The Awakened One
PART II: THE SEVEN SETS
A. The Treasures of the Teaching (§§18-25)
Nowhere in the Canon does the Buddha list the seven sets of teachings under the name of Wings to Awakening. He mentions the seven sets as a group many times when he is summarizing his main teachings, but there is no firm evidence as to whether he ever actually gave a name to the group. In one passage he applies the term “wings to self-Awakening” to the five faculties [§77]; and in two passages [§§24-25] he makes reference to the seven Wings to Awakening, which may or may not denote the seven sets. Nevertheless, given the fact that the Buddha called the five faculties wings to self-Awakening, and all seven sets are equivalent to the five faculties, the name “Wings to Awakening” for all seven seems appropriate. This was the name that they definitely had in early post-canonical texts, such as the Petakopadesa, and that they have maintained ever since.
The seven sets have played an important role throughout the history of Buddhism, in all of its various branches. They provided the framework for the earliest Abhidhamma texts, systematic presentations of the doctrine that were added to the early Canons a few centuries after the Buddha’s passing away. They were also part of the first Buddhist text translated into Chinese, and later came to exemplify “Hinayana” teachings in T’ien-t’ai and other Chinese doctrinal systems. Tantric Buddhism features mandalas containing 37 deities, symbolic of the 37 factors making up the seven sets. Tibetan architecture, probably following the treatises of the medieval Indian universities, identifies the various parts of standard stupa design as symbols of the seven sets. Thus the Wings provide one of the few common threads that, in actual or symbolic form, run through all the traditions claiming descent from the Buddha.
One of the peculiarities of the Wings, viewed as a whole, is that two sets are duplicates: the five faculties and the five strengths contain the same five factors. Several theories have been advanced as to why the Buddha included what is essentially the same set twice. One is that he wanted to indicate that the five factors that make up each set could exist in the mind in two distinct levels of intensity, one sufficient for the path to stream-entry, the first level of Awakening, and the other needed for Arahantship, the highest level. This may parallel the passage [§106] where the Buddha makes a similar distinction between the noble eightfold path of stream-entry and the tenfold path of Arahantship. There is some disagreement among later writers as to which of the two sets, the faculties or the strengths, should be considered the more intense, although there is one canonical passage [§85] where the term “faculty” seems to rank on a higher level than “strength.”
Another hypothesis — not necessarily at odds with the first — is that the Buddha wanted the number of factors to total 37 because the number had symbolic meaning. In ancient times, before the development of the decimal system, multiplication tables were arranged in hexagonal patterns. The complete table used to calculate the ratios used in tuning musical instruments to reciprocal scales — scales that played the same notes going up as going down — had one member in the middle surrounded by three hexagonal rings containing, in ascending order, six, twelve, and eighteen members, giving a total of 37 members. (See the diagram on the back cover of this book.) The table of whole-number ratios that formed the basis for trigonometry, and thus for the study of astronomy, contained 37 members. Thus the number 37 carried connotations of basic completeness. This principle is at work in Plato’s Laws, where the ideal city has 37 guardians, and it may also be at work here.
A related consideration may be that the number seven, in the seven sets, was symbolic of treasure. The sea, in the time of the Buddha, was said to have seven treasures [§18], and the universal monarch was said to have seven treasures that formed his spontaneous regalia [M.129]. The Buddha explicitly borrows this number symbolism when he states that the seven sets are the treasures of his teaching.
Another possibility, which we have already noted [I/A], is that musicians in the Buddha’s time recognized seven systems for tuning the musical scale — all other systems being rejected as discordant — and the Buddha may have borrowed this numerical symbolism to suggest that his teachings formed a complete guide to all the possible ways in which a Samana — a person in tune (sama) — could tune his or her mind to the truth.
From a less historical and more practical point of view, the important question about the seven sets is how they fit into the general plan of Buddhist practice. Their role is most succinctly stated in §25: the development of the seven sets follows on the development of virtue and leads naturally into the development of transcendent discernment, thus filling the role that other passages assign to concentration practice. This suggests — and again, the suggestion is borne out by passages that deal with the issue in more detail — that the seven sets are to be developed in the course of a concentration practice based on a moral life and aimed at the development of discernment. When §23 ends its list of preconditions for the practice of the seven sets with four meditation practices — actually three, as the perception of inconstancy is an integral part of mindfulness of in-and-out breathing — it is simply listing the concentration practices most frequently recommended in the texts as focal points for developing the skills of the seven sets. Nevertheless, although the seven sets focus most specifically on the practice of concentration, the close interconnections among virtue, concentration, and discernment mean that the sets include the factors of virtue and discernment as well, thus encompassing the entire path of Buddhist practice.
A virtuous and moral life as an absolute prerequisite for practicing the sets. This is a point that cannot be overstated, a fact reflected in the large number of canonical passages that hammer it home: far too many to include in this anthology. Some of the sets — the five faculties/strengths and the noble eightfold path — actually include the practice of a virtuous life in their factors, under the faculty/strength of conviction, and under the factors of right speech, right action, and right livelihood in the eightfold path. The remaining sets, the texts tell us, are meant to follow on the development of personal virtue in the same way that sunrise follows on the pre-dawn colors in the eastern sky.
The texts give the precepts that underline a virtuous life, not as rules imposed by an outside authority, but as guidelines for action that a person would voluntarily undertake when accepting the importance of the principles of kamma and skillful action in shaping the course of one’s experiences. Killing, for instance, is obviously an unskillful action when viewed in the full light of its kammic consequences. The same holds true with other actions forbidden by the precepts, such as drinking alcohol, stealing, illicit sex, lying, and abusive language. [For a more complete list, see §§103-104.] Passage §103 shows that the Buddha’s teachings on virtue consist not only of the “don’t’s” of the precepts, but also of the “do’s” of such positive standards as sympathy, reliability, and genuine helpfulness. Skillfulness is not simply a matter of avoiding bad consequences; it also actively cultivates the good.
In keeping with the teaching that kamma is essentially intention, the precepts are designed to focus on the state of mind motivating the act. A precept is broken only when one does so intentionally. Thus the practice of observing the precepts requires constant attention to the factor of intention in one’s actions; it also requires that one develop the “sublime attitudes” (brahma-vihara) of good will, compassion, appreciation, and equanimity [§98], which strengthen one’s ability to side with skillful intentions. In this way, the Buddha’s approach to morality is to use the realm of personal action as an arena for the comprehensive training of the mind.
These three aspects of the Buddhist approach to morality — the avoidance of bad kamma, the development of skillful mental states, and the purification of intention — follow the pattern of the heart of the Buddha’s teachings as presented in the first verse of §7. They also explain why virtue is a necessary foundation for the practice of concentration: A moral life brings about absence of remorse [A.X.1]; people who, in all honesty, have no reason for remorse over their actions or for anxiety over their consequences, feel a natural sense of inner joy. This joy is intensified when they reflect on the positive acts of kindness and generosity that they have performed for others. Thus intensified, this joy then provides the basis for the inner pleasure that allows for concentration. In this way, a healthy sense of self-worth is a necessary precondition for a stable mind [§238].
In addition, the practice of virtue forces one to develop a number of the “concentration” factors in the sets themselves, on a preliminary level of skill, thus making them strong and fit for formal concentration practice. To maintain a precept, one must keep it constantly in mind: this strengthens mindfulness. One must stick to one’s determination to abide by one’s principles: this strengthens persistence. One must pay attention to the present moment, for that is where the decision to keep or break a precept is made; and one must remain firm in one’s cultivation of the sublime attitudes: these factors strengthen concentration. One must be clear about one’s motives for acting, and at the same time be sensitive in knowing how to apply a particular precept to one’s present situation: e.g., being quick to see how to avoid an issue in which telling the truth might be harmful, yet without telling a lie. This strengthens one’s ability to analyze the mind in the present moment, intensifying one’s powers of discernment in general. These four factors — mindfulness, effort, concentration, and discernment — are the central elements in all of the seven sets. Thus, the practice of virtue exercises, on a rudimentary level, the qualities of mind needed for concentration practice.
A close look at the seven sets will show that a similar relationship exists between these qualities, as they are developed in concentration practice, and the transcendent discernment toward which they lead. On the one hand, concentration is needed as a basis for discernment; on the other hand, discernment is exercised in developing concentration, becoming more precise and penetrating as a result. To understand how this happens, we must first note that the seven sets fall into two types. The first type consists of the four frames of reference, the four right exertions, and the four bases of power. Each of these sets focuses on a single factor in the “concentration aggregate” [§105] of the noble eightfold path: the frames of reference on mindfulness, the right exertions on effort, and the bases of power on concentration. Their factors are defined in such a way that the proper development of any one set involves the other two sets, together with the factor of discernment. In this sense they point out the “holographic” nature of the path: each part must include the whole, just as every piece of a hologram can reproduce the entire holographic image.
The sets included in the second type are the five faculties, the five strengths, the seven factors of Awakening, and the noble eightfold path. Each of these sets lists its factors in a causal chain progressing through a spiraling loop. The five faculties and strengths start with conviction, which then leads naturally to persistence, mindfulness, concentration, and then discernment. Discernment, in turn, provides a basis for even firmer conviction. Similarly, the seven factors of Awakening start with mindfulness, which develops into an analysis of (present) mental qualities, persistence, rapture, serenity, concentration, and finally equanimity. Equanimity, in turn, provides a steady basis for the further development of mindfulness. The noble eightfold path starts out with right view and right resolve, which together constitute discernment, leading to right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. Concentration, in turn, forms a basis for the clearer development of discernment. In this way the various factors of the path are mutually reinforcing in an upward spiral that leads to Awakening.
Comparing the sets in the second type with one another, however, we find a certain complexity in their feedback loops. In terms of their most important factors, we see that the faculties and strengths depict the causal sequence as:
effort » mindfulness » concentration » discernment;
the factors of Awakening give it as:
mindfulness » discernment » effort » concentration;
and the noble eightfold path:
discernment » effort » mindfulness » concentration.
Although the sequences differ, they have one pattern in common: concentration always follows after right effort and mindfulness. This suggests not only that concentration depends on these two factors, but also that effort and mindfulness, when properly developed, are meant to lead to concentration. This suggestion is borne out in the texts that deal with these factors in detail [§§1, 33-35, 58, 61].
The two factors with the most variegated roles in these lists are mindfulness and discernment. Mindfulness is essential at every step along the way. There are passages [§26] teaching that mindfulness is a prerequisite for virtue, which — together with right view — is in turn a prerequisite for right mindfulness [§27]. Similarly, mindfulness is necessary for concentration, which in turn can be devoted to the development of greater mindfulness [§149], which can lead further to discernment.
As for discernment: If we look at the lists placing discernment after the other factors, we find that certain aspects of discernment are presumed by the earlier factors. In the five faculties, for instance, conviction includes belief in the principle of kamma, which is one of the elements of right discernment. In the lists that place discernment toward the beginning of the process, we find transcendent discernment added on to the end: the seven factors of Awakening, when fully developed, lead to clear knowing (transcendent discernment) and release; when the noble eightfold path reaches the point of full Awakening, it leads to right knowledge (transcendent discernment again) and right release. The implication here is that discernment, functioning on different levels, keeps adding feedback loops of ever greater sensitivity every step along the way. This point is made explicit in §106.
For this reason, skillfulness — as a constant, sensitive mindfulness and discernment toward one’s own actions — lies at the essence of every moment in the continued development of the path. On the one hand it creates the conditions necessary for the path to develop: knowledge of what is skillful and unskillful must necessarily precede right effort and mindfulness, and must help mindfulness lead to concentration. On the other hand, the factors of mindfulness and concentration are necessary for discernment to become even more sensitive to the present moment. Thus, as the path spirals through its many feedback loops, it exercises discernment, making it stronger in the same way that muscles are strengthened with exercise. At the same time, the development of the path steadies the conditions that provide discernment with the solid basis it needs to become more and more precise, just as a solid foundation is necessary for sensitive measuring equipment. In this way discernment develops from a knowledge of what is skillful and unskillful, first gained through the advice and example of others, on through a more intuitive understanding of skillfulness gained through repeated action and reflection on one’s actions, to a knowledge of the four noble truths and the duties appropriate to each, and finally to the knowledge that those duties have been fulfilled [§195]. The Wings thus put mundane discernment to use, and in so doing make it transcendent.
All of this explains why the Buddha said that of all the wings to self-Awakening, discernment is chief [§77]. In its more rudimentary forms it provides the conditions and feedback necessary for each step along the way; its transcendent form, at the culmination of the path, leads directly to Awakening.
The experience of Awakening, according to the texts, can take any one of four levels:
- stream-entry, i.e., entry into the stream leading to Unbinding — which cuts the fetters of self-identity views, uncertainty, and grasping at precepts and practices — ensuring that one will be reborn no more than seven more times;
- once-returning — which further weakens passion, aversion, and delusion — ensuring that one will be reborn no more than one more time;
- non-returning — which cuts the fetters of sensual passion and irritation — ensuring that one will be reborn in the highest heavens, called the Pure Abodes, there to obtain Unbinding, never to return to this world; and
- Arahantship — which cuts the fetters of passion for form, passion for formlessness, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance — bringing total freedom from the cycle of rebirth.
In all four levels, the basic dynamic is the same: virtue, concentration, and discernment bring the mind skillfully to a state of “non-fashioning” (atammayata) [§179] where all present input into the cycle of kamma is suspended. This state of non-fashioning then opens the way for the experience of the Unfabricated. To put this in terms of the two knowledges that constitute Awakening, the skillful mastery of the processes of kamma to the point of non-fashioning corresponds to the knowledge of the regularity of the Dhamma, and the experience of the Unfabricated corresponds to the knowledge of Unbinding.
Although all four levels require mature levels of the path factors of virtue, concentration, and discernment to bring about the two knowledges that constitute Awakening, they differ in the relative maturity of the path factors that lead up to them. Stream-entry occurs at the full maturation of virtue; non-returning, at the full maturation of concentration; and Arahantship, at the full maturation of discernment [A.III.88; MFU, pp. 103]. Thus they also differ in the depth to which they penetrate the two knowledges of Awakening and in their ability to cut the fetters that perpetuate bondage to the cycle of kamma and rebirth. The texts report a few cases where meditators go straight through all four levels to the level of Arahantship, but in most cases the meditator will pass through the four levels step-by-step, sometimes over course of many years or even several lifetimes.
In this book, except where otherwise noted, discussions of the Awakening experience as described in the discourses focus on the level where virtue, concentration, and discernment are all fully mature, the Awakening total, and the resulting freedom absolutely unlimited. This is the point where all seven sets of the Wings to Awakening ultimately aim.
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§ 18. Paharada, just as the ocean has these many treasures of various kinds — pearls, sapphires, lapis lazuli, shells, quartz, coral, silver, gold, rubies, & cat’s eyes — in the same way, this doctrine & discipline has these many treasures of various kinds: the four frames of reference, the four right exertions, the four bases of power, the five faculties, the five strengths, the seven factors of awakening, the noble eightfold path. This is the seventh wonder & marvel…that the monks, having seen again & again in this doctrine & discipline, delight in.
– A.VIII.19
§ 19. Then [after relinquishing the will to continue fabricating his life processes] the Blessed One went to the audience hall and on arrival sat down on the seat prepared for him. When he was seated, he addressed the monks: ‘The qualities I have pointed out, having known them directly: You should grasp them thoroughly, cultivate them, develop them, & pursue them so that this holy life may long endure & remain steadfast for the benefit, welfare, & happiness of the multitude, out of sympathy for the world, for the benefit, welfare, & happiness of human & celestial beings. And what are those qualities? The four frames of reference, the four right exertions, the four bases of power, the five faculties, the five strengths, the seven factors of awakening, the noble eightfold path. These are the qualities I have pointed out, having known them directly, that you should grasp thoroughly, cultivate, develop, & pursue…for the benefit, welfare, & happiness of human & celestial beings.’ Then the Blessed One addressed the monks, ‘I exhort you, monks: All fabrications are subject to decay. Bring about completion by means of heedfulness. It will not be long before the Tathagata’s total Unbinding. He will attain total Unbinding in three month’s time.’
That is what the Blessed One said. Then…he said further:
Young & old
wise & foolish
rich & poor:
all end up dying.As a potter’s clay vessels
large & small
fired & unfired
all end up broken,
so too life
heads to death.
Then the Teacher said further:
Ripe my age, little the life
remaining to me.
Leaving you, I will go,
having made a refuge
for myself.
Be heedful, monks,
mindful, virtuous.
With your resolves well-concentrated,
look after your minds.
He who, in this
doctrine & discipline,
remains heedful,
leaving the round
of birth,
will make an end
of stress.
– D.16
§ 20. Suppose a hen has eight, ten, or twelve eggs: If she doesn’t cover them rightly, warm them rightly, or incubate them rightly, then even though this wish may occur to her — ‘O that my chicks might break through the egg shells with their spiked claws or beaks and hatch out safely!’ — still it is not possible that the chicks will break through the egg shells with their spiked claws or beaks and hatch out safely. Why is that? Because the hen has not covered them rightly, warmed them rightly, or incubated them rightly. In the same way, even though this wish may occur to a monk who dwells without devoting himself to development — ‘O that my mind might be released from effluents through lack of clinging!’ — still his mind is not released from the effluents through lack of clinging. Why is that? From lack of developing, it should be said. Lack of developing what? The four frames of reference, the four right exertions, the four bases of power, the five faculties, the five strengths, the seven factors of Awakening, the noble eightfold path…
But suppose a hen has eight, ten, or twelve eggs that she covers rightly, warms rightly, & incubates rightly: Even though this wish may not occur to her — ‘O that my chicks might break through the egg shells with their spiked claws or beaks and hatch out safely!’ — still it is possible that the chicks will break through the egg shells with their spiked claws or beaks and hatch out safely. Why is that? Because the hen has covered them, warmed them, & incubated them rightly. In the same way, even though this wish may not occur to a monk who dwells devoting himself to development — ‘O that my mind might be released from effluents through lack of clinging!’ — still his mind is released from the effluents through lack of clinging. Why is that? From developing, it should be said. Developing what? The four frames of reference, the four right exertions, the four bases of power, the five faculties, the five strengths, the seven factors of Awakening, the noble eightfold path.
Just as when a carpenter or carpenter’s apprentice sees the marks of his fingers or thumb on the handle of his adze but does not know, ‘Today my adze handle wore down this much, or yesterday it wore down that much, or the day before yesterday it wore down this much,’ still he knows it is worn through when it is worn through. In the same way, when a monk dwells devoting himself to development, he does not know, ‘Today my effluents wore down this much, or yesterday they wore down that much, or the day before yesterday they wore down this much,’ still he knows they are worn through when they are worn through.
Just as when an ocean-going ship, rigged with masts & stays, after six months on the water, is left on shore for the winter: Its stays, weathered by the heat & wind, moistened by the clouds of the rainy season, easily wither & rot away. In the same way, when a monk dwells devoting himself to development, his fetters easily wither & rot away.
– A.VII.68
§ 21. A certain monk went to his preceptor and on arrival said to him, ‘My body, sir, now feels like it’s drugged. I’ve lost my bearings. Things are unclear to me. Sloth & drowsiness surround my mind at all times. I am unhappy in leading the holy life. I have doubts about mental qualities (or: things — dhammas).’
Then the preceptor, taking his student, went to see the Buddha (and told him what his student had said. The Buddha replied:)
‘That’s the way it is for a person who does not guard the doors to his sense faculties, who does not know moderation in eating, who is not devoted to wakefulness, who does not clearly understand skillful qualities, and who is not devoted day after day to the development of the wings to awakening…Thus you should train yourself, monk: “I will guard my senses, will know moderation in eating, will devote myself to wakefulness, will clearly understand skillful qualities, and will devote myself day after day to the development of the wings to awakening.” That’s how you should train yourself.
Then the monk, having received this instruction from the Blessed One, got up from his seat, bowed down, circled the Blessed One, keeping him on his right, and then went away. Dwelling alone, secluded, heedful, ardent, & resolute, he in no long time reached & remained in the supreme goal of the holy life, for which clansmen rightly go forth from home into homelessness, knowing it & realizing it for himself in the here & now. He knew: ‘Birth is ended, the holy life fulfilled, the task done. There is nothing further for the sake of this world.’ And thus he became another one of the Arahants.
– A.V.56
§ 22. Endowed with three qualities, a monk is one who follows the way that cannot be faulted and he has aroused the basis for ending the effluents. Which three? There is the case where a monk guards the doors to his sense faculties, knows moderation in eating, & is devoted to wakefulness.
And how does a monk guard the doors to his sense faculties? There is the case where a monk, on seeing a form with the eye, does not grasp at any theme or variations by which — if he were to dwell without restraint over the faculty of the eye — evil, unskillful qualities such as greed or distress might assail him. He practices with restraint. He guards the faculty of the eye. He achieves restraint with regard to the faculty of the eye. (Similarly with the ear, nose, tongue, body & intellect.) This is how a monk guards the doors to his sense faculties.
And how does a monk know moderation in eating? There is the case where a monk, considering it appropriately, takes his food not playfully, nor for intoxication, nor for putting on bulk, nor for beautification, but simply for the survival & continuance of this body, for ending its afflictions, for the support of the holy life, thinking, ‘I will destroy old feelings [of hunger] & not create new feelings [from overeating]. Thus I will maintain myself, be blameless, & live in comfort.’ This is how a monk knows moderation in eating.
And how is a monk devoted to wakefulness? There is the case where a monk during the day, sitting & pacing back & forth, cleanses his mind of any qualities that would hold the mind in check. During the first watch of the night [dusk to 10 p.m.], sitting & pacing back & forth, he cleanses his mind of any qualities that would hold the mind in check. During the second watch of the night [10 p.m. to 2 a.m.], reclining on his right side, he takes up the lion’s posture, one foot placed on top of the other, mindful, alert, with his mind set on getting up [either as soon as he awakens or at a particular time]. During the last watch of the night [2 a.m. to dawn], sitting & pacing back & forth, he cleanses his mind of any qualities that would hold the mind in check. This is how a monk is devoted to wakefulness.
Endowed with these three qualities, a monk is one who follows the way that cannot be faulted and he has aroused the basis for ending the effluents.
– A.III.16
§ 23. Monks, if wanderers who are members of other sects should ask you, ‘What, friend, are the prerequisites for the development of the wings to self-awakening?’…you should answer, ‘There is the case where a monk has admirable people as friends, companions, colleagues. This is the first prerequisite for the development of the wings to self-awakening.
‘Furthermore, the monk is virtuous. He dwells restrained in accordance with the Patimokkha, consummate in his behavior & sphere of activity. He trains himself, having undertaken the training rules, seeing danger in the slightest faults. This is the second prerequisite for the development of the wings to self-awakening.
‘Furthermore, he gets to hear at will, easily & without difficulty, talk that is truly sobering & conducive to the opening of awareness, i.e., talk on having few wants, on contentment, on seclusion, on non-entanglement, on arousing persistence, on virtue, on concentration, on discernment, on release, and on the knowledge & vision of release. This is the third prerequisite for the development of the wings to self-awakening.
‘Furthermore, he keeps his persistence aroused for abandoning unskillful mental qualities and for taking on skillful mental qualities. He is steadfast, solid in his effort, not shirking his duties with regard to skillful mental qualities. This is the fourth prerequisite for the development of the wings to self-awakening.
‘Furthermore, he is discerning, endowed with the discernment of arising & passing away — noble, penetrating, leading to the right ending of stress. This is the fifth prerequisite for the development of the wings to self-awakening.’
Monks, when a monk has admirable people as friends, companions, colleagues, it is to be expected that he will be virtuous, will dwell restrained in accordance with the Patimokkha, consummate in his behavior & sphere of activity, and will train himself, having undertaken the training rules, seeing danger in the slightest faults.
When a monk has admirable people as friends, companions, colleagues, it is to be expected that he will get to hear at will, easily & without difficulty, talk that is truly sobering and conducive to the opening of awareness, i.e., talk on having few wants, on contentment, on seclusion, on non-entanglement, on arousing persistence, on virtue, on concentration, on discernment, on release, and on the knowledge & vision of release…that he will keep his persistence aroused for abandoning unskillful mental qualities, and for taking on skillful mental qualities — steadfast, solid in his effort, not shirking his duties with regard to skillful mental qualities…that he will be discerning, endowed with discernment of arising & passing away — noble, penetrating, leading to the right ending of stress.
And furthermore, monks, when the monk is established in these five qualities, there are four additional qualities he should develop: He should develop [contemplation of] the unattractive so as to abandon lust. He should develop good will so as to abandon ill will. He should develop mindfulness of in-&-out breathing so as to cut off distractive thinking. He should develop the perception of inconstancy so as to uproot the conceit, ‘I am.’ For a monk perceiving inconstancy, the perception of not-self is made firm. One perceiving not-self attains the uprooting of the conceit, ‘I am’ — Unbinding in the here & now.
– A.IX.1
§ 24. These three divine sounds sound forth among the devas on appropriate occasions. Which three? When a disciple of the noble ones, shaving off his hair & beard, clothing himself in the ochre robe, makes up his mind to go forth from the home life into homelessness, on that occasion the divine sound sounds forth among the devas: ‘This disciple of the noble ones has made up his mind to do battle with Mara‘…
When a disciple of the noble ones lives engaged in developing the seven [sets of] qualities that are wings to awakening, on that occasion the divine sound sounds forth among the devas: ‘This disciple of the noble ones is doing battle with Mara’…
When a disciple of the noble ones, through the ending of effluents dwells in the release of awareness & release of discernment that are free from effluent, having known & made them manifest for himself in the here & now, on that occasion the divine sound sounds forth among the devas: ‘This disciple of the noble ones has won the battle. Having been in the front lines of the battle, he now dwells victorious’…These are the three divine sounds that sound forth among the devas on appropriate occasions.
– ITI.82
§ 25. A monk who has admirable virtue, admirable qualities, & admirable discernment is called, in this doctrine & discipline, one who is complete, fulfilled, supreme among men.
And how is a monk a person with admirable virtue? There is the case where a monk is virtuous. He dwells restrained in accordance with the Patimokkha, consummate in his behavior & sphere of activity. He trains himself, having undertaken the training rules, seeing danger in the slightest faults. In this way a monk is a person with admirable virtue. Thus he is of admirable virtue.
And how is a monk a person with admirable qualities? There is the case where a monk lives engaged in developing of the seven [sets of] qualities that are wings to awakening. In this way a monk is a person with admirable qualities. Thus he is of admirable virtue & admirable qualities.
And how is a monk a person with admirable discernment? There is the case where a monk, through the ending of effluents dwells in the release of awareness & release of discernment that are free from effluent, having known & made them manifest for himself in the here & now. In this way a monk is a person with admirable discernment. Thus he is of admirable virtue, admirable qualities, admirable discernment. In this doctrine & discipline he is called one who is complete, fulfilled, supreme among men.
One devoid of wrong-doing
in thought, word, or deed,
is called a person of admirable virtue:
the conscientious monk.One well-developed in the qualities
that go to the attainment of self-awakening,
is called a person of admirable qualities:
the unassuming monk.One discerning right here for himself
the ending of stress
is called a person of admirable discernment:
the monk without effluent.One consummate in these things,
untroubled, with doubt cut away,
unattached in all the world,
is called one who has abandoned the All.
– ITI.97
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Supported
Five factors that lead to the fulfillment of right view.
“Monks,
when right view is supported by five factors, it has awareness-release
as its fruit, awareness-release as its reward; it has
discernment-release as its fruit, discernment-release as its reward.
Which five?
“There is the case where right view is supported by
virtue, supported by learning, supported by discussion, supported by
tranquillity, supported by insight.
“When supported by these five
factors, right view has awareness-release as its fruit,
awareness-release as its reward; it has discernment-release as its
fruit, discernment-release as its reward.”
விழித்தெழுந்த ஒரு உண்மையான போதனைகள்
ஆதரவு
வலது பார்வையில் பூர்த்தி வழிவகுக்கும் என்று ஐந்து காரணிகள்.
“மாங்க்ஸ், சரியான பார்வை ஐந்து காரணிகள் மூலம் துணைபுரிகிறது போது, அது விழிப்புணர்வு வெளியீடு அதன் பழம், அதன் பரிசாக விழிப்புணர்வு வெளியீடு என உள்ளது; அது அதன் பழம், அதன் பலனை எந்த ஐந்து உன்னிப்பையும் வெளியீடு உன்னிப்பையும் வெளியீடு.?
“எங்கே, தகுதியினால் சரியான பார்வை துணைபுரிகிறது கற்றல் ஆதரவு, விவாதம் ஆதரவு, அமைதி ஆதரவு, பார்வையை ஆதரவு வழக்கு உள்ளது.
“இந்த ஐந்து காரணிகளின் ஆதரவு போது, சரியான பார்வை அதன் பழம், அதன் பரிசாக விழிப்புணர்வு வெளியீடு விழிப்புணர்வு வெளியீடு உள்ளது; அதன் பழம், அதன் பரிசாக உணர்விலும் வெளியீடு உன்னிப்பையும் வெளியீடு உள்ளது.“
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- Abhidhamma. See also Psychology and Buddhism.
- Adhitthana (determination, resolution). See also Paramis.
- Four determinations: MN 140
- Adinava (drawbacks, dangers) See also Gradual instruction.
- “Drawbacks” in the Path to Freedom pages
- ~ of feeling: MN 13
- ~ of form: MN 13
- ~ of sensuality: MN 13, MN 14, MN 54, SN 1.20, Iti 95
- ~ of clingable phenomena: SN 12.52
- ~ of aging, illness, and death: AN 3.62, AN 4.252
- ~ of supranormal powers: DN 11
- ~ of unskillful thoughts: MN 20
- As one of ten perceptions: AN 10.60
- Admonishment. See also Speech.
- “Right Speech” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Making oneself easy to admonish: MN 21
- The Buddha’s strong words to his son Rahula: MN 61
- What to do if someone just won’t listen to reason: AN 4.111
- Aging. See also Death; Divine messengers; Illness.
- The Buddha spits on ~: SN 48.41
- Description of ~: MN 9
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- “Aging” (Dhammapada XI)
- Effects of ~ on the body: Thig 13.1
- How to train yourself when your body is old and decrepit: SN 22
- You’re never too old to realize the Dhamma: Thig 5.8
- Age is no measure of wisdom: SN 3.1
- Advice to two aging brahmans: AN 3.51, AN 3.52
- “Beyond Coping: The Buddha’s Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation” (Study Guide)
- “The 1st Noble Truth” in the Path to Freedom pages
- AIDS. See also Illness.
- Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing).
- The Buddha’s principal teaching on ~: MN 118
- How ~ leads to Awakening: SN 54.13
- ~ should be developed no matter how far along you are in your meditaton 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 85
- 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
- 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
- Identifying the five khandhas as “self” is the cause of affliction: SN 22.1
- 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
- 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 85
- 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).
- Defined: SN 35.97, SN 48.56
- Difference between ~ and its opposite: SN 35.97
- ~ is the foremost skillful quality (ten similes): AN 10.15
- As the one quality that can provide security: SN 3.17
- What constitutes living with ~: SN 55.40
- The Buddha’s last words: DN 16, SN 6.15
- “Heedfulness” (Dhammapada II)
- Benefits of ~: Iti 23
- Wake up!: Sn 2.10
- “A Note on Openness” (Bodhi)
- 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 ~?: Ud 7.6
- Why an ~ continues meditating: SN 16.5
- Does an ~ feel pain?: SN 1.38, SN 4.13
- 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
- “Arahants” (Dhammapada VII)
- “Brahmans” (Dhammapada XXVI)
- Fate of ~ after death: MN 72, 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.
- 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
- 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 85; 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
- 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
- As an obstruction: Iti 14
- “Unawareness Converges…,” in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- “The Intricacies of Ignorance” (Kee)
- Awakening. See also Nibbana; Vimutti (release).
- Factors for ~: see Bojjhanga.
- Is ~ “gradual” or “sudden”?: Ud 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
B
- 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:
- 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, Sn 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.
- 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, AN 10.208
- Practice of ~ as a door to the Deathless: MN 52, 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
- 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.
C
- Caste system.
- 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 48
- “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 74
- At one time or another, we have all been each other’s ~: SN 15.14
- Grieving the death of ~: SN 42.11, Ud 2.7, Ud 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 106
- 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.
- 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.
- Causes of: Sn 4.8, Sn 4.11, Sn 4.15
- Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good (Buddharakkhita)
- Conscience — see Hiri.
- Consciousness — see Viññana.
- Contact — see Phassa.
- Contentment with little. See also Restraint.
- Conviction — see Saddha.
- Copyright.
- Craving — see Tanha.
- Creation (of universe) — see Questions not worth asking.
D
- Dana (giving; charity). See also Gradual instruction; Paramis.
- “Generosity” in the Path to Freedom pages
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Sn 2.4
- 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 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 98, Iti 100
- Gifts of Dhamma: Dhp 354, Iti 98, Iti 100
- Citta the householder’s final teaching on generosity: SN 41.10
- Give to many; don’t be like a rainless cloud: Iti 75
- 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; Maranasati (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
- Why do we grieve when a loved one dies?: SN 42.11
- Reflections on the brevity of life:
- As one of seven beneficial reflections: AN 7.46
- As a call to abandon grief and lamentation: Sn 3.8
- The greatest protection for the layperson: Sn 2.4
- Overcoming ~ by regarding the world as empty: Sn 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, Ud 1.10, Ud 5.3
- ~ by murder (see also Murder): Ud 4.3
- ~ of daughter: Thig 3.5
- ~ of grandson: Ud 8.8
- ~ of son: MN 87, SN 42.11 Ud 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
- 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
- A huge gathering of ~ visits the Buddha: DN 20
- Conversations with the ~ as a basis for faith: DN 11
- Occasions when the ~ raise a cheer for a meditator: Iti 82
- Omens that a ~ is about to die: Iti 83
- 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
- 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.
- 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).
- Discernment — see Pañña.
- Disenchantment — see Nibbida.
- Ditthi (views). See also Questions.
- As a yoke: AN 4.10
- As a flood: SN 45.171
- Wisdom has nothing to do with holding to this or that viewpoint: AN 10.96
- What is wrong ~?: MN 117
- Distinguishing right ~ from wrong ~: AN 10.103, AN 10.104
- The many kinds of wrong ~: MN 63, SN 41.3, AN 10.93, AN 10.95
- Even the view “I have no self” is wrong: MN 22
- The thicket of wrong ~: MN 72
- Attachment to ~ is the cause of disputes: Sn 4.8
- “Right View” in the Path to Freedom pages
- As a tool: “Beyond Right and Wrong” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “From Views to Vision” (Bodhi)
- Divine Messengers. See also Aging; Illness; Death.
- “Meeting the Divine Messengers” (Bodhi)
- Doubt (vicikiccha). See also Nivarana (hindrances); Saddha (conviction).
- Downfall.
- Causes of ~: Sn 1.6
- Downloading.
- Drawbacks — see Adinava.
- Dread (moral) — see Ottappa.
- Dreams.
- 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
- 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)
E
- 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
- “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
- Practical aspects of developing a meditative dwelling in ~: MN 122
- Conquering death by seeing the world as empty: Sn 5.15
- Voidness of the five khandha: SN 22.95
- “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.
F
- 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
- 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
- Fires of passion, aversion, and delusion: Iti 93
- Fire as an illustration of the destiny of a fully Awakened being: MN 72
- 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
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Direct knowledge of ~ is a hallmark of a true contemplative: Iti 103
- As a prequisite for awakening: SN 56.44
- Relationship to the Khandha: MN 28
- “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.
G
- Generosity — see Dana.
- Giving — see Dana.
- Goal of Buddhist practice — see Nibbana.
- God (supreme being, Creator, etc.). See also Comparative Religions.
- Good will — see Metta.
- Goodness — see Puñña (merit).
- Gradual instruction (anupubbi-katha).
- Mentioned in: Ud 5.3
- The Path to Freedom pages
- See each of its constituent topics:
- 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: Sn 2.4
- 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.
- Guilt — see Hiri (moral shame).
H
- Habitual patterns of thought: MN 19
- Happiness. See also Vedana (feeling).
- True ~ lies beyond the realm of sensual pleasure: MN 75
- How Nibbana is understood as happy and pleasant: AN 9.34
- Sometimes confused with suffering: Sn 3.12
- Seeing even pleasurable feelings as stressful: SN 36.5, Iti 53
- There are many kinds and degrees of ~; which one do you want?: DN 2, MN 59, SN 36.19, SN 36.31, Iti 73
- Harmlessness — see Non-harming.
- Hatred. See Ill-will (vyapada).
- Headache, Ven. Sariputta’s “slight”: Ud 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 70
- “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 42
- 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 40
- “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 106
- ~ are dependent on the monastic community (Sangha): Iti 107
- ~ 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: Sn 3.1, Ud 5.6
- Buddhism and Sex (M. O’C. Walshe)
- Humility. See also Integrity;
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Sn 2.4
I
- 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).
- 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
- 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:
- 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.
J
- 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.
- 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 IX-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
- 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, MN 106, AN 11.17
- Possible courses of rebirth from practicing ~: AN 4.123, AN 4.124
- “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.
K
- 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, Sn 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 17
- As a way of uplifting your own inner potential: “Potential” (Mun)
- ~ is the whole of the holy life: SN 45.2
- Avoiding lazy people: Iti 78
- Choose your friends carefully, for you become like them: Iti 76
- 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
- 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
- How ~ accounts for the fortune and misfortune of beings: MN 135
- A more detailed explanation of ~: MN 136
- 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).
- The Buddha’s principal teaching on ~: MN 119
- 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
- A summary of the ~: SN 22.48
- Identification with the ~ as the cause of self-view: SN 22.1
- Identifying the five ~ as “self” is the cause of affliction: SN 22.1
- Voidness of the ~: SN 22.95
- 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:
- Khanti (patience, forbearance). See also Anger; Paramis.
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Sn 2.4
- Heals the angry person: SN 11.4
- How to develop ~: MN 21
- 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 88
- Abandonment of ~ as a guarantee of non-return: Iti 1-8
- ~ form the root of unskillful action: Iti 50
- ~ burn like fire: Iti 93
- ~ are like dirty stains on an otherwise clean cloth: MN 7
- 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
- “The Lessons of Unawareness” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “Skillfulness” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
L
- Lay Buddhist practice. See also Family; Householders; Marriage; Parents; Precepts.
- The definition of various kinds of lay followers: AN VIII 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: Sn 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: Sn 1.6
- How skillful actions and choices can protect you: Sn 2.4, 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): Ud 5.3
- Visakha (a.k.a. “Migara’s Mother”): see her entry in the Index of Names
- 500 women who perish in a fire: Ud 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
- 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.
M
- Mana (conceit).
- 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: Sn 3.2
- Turning the forces of Mara to our advantage: “The Demons of Defilement” (Lee)
- The Buddha’s Encounters With Mara (Guruge)
- Maranasati (mindfulness of death). See also Death; Illness; Satipatthana (frames of reference).
- Death can come at any time; are you ready?: AN 6.20
- Mindfulness of death should be developed continuously: AN 6.19
- 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; Maranasati (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, 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): Sn 1.8 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
- No one is dearer to one than oneself: Ud 5.1
- The radiant brightness of ~: Iti 27
- 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
- Middle way between indulgence in sensuality and adherence to fixed rituals and precepts: Ud 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.
- 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: Ud 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
- A monk’s duties: Cv 8
- Wrong reasons for a monk to go on almsround: Ud 3.8
- Do monks really do any useful work?: Sn 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)
N
- Nama-rupa (name-and-form, mind-and-matter, mentality-materiality). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- 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 ~: Ud 2.10
- Appreciating the value of ~ is a crucial first step in practice: AN 9.41
- ~ goes “against the flow” (of craving): Iti 109
- As the basis for shedding fear of death: AN 4.184
- As the escape from sensuality: Iti 72
- As a cause for sleeping at ease: AN 3.34
- As a profound kind of rest: Sn 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
- ~ is beyond Mara’s reach: SN 4.19
- ~ is not a “source” or “ground” from which phenomena (dhamma) arise: MN 1
- ~ 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 44
- 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 111
- 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)
- See each of the five hindrances individually:
- 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:
- 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
- ~ is to be used to the point of overcoming attachment to all views: Sn 4.3
- As a tool: “Beyond Right and Wrong” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “From Views to Vision” (Bodhi)
- 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 110
- “The Road to Nirvana is Paved with Skillful Intentions” (Thanissaro)
- 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)
- Right Action (Samma-kammanto).
- “Right Action” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Right Livelihood (Samma-ajivo).
- “Right Livelihood” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Right Livelihood: The Noble Eightfold Path in the Working Life” (Jootla)
- Right Effort (Samma-vayamo).
- “Right Effort” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Right Mindfulness (Samma-sati).
- “Right Mindfulness” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Right Concentration (Samma-samadhi).
- “Right Concentration” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The central role of ~ in the Eightfold Path: MN 117
- Right View (Samma-ditthi).
- 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).
- 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.
- Not-self — see Anatta.
- Nutriment (ahara). See also Food.
- Nymphs, dove-footed: Ud 3.2
O
- 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 42
- “The Guardians of the World” (Bodhi)
P
- 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
- 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
- Avoiding evil deeds as a way to avoid ~: Ud 5.4
- The origin of pleasure and ~: SN 12.25
- ~ can’t be used to purify oneself of past misdeeds: MN 14
- “The Details of Pain” (Kee)
- Straight from the Heart (Boowa)
- Pali canon.
- Pali language.
- 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).
- Paramis (perfections).
- Look under each of its constituent factors:
- “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 74
- One’s ~ should be respected as great teachers and devas: Iti 106
- Supporting one’s ~: Sn 2.4
- 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 107
- “The Economy of Gifts” (Thanissaro)
- “The Food of Kindness” (Medhanandi)
- The Blessings of Pindapata (Khantipalo)
- Pasada (clarity and serene confidence). See also Emotion; Samvega.
- 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: Ud 1.1-3
- 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:
- Patience — see Khanti.
- Patimokkha (monks’ and nuns’ rules of conduct). See also Vinaya.
- Perception — see Sañña.
- Perfections — see Paramis.
- Peta loka (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades). See also Planes of Existence, Thirty-one.
- Phassa (contact). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Piti (rapture; bliss) See also Jhana.
- The pleasure and joy of ~:AN 5.176
- 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).
- 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.
- Pañcasila — the Five Precepts (for lay men and women)
- Present moment.
- This present moment is the only time we have: MN 131
- Pride.
- Pride and Conceit (Harris and Fawcett)
- Protection. See also Precepts; Sila.
- The greatest ~ for the layperson: Sn 2.4
- 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
- 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 22
- 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 60
- 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
- Quarreling — see Conflict.
- Questions. See also Ditthi (views); Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention).
- Four types of ~: AN 4.42
- Five motivations behind asking ~: AN 5.165
- How to answer ~: AN 3.67
- ~ not worth asking: DN 9, MN 2, AN 4.77, AN 10.69
- ~ best answered by silence: SN 44.10
- ~s that assume an abiding “self” are invalid: SN 12.12
- ~ the Buddha left unanswered: Avyakata Samyutta
- How the Buddha handles difficult ~: MN 72
- “Questions of Skill” (Thanissaro)
R
- 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, AN 3.65, 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).
- Recollection of the Buddha (buddhanussati): SN 11.3, AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13, Thag 6.2
- Recollection of the Dhamma (dhammanussati): SN 11.3, AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13, Thag 6.2
- As a governing principle: AN 3.40
- Recollection of the Sangha (sanghanussati): SN 11.3, AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13, Thag 6.2
- Recollection of one’s own virtues (silanussati): AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13
- Recollection of one’s own generosity (caganussati): AN 11.12, AN 11.13
- Recollection of the devas (devatanussati): AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13
- Mindfulness of death (maranasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Mindfulness of the body (kayagatasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Mindfulness of breathing (anapanasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Recollection of peace (upasamanussati): Iti 90
- “The Ten Recollections” (Study Guide)
- 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, 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
- “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: Sn 2.4
- 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
- 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, AN 11.18
- Like a tortoise protecting itself by withdrawing safely into its shell: SN 35.199
- Contentment with little: DN 11
- 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: Sn 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)
S
- 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 71
- 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).
- As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN 10.13
- As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN 7.11, AN 7.12
- Like grabbing hold of a branch with a sticky hand: AN 4.178
- How ~ comes about: MN 109
- How to develop ~: MN 148
- How to relinquish ~: MN 148
- What is the origin of self-view?: SN 41.3
- Identifying the five khandhas as “self” is the cause of affliction: SN 22.1
- Salayatana (the six sense-media). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Sensuality.
- Relation between the ~ and the emotions: MN 137
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Contemplation of ~ in terms of not-self: MN 148
- 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 111
- ~ is a progressive practice: MN 66
- Five-factored noble ~: AN 5.28
- Not every state of ~ is wholesome: MN 108
- Five realizations that arise from ~ based on the Brahmavihara (sublime states): AN 5.27
- How ~ leads to discernment: SN 22.5
- Which comes first: ~ or wisdom?: AN 3.73
- Four developments of ~: AN 4.41
- 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, 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
- A call to wake up: Sn 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 19
- Sangha members are dependent on the lay community: Iti 107
- 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
- “Fashionings,” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “Anicca Vata Sankhara” (Bodhi)
- Sanyojana (samyojana) (fetter)
- Listed: AN 10.13
- Sañña (perception, naming, labeling). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates).
- Sati (mindfulness). See also Meditation; Satipatthana.
- “Right Mindfulness” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The Buddha praises Ven. Cula Panthaka’s mindfulness: Ud 5.10
- Definition of ~: SN 48.10
- As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
- “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); Maranasati (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
- Dangers of: MN 45
- 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: Sn 4.1
- Clinging to sense-pleasures is a fetter: Ud 7.3
- Like a fish caught in a trap: Ud 7.4
- Like a suckling calf dependent on its mother: Ud 7.4
- Renouncing ~ brings an even higher happiness: Ud 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.
- 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.
- 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 76
- The Buddha’s instructions to his young son: MN 61
- Sariputta’s teachings to a dying Anathapindika: MN 143
- Admirable ~: Iti 97
- How to recognize a virtuous person: AN 4.192, Ud 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).
- 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
- Five aspects of suitable ~: MN 21
- Five keys to blameless ~: AN 5.198
- Ten kinds of praiseworthy ~: AN 10.70
- Four ways to answer a question: AN 4.42
- Lying is to be avoided: Iti 25
- Sensual desire is usually the motive behind telling lies: SN 3.7
- The nature of well-spoken ~: Sn 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: Ud 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.
- Sappadasa chooses life: Thag 6.6
- Supranormal powers.
- Is the development of ~ a prerequisite for enlightenment?: SN 12.70
- Clairaudience: DN 2, DN 11
- Ending of the taints/effluents (asava): DN 2,DN 11
- Mind-reading: DN 2, DN 11, AN 3.60
- Passing away and reappearance of beings: DN 2, DN 11
- Recollection of past lives: DN 2, DN 11
- As a miracle: AN 3.60
- As the fruit of five-factored noble concentration: AN 5.28
- How to reduce a pile of wood to its constituent elements: AN 6.41
- Drawbacks of ~: DN 11
- One monk’s abuse of his ~: SN 41.4
- Beware: you can’t hide from those with ~: AN 3.40
- “The Four Bases of Power” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “Knowledge” (Lee)
- Sutta Pitaka.
- How to read a sutta: “Befriending the Suttas” (Bullitt)
T
- 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
- As a fetter: Iti 15
- Abandoning ~ for what one holds dear: Sn 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
- The Buddha’s simile on ~: SN 22.84
- Three frames of reference for becoming a fit teacher: MN 137
- 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
- A skilled teacher is like a ferry-man: Sn 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.
- Descriptions of ~: MN 19, MN 125
- What makes one a true brahman: Iti 99
- Various monks and nuns realize the ~: SN 35.88 (Ven. Punna), AN 8.30 (Ven. Anuruddha), Thag 5.1 (Ven. Rajadatta), Thag 6.6 (Ven. Sappadasa), Thag 7.1 (Ven. Sundara Samudda), Thig 5.11 (Ven. Sister Patacara), Thig 5.12 (Ven. Sister Canda), Ud 3.3 (500 monks)
- “The Buddha’s Awakening” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- 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 87
- Three kinds of skillful ~: Iti 87
- Distracting thoughts.
- How to overcome speculative thinking: SN 5.10
- The Relaxation of Thoughts (Vitakkasanthana Sutta, MN 20)
- The Removal of Distracting Thoughts (Soma)
- Tilakkhana (the three characteristics of existence). See also Vipassana (insight).
- 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
- 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
- Atthaka Vagga (The Octet Chapter) — Sn 4
- “The Weight of Mountains” (Thanissaro)
- Chapter III of The Mind Like Fire Unbound (Thanissaro)
- Upekkha (equanimity). See also Brahmavihara; Paramis;
- Uposatha (observance day). See also Sila.
- “The Eight Precepts” in the Path to Freedom pages
- 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
- Calendar of uposatha observance days
- “Uposatha Sila” (Ñanavara Thera)
- The Craft of the Heart (Lee)
V
- Vedana (feeling). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates); Pain; Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Whatever is felt is a form of dukkha: SN 36.11
- Seeing even pleasurable ~ as stressful: SN 36.5, Iti 53
- Seeing ~ as not-self: DN 15
- Three kinds of ~: Iti 52, Iti 53
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
- Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.5
- See the suttas in the Vedana-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
- Contemplation of Feeling: The Discourse Grouping on the Feelings (Nyanaponika)
- Vedanta — see Comparative religions.
- Vegetarianism.
- “Are Buddhists Vegetarian?” (Frequently Asked Question)
- Views — see Ditthi.
- Vimutti (release, deliverance). See also Awakening.
- From what is one released?: AN 10.81
- Released through awareness: AN 6.13
- Four kinds of awareness-release: SN 41.7
- Released through discernment: AN 9.44
- Released “both ways”: AN 9.45
- The Buddha’s question-and-answer session concerning release: Snp ch. 5
- “Convention and Liberation,” in A Taste of Freedom (Chah)
- “Free at Last” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- The Mind Like Fire Unbound (Thanissaro)
- Vinaya. See also Monastic Life.
- Basic principles of: AN 8.53
- A monk’s duties: Cv 8
- How to know if a particular action is allowable: Mv 6.40.1
- The standards of sila for contemplatives: DN 2
- Are monks allowed to use money?: SN 42.10
- The Bhikkhus’ Rules — A Guide for Laypeople: The Theravadin Buddhist Monk’s Rules Compiled and Explained (Ariyesako)
- 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)
- An Introduction to the Patimokkha Training Rules (Thanissaro)
- The Bhikkhu Patimokkha: The Bhikkhus’ Code of Discipline
- The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha: The Bhikkhunis’ Code of Discipline
- Viññana (consciousness). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.3
- Mutual dependence of ~ and name-and-form: SN 12.67
- “Consciousnesses” (Lee)
- Violence — see Non-violence.
- Vipassana (insight). See also Samatha (tranquillity); Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- ~ is developed in tandem with samatha (tranquillity): SN 35.205, AN 2.30, AN 4.170, AN 10.71
- How ~ can be developed during or immediately after jhana: MN 111
- As direct knowledge of the five aggregates (khandha):
- Analyzing the five aggregates until their appeal is shattered: SN 23.2
- Developing skill in applying the four noble truths to the five aggregates: SN 22.56
- Developing skill in seeing seven qualities in each of the five aggregates: SN 22.57
- A contemplation for every meditator, from beginner to arahant: SN 22.122
- Like taking apart a lute in search of its sound: SN 35.205
- As direct knowledge of the six sense bases (salayatana): MN 149
- Reflection on not-self as a basis for insight: SN 22.59
- “Is Vipassana the same as Theravada?” (Frequently Asked Question)
- Basic Themes (Lee)
- “One Tool Among Many: The Place of Vipassana in Buddhist Practice” (Thanissaro)
- “Stop and Think” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- Things as They Are (Boowa)
- Satipatthana Vipassana: Insight Through Mindfulness (Mahasi)
- “Two Styles of Insight Meditation” (Bodhi)
- Viraga (dispassion).
- Highest of all Dhammas: Iti 90, Dhp 273
- The arahant as having gone beyond both passion and ~: Sn 4.4, Sn 4.6, Sn 4.10
- “In the seen there is only the seen…”: SN 35.95, Ud 1.10
- “At the Tip of Your Nose” in Keeping the Breath in Mind (Lee)
- “Consciousnesses” (Lee)
- Frames of Reference (Lee)
- Viriya (effort, energy). See also Paramis; Samvega; Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha).
- “Right Effort” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Needed for final attainment of truth: MN 95
- Wake up!: Sn 2.10
- As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
- Five factors that sustain ~: AN 5.53
- Virtue — see Sila.
- Visakha puja. See also Uposatha.
- “Visakha Puja” (Lee)
- Viveka (seclusion, solitude). See also Wilderness.
- Thoughts of ~ are the mark of a great person: AN 8.30
- The pleasure of ~: AN 5.30, AN 6.42
- True seclusion is found within: SN 9.1, SN 21.10
- It’s better to be alone than in the company of fools: Dhp 61, Dhp 328-330
- Delighting in the wilds — the mark of a wise person: Dhp 305, Dhp 395, Thag 3.8
- “Wander alone, a rhinoceros horn”: Sn 1.3
- The monks’ way of life in the wilds: Sn 3.11, Sn 4.9, Sn 4.16
W
- Wakefulness. See also Appamada (heedfulness).
- As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
- Walking meditation. See also Meditation.
- The Benefits of Walking Meditation (Silananda)
- War. See also Anger; Conflict.
- In ~, there is no winning side: SN 3.14, SN 3.15
- Only forbearance, never revenge, can bring an end to ~: Mv 10.2.3-20
- Hostility can never be conquered with hostility: Dhp 3
- What kind of rebirth can a soldier expect?: SN 42.3
- Is there such a thing as a “just” ~?: See “Getting the Message” (Thanissaro)
- Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good (Buddharakkhita)
- Wealth. See also Money; Dhana (treasures); Puñña (merit, inner wealth); references to Anathapindika in the Index of Proper Names.
- The ~ of a householder vs. the ~ of one who has lived the renunciate life to its culmination: Sn 1.2
- Downfall caused by stinginess: Sn 1.6
- How ~ should be both shared and enjoyed: SN 3.19
- Actions that lead to the loss of one’s material ~: DN 31
- ~ can’t buy true happines: AN 10.46
- Focusing on material gain leads one away from Nibbana: Dhp 75
- Five skillful ways of using one’s ~: AN 5.41
- How a family can preserve its ~: AN 4.255
- How to safeguard one’s material ~: AN 8.54
- Relative value of material and spiritual ~: Ud 2.2
- The bliss that arises from using ~ wisely: AN 4.62
- Few are those who don’t get intoxicated by ~: SN 3.6
- Contentment is the greatest ~: Dhp 204
- “Trading Outer Wealth for Inner Wealth” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Wedding — see Marriage.
- Well, parable of the: Ud 7.9
- Wilderness. See also Forest traditions; Nature; Viveka (seclusion, solitude).
- Where ardent meditators prefer to dwell: Dhp 99, Dhp 305, Dhp 395
- Mountains, forests, and grasslands: Dhp 188, Thag 1.41, Thag 1.113, Thag 3.5, Thag 19, Thig 3.4
- Qualities required for living in the ~: AN 4.259
- As a suitable place for meditation: DN 12, DN 22, MN 118, MN 119, SN 11.3, AN 5.76, AN 8.86, etc.
- As a place to sleep at ease: AN 3.34
- What can one possibly accomplish by living in the forest, just meditating?: SN 7.17
- In the ~, the Buddha comes face-to-face with his fear: MN 4
- In the ~, the Buddha shows by example how best to handle physical pain: SN 1.38, SN 4.13
- Wandering like a wild deer: Snp I.3
- ~ is for those not seeking sensual delight: Dhp 99
- The Buddha exhorts others to seek out ~: AN 5.114
- The hazards of the ~ as an incentive to meditate: AN 5.77
- Proper attitude for living with hardship in the ~: Thag 3.8, Thag 5.8
- Why do those who live in the forest look so happy?: SN 1.10
- Craving follows you, even into the ~: SN 35.63
- A lonely monk briefly considers leaving the forest: SN 9.9
- An early example of “wilderness poetry”: Thag 18
- Ven. Maha Kassapa’s life in the forest: Thag 18
- Why Ven. Maha Kassapa chose to live in the forest: SN 16.5
- Why Ajaan Lee chose to live in the forest: in The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee
- “The Customs of the Noble Ones” (Thanissaro)
- See the teachings from the Thai forest traditions
- Wings to Awakening — see Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- Wisdom — see Pañña.
- Wise person. See also Pañña (discernment, wisdom).
- Wise reflection — see Yoniso manasikara.
- Women and Buddhism. See also the names of individual nuns (”So-and-so, Ven. Sister”) in the Index of Proper Names.
- The thought, “Women can’t attain Awakening” is not to be believed: SN 5.2
- Bhikkhuni-samyutta — stories concerning nuns and their battles with Mara (from the Samyutta Nikaya)
- Verses of the Elder Nuns (Therigatha)
- Discourses of the Ancient Nuns (Bodhi)
- Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns (Jootla)
- The Position of Women in Buddhism (Dewaraja)
- Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha (Hecker)
- Women in Early Buddhist Literature (Horner)
- “(Upasika) Kee Nanayon and the Social Dynamic of Theravadin Buddhist Practice” (Thanissaro)
- “Question & Answers (3): The Bhikkhuni Sangha in A Fistful of Sand (Suwat)
- The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha: The Bhikkhunis’ Code of Discipline
- Work, monastics’. See also Monastic life.
- World, origin of — see Questions not worth asking.
- Worship — see Devotion.
XYZ
- Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention; wise reflection). See also the first six of the Ten Recollections; Questions.
- What things should one attend to with ~?: SN 22.122
- A remedy for a mind consumed by unskillful thoughts: SN 9.11
- As a condition for right view: AN 2.125-126
- As the key to abandoning greed, hatred, delusion: AN 3.68
- As an important quality to develop: Iti 16
- As a means to ending the asava: MN 2
- “The Seven Factors for Awakening” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “Untangling the Present: The Role of Appropriate Attention” (Thanissaro)
- Young people (readings for). See also Children.
- The Healing of the Bull: A Story (Karunaratna)
- Prisoners of Karma: A Story (Karunaratna)
- A Young People’s Life of the Buddha (Silacara)
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A
- Abhidhamma. See also Psychology and Buddhism.
- Adhitthana (determination, resolution). See also Paramis.
- Four determinations: MN 140
- Adinava (drawbacks, dangers) See also Gradual instruction.
- “Drawbacks” in the Path to Freedom pages
- ~ of feeling: MN 13
- ~ of form: MN 13
- ~ of sensuality: MN 13, MN 14, MN 54, SN 1.20, Iti 95
- ~ of clingable phenomena: SN 12.52
- ~ of aging, illness, and death: AN 3.62, AN 4.252
- ~ of supranormal powers: DN 11
- ~ of unskillful thoughts: MN 20
- As one of ten perceptions: AN 10.60
- Admonishment. See also Speech.
- “Right Speech” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Making oneself easy to admonish: MN 21
- The Buddha’s strong words to his son Rahula: MN 61
- What to do if someone just won’t listen to reason: AN 4.111
- Aging. See also Death; Divine messengers; Illness.
- The Buddha spits on ~: SN 48.41
- Description of ~: MN 9
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- “Aging” (Dhammapada XI)
- Effects of ~ on the body: Thig 13.1
- How to train yourself when your body is old and decrepit: SN 22
- You’re never too old to realize the Dhamma: Thig 5.8
- Age is no measure of wisdom: SN 3.1
- Advice to two aging brahmans: AN 3.51, AN 3.52
- “Beyond Coping: The Buddha’s Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation” (Study Guide)
- “The 1st Noble Truth” in the Path to Freedom pages
- AIDS. See also Illness.
- Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing).
- The Buddha’s principal teaching on ~: MN 118
- How ~ leads to Awakening: SN 54.13
- ~ should be developed no matter how far along you are in your meditaton 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 85
- 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
- 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
- Identifying the five khandhas as “self” is the cause of affliction: SN 22.1
- 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
- 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 85
- 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).
- Defined: SN 35.97, SN 48.56
- Difference between ~ and its opposite: SN 35.97
- ~ is the foremost skillful quality (ten similes): AN 10.15
- As the one quality that can provide security: SN 3.17
- What constitutes living with ~: SN 55.40
- The Buddha’s last words: DN 16, SN 6.15
- “Heedfulness” (Dhammapada II)
- Benefits of ~: Iti 23
- Wake up!: Sn 2.10
- “A Note on Openness” (Bodhi)
- 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 ~?: Ud 7.6
- Why an ~ continues meditating: SN 16.5
- Does an ~ feel pain?: SN 1.38, SN 4.13
- 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
- “Arahants” (Dhammapada VII)
- “Brahmans” (Dhammapada XXVI)
- Fate of ~ after death: MN 72, 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.
- 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
- 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 85; 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
- 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
- As an obstruction: Iti 14
- “Unawareness Converges…,” in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- “The Intricacies of Ignorance” (Kee)
- Awakening. See also Nibbana; Vimutti (release).
- Factors for ~: see Bojjhanga.
- Is ~ “gradual” or “sudden”?: Ud 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
B
- 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:
- 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, Sn 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.
- 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, AN 10.208
- Practice of ~ as a door to the Deathless: MN 52, 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
- 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.
C
- Caste system.
- 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 48
- “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 74
- At one time or another, we have all been each other’s ~: SN 15.14
- Grieving the death of ~: SN 42.11, Ud 2.7, Ud 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 106
- 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.
- 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.
- Causes of: Sn 4.8, Sn 4.11, Sn 4.15
- Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good (Buddharakkhita)
- Conscience — see Hiri.
- Consciousness — see Viññana.
- Contact — see Phassa.
- Contentment with little. See also Restraint.
- Conviction — see Saddha.
- Copyright.
- Craving — see Tanha.
- Creation (of universe) — see Questions not worth asking.
D
- Dana (giving; charity). See also Gradual instruction; Paramis.
- “Generosity” in the Path to Freedom pages
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Sn 2.4
- 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 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 98, Iti 100
- Gifts of Dhamma: Dhp 354, Iti 98, Iti 100
- Citta the householder’s final teaching on generosity: SN 41.10
- Give to many; don’t be like a rainless cloud: Iti 75
- 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; Maranasati (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
- Why do we grieve when a loved one dies?: SN 42.11
- Reflections on the brevity of life:
- As one of seven beneficial reflections: AN 7.46
- As a call to abandon grief and lamentation: Sn 3.8
- The greatest protection for the layperson: Sn 2.4
- Overcoming ~ by regarding the world as empty: Sn 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, Ud 1.10, Ud 5.3
- ~ by murder (see also Murder): Ud 4.3
- ~ of daughter: Thig 3.5
- ~ of grandson: Ud 8.8
- ~ of son: MN 87, SN 42.11 Ud 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
- 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
- A huge gathering of ~ visits the Buddha: DN 20
- Conversations with the ~ as a basis for faith: DN 11
- Occasions when the ~ raise a cheer for a meditator: Iti 82
- Omens that a ~ is about to die: Iti 83
- 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
- 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.
- 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).
- Discernment — see Pañña.
- Disenchantment — see Nibbida.
- Ditthi (views). See also Questions.
- As a yoke: AN 4.10
- As a flood: SN 45.171
- Wisdom has nothing to do with holding to this or that viewpoint: AN 10.96
- What is wrong ~?: MN 117
- Distinguishing right ~ from wrong ~: AN 10.103, AN 10.104
- The many kinds of wrong ~: MN 63, SN 41.3, AN 10.93, AN 10.95
- Even the view “I have no self” is wrong: MN 22
- The thicket of wrong ~: MN 72
- Attachment to ~ is the cause of disputes: Sn 4.8
- “Right View” in the Path to Freedom pages
- As a tool: “Beyond Right and Wrong” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “From Views to Vision” (Bodhi)
- Divine Messengers. See also Aging; Illness; Death.
- “Meeting the Divine Messengers” (Bodhi)
- Doubt (vicikiccha). See also Nivarana (hindrances); Saddha (conviction).
- Downfall.
- Causes of ~: Sn 1.6
- Downloading.
- Drawbacks — see Adinava.
- Dread (moral) — see Ottappa.
- Dreams.
- 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
- 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)
E
- 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
- “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
- Practical aspects of developing a meditative dwelling in ~: MN 122
- Conquering death by seeing the world as empty: Sn 5.15
- Voidness of the five khandha: SN 22.95
- “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.
F
- 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
- 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
- Fires of passion, aversion, and delusion: Iti 93
- Fire as an illustration of the destiny of a fully Awakened being: MN 72
- 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
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Direct knowledge of ~ is a hallmark of a true contemplative: Iti 103
- As a prequisite for awakening: SN 56.44
- Relationship to the Khandha: MN 28
- “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.
G
- Generosity — see Dana.
- Giving — see Dana.
- Goal of Buddhist practice — see Nibbana.
- God (supreme being, Creator, etc.). See also Comparative Religions.
- Good will — see Metta.
- Goodness — see Puñña (merit).
- Gradual instruction (anupubbi-katha).
- Mentioned in: Ud 5.3
- The Path to Freedom pages
- See each of its constituent topics:
- 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: Sn 2.4
- 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.
- Guilt — see Hiri (moral shame).
H
- Habitual patterns of thought: MN 19
- Happiness. See also Vedana (feeling).
- True ~ lies beyond the realm of sensual pleasure: MN 75
- How Nibbana is understood as happy and pleasant: AN 9.34
- Sometimes confused with suffering: Sn 3.12
- Seeing even pleasurable feelings as stressful: SN 36.5, Iti 53
- There are many kinds and degrees of ~; which one do you want?: DN 2, MN 59, SN 36.19, SN 36.31, Iti 73
- Harmlessness — see Non-harming.
- Hatred. See Ill-will (vyapada).
- Headache, Ven. Sariputta’s “slight”: Ud 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 70
- “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 42
- 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 40
- “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 106
- ~ are dependent on the monastic community (Sangha): Iti 107
- ~ 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: Sn 3.1, Ud 5.6
- Buddhism and Sex (M. O’C. Walshe)
- Humility. See also Integrity;
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Sn 2.4
I
- 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).
- 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
- 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:
- 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.
J
- 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.
- 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 IX-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
- 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, MN 106, AN 11.17
- Possible courses of rebirth from practicing ~: AN 4.123, AN 4.124
- “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.
K
- 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, Sn 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 17
- As a way of uplifting your own inner potential: “Potential” (Mun)
- ~ is the whole of the holy life: SN 45.2
- Avoiding lazy people: Iti 78
- Choose your friends carefully, for you become like them: Iti 76
- 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
- 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
- How ~ accounts for the fortune and misfortune of beings: MN 135
- A more detailed explanation of ~: MN 136
- 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).
- The Buddha’s principal teaching on ~: MN 119
- 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
- A summary of the ~: SN 22.48
- Identification with the ~ as the cause of self-view: SN 22.1
- Identifying the five ~ as “self” is the cause of affliction: SN 22.1
- Voidness of the ~: SN 22.95
- 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:
- Khanti (patience, forbearance). See also Anger; Paramis.
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Sn 2.4
- Heals the angry person: SN 11.4
- How to develop ~: MN 21
- 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 88
- Abandonment of ~ as a guarantee of non-return: Iti 1-8
- ~ form the root of unskillful action: Iti 50
- ~ burn like fire: Iti 93
- ~ are like dirty stains on an otherwise clean cloth: MN 7
- 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
- “The Lessons of Unawareness” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “Skillfulness” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
L
- Lay Buddhist practice. See also Family; Householders; Marriage; Parents; Precepts.
- The definition of various kinds of lay followers: AN VIII 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: Sn 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: Sn 1.6
- How skillful actions and choices can protect you: Sn 2.4, 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): Ud 5.3
- Visakha (a.k.a. “Migara’s Mother”): see her entry in the Index of Names
- 500 women who perish in a fire: Ud 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
- 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.
M
- Mana (conceit).
- 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: Sn 3.2
- Turning the forces of Mara to our advantage: “The Demons of Defilement” (Lee)
- The Buddha’s Encounters With Mara (Guruge)
- Maranasati (mindfulness of death). See also Death; Illness; Satipatthana (frames of reference).
- Death can come at any time; are you ready?: AN 6.20
- Mindfulness of death should be developed continuously: AN 6.19
- 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; Maranasati (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, 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): Sn 1.8 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
- No one is dearer to one than oneself: Ud 5.1
- The radiant brightness of ~: Iti 27
- 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
- Middle way between indulgence in sensuality and adherence to fixed rituals and precepts: Ud 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.
- 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: Ud 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
- A monk’s duties: Cv 8
- Wrong reasons for a monk to go on almsround: Ud 3.8
- Do monks really do any useful work?: Sn 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)
N
- Nama-rupa (name-and-form, mind-and-matter, mentality-materiality). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- 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 ~: Ud 2.10
- Appreciating the value of ~ is a crucial first step in practice: AN 9.41
- ~ goes “against the flow” (of craving): Iti 109
- As the basis for shedding fear of death: AN 4.184
- As the escape from sensuality: Iti 72
- As a cause for sleeping at ease: AN 3.34
- As a profound kind of rest: Sn 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
- ~ is beyond Mara’s reach: SN 4.19
- ~ is not a “source” or “ground” from which phenomena (dhamma) arise: MN 1
- ~ 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 44
- 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 111
- 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)
- See each of the five hindrances individually:
- 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:
- 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
- ~ is to be used to the point of overcoming attachment to all views: Sn 4.3
- As a tool: “Beyond Right and Wrong” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “From Views to Vision” (Bodhi)
- 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 110
- “The Road to Nirvana is Paved with Skillful Intentions” (Thanissaro)
- 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)
- Right Action (Samma-kammanto).
- “Right Action” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Right Livelihood (Samma-ajivo).
- “Right Livelihood” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Right Livelihood: The Noble Eightfold Path in the Working Life” (Jootla)
- Right Effort (Samma-vayamo).
- “Right Effort” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Right Mindfulness (Samma-sati).
- “Right Mindfulness” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Right Concentration (Samma-samadhi).
- “Right Concentration” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The central role of ~ in the Eightfold Path: MN 117
- Right View (Samma-ditthi).
- 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).
- 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.
- Not-self — see Anatta.
- Nutriment (ahara). See also Food.
- Nymphs, dove-footed: Ud 3.2
O
- 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 42
- “The Guardians of the World” (Bodhi)
P
- 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
- 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
- Avoiding evil deeds as a way to avoid ~: Ud 5.4
- The origin of pleasure and ~: SN 12.25
- ~ can’t be used to purify oneself of past misdeeds: MN 14
- “The Details of Pain” (Kee)
- Straight from the Heart (Boowa)
- Pali canon.
- Pali language.
- 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).
- Paramis (perfections).
- Look under each of its constituent factors:
- “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 74
- One’s ~ should be respected as great teachers and devas: Iti 106
- Supporting one’s ~: Sn 2.4
- 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 107
- “The Economy of Gifts” (Thanissaro)
- “The Food of Kindness” (Medhanandi)
- The Blessings of Pindapata (Khantipalo)
- Pasada (clarity and serene confidence). See also Emotion; Samvega.
- 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: Ud 1.1-3
- 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:
- Patience — see Khanti.
- Patimokkha (monks’ and nuns’ rules of conduct). See also Vinaya.
- Perception — see Sañña.
- Perfections — see Paramis.
- Peta loka (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades). See also Planes of Existence, Thirty-one.
- Phassa (contact). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Piti (rapture; bliss) See also Jhana.
- The pleasure and joy of ~:AN 5.176
- 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).
- 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.
- Pañcasila — the Five Precepts (for lay men and women)
- Present moment.
- This present moment is the only time we have: MN 131
- Pride.
- Pride and Conceit (Harris and Fawcett)
- Protection. See also Precepts; Sila.
- The greatest ~ for the layperson: Sn 2.4
- 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
- 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 22
- 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 60
- 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
- Quarreling — see Conflict.
- Questions. See also Ditthi (views); Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention).
- Four types of ~: AN 4.42
- Five motivations behind asking ~: AN 5.165
- How to answer ~: AN 3.67
- ~ not worth asking: DN 9, MN 2, AN 4.77, AN 10.69
- ~ best answered by silence: SN 44.10
- ~s that assume an abiding “self” are invalid: SN 12.12
- ~ the Buddha left unanswered: Avyakata Samyutta
- How the Buddha handles difficult ~: MN 72
- “Questions of Skill” (Thanissaro)
R
- 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, AN 3.65, 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).
- Recollection of the Buddha (buddhanussati): SN 11.3, AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13, Thag 6.2
- Recollection of the Dhamma (dhammanussati): SN 11.3, AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13, Thag 6.2
- As a governing principle: AN 3.40
- Recollection of the Sangha (sanghanussati): SN 11.3, AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13, Thag 6.2
- Recollection of one’s own virtues (silanussati): AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13
- Recollection of one’s own generosity (caganussati): AN 11.12, AN 11.13
- Recollection of the devas (devatanussati): AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13
- Mindfulness of death (maranasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Mindfulness of the body (kayagatasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Mindfulness of breathing (anapanasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Recollection of peace (upasamanussati): Iti 90
- “The Ten Recollections” (Study Guide)
- 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, 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
- “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: Sn 2.4
- 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
- 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, AN 11.18
- Like a tortoise protecting itself by withdrawing safely into its shell: SN 35.199
- Contentment with little: DN 11
- 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: Sn 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)
S
- 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 71
- 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).
- As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN 10.13
- As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN 7.11, AN 7.12
- Like grabbing hold of a branch with a sticky hand: AN 4.178
- How ~ comes about: MN 109
- How to develop ~: MN 148
- How to relinquish ~: MN 148
- What is the origin of self-view?: SN 41.3
- Identifying the five khandhas as “self” is the cause of affliction: SN 22.1
- Salayatana (the six sense-media). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Sensuality.
- Relation between the ~ and the emotions: MN 137
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Contemplation of ~ in terms of not-self: MN 148
- 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 111
- ~ is a progressive practice: MN 66
- Five-factored noble ~: AN 5.28
- Not every state of ~ is wholesome: MN 108
- Five realizations that arise from ~ based on the Brahmavihara (sublime states): AN 5.27
- How ~ leads to discernment: SN 22.5
- Which comes first: ~ or wisdom?: AN 3.73
- Four developments of ~: AN 4.41
- 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, 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
- A call to wake up: Sn 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 19
- Sangha members are dependent on the lay community: Iti 107
- 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
- “Fashionings,” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “Anicca Vata Sankhara” (Bodhi)
- Sanyojana (samyojana) (fetter)
- Listed: AN 10.13
- Sañña (perception, naming, labeling). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates).
- Sati (mindfulness). See also Meditation; Satipatthana.
- “Right Mindfulness” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The Buddha praises Ven. Cula Panthaka’s mindfulness: Ud 5.10
- Definition of ~: SN 48.10
- As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
- “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); Maranasati (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
- Dangers of: MN 45
- 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: Sn 4.1
- Clinging to sense-pleasures is a fetter: Ud 7.3
- Like a fish caught in a trap: Ud 7.4
- Like a suckling calf dependent on its mother: Ud 7.4
- Renouncing ~ brings an even higher happiness: Ud 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.
- 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.
- 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 76
- The Buddha’s instructions to his young son: MN 61
- Sariputta’s teachings to a dying Anathapindika: MN 143
- Admirable ~: Iti 97
- How to recognize a virtuous person: AN 4.192, Ud 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).
- 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
- Five aspects of suitable ~: MN 21
- Five keys to blameless ~: AN 5.198
- Ten kinds of praiseworthy ~: AN 10.70
- Four ways to answer a question: AN 4.42
- Lying is to be avoided: Iti 25
- Sensual desire is usually the motive behind telling lies: SN 3.7
- The nature of well-spoken ~: Sn 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: Ud 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.
- Sappadasa chooses life: Thag 6.6
- Supranormal powers.
- Is the development of ~ a prerequisite for enlightenment?: SN 12.70
- Clairaudience: DN 2, DN 11
- Ending of the taints/effluents (asava): DN 2,DN 11
- Mind-reading: DN 2, DN 11, AN 3.60
- Passing away and reappearance of beings: DN 2, DN 11
- Recollection of past lives: DN 2, DN 11
- As a miracle: AN 3.60
- As the fruit of five-factored noble concentration: AN 5.28
- How to reduce a pile of wood to its constituent elements: AN 6.41
- Drawbacks of ~: DN 11
- One monk’s abuse of his ~: SN 41.4
- Beware: you can’t hide from those with ~: AN 3.40
- “The Four Bases of Power” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “Knowledge” (Lee)
- Sutta Pitaka.
- How to read a sutta: “Befriending the Suttas” (Bullitt)
T
- 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
- As a fetter: Iti 15
- Abandoning ~ for what one holds dear: Sn 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
- The Buddha’s simile on ~: SN 22.84
- Three frames of reference for becoming a fit teacher: MN 137
- 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
- A skilled teacher is like a ferry-man: Sn 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.
- Descriptions of ~: MN 19, MN 125
- What makes one a true brahman: Iti 99
- Various monks and nuns realize the ~: SN 35.88 (Ven. Punna), AN 8.30 (Ven. Anuruddha), Thag 5.1 (Ven. Rajadatta), Thag 6.6 (Ven. Sappadasa), Thag 7.1 (Ven. Sundara Samudda), Thig 5.11 (Ven. Sister Patacara), Thig 5.12 (Ven. Sister Canda), Ud 3.3 (500 monks)
- “The Buddha’s Awakening” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- 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 87
- Three kinds of skillful ~: Iti 87
- Distracting thoughts.
- How to overcome speculative thinking: SN 5.10
- The Relaxation of Thoughts (Vitakkasanthana Sutta, MN 20)
- The Removal of Distracting Thoughts (Soma)
- Tilakkhana (the three characteristics of existence). See also Vipassana (insight).
- 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
- 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
- Atthaka Vagga (The Octet Chapter) — Sn 4
- “The Weight of Mountains” (Thanissaro)
- Chapter III of The Mind Like Fire Unbound (Thanissaro)
- Upekkha (equanimity). See also Brahmavihara; Paramis;
- Uposatha (observance day). See also Sila.
- “The Eight Precepts” in the Path to Freedom pages
- 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
- Calendar of uposatha observance days
- “Uposatha Sila” (Ñanavara Thera)
- The Craft of the Heart (Lee)
V
- Vedana (feeling). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates); Pain; Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Whatever is felt is a form of dukkha: SN 36.11
- Seeing even pleasurable ~ as stressful: SN 36.5, Iti 53
- Seeing ~ as not-self: DN 15
- Three kinds of ~: Iti 52, Iti 53
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
- Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.5
- See the suttas in the Vedana-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
- Contemplation of Feeling: The Discourse Grouping on the Feelings (Nyanaponika)
- Vedanta — see Comparative religions.
- Vegetarianism.
- “Are Buddhists Vegetarian?” (Frequently Asked Question)
- Views — see Ditthi.
- Vimutti (release, deliverance). See also Awakening.
- From what is one released?: AN 10.81
- Released through awareness: AN 6.13
- Four kinds of awareness-release: SN 41.7
- Released through discernment: AN 9.44
- Released “both ways”: AN 9.45
- The Buddha’s question-and-answer session concerning release: Snp ch. 5
- “Convention and Liberation,” in A Taste of Freedom (Chah)
- “Free at Last” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- The Mind Like Fire Unbound (Thanissaro)
- Vinaya. See also Monastic Life.
- Basic principles of: AN 8.53
- A monk’s duties: Cv 8
- How to know if a particular action is allowable: Mv 6.40.1
- The standards of sila for contemplatives: DN 2
- Are monks allowed to use money?: SN 42.10
- The Bhikkhus’ Rules — A Guide for Laypeople: The Theravadin Buddhist Monk’s Rules Compiled and Explained (Ariyesako)
- 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)
- An Introduction to the Patimokkha Training Rules (Thanissaro)
- The Bhikkhu Patimokkha: The Bhikkhus’ Code of Discipline
- The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha: The Bhikkhunis’ Code of Discipline
- Viññana (consciousness). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.3
- Mutual dependence of ~ and name-and-form: SN 12.67
- “Consciousnesses” (Lee)
- Violence — see Non-violence.
- Vipassana (insight). See also Samatha (tranquillity); Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- ~ is developed in tandem with samatha (tranquillity): SN 35.205, AN 2.30, AN 4.170, AN 10.71
- How ~ can be developed during or immediately after jhana: MN 111
- As direct knowledge of the five aggregates (khandha):
- Analyzing the five aggregates until their appeal is shattered: SN 23.2
- Developing skill in applying the four noble truths to the five aggregates: SN 22.56
- Developing skill in seeing seven qualities in each of the five aggregates: SN 22.57
- A contemplation for every meditator, from beginner to arahant: SN 22.122
- Like taking apart a lute in search of its sound: SN 35.205
- As direct knowledge of the six sense bases (salayatana): MN 149
- Reflection on not-self as a basis for insight: SN 22.59
- “Is Vipassana the same as Theravada?” (Frequently Asked Question)
- Basic Themes (Lee)
- “One Tool Among Many: The Place of Vipassana in Buddhist Practice” (Thanissaro)
- “Stop and Think” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- Things as They Are (Boowa)
- Satipatthana Vipassana: Insight Through Mindfulness (Mahasi)
- “Two Styles of Insight Meditation” (Bodhi)
- Viraga (dispassion).
- Highest of all Dhammas: Iti 90, Dhp 273
- The arahant as having gone beyond both passion and ~: Sn 4.4, Sn 4.6, Sn 4.10
- “In the seen there is only the seen…”: SN 35.95, Ud 1.10
- “At the Tip of Your Nose” in Keeping the Breath in Mind (Lee)
- “Consciousnesses” (Lee)
- Frames of Reference (Lee)
- Viriya (effort, energy). See also Paramis; Samvega; Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha).
- “Right Effort” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Needed for final attainment of truth: MN 95
- Wake up!: Sn 2.10
- As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
- Five factors that sustain ~: AN 5.53
- Virtue — see Sila.
- Visakha puja. See also Uposatha.
- “Visakha Puja” (Lee)
- Viveka (seclusion, solitude). See also Wilderness.
- Thoughts of ~ are the mark of a great person: AN 8.30
- The pleasure of ~: AN 5.30, AN 6.42
- True seclusion is found within: SN 9.1, SN 21.10
- It’s better to be alone than in the company of fools: Dhp 61, Dhp 328-330
- Delighting in the wilds — the mark of a wise person: Dhp 305, Dhp 395, Thag 3.8
- “Wander alone, a rhinoceros horn”: Sn 1.3
- The monks’ way of life in the wilds: Sn 3.11, Sn 4.9, Sn 4.16
W
- Wakefulness. See also Appamada (heedfulness).
- As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
- Walking meditation. See also Meditation.
- The Benefits of Walking Meditation (Silananda)
- War. See also Anger; Conflict.
- In ~, there is no winning side: SN 3.14, SN 3.15
- Only forbearance, never revenge, can bring an end to ~: Mv 10.2.3-20
- Hostility can never be conquered with hostility: Dhp 3
- What kind of rebirth can a soldier expect?: SN 42.3
- Is there such a thing as a “just” ~?: See “Getting the Message” (Thanissaro)
- Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good (Buddharakkhita)
- Wealth. See also Money; Dhana (treasures); Puñña (merit, inner wealth); references to Anathapindika in the Index of Proper Names.
- The ~ of a householder vs. the ~ of one who has lived the renunciate life to its culmination: Sn 1.2
- Downfall caused by stinginess: Sn 1.6
- How ~ should be both shared and enjoyed: SN 3.19
- Actions that lead to the loss of one’s material ~: DN 31
- ~ can’t buy true happines: AN 10.46
- Focusing on material gain leads one away from Nibbana: Dhp 75
- Five skillful ways of using one’s ~: AN 5.41
- How a family can preserve its ~: AN 4.255
- How to safeguard one’s material ~: AN 8.54
- Relative value of material and spiritual ~: Ud 2.2
- The bliss that arises from using ~ wisely: AN 4.62
- Few are those who don’t get intoxicated by ~: SN 3.6
- Contentment is the greatest ~: Dhp 204
- “Trading Outer Wealth for Inner Wealth” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Wedding — see Marriage.
- Well, parable of the: Ud 7.9
- Wilderness. See also Forest traditions; Nature; Viveka (seclusion, solitude).
- Where ardent meditators prefer to dwell: Dhp 99, Dhp 305, Dhp 395
- Mountains, forests, and grasslands: Dhp 188, Thag 1.41, Thag 1.113, Thag 3.5, Thag 19, Thig 3.4
- Qualities required for living in the ~: AN 4.259
- As a suitable place for meditation: DN 12, DN 22, MN 118, MN 119, SN 11.3, AN 5.76, AN 8.86, etc.
- As a place to sleep at ease: AN 3.34
- What can one possibly accomplish by living in the forest, just meditating?: SN 7.17
- In the ~, the Buddha comes face-to-face with his fear: MN 4
- In the ~, the Buddha shows by example how best to handle physical pain: SN 1.38, SN 4.13
- Wandering like a wild deer: Snp I.3
- ~ is for those not seeking sensual delight: Dhp 99
- The Buddha exhorts others to seek out ~: AN 5.114
- The hazards of the ~ as an incentive to meditate: AN 5.77
- Proper attitude for living with hardship in the ~: Thag 3.8, Thag 5.8
- Why do those who live in the forest look so happy?: SN 1.10
- Craving follows you, even into the ~: SN 35.63
- A lonely monk briefly considers leaving the forest: SN 9.9
- An early example of “wilderness poetry”: Thag 18
- Ven. Maha Kassapa’s life in the forest: Thag 18
- Why Ven. Maha Kassapa chose to live in the forest: SN 16.5
- Why Ajaan Lee chose to live in the forest: in The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee
- “The Customs of the Noble Ones” (Thanissaro)
- See the teachings from the Thai forest traditions
- Wings to Awakening — see Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- Wisdom — see Pañña.
- Wise person. See also Pañña (discernment, wisdom).
- Wise reflection — see Yoniso manasikara.
- Women and Buddhism. See also the names of individual nuns (”So-and-so, Ven. Sister”) in the Index of Proper Names.
- The thought, “Women can’t attain Awakening” is not to be believed: SN 5.2
- Bhikkhuni-samyutta — stories concerning nuns and their battles with Mara (from the Samyutta Nikaya)
- Verses of the Elder Nuns (Therigatha)
- Discourses of the Ancient Nuns (Bodhi)
- Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns (Jootla)
- The Position of Women in Buddhism (Dewaraja)
- Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha (Hecker)
- Women in Early Buddhist Literature (Horner)
- “(Upasika) Kee Nanayon and the Social Dynamic of Theravadin Buddhist Practice” (Thanissaro)
- “Question & Answers (3): The Bhikkhuni Sangha in A Fistful of Sand (Suwat)
- The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha: The Bhikkhunis’ Code of Discipline
- Work, monastics’. See also Monastic life.
- World, origin of — see Questions not worth asking.
- Worship — see Devotion.
XYZ
- Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention; wise reflection). See also the first six of the Ten Recollections; Questions.
- What things should one attend to with ~?: SN 22.122
- A remedy for a mind consumed by unskillful thoughts: SN 9.11
- As a condition for right view: AN 2.125-126
- As the key to abandoning greed, hatred, delusion: AN 3.68
- As an important quality to develop: Iti 16
- As a means to ending the asava: MN 2
- “The Seven Factors for Awakening” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “Untangling the Present: The Role of Appropriate Attention” (Thanissaro)
- Young people (readings for). See also Children.
- The Healing of the Bull: A Story (Karunaratna)
- Prisoners of Karma: A Story (Karunaratna)
- A Young People’s Life of the Buddha (Silacara)
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C.M. garlands Pt. G.B. Pant’s statue, pays homage to the late leader
Lucknow : September 10, 2007 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Km. Mayawati here today garlanded the statue of Bharat Ratna Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant on the occasion of his birth anniversary and paid homage to the late leader. The statue is situated in front of the Vidhan Sabha. On the occasion, she said that the country cannot forget the sacrifices of our freedom fighters and leaders. Recounting the services of Pt. Pant, the C.M. described him as a colossus. She said that Pt. Pant introduced several important development schemes in U.P. as the first Chief Minister of the State. He left an indelible mark, while holding several important posts at the Centre, she stated. Because of his efficient functioning, he was held in high esteem by his contemporaries, she pointed out. His efforts for the integrity and unity of the country would always be remembered, she added. The C.M. said that all of us should draw inspiration from his personality and deeds and translate his dreams into reality. It would be the best tribute to him, she said. The PWD and Excise Minister, Mr. Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Revenue Minister, Mr. Fagu Chauhan, Rural Development Minister Mr. Daddu Prasad, Mines and Minerals Minister Mr. Babu Singh Kushwaha and Urban Development Minister Mr. Nakul Dubey also paid floral tributes to the late leader. Besides, the Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Shashank Shekhar Singh, Chief Secretary Mr. Prashant Kumar Mishra, APC Mr. Anees Ansari, Principal Secretary Finance Mr. Shekhar Agarwal, Principal Secretaries to C.M. Mr. V.K. Sharma, Mr. Shailesh Krishna, Kunwar Fateh Bahadur, DGP Mr. Vikram Singh, Secretary to C.M. Mr. Navneet Sehgal, Secretary Information Mr. Diwakar Tripathi and a large number of senior administrative officers of government and administration also paid homage to late Pantji. *******
C.M. directs officers to take stringent action against rioters
Lucknow : September 09, 2007 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Km. Mayawati has directed all the officers related with the maintenance of law and order to take stringent action against those indulging in rioting and arson and trying to damage public and private property. Km. Mayawati said that the Government was committed to improve the academic atmosphere in all the universities and degree colleges of the State. The colleges and universities were the holy centres of education and their sanctity should be maintained at all the costs, she emphasised. The ban on the elections of the student unions had been imposed with a view to improving the academic atmosphere at the universities and degree colleges of the State and also to regularise the academic session, she pointed out. Colleges and universities would not be allowed to become a cosy shelter for outlaws indulging in their petty politics, she said. The Chief Minister said that the law and order would not be compromised at any cost and strict action would be taken against those who tried to aggravate the situation. The Government would not allow the goonda elements and criminals to damage the public property and play havoc with security and peace, she added. Those trying to indulge in arson, rioting and violence and trying to damage public and private properties would be dealt with severely, she warned. *******
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Schools, colleges to remain closed today
Jaunpur: Educational institutions would remain closed here on Monday in view of the ongoing agitations by students protesting Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to ban student union elections. District Magistrate U. Aparna said that the decision was taken to maintain law and order in the city. A number of students had protested the decision of the government to ban student union polls after which the administration decided to close educational institutions.
30,000 from U.P for Haj
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| For the first time Haj flights will also take off from Varanasi |
The pilgrimage will be performed in December 2007
Lucknow Haj House will take care of all formalities
LUCKNOW: Around 30,000 persons from Uttar Pradesh will undertake the annual Haj pilgrimage in 2007 and for the first time Haj flights will originate from Varanasi. The Haj flights from Varanasi will cater to the pilgrims from Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Already Haj flights take off from Lucknow and New Delhi. The inaugural flights carrying the pilgrims from UP will leave simultaneously from Lucknow, Varanasi and New Delhi on November 11 this year. The pilgrimage will be performed in December 2007.
The Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Haj Committee, Naseemuddin Siddiqui, said here on Sunday that the Central Haj Committee, Mumbai had fixed this year’s Haj quota from UP at 23,913. Following efforts of the State Government and Haj Committee, the quota was increased to 29,989 pilgrims, Mr. Siddiqui said.
Mr. Siddiqui, who is the PWD, Irrigation and Sugarcane Development Minister in the Mayawati Cabinet said 2729 Hajis from 15 Eastern UP districts will board the flight from Varanasi , 8947 from Lucknow and 18,414 from New Delhi.
He said UP’s quota of 29,989 Hajis was the highest in the country.
The Haj panel chairman said all the formalities including checking in, immigration, custom clearance and banking formalities would be completed at the Haj House in the State capital. He said for the first time the master trainers ( those who in turn trained the Hajis for performing the pilgrimage ) would be trained in Lucknow by the representatives of Central Haj Committee, Consulate General of India in Jeddah, KSA ( Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and the Ministry of External Affairs. Besides, training would be imparted to the pilgrims at the Tehsil level.
Training to the pilgrims will also be imparted in 354 registered madrasas in the State where arrangement will also be made for doctors and vaccinators.
Regarding the problems faced by the Hajis from the State in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Siddiqui said he would conduct a meeting of the Haj Commitee soon to work out measures to tackle the problem. He added that the matter would be taken up at the highest level.
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Sarvajan Hitaya Sarvajan Sukhaya से.मी। माला पं। G.B. पंत की प्रतिमा, दिवंगत नेता को श्रद्धांजलि देता है लखनऊ: 10 सितम्बर, 2007 के उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री, किमी। मायावती ने आज यहां भारत रत्न पंडित की प्रतिमा पर माल्यार्पण किया। दिवंगत नेता को उनकी जयंती के अवसर और श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित पर गोविंद बल्लभ पंत। प्रतिमा विधान सभा के सामने स्थित है। इस अवसर पर उन्होंने कहा कि देश में हमारे स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों और नेताओं के बलिदान को नहीं भूल सकते। पं की सेवाओं को याद करते। पंत, सी.एम. उसे एक बादशाह के रूप में वर्णन किया। उन्होंने कहा कि पंडित ने कहा। पंत यूपी में कई महत्वपूर्ण विकास योजनाएं शुरू की राज्य के पहले मुख्यमंत्री के रूप में। उन्होंने कहा कि एक अमिट छाप छोड़ दिया है, केंद्र में कई महत्वपूर्ण पदों को धारण करते हुए, उसने कहा। उनके कुशल कामकाज की वजह से, वह अपने समकालीनों से उच्च सम्मान में आयोजित किया गया था, वह बाहर बताया। ईमानदारी और देश की एकता के लिए उनके प्रयासों को हमेशा याद किया जाएगा, उन्होंने कहा। सी.एम. कहा कि हम सभी उनके व्यक्तित्व और कामों से प्रेरणा लेते हैं और हकीकत में अपने सपनों अनुवाद होना चाहिए। यह उसके लिए सबसे अच्छा श्रद्धांजलि होगी, उसने कहा। लोक
निर्माण विभाग और आबकारी मंत्री श्री नसीमुद्दीन सिद्दीकी, राजस्व मंत्री,
श्री फागू चौहान, ग्रामीण विकास मंत्री श्री Daddu प्रसाद, खान एवं खनिज
मंत्री श्री बाबू सिंह कुशवाहा और शहरी विकास मंत्री श्री नकुल दुबे भी को
पुष्पांजलि अर्पित की दिवंगत नेता। इसके
अलावा, कैबिनेट सचिव, श्री शशांक शेखर सिंह, मुख्य सचिव श्री प्रशांत
कुमार मिश्रा, एपीसी श्री अनीस अंसारी, प्रमुख सचिव वित्त श्री शेखर
अग्रवाल, सी.एम. करने के लिए प्रमुख सचिव श्री विजय कुमार शर्मा, श्री शैलेश कृष्ण, कुंवर फतेह बहादुर, डीजीपी श्री विक्रम सिंह, सचिव सी.एम. को श्री
नवनीत सहगल, सचिव सूचना श्री दिवाकर त्रिपाठी और देर Pantji करने के लिए
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की एक बड़ी संख्या है। ******* से.मी। अधिकारियों को निर्देश दंगाइयों के खिलाफ कड़ी कार्रवाई करने के लिए लखनऊ: सितंबर 09, 2007 के उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री, किमी। मायावती
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के रखरखाव के साथ संबंधित अधिकारियों को निर्देश दिया है। किमी। मायावती ने कहा कि सरकार ने सभी विश्वविद्यालयों और डिग्री राज्य के कॉलेजों में शैक्षणिक माहौल में सुधार के लिए प्रतिबद्ध था। कॉलेजों और विश्वविद्यालयों में शिक्षा के पवित्र केन्द्रों थे और उनकी पवित्रता को हर कीमत पर बनाए रखा जाना चाहिए, वह भी बल दिया। छात्र
संघों के चुनाव पर प्रतिबंध विश्वविद्यालयों और राज्य के डिग्री कॉलेजों
में शैक्षणिक माहौल में सुधार के लिए और भी शैक्षणिक सत्र को नियमित करने
के लिए एक दृश्य के साथ लगाया गया था, वह बाहर बताया। कॉलेजों
और विश्वविद्यालयों को अपने क्षुद्र राजनीति में लिप्त अपराधियों के लिए
एक आरामदायक आश्रय बनने के लिए अनुमति नहीं दी जाएगी, उसने कहा। मुख्यमंत्री
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सख्त कार्रवाई, जो उन लोगों की स्थिति बढ़ करने की कोशिश की के खिलाफ उठाए
जाएंगे। सरकार
गुंडा तत्वों और अपराधियों को सार्वजनिक संपत्ति को नुकसान पहुंचा और
सुरक्षा और शांति के साथ कहर खेलने के लिए अनुमति नहीं होगी, उसने कहा। आगजनी,
दंगा और हिंसा में लिप्त करने की कोशिश और सार्वजनिक और निजी संपत्ति को
नुकसान करने की कोशिश कर रहे लोगों को गंभीर रूप से निपटा जाएगा, वह
चेतावनी दी थी। *******
30,000 हज के लिए U.P से
पहली बार हज उड़ानें भी वाराणसी से दूर ले जाएगा तीर्थयात्रा दिसंबर 2007 में प्रदर्शन किया जाएगा लखनऊ हज हाउस सभी औपचारिकताओं का ख्याल रखना होगा
تامل، ہندی اور اردو میں اس گوگل ترجمہ کو درست کریں
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لکھنؤ: ستمبر 10، 2007 کو اتر پردیش کے وزیر اعلی، کلومیٹر. مایاوتی نے آج یہاں بھارت رتن پنڈت کی مورتی ہار. دیر سے لیڈر کو ان کی پیدائش کی سالگرہ کے موقع اور ادا خراج پر گووند Ballabh پنت. مورتی اسمبلی کے سامنے واقع ہے. اس موقع پر انہوں نے کہا کہ ملک کو ہمارے مجاہدین آزادی اور رہنماؤں کی قربانیاں نہیں بھول سکتا کہ. PT کی خدمات دوبارہ گنتی. پنت، C.M. ایک colossus کے طور پر بیان. وہ پنڈت نے کہا کہ. پنت اترپردیش میں کئی اہم ترقیاتی سکیموں کو متعارف کرایا پہلے وزیر اعلی ریاست کے طور پر. مرکز میں کئی اہم عہدوں انعقاد کرتے ہوئے انہوں نے کہا کہ، ایک امٹ نشان چھوڑ دیا، انہوں نے کہا. کیونکہ ان ہی مستعدی کے، وہ ان کے ہم عصر کی طرف سے اعلی اعزاز میں منعقد کیا گیا تھا، اس نے اس کی نشاندہی. سالمیت اور ملک کے اتحاد کے لئے ان کی کوششوں کو ہمیشہ یاد رکھا جائے گا، انہوں نے مزید کہا. C.M. کہا کہ ہم سب ان کی شخصیت اور اعمال سے فکری تحریک اور حقیقت میں ان کے سپنوں کا ترجمہ چاہئے. یہ اس کے لئے سب سے اچھا خراج تحسین پیش کیا جائے گا، انہوں نے کہا. پی
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دیہی ترقی کے وزیر مسٹر Daddu پرساد، کان اور معدنیات کے وزیر مسٹر بابو
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انتظامیہ کو بھی ادا کی شردقانجل کے سینئر انتظامی افسران کی ایک بڑی
تعداد. *******
سینٹی میٹر. شرپسندوں کے خلاف سخت کارروائی کرنے کی افسروں کو ہدایت
لکھنؤ: ستمبر 09، 2007 کو اتر پردیش کے وزیر اعلی، کلومیٹر. مایاوتی
قانون اور فسادات اور آتش زنی میں ملوث اور سرکاری اور نجی املاک کو نقصان
کرنے کی کوشش کر ان لوگوں کے خلاف سخت کارروائی کرنے کا حکم کی بحالی کے
ساتھ متعلق تمام افسران کو ہدایت کی ہے. کلومیٹر. مایاوتی نے کہا کہ حکومت ریاست کے تمام جامعات اور ڈگری کالجوں کے تعلیمی ماحول کو بہتر بنانے کے لئے مصروف عمل کیا گیا تھا. کالجوں اور یونیورسٹیوں میں تعلیم کے مقدس مراکز تھے اور ان کے تقدس کو ہر قیمت پر برقرار رکھا جائے، وہ زور دیا. طالب
تنظیموں کے انتخابات پر پابندی یونیورسٹیوں اور ریاست کی ڈگری کالجوں میں
تعلیمی ماحول کو بہتر بنانے کے اور بھی تعلیمی سیشن منظم کرنے کے لئے ایک
نقطہ نظر کے ساتھ نافذ کر دیا گیا تھا، اس نے اس کی نشاندہی. کالجوں
اور یونیورسٹیوں کو ان گھٹیا سیاست میں ملوث مجرموں کے لئے ایک آرام دہ
پناہ گاہ بننے کی اجازت نہیں دی جائے گی، انہوں نے کہا. وزیر
اعلی نے امن و امان کی کسی بھی قیمت پر سمجھوتہ نہیں کیا جائے گا اور سخت
کارروائی کی صورت حال خراب کرنے کی کوشش کی جو ان لوگوں کے خلاف کارروائی
کی جائے گی. حکومت
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سلامتی اور امن کے ساتھ تباہی کھیلنے کی اجازت نہیں دے گا، انہوں نے مزید
کہا. آتش
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سرکاری اور نجی املاک کو نقصان کرنے کی کوشش کر ان لوگوں کو شدید کے ساتھ
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حج کے لئے U.P سے 30،000
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