strength (Lee)
  • "Skillfulness" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)

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Lay Buddhist practice. See also Family; Householders; Marriage; Parents; Precepts.

  • The definition of various kinds of lay followers: AN 8.25
  • Five subjects for frequent recollection: AN 5.57
  • Four qualities leading to a householder's happiness: AN 8.54
  • The duties of the layperson: Snp 2.14
  • The layperson's code of conduct: DN 31
  • What it takes for a layperson to become a stream-winner: AN 10.92
  • How a layperson can best work for the welfare of others: AN 8.26, AN 4.99
  • Five qualities of a sincere lay follower: AN 5.175
  • Five rewards a layperson can expect for having conviction: AN 5.38
  • Actions that only lead to one's downfall: Snp 1.6
  • How skillful actions and choices can protect you: Snp 2.4 (nyg), Khp 5
  • Development of the first six recollections can be done no matter how busy you are: AN 11.13
  • How to recognize a lay stream-winner: AN 5.179
  • Examples of lay stream-winners in the suttas (see Stream-entry):
    • Anathapindika: Anathapindika: The Great Benefactor (Hellmuth Hecker); and see his entry in the Index of Names
    • Nakula's mother: AN 6.16
    • Suppabuddha (the leper): Uda 5.3
    • Visakha (a.k.a. "Migara's Mother"): see her entry in the Index of Names
    • 500 women who perish in a fire: Uda 7.10
  • Buddhism and Sex (M. O'C. Walshe)
  • Buddhist Culture, The Cultured Buddhist (Bogoda)
  • The Buddhist Layman (Bogoda/Jootla/Walshe)
  • "I want to become a Buddhist. How do I do that?" (Frequently Asked Question)
  • "Dhamma for Everyone" (Lee)
  • A Happy Married Life: A Buddhist Perspective (Dhammananda)
  • Life's Highest Blessings (Soni)
  • "Lifestyles and Spiritual Progress" (Bodhi)
  • Nothing Higher to Live For (Nyanasobhano)
  • Everyman's Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha, (Narada)
  • Lay Buddhist Practice (Khantipalo)
  • A Simple Guide to Life (Bogoda)
  • A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
  • Buddhist Monk's Discipline, The: Some Points Explained for Laypeople (Khantipalo)

Laziness — see Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha).

Listening. See also Speech.

  • How to listen to the Dhamma: AN 6.88
  • Five rewards in listening to Dhamma: AN 5.202
  • "A Taste for the Dhamma," in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)

Livelihood, Right.

  • Actors and comedians — take note of Talaputa's lesson from the Buddha: SN 42.2
  • Soldiers — take note of Yodhajiva's lesson from the Buddha: SN 42.3
  • "Right Livelihood" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Right Livelihood: The Noble Eightfold Path in the Working Life" (Jootla)

Lokadhamma (worldly conditions).

  • The failings of the world: AN 8.6 (nyg)
  • Five kinds of loss, five kinds of gain: AN 5.130
  • The perils of fame: SN 17.3, SN 17.5, SN 17.8
  • "First Things First" in Food for Thought (Lee)
  • "Nightsoil for the Heart" in Food for Thought (Lee)

Loving-kindness — see Metta.

Lust — see Sensuality.

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Mana (conceit).

  • As a motivation for practice: AN 4.159
  • As a cause of grief: SN 21.2
  • Ven. Vangisa admonishes himself to abandon ~: Thag 21
  • As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN 7.11, AN 7.12
  • As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN 10.13 (fr)
  • Pride and Conceit (Ashby and Fawcett)

Manners. See also Kusala (skillfulness); Sila (virtue).

  • Respectable people have good ~: AN 7.64
  • Etiquette and duties for monks: Cv 8
  • "Serving a Purpose" in Food for Thought (Lee)

Mara. See also "Mara" in the Index of Proper Names.

  • Ten armies of: Snp 3.2
  • Turning the forces of Mara to our advantage: "The Demons of Defilement" (Lee)
  • The Buddha's Encounters With Mara (Guruge)

Maranassati (mindfulness of death). See also Death; Illness; Satipatthana (frames of reference).

  • Death can come at any time; are you ready?: AN 6.20 (fr)
  • Mindfulness of death should be developed continuously: AN 6.19 (fr)
  • As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
  • "Mindfulness of Death: Insight Meditation" (Lee)
  • Buddhist Reflections on Death (V.F.Gunaratna)
  • To the Cemetery and Back (Price)
  • Words Leading to Disenchantment: Two Essays (Soma)

Marriage. See also Lay Buddhist Practice.

  • How to ensure that you'll be with your spouse in future lives: AN 4.55
  • Spouses' duties to each other: DN 31
  • "A Single Mind" (Fuang)
  • A Happy Married Life: A Buddhist Perspective (Dhammananda)
  • Nothing Higher to Live For (Nyanasobhano)
  • "I'd like to have a Buddhist wedding. Any suggestions?" (Frequently Asked Question)
  • Buddhism and Sex (Walshe)

Meditation. See also Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing); Introduction to Meditation; Maranassati (mindfulness of death); Metta (loving-kindness); Recollections, ten; Satipatthana (foundations of mindfulness).

  • ~ is practiced for both one's own and others' benefit: SN 16.5, SN 47.19 (fr), AN 5.20, AN 7.64
  • Why bother meditating in the hopes of some future reward when sensual pleasures are available right now?: SN 1.20
  • Isn't ~ simply a useless and unproductive activity?: SN 7.17
  • ~ is a skill to be developed: AN 9.35, AN 9.36
  • The danger of overestimating one's progress in ~: MN 105
  • Formless attainments leading to Nibbana: MN 106
  • Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2
  • Practical Advice for Meditators (Khantipalo)
  • Uposatha observance days

Merit — see Puñña.

Metta (loving-kindness, good will). See also Brahmavihara; Paramis.

  • Karaniya Metta Sutta (Discourse on Loving-kindness): Snp 1.8 (fp) and Khp 9
  • As a protection against harm: Cv 5.6, SN 20.5, AN 4.67
  • As a factor leading to liberation: AN 6.13
  • Systematic practice of ~: SN 42.8
  • Eleven benefits of ~: AN 11.16
  • Even more fruitful than giving: SN 20.4
  • Course of rebirths to be expected from those who cultivate ~: AN 4.125
  • Maintain thoughts of ~ no matter how others address you: MN 21 (vj)
  • No one is dearer to one than oneself: Uda 5.1 (nyg)
  • The radiant brightness of ~: Iti 1.27 (tj)
  • As a basis for the development of jhana: AN 8.63
  • Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: AN 5.161
  • Metta: The Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love (Buddharakkhita)
  • The Heart Awakened (Siriwardhana)
  • Nothing Higher to Live For (Nyanasobhano)
  • The Power of Good Will (Lee)
  • The Practice of Loving-kindness (metta) (Ñanamoli Thera)

Middle way (Majjhima-patipada).

  • Avoiding extreme views: SN 12.15
  • Buddha's first teachings on the ~: SN 56.11 (fppali) SN 56.11 (fp) SN 56.11 (mm)
  • Middle way between indulgence in sensuality and adherence to fixed rituals and precepts: Uda 6.8
  • Dependent co-arising as a "middle way" between extremes of views: SN 12.48
  • "The Middleness of the Middle Way," in Things as They Are (Boowa)

Mindfulness — see Sati.

Mind-reading.

  • One's own mind: AN 10.51
  • Another's mind: See Supranormal powers
  • Reading the Mind (Kee)

Moderation. See also Restraint.

Modesty.

  • As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
  • Rare in a person of wealth and power: AN 8.23

Monastic Life. See also Ascetic practices; Vinaya; Work, monastics'.

  • Permission from one's parents is a prerequisite for ordination: MN 82
  • Why it took Ven. Sona so long to go forth: Uda 5.6
  • Ten things for monks to reflect on often: AN 10.48
  • The fruits of the homeless life: DN 2
  • Gradual training for monks: MN 107
  • How to bring harmony to the community: AN 6.12
  • Five exhortations for new monks: AN 5.114
  • What it means to live free of society: SN 22.3 (mv)
  • A monk's duties: Cv 8
  • Wrong reasons for a monk to go on almsround: Uda 3.8
  • Do monks really do any useful work?: Snp 1.4
  • Meditation monks and Dhamma study monks: Do not disparage each other!: AN 6.46
  • What makes a monk worthy of respect?: AN 3.94
  • The Autobiography of a Forest Monk (Thate)
  • The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee (Lee)
  • The Bhikkhus' Rules — A Guide for Laypeople: The Theravadin Buddhist Monk's Rules Compiled and Explained (Ariyesako)
  • The Blessings of Pindapata (Khantipalo)
  • The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume I: The Patimokkha Training Rules Translated and Explained (Thanissaro)
  • The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume II: The Khandhaka Rules Translated and Explained (Thanissaro)
  • Buddhist Monk's Discipline, The: Some Points for Laypeople (Khantipalo)
  • "Duties of the Sangha" (Lee)
  • Going Forth: A Call to Buddhist Monkhood (Sumana)
  • Things as They Are (Boowa)
  • "The Economy of Gifts" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Food of Kindness" (Medhanandi)
  • With Robes and Bowl (Khantipalo)
  • A Taste of the Holy Life: An Account of an International Ordination in Myanmar (Jootla)
  • Buddhism in Thailand (Kusalasaya)

Money. See also Householders; Wealth.

  • ~ can't buy true happines: AN 10.46
  • How to protect and preserve one's wealth: AN 8.54
  • Are monks allowed to use money?: SN 42.10
  • "The Economy of Gifts" (Thanissaro)

Monk — see Monastic Life.

Moral dread — see Ottappa.

Moral shame — see Hiri.

Morality — see Sila.

Mudita (appreciative/sympathetic joy). See also Brahmavihara.

  • As a factor leading to liberation: AN 6.13
  • Systematic cultivation of ~: SN 42.8
  • A Fistful of Sand (Suwat)
  • The Heart Awakened (Siriwardhana)
  • Mudita: The Buddha's Teaching on Unselfish Joy (various)

Murder. See also Death.

Myanmar (Burma). See also Sri Lanka; Thailand.

  • Buddhism in Myanmar: a Short History (Bischoff)

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Nama-rupa (name-and-form, mind-and-matter, mentality-materiality). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).

  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9 (anatta)
  • Mutual dependence of consciousness and ~: SN 12.67

Nature See also Wilderness.

  • "The Buddhist Attitude Towards Nature" (De Silva)

Nekkhamma (renunciation). See also Celibacy; Gradual instruction; Paramis; Restraint; Sensuality.

  • "Renunciation" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • The bliss of ~: Uda 2.10
  • Appreciating the value of ~ is a crucial first step in practice: AN 9.41
  • ~ goes "against the flow" (of craving): Iti 4.10 (tj)
  • As the basis for shedding fear of death: AN 4.184
  • As the escape from sensuality: Iti 3.23 (tj)
  • As a cause for sleeping at ease: AN 3.34
  • As a profound kind of rest: Snp 5.11, AN 3.38
  • "Trading Candy for Gold: Renunciation as a Skill" (Thanissaro)
  • Renunciation (T. Prince)
  • Relationship to compassion: "The Balanced Way" (Bodhi)

Nibbana (Unbinding, extinguishing). See also Arahant; Awakening; Deathless; Parinibbana; Stream-entry; Vimutti (release).

  • "Nibbana" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "The 3rd Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • The foremost: Dhp 184
  • The foremost ease: Dhp 202
  • Heedfulness leads one to ~: Dhp 21, Dhp 32
  • A hallmark of a true brahman: Dhp 414
  • What lies beyond ~?: AN 4.174
  • ~ is the goal; there's nothing beyond it: MN 144 (fr)
  • ~ is beyond Mara's reach: SN 4.19
  • ~ is not a "source" or "ground" from which phenomena (dhamma) arise: MN 1 (pl)
  • ~ is not itself a phenomenon, but is the final end of phenomena: AN 10.58
  • Pleasure of ~ exceeds all others: AN 9.34
  • Two forms of ~ (with fuel remaining, and without fuel remaining): Iti 2.17
  • Four qualities to develop that lead one towards ~: AN 4.37
  • "Dhamma and Non-duality" (Bodhi)
  • "Nibbana" (Thanissaro)
  • Nibbana As Living Experience/The Buddha and The Arahant: Two Studies from the Pali Canon (De Silva)
  • "A Verb for Nirvana" (Thanissaro)
  • "Samsara Divided by Zero" (Thanissaro)
  • The Mind Like Fire Unbound: An Image in the Early Buddhist Discourses (Thanissaro)

Nibbida (disenchantment, aversion, and weariness with regard to conditioned phenomena). See also Asubha.

  • As a mark of practicing Dhamma "in accordance with the Dhamma": SN 22.39
  • "Disenchantment" (Suwat)
  • Words Leading to Disenchantment: Two Essays (Soma)

Nirvana — see Nibbana.

Nivarana (hindrances). See also Anger; Desire; Jhana; Kilesa.

  • See each of the five hindrances individually:
    • Sensual desire (kamacchanda)
    • Ill-will (vyapada)
    • Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha)
    • Restlessness and worry (uddhacca-kukkucca)
    • Doubt (vicikiccha)
  • Feeding and starving the ~: SN 46.51
  • Antidote: direct the mind towards an inspiring object: SN 47.10
  • How to abandon the ~: AN 9.64
  • Abandoning the ~ is a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
  • Giving to one who has abandoned the ~ brings good results: SN 3.24
  • ~ are to be conquered in all postures: Iti 4.12
  • Like canals disspipating the force of a river current: AN 5.51
  • "Concentration: Abandoning the Hindrances" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
  • The Elimination of Anger (Piyatissa)
  • The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest (Nyanaponika)
  • "The Mind Aflame" in Food for Thought (Lee)
  • The Removal of Distracting Thoughts (Soma)
  • "Right Concentration" (Suwat)

Noble Eightfold Path (ariya-atthangika magga). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.

  • "The 4th Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • The individual factors of the Path:

1. Right View (Samma-ditthi).
* Conditions for the arising of ~: MN 43
* "Right View" in the Path to Freedom pages
* What is Right View?: MN 9 (anatta)
* ~ is to be used to the point of overcoming attachment to all views: Snp 4.3
* As a tool: "Beyond Right and Wrong" in Inner Strength (Lee)
* "From Views to Vision" (Bodhi)
2. Right Resolve/Intention (Samma-sankappo). See also Non-harming.
* "Right Resolve" in the Path to Freedom pages
* ~ is to be maintained in all postures: Iti 4.11
* "The Road to Nirvana is Paved with Skillful Intentions" (Thanissaro)
3. Right Speech (Samma-vaca). See also Speech.
* Speak only words that do no harm: Thag 21
* "Right Speech" in the Path to Freedom pages
* "Right Speech" (Thanissaro)
* "Noble Conversation" (Study Guide)
4. Right Action (Samma-kammanto).
* "Right Action" in the Path to Freedom pages
5. Right Livelihood (Samma-ajivo).
* "Right Livelihood" in the Path to Freedom pages
* "Right Livelihood: The Noble Eightfold Path in the Working Life" (Jootla)
6. Right Effort (Samma-vayamo).
* "Right Effort" in the Path to Freedom pages
7. Right Mindfulness (Samma-sati).
* "Right Mindfulness" in the Path to Freedom pages
8. Right Concentration (Samma-samadhi).
* "Right Concentration" in the Path to Freedom pages
* The central role of ~ in the Eightfold Path: MN 117

  • The Craft of the Heart (part II) (Lee)
  • "The Noble Eightfold Path" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
  • The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering (Bodhi)
  • "The Outer Space of the Mind," in Things as They Are (Boowa)
  • "The Path to Peace and Freedom for the Mind," (Lee)
  • "The Prison World vs. the World Outside," in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)

Noble silence (second jhana).

  • No-thinking: Thag 14.1
  • As a cause for the arising of wisdom: AN 8.2
  • Either speak Dhamma, or keep noble silence: Uda 2.2

Non-dualism.

  • Non-dual awareness not the goal: AN 10.29
  • "Dhamma and Non-duality" (Bodhi)

Non-harming, Non-violence. See also "Right Resolve" in Noble Eightfold Path.

  • Leads to happiness after death: Dhp 132
  • As a supporting condition for Awakening: Dhp 270
  • Isn't all there is to the Buddhist path: MN 78
  • The story of Angulimala the bandit: MN 86 (oi)
  • How a wise person moves in society: Dhp 49
  • "The Rod" (Dhammapada X)
  • "Non-violence" (Study Guide)

Not-self — see Anatta.

Nutriment (ahara). See also Food.

  • ~ for the factors of Awakening: SN 46.51
  • Four types of physical and mental ~: SN 12.63; SN 12.64
  • Its relationship to dependent co-arising: SN 12.63; SN 12.11
  • The need for ~ is what all beings have in common: Khp 1
  • Four Nutriments of Life, The (Nyanaponika)

Nymphs, dove-footed: Uda 3.2

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Ottappa (moral dread; concern for the results of evil actions). See also Hiri (conscience).

  • As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
  • As a treasure: AN 7.6
  • As a guardian: AN 2.9
  • As a quality that safeguards the world: Iti 2.15
  • "The Guardians of the World" (Bodhi)

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Pain. See also Illness; Vedana (feeling).

  • Don't add mental ~ to your physical ~!: SN 36.6
  • Preventing physical ~ from invading the mind: SN 52.10
  • The Buddha shows by example how best to handle physical ~: SN 1.38, SN 4.13 (fr)
  • Sariputta's teachings to a dying Anathapindika: MN 143
  • Mindfulness can protect you from falling into ~'s bottomless pit: SN 36.4
  • As one of the eight worldly conditions: AN 8.6 (nyg)
  • Avoiding evil deeds as a way to avoid ~: Uda 5.4
  • The origin of pleasure and ~: SN 12.25
  • ~ can't be used to purify oneself of past misdeeds: MN 14 (vj)
  • "The Details of Pain" (Kee)
  • Straight from the Heart (Boowa)

Pali canon.

  • "'When you know for yourselves…': The Authenticity of the Pali Suttas" (Thanissaro)

Pali language.

  • Pali Language Aids
  • Glossary of Pali and Buddhist Terms
  • A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
  • The role of ~ in Theravada

Pañca-sila (the five precepts) — see Precepts

Pañña (discernment, wisdom). See also Paramis; Wise person.

  • Eye of ~: MN 43
  • Eight requisite conditions for ~: AN 8.2
  • Which comes first: concentration or ~?: AN 3.73
  • Goes hand-in-hand with jhana: Dhp 372
  • As a treasure: AN 7.6
  • "Discernment" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
  • "The Lessons of Unawareness" in Inner Strength (Lee)
  • "Observe and Evaluate" in Inner Strength (Lee)

Papañca (complication, proliferation).

  • As a cause of conflict in the mind: MN 18, DN 21

Paramis (perfections).

  • Look under each of its constituent factors:
    • Dana (generous action)
    • Sila (virtue)
    • Nekkhamma (renunciation)
    • Pañña (wisdom, discernment)
    • Viriya (energy, effort)
    • Khanti (patience)
    • Sacca (truthfulness)
    • Adhitthana (determination, resolution)
    • Metta (loving-kindness, goodwill)
    • Upekkha (equanimity)
  • "The Ten Perfections" (Study Guide)
  • A Treatise on the Paramis (Acariya Dhammapala (6th c.); Bodhi, trans.)

Parents. See also Children; Family.

  • How to repay the debt we owe to our ~: AN 2.32
  • The anguish an aging ~ feels when his children show no gratitude: SN 7.14
  • ~ should at least make sure that their children grow up to respect the precepts: Iti 3.25
  • One's ~ should be respected as great teachers and devas: Iti 4.7 (tj)
  • Supporting one's ~: Snp 2.4 (nyg)
  • At one time or another, we have all been each other's ~: SN 15.14
  • Reverence for one's ~ as a blessing: Dhp 332
  • Childrens' duties to their parents: DN 31
  • Parents' duties to their children: DN 31
  • Permission from one's ~ is a prerequisite for ordination: MN 82
  • "How should I teach Buddhism to my children?" (Frequently Asked Question)

Parinibbana (total release; complete liberation). See also Nibbana.

  • Eye-witness accounts of the Buddha's ~: SN 6.15

Parisa (The Buddha's following).

  • Householders and monastics depend upon each other: Iti 4.8
  • "The Economy of Gifts" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Food of Kindness" (Medhanandi)
  • The Blessings of Pindapata (Khantipalo)

Pasada (clarity and serene confidence). See also Emotion; Samvega.

  • "Affirming the Truths of the Heart: The Buddhist Teachings on Samvega and Pasada" (Thanissaro)

Paticca-samuppada (Dependent co-arising). See also Samsara.

  • If you think you understand ~, as did Ven. Ananda, think again: DN 15
  • How the world arises and falls according to ~: SN 12.44
  • A synopsis of ~: SN 12.2
  • Mutual dependence of consciousness and name-and-form: SN 12.67
  • Buddha's rediscovery of ~ on the eve of his Awakening: SN 12.65
  • Is there someone or something that lies behind the process of ~?: SN 12.35
  • As a cause for the arising of right view: SN 12.15
  • As a cause for the cessation of wrong views: SN 12.20
  • As a cause for the ending of the asava (effluents): SN 12.23
  • As a framework for cultivating skillfulness: "Kamma and the Ending of Kamma" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
  • As a "middle way" between extremes of views: SN 12.35, SN 12.48
  • The Buddha reflects on ~ for seven days after his Awakening: Uda 1.1 (mv)-3
  • The origin of pleasure and pain: SN 12.25
  • "The 3rd Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Paticca-samuppada: Dependent Origination" (Mahathera)
  • Transcendental Dependent Arising: A Translation and Exposition of the Upanisa Sutta (Bodhi)
  • An extended treatment of ~ by the Buddha: DN 15
  • Its relationship to Nutriment (ahara): SN 12.63; SN 12.11
  • See each of its constituent factors:
    • Avijja (ignorance)
    • Sankhara (mental fabrications)
    • Viññana (consciousness)
    • Nama-rupa (name-and-form)
    • Salayatana (six sense-media)
    • Phassa (contact)
    • Vedana (feeling)
    • Tanha (craving)
    • Upadana (clinging)
    • Bhava (becoming)
    • Jati (birth)
    • Dukkha (suffering, unsatisfactoriness)

Patience — see Khanti.

Patimokkha (monks' and nuns' rules of conduct). See also Vinaya.

  • The Bhikkhu Patimokkha
  • The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha

Perception — see Sañña.

Perfections — see Paramis.

Peta loka (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades). See also Planes of Existence, Thirty-one.

  • Ajaan Lee's description, in "Knowledge"
  • "The Thirty-one Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages

Phassa (contact). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).

  • As the conjunction of sense-base + sensory object + sense consciousness: MN 148 (hod)
  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9 (anatta)

Piti (rapture; bliss) See also Jhana.

Planes of Existence, Thirty-one. See also Devas; Hell; Kamma; Peta loka (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades); Sagga (heaven); Samsara.

  • "The Thirty-one Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages

Pleasure. See also Happiness; Pain; Sensuality; Vedana (feeling).

  • The many kinds of pleasure: MN 59
  • The origin of ~ and pain: SN 12.25
  • Attending to the ~ of things instead of their dukkha gives rise to attachment: SN 22.60 (csk)
  • As one of the eight worldly conditions: AN 8.6 (nyg)

Precepts. See also Lay Buddhist practice; Refuge; Sila; Uposatha

  • Pañcasila — the Five Precepts (for lay men and women)
    • The precepts as a gift to oneself and others: AN 8.39
    • The rewards of observing the precepts: AN 8.39
    • The consequences of failing to observe the precepts: AN 8.40
    • "A Discipline of Sobriety" (Bodhi)
    • "The Five Precepts" in the Path to Freedom pages
    • The Craft of the Heart (Lee)
    • Radical Therapy: Buddhist Precepts in the Modern World (De Silva)
  • Atthasila — the Eight Precepts (for lay men and women)
    • How the ~ practices are to be practiced: AN 8.43
    • Right and wrong ways of observing ~: AN 3.70
    • "The Eight Precepts" in the Path to Freedom pages
    • The Craft of the Heart (Lee)
  • Dasasila — the Ten Precepts (for novice monks and nuns)
  • The Bhikkhu Patimokkha (227 rules for ordained monks); Bhikkhuni Patimokkha (311 rules for ordained nuns); see also Vinaya.

Present moment.

Pride.

  • Pride and Conceit (Ashby and Fawcett)

Protection. See also Precepts; Sila.

  • The greatest ~ for the layperson: Snp 2.4 (nyg)
  • Restraint — the Buddha's defense policy: SN 3.5
  • Metta (loving kindness) as a ~ against harm: SN 20.5, AN 4.67
  • Ten qualities that provide ~ for the mind: AN 10.17
  • Watching over oneself, one protects others; watching over others, one protects oneself: SN 47.19 (fr)
  • Protection Through Satipatthana (Nyanaponika)
  • The Book of Protection (Paritta) (Piyadassi)

Psychic powers — see Supranormal powers.

Psychology and Buddhism. See also Abhidhamma.

  • Abhidhamma Pitaka
  • Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology (Burns)
  • The Psychology of Emotions in Buddhist Perspective (Padmasiri de Silva)

Puñña (merit, inner wealth, inner goodness).

  • As a blessing: Dhp 331
  • ~ accumulates slowly, like water dripping into a pot: Dhp 122
  • Benefits of ~ in this life and the next: Dhp 16, Dhp 18
  • Infidelity erodes one's accumulated ~: Dhp 310
  • How to gain immeasurable ~: Dhp 195
  • Do meritorious deeds to increase your store for future lives: SN 3.20
  • Don't be afraid of ~: Iti 1.22 (tj)
  • The arahant's actions bear no kammic fruit, good or evil: Dhp 39, Dhp 267, Dhp 412
  • Repeated performance of meritorious deeds brings ease: Dhp 118
  • Three grounds for meritorious action: Iti 3.11
  • As a fund to be looked after: Khp 8
  • As the means of attaining true happiness: AN 5.43
  • Is making ~ the best one can aspire to in this short life?: SN 2.19
  • "Merit" (Study Guide)
  • "Merit," (Fuang)
  • "The Essence of Merit" (Lee)
  • "The Power of Goodness" (Lee)
  • "Merit and Spiritual Growth" (Bodhi)

Q [go up]

Quarreling — see Conflict.

Questions. See also Ditthi (views); Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention).

R [go up]

Racism — see Caste system.

Radiant Mind

  • The inherent radiance of mind: AN 1.49
  • "The Radiant Mind is Unawareness," in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)

Rapture — see Piti.

Realms of Existence — see Planes of Existence.

Rebirth. See also Hell; Jati (birth); Kamma; Sagga (heaven).

  • The skillfulness of one's actions in life determine one's destination after death: Dhp 17, Dhp 18, Dhp 240
  • Causes of favorable or unfavorable ~: MN 135 (fr), AN 3.65 (kz) AN 3.65 (mm), Dhp 310, Dhp 316
  • How to gain rebirth as an elephant or a horse: AN 10.177
  • The laws of kamma and ~ are as inviolable as the law of gravity: SN 42.6
  • What's so bad about being reborn?: SN 5.6
  • Why not just settle for rebirth among the devas?: SN 5.7
  • The preciousness of our human birth: SN 20.2, SN 56.48
  • ~ witnessed by Buddha on the night of his Awakening: See Buddha's Awakening.
  • "Kamma & Rebirth" (Nyanatiloka)
  • "Dhamma Without Rebirth?" (Bodhi)
  • "Does Rebirth Make Sense?" (Bodhi)
  • "The Thirty-one Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages

Recollections, ten (anussati).

Reconciliation.

  • "Reconciliation, Right & Wrong" (Thanissaro)

Refuge. See also Precepts; Tiratana (the Three Gems).

  • The formula for going for ~: Khp 1
  • The supreme ~: Dhp 188
  • The Dhamma as one's island and ~: DN 16 (vj), SN 47.13, SN 47.14
  • "A Refuge in Awakening" (Lee)
  • "The Threefold Refuge" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "What is the Triple Gem?" (Lee)
  • "Free at Last" in Food for Thought (Lee)
  • Going for Refuge/Taking the Precepts (Bodhi)
  • The Threefold Refuge (Nyanaponika)
  • Refuge: an Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)

Release — see Vimutti.

Relics. See also Devotion.

  • Origin of relic-worship: DN 16 (vj)
  • "A Note on the Relics of Sariputta and Maha Moggallana" in The Life of Sariputta (Nyanaponika)
  • Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee (Lee)

Remorse. See also Sila.

Renunciation — see Nekkhamma.

Respect. See also Children; Gratitude; Parents.

  • What makes a person an elder worthy of ~?: AN 2.38
  • What makes a monk worthy of ~?: AN 3.94
  • As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 2.4 (nyg)
  • As a basis for acquiring discernment: AN 8.2
  • As a basis for keeping the Dhamma alive for a long time: AN 7.56
  • Is there anyone worthy of greater respect than the Buddha?: SN 6.2
  • "Opening the Door to the Dhamma: Respect in Buddhist Thought & Practice" (Thanissaro)
  • "First Things First" in Food for Thought (Lee)
  • "Respect for the Truth" in Food for Thought (Lee)
  • "Visakha Puja" (Lee)

Restraint. See also Celibacy; Moderation; Contentment with little; Nekkhamma (renunciation); Sensuality.

  • Definition of ~: SN 35.206 (fr)
  • Benefits of ~: Dhp 7, Dhp 9, Dhp 116, Dhp 360, Dhp 362
  • As the best protection against harm: SN 3.5
  • As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39, Dhp 391
  • ~ paves the way to Nibbana: Dhp 289
  • As a refuge: AN 3.52
  • As a support to meditation: DN 2
  • Like dressing a wound: MN 33 (vj), AN 11.18
  • Like a tortoise protecting itself by withdrawing safely into its shell: SN 35.199
  • Contentment with little: DN 11 (kl)
  • A deva encourages a monk to restrain his wandering mind: SN 9.1
  • Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2
  • "Stop, Look, and Let Go" (Kee)

Revenge.

  • The story of Prince Dighavu: Mv 10.2.3-20

Right Action — see Noble Eightfold Path.

Right Concentration — see Noble Eightfold Path.

Right Effort — see Noble Eightfold Path.

Right Intention — see Noble Eightfold Path.

Right Livelihood — see Noble Eightfold Path.

Right Mindfulness — see Noble Eightfold Path.

Right Resolve — see Noble Eightfold Path.

Right Speech — see Noble Eightfold Path.

Right View — see Noble Eightfold Path.

Rituals and ceremonies. See also Devotion; Lay Buddhist practice.

  • Rites don't purify the heart; skillful actions do: AN 10.176
  • Rituals alone can't take one beyond aging and death: Snp 5.3
  • Rites and protective charms should be avoided by lay followers: AN 5.175
  • The best protection comes not from rituals but from generous, moral, and wise actions: Khp 5
  • Water ablutions cannot wash away one's past bad kamma: Thig 12.1
  • The Book of Protection (Paritta) (Piyadassi)
  • Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka (A.G.S. Kariyawasam)
  • A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)

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Sacca (truthfulness). See also Paramis.

  • "The Honest Truth" in Food for Thought (Lee)

Saddha (faith; conviction). See also Doubt; "Conviction" in the Subject Index of The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro).

  • As a factor of stream-entry: SN 55.1
  • ~ underlies the practice all the way to the Deathless: MN 70
  • Five rewards a layperson can expect for having ~: AN 5.38
  • As a treasure: AN 7.6
  • "Conviction" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
  • Relationship between faith and critical inquiry: "Two Faces of the Dhamma" (Bodhi)
  • "Courageous Faith" (Nyanaponika)
  • "Devotion in Buddhism" (Nyanaponika)
  • "Faith in Awakening" (Thanissaro)

Sagga (heaven realms). See also Devas; Gradual instruction; Hell; Kamma; Planes of Existence, Thirty-one.

  • A rare destination: Dhp 174
  • Causes of rebirth in ~: Iti 3.22
  • Proper use of wealth leads to rebirth in ~: SN 3.19
  • "Heaven" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "The Thirty-one Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages

Sakkaya-ditthi (self-identity view, personality-belief). See also Ditthi (views).

Salayatana (the six sense-media). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Sensuality.

  • Relation between the ~ and the emotions: MN 137 (fr)
  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9 (anatta)
  • Contemplation of ~ in terms of not-self: MN 148 (hod)
  • Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.1
  • How becoming consummate in the ~ leads to Awakening: SN 35.153
  • See the suttas in the Salayatana-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya.

Samadhi (concentration). See also Jhana; Samatha (tranquillity, calm).

  • "Right Concentration" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Jhana" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • ~ is to be developed in all postures: Iti 4.12
  • ~ is a progressive practice: MN 66
  • Five-factored noble ~: AN 5.28 (fr)
  • Not every state of ~ is wholesome: MN 108
  • Five realizations that arise from ~ based on the Brahmavihara (sublime states): AN 5.27 (fr)
  • How ~ leads to discernment: SN 22.5 (hzs)
  • Which comes first: ~ or wisdom?: AN 3.73
  • Four developments of ~: AN 4.41 (fr)
  • Wrong concentration (miccha-samadhi): "Loyalty to Your Meditation" (Lee)
  • Basic Themes (Lee)
  • "Lessons in Samadhi" in Keeping the Breath in Mind (Lee)
  • Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2
  • "The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness" (Thanissaro)

Samatha (tranquillity, calm). See also Samadhi (concentration); Vipassana (insight).

  • ~ is developed in tandem with vipassana (insight): SN 35.205, AN 2.30 (kl), AN 4.170, AN 10.71
  • Relation to vipassana (insight): "One Tool Among Many: The Place of Vipassana in Buddhist Practice" (Thanissaro)

Sammappadhana (the four right exertions). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma; Viriya (persistence, effort).

  • "The Four Right Exertions" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)

Sampajañña (alertness).

  • As a component of mindfulness: SN 48.10
  • Frames of Reference (Lee)
  • "The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness" (Thanissaro)

Samsara (the round of rebirth). See also Kamma (intentional action); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Planes of Existence, Thirty-one.

  • "The Round of Rebirth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • Lasts long for fools: Dhp 60
  • Four causes of our long journey in ~: AN 4.1
  • All the tears we have shed in ~: SN 15.3
  • We have suffered hardship in past times: SN 15.11
  • We have enjoyed happiness in past times: SN 15.12
  • We wander from birth to birth, as a falling stick sometimes lands on its side, sometimes on its end: SN 15.9
  • Is a difficult path: Dhp 414
  • The preciousness of our human birth: SN 20.2, SN 56.48
  • See the suttas from the Samyutta Nikaya on the topic of samsara.
  • "Birth and Death," in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
  • The Wheel of Birth and Death (Khantipalo)
  • Words Leading to Disenchantment: Two Essays (Soma)
  • "The Thirty-one Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Samsara" (Thanissaro)
  • "Samsara Divided by Zero" (Thanissaro)

Samvega (spiritual urgency; chastened dispassion). See also Death; Pasada.

  • Danger #1 — death threatens from all sides: AN 5.77
  • Danger #2 — the conditions for practice may never again be so good: AN 5.78
  • Danger #3 — there may not always be good teachers around: AN 5.79
  • Danger #4 — the Sangha may someday decline: AN 5.80
  • Who knows? — tomorrow, death may come: MN 131 (fr) MN 131 (nyg)
  • A call to wake up: Snp 2.10
  • Death is crashing in on you, like a huge mountain: SN 3.25
  • Three urgent duties for meditators: AN 3.91
  • "A Single Mind" (Fuang)
  • "Affirming the Truths of the Heart: The Buddhist Teachings on Samvega and Pasada" (Thanissaro)

Sangha (1. Monastic community; 2. Community of Noble (Awakened) Ones). See also Monastic life; Tiratana (Triple Gem).

  • "Sangha" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • Seven conditions for no decline of the Sangha: AN 7.21
  • Concord in the Sangha: Iti 1.19
  • Sangha members are dependent on the lay community: Iti 4.8
  • As one of the ten Recollections: See Recollections, ten.

Sankhara (mental fashionings, fabrications, or formations). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).

  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9 (anatta)
  • "Fashionings," in Inner Strength (Lee)
  • "Anicca Vata Sankhara" (Bodhi)

Sanyojana (samyojana) (fetter)

Sañña (perception, naming, labeling). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates).

  • Four erroneous perceptions that keep you trapped in samsara: AN 4.49
  • Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
  • Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.6

Sati (mindfulness). See also Meditation; Satipatthana.

  • "Right Mindfulness" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • The Buddha praises Ven. Cula Panthaka's mindfulness: Uda 5.10
  • Definition of ~: SN 48.10
  • As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
  • "Mindfulness Defined" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Agendas of Mindfulness" (Thanissaro)
  • The Power of Mindfulness (Nyanaponika)

Satipatthana (frames of reference/foundations of mindfulness). See also Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing); Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma; Kayagatasati (mindfulness of the body); Maranassati (mindfulness of death); Sati (mindfulness).

  • "Right Mindfulness" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • See the suttas in the Satipatthana-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
  • As a basis for the development of jhana: AN 8.63
  • The Foundations of Mindfulness (Nyanasatta)
  • "The Four Frames of Reference," in Things as They Are (Boowa)
  • Frames of Reference (Lee)
  • Maha-satipatthana Sutta (The Great Discourse on the Four Frames of Reference)
  • Protection Through Satipatthana (Nyanaponika)
  • Satipatthana Vipassana: Insight Through Mindfulness (Mahasi)
  • Thoughts on the Dhamma (Mahasi)
  • The Way of Mindfulness: The Satipatthana Sutta and Its Commentary (Soma)
  • The Wings to Awakening: an Anthology from the Pali Canon (Thanissaro)

Seclusion — see Viveka.

Self-view — see Sakkaya-ditthi.

Sensuality. See also Asubha (unattractiveness, loathsomeness); Body; Nekkhamma (renunciation); Pleasure; Restraint; Salayatana (six sense-media); Sexual identity; Upadana (clinging).

  • As a yoke: AN 4.10
  • As a flood: SN 45.171
  • The allures and drawbacks of ~: MN 13 (vj)
  • Dangers of: MN 45 (vj)
  • What's wrong with sensual pleasures?: SN 5.6
  • Like falling into debt: AN 6.45
  • Be careful with ~ as you would a venomous snake: Snp 4.1
  • Clinging to sense-pleasures is a fetter: Uda 7.3
  • Like a fish caught in a trap: Uda 7.4
  • Like a suckling calf dependent on its mother: Uda 7.4
  • Renouncing ~ brings an even higher happiness: Uda 3.2
  • Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
  • Ananda's advice to Vangisa on overcoming lust: Thag 21
  • The source of ~ lies in the mind's passionate response to sense-objects, not in the objects themselves: AN 6.63
  • "Sensuality," in The Mind Like Fire Unbound (Thanissaro)
  • Buddhism and Sex (M. O'C. Walshe)

Separation from what is dear and appealing. See also Dukkha.

  • "Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)

Sexual identity.

  • Dwelling on one's ~ is counterproductive to meditation: SN 5.2
  • Obsessing over one's ~ causes only suffering: AN 7.48
  • "What were the Buddha's views on homosexuality?" (Frequently Asked Question)

Sexual intercourse. See also Sensuality; Sexual identity.

  • ~ is to be abandoned: AN 4.159
  • Buddhism and Sex (M. O'C. Walshe)

Sexual misconduct. See also Precepts; Sila.

  • As a cause of one's downfall: Dhp 309
  • Causes of promiscuity: AN 2.9

Shame (moral) — see Hiri.

Sickness — see Illness.

Sila (virtue; morality). See also Gradual instruction; Manners; Paramis; Precepts; Uposatha.

  • If you truly care about your welfare, then develop your inner goodness: SN 3.4
  • As the foundation upon which the entire path is built: AN 11.1, AN 11.2
  • As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
  • As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
  • As a treasure: AN 7.6
  • Guard your ~ well: Iti 3.27
  • The Buddha's instructions to his young son: MN 61 (fr)
  • Sariputta's teachings to a dying Anathapindika: MN 143
  • Admirable ~: Iti 3.48
  • How to recognize a virtuous person: AN 4.192, Uda 6.2
  • How to recognize a wise person: AN 3.2
  • The layperson's code of conduct: DN 31
  • Development of ~ as a way to ease the inevitable bad results of one's past bad deeds: SN 42.8
  • Results of transgressing the precepts: AN 8.40
  • Rewards of observing the precepts: AN 8.39
  • Standards of ~ for contemplatives: DN 2
  • Claiming to be enlightened does not justify unrestrained behavior: MN 105
  • Heightened ~ (adhisila): AN 3.88
  • The benefits of morality
  • The blessings of morality
  • The precepts as a fivefold faultless gift to oneself and others
  • "Right Speech" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Right Action" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Right Livelihood" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • Buddhism and Sex (M. O'C. Walshe)
  • The Craft of the Heart (Lee)
  • "The Healing Power of the Precepts" (Thanissaro)
  • Nourishing the Roots: Essays on Buddhist Ethics (Bodhi)
  • Violence and Disruption in Society (Harris)
  • "Virtue" (Mun)

Simplicity.

  • As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30

Sleep. See also Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha).

Sleepiness — see Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha).

Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha). See also Nivarana (hindrances); Sleep; Viriya (effort).

  • Prescription for dealing with ~ in meditation: AN 7.58
  • The eight grounds for laziness: AN 8.80
  • Excuses: "It's too cold to meditate. It's too hot… It's too…": Thag 3.5
  • As an obstruction to Awakening: Iti 2.7

Smile, what makes the Buddha ~: AN 5.180, Thag 12.2

Social Action.

  • The Buddha attends to a monk with dysentery: Mv 8.26.1-8
  • How a layperson can best work for the welfare of others: AN 8.26, AN 4.99
  • Buddhism and Social Action (Jones)
  • Radical Therapy: Buddhist Precepts in the Modern World (De Silva)
  • Violence and Disruption in Society (Harris)

Solitude — see Viveka.

Speech. See also Listening; Noble silence; "Right Speech" in Noble Eightfold Path.

  • "Right Speech" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Noble Conversation" (Study Guide)
  • The criteria for determining whether something should be said: MN 58 (nyg) MN 58 (vj)
  • Five aspects of suitable ~: MN 21 (vj)
  • Five keys to blameless ~: AN 5.198
  • Ten kinds of praiseworthy ~: AN 10.70
  • Four ways to answer a question: AN 4.42 (mv)
  • Lying is to be avoided: Iti 1.25
  • Sensual desire is usually the motive behind telling lies: SN 3.7
  • The nature of well-spoken ~: Snp 3.3
  • The results of various kinds of wrong ~: AN 8.40
  • Right ~ does not mean total frankness or openness: AN 4.183
  • Ten topics of proper conversation: AN 10.69
  • Either speak Dhamma, or keep noble silence: Uda 2.2
  • "Right Speech" (Thanissaro)

Sri Lanka. See also Myanmar (Burma); Thailand.

  • Buddhism in Sri Lanka: A Short History (Perera)
  • Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka (Kariyawasam)

Stream-entry, stream-winning (Sotapatti). See also Nibbana; Lay Buddhist Practice (for examples of lay stream-winners); Wise person.

  • Better than ruling the world or going to heaven: SN 55.1, Dhp 178
  • Six rewards of ~: AN 6.97
  • Upon ~, one does away with a vast amount of suffering: SN 13.1, SN 13.2, SN 13.8
  • Like a thirsty traveler looking into a well: SN 12.68
  • How to recognize a lay stream-winner: AN 5.179
  • The kind of conviction and discernment required to attain ~: SN 35.1-10
  • What it takes for a layperson to become a stream-winner: AN 10.92
  • How appropriate attention (yoniso manasikara) leads to ~: SN 22.122
  • The four factors of ~ (and their variations): SN 55.30, SN 55.31, SN 55.32, SN 55.33, AN 10.92
  • How to recognize — and become — a person of integrity: MN 110
  • Why doubt does not arise in a stream-winner: AN 7.51
  • The teaching that led Ven. Ananda to ~: SN 22.83
  • "'When you know for yourselves…': The Authenticity of the Pali Suttas" (Thanissaro)
  • "The Way to Stream-entry" (Study Guide)
  • "Stream-entry and After" (Study Guide)
  • "Merit" (Study Guide)

Suicide. See also Death.

Supranormal powers.

Sutta Pitaka.

  • How to read a sutta: "Befriending the Suttas" (Bullitt)

T [go up]

Taints — see Asava.

Tanha (craving). See also Kilesa (defilements); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Sensuality.

  • As a motivation for practice: AN 4.159
  • "Craving" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "The 2nd Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9 (anatta)
  • As a fetter: Iti 1.15
  • Abandoning ~ for what one holds dear: Snp 5.8
  • The many kinds of thoughts motivated by ~: AN 4.199
  • ~ causes your thoughts to be influenced by the opinions of others: AN 4.200
  • See the verses in the Dhammapada on craving.
  • Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.8

Teaching the Dhamma. See also Kalyanamittata.

  • The Buddha teaches only dukkha and its cessation: MN 22 (vj)
  • The Buddha's simile on ~: SN 22.84
  • Three frames of reference for becoming a fit teacher: MN 137 (fr)
  • Ven. Isidatta wisely declines a teaching invitation from his elders: SN 41.3
  • How to teach Dhamma: AN 4.111
  • Meditators and Dhamma scholars: Do not disparage each other!: AN 6.46
  • Don't teach what you don't know: AN 10.24
  • The Buddha doesn't hold back any esoteric teachings: DN 16 (vj)
  • A skilled teacher is like a ferry-man: Snp 2.8
  • Dhamma should not be taught for the purpose of material reward: AN 5.159
  • Five prerequisites to teaching the Dhamma to others: AN 5.159
  • Teaching alone doesn't mean you're truly committed to the Dhamma: AN 5.73
  • How to recognize authentic teachings: AN 3.72, AN 7.80, AN 8.53, "Recognizing the Dhamma" (Study Guide)
  • Examples of lay Dhamma teachers: Anathapindika ( AN 10.93); Citta ( SN 41.7)
  • How to choose — and learn from — a teacher: MN 95
  • How to recognize a teacher: AN 4.192
  • Three kinds of Dhamma teachers: DN 12
  • Dhamma teaching compared to medical treatment: AN 3.22
  • The Buddha asks who is his teacher: Dhp 353
  • Teacher of the Devas (Jootla)
  • "How should I teach Buddhism to my children?" (Frequently Asked Question)

Technical Notes (Bullitt)

Tevijja (Threefold knowledge realized by the Buddha during his Awakening). See also Buddha.

Thailand & Thai Buddhism. See also Myanmar (Burma); Sri Lanka.

  • Buddhism in Thailand (Kusalasaya)
  • Thai forest traditions
  • "The Customs of the Noble Ones" (Thanissaro)
  • A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)

Theragatha.

Theravada Buddhism.

  • "What is Theravada Buddhism?" (Bullitt)
  • Theravada Buddhism: A Chronology (Bullitt)

Therigatha.

  • Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns (Jootla)

Thinking — see Thought.

Thought.

  • Habitual ways of thinking: MN 19
  • Three kinds of unskillful ~: Iti 3.38
  • Three kinds of skillful ~: Iti 3.38
  • Distracting thoughts.
    • How to overcome speculative thinking: SN 5.10
    • The Relaxation of Thoughts (Vitakkasanthana Sutta, MN 20 (vj))
    • The Removal of Distracting Thoughts (Soma)

Tilakkhana (the three characteristics of existence). See also Vipassana (insight).

  • See each one individually:
    • Anicca (impermanence)
    • Dukkha (unsatisfactoriness)
    • Anatta (not-self)
  • As marking the path to Awakening: Dhp 277-9
  • As true regardless of the existence of a Buddha: AN 3.134

Time — see Present moment.

Tipitaka.

Tiratana (the Triple Gem). See also Refuge.

  • Unwavering faith in ~ as a factor of stream-entry: SN 55.1
  • "The Triple Gem" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • Refuge: an Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
  • What is the Triple Gem? (Lee)

Tisarana (the Threefold Refuge).

  • The Threefold Refuge (Nyanaponika)
  • "The Threefold Refuge" in the Path to Freedom pages

Truthfulness — see Sacca.

U [go up]

Unattractiveness — see Asubha.

Unbinding — see Nibbana.

Universe, origin and fate of — see Questions not worth asking.

Upadana (clinging). See also Khandha; Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).

  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9 (anatta)
  • Atthaka Vagga (The Octet Chapter) — Snp ch. 4
  • "The Weight of Mountains" (Thanissaro)
  • Chapter III of The Mind Like Fire Unbound (Thanissaro)

Upekkha (equanimity). See also Brahmavihara; Paramis;

  • As a factor leading to liberation: AN 6.13
  • Systematic practice of ~: SN 42.8
  • ~ with respect to the sense faculties: MN 152 (fr)
  • Three kinds of ~: SN 36.31
  • Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: AN 5.161
  • "Equanimity in Concentration and Discernment" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)

Uposatha (observance day). See also Sila.

  • "The Eight Precepts" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Uposatha Observance Days" in Path to Freedom pages
  • Calendar of uposatha observance days
  • How the eight ~ practices are to be practiced: AN 8.43
  • Right and wrong ways of observing the ~: AN 3.70
  • If you choose to observe the ~, do so consistently: AN 10.46
  • "Uposatha Sila" (Ñanavara Thera)
  • The Craft of the Heart (Lee)

V [go up]

Vedanā (érzés, érzéki benyomás). Lásd még: Khandha (léthalmazok); Fájdalom; Paṭicca-samuppāda (függő keletkezés).

Megvilágosodás — Lásd Felébredés.

Vedanta — lásd Összehasonlító vallástudomány.

Vegetáriánizmus.

Nézetek, vélemények. — lásd Diṭṭhi.

Vimutti (felszabadulás). Lásd még: Felébredés.

  • Mi alól szabadul fel az ember?: AN 10.81
  • Tudatosságon keresztuli felszabadulás: AN 6.13
  • A tudatosság négy fajta felszabadulása: SN 41.7
  • Ítélőképességen, bölcsességen keresztüli ~: AN 9.44
  • "Mindkét irányból" felszabadult: AN 9.45
  • Kérdés-válasz a Buddhával, a ~-sal kapcsolatban: Snp 5. rész

Vinaya. Lásd még: Kolostori élet.

  • ~ alapelvei: AN 8.53
  • Egy bhikkhu kötelességei: Cv 8
  • Honnan tudd, hogy egy bizonyos tettet megenged a ~: Mv 6.40.1
  • A sīla színvonala a samaṇák számára: DN 2
  • Szabad a bhikkhuknak pénzt használniuk?: SN 42.10

Viññāna (tudatosság). Lásd még: Khandha (léthalmazok); Paṭicca-samuppāda (függő keletkezés).

  • A ~ megértése, mint a Helyes Nézet alapja: MN 9 (anatta)
  • Miért érdemes elhagyni a ~-val kapcsolatos vágyat és szenvedélyt: SN 27.3
  • A ~ és a név-alakzat kölcsönösen egymástól függenek: SN 12.67

Erőszak — lásd Erőszakmentesség.

Vipassanā (belátás). Lásd még: Samatha (nyugalom); Tilakkhana (a létezés három jellemzője).

Virāga (szenvedélymentesség).

Viriya (erőfeszítés, energia). Lásd még: Paramī; Saṃvega; Tunyaság és Álmosság (thīna-middha).

  • Helyes Erőfeszítés, meghatározás MN 141 (tenigl)
  • Szükséges az igazság végső eléréséhez: MN 95
  • Ébredj! Kelj Fel!: Snp 2.10
  • Mint egy nagyszerű ember tulajdonsága: AN 8.30
  • Öt tényező, amik fenntartják a ~-t: AN 5.53

Erény — lásd Sīla.

Visākha pūjā, (Vesākha), Lásd még: Uposatha.

Viveka (elvonultság, magány). Lásd még: Vadon.

W [go up]

Törekvés, szorgalom, éberség. Lásd még: Appamāda (éberség).

  • Mint az a tulajdonság, ami megkülönbözteti a valódi samaṇát (vándorló, nincstelen "igazság-kereső"): MN 39

Sétáló meditáció. Lásd Meditáció.

Háború. Lásd még: Harag; Konfliktus.

  • A ~-ban nincs nyertes oldal: SN 3.14, SN 3.15
  • Csak a béketűrés vethet véget a ~-nak, a bosszú soha: Mv 10.2.3-20
  • Ellenségeskedést soha nem lehet ellenségeskedéssel legyőzni: Dhp 3
  • Milyen újraszületésre számíthat egy katona?: SN 42.3

Gazdagság, vagyon. Lásd még: Pénz; Dhana (kincsek); Puñña (érdem, belső gazdagság); lásd a hivatkozásokat Anāthapindika nevére a Tulajdonnév Indexben.

  • A házigazda gazdagsága egy olyan személy gazdagságával szemben, aki beteljesítette a lemondó élet célját: Snp 1.2 (fr)
  • Vesztét okozza az embereknek a fukarságuk: Snp 1.6
  • Hogyan kell a ~-t egyszerre megosztani, és élvezni: SN 3.19
  • Tettet, amik az ember anyagi ~-nak elvesztéséhez vezetnek: DN 31
  • ~-gal nem vehető meg a valódi boldogság: AN 10.46
  • Anyagi javak halmozására összpontosítás elfordítja az embert a Nibbānától: Dhp 75
  • Öt jótékony módja a ~ használatának: AN 5.41
  • Hogyan őrizheti meg egy család a ~-t: AN 4.255
  • Hogyan őrizze meg az ember az anyagi ~-t: AN 8.54
  • Az anyagi és spirituális gazdagság viszonylagos értéke: Uda 2.2
  • A boldogság, ami a ~ bölcs használatából ered: AN 4.62
  • Kevesen vannak, akik nem részegülnek meg a ~-tól: SN 3.6
  • A megelégedés a legnagyobb ~: Dhp 204

Esküvő, lásd Házasság.

Kút, hasonlat: Uda 7.9

Vadon, erdő, pusztaság, dzsungel. Lásd még: Erdei Tradíciók; Természet; Viveka (egyedüllét, magány).

Szárnyak a Felébredéshez — lásd Bodhipakkhiya-dhammā.

Bölcsesség — lásd Pañña.

Bölcs ember. Lásd még: Pañña (bölcsesség, ítélőképesség).

Bölcs megfontolás — lásd Yoniso manasikāra

Nők és Buddhizmus. Lásd még: a bhikkhunīk neveinél, ("Valamilyen Név, bhikkhunī") a Tulajdonnév Indexben.

  • Tévedés elhinni a gondolatot, "Nők nem képesek elérni a Felébredést": SN 5.2
  • Bhikkhunī-saṃyutta — szerzetesnőkkel kapcsolatos történetek (a Saṃyutta Nikāyában)
  • A bhikkhunīk versei (Therīgāthā )

Munka, kolostorban, bhikkhuk munkája. Lásd még: Kolostori élet.

Világ, eredete, keletkezése — lásd Kérdések, amiket nem érdemes feltenni.

Imádkozás, Istenimádat — lásd Kántálás.

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Yoniso manasikāra (megfelelő figyelem; bölcs megfontolás). Lásd még: az első hatot a Tíz Elmélkedés közül; Kérdések.

  • Mik azok a dolgok, amire az embernek ~-mel kell figyelnie?: SN 22.122
  • Gyógyír az elmének, amit kártékony gondolatok emésztenek: SN 9.11
  • Mint a Helyes Nézet kiváltó oka: AN 2.125-126
  • Mint kulcs a mohóság, gyűlölet, tévhit elhagyásához: AN 3.68
  • Mint egy fontos tudati minőség amit fejleszteni kell: Iti 1.16
  • Mint az āsavák megszüntetésének eszköze: MN 2 (vj)
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