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B

Bala

the five strengths. See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.

Definition of the ~: AN 5.2

Beauty

As a meditative attainment: SN 14.11

Bhava

existence, life, realm of rebirth. See also Paṭicca-samuppāda (dependent origination).

As a flood: SN 45.171

As a yoke: AN 4.10

Three levels on which ~ operates: AN 3.76, AN 3.77

Bhikkhu (monk)

See Monastic Life.

Bhikkhunī (nun)

See Monastic Life.

The Therīgāthā (Thig) is a collection of verses by nuns.

The Bhikkhunī Saṁyutta (SN 5) is another collection with verses by nuns.

Birth

See Jāti.

Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma

37 factors leading to awakening

~ and their relation to the six senses: MN 149

Prerequisites for the development of the ~: AN 9.1

Also look under each of its constituent seven sets:

Satipaṭṭhāna (4 kinds of mindfulness meditation);

Sammāppadhāna (4 right efforts);

Iddhipada (4 bases of psychic power);

Indriya (5 faculties);

Bala (5 powers);

Bojjhaṅga (7 awakening factors);

Noble Eightfold Path.

Body

See also Asubha; Attachment; Sensuality.

Mindfulness of the ~: see Satipaṭṭhāna.

Thirty-one parts of the ~: MN 10

Foulness of ~: AN 9.15, Snp 1.11, Thag 10.5

Bojjhaṅga

factors leading to awakening. See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.

The right and wrong times to cultivate the ~: SN 46.53

See the suttas in the Bojjhaṅga-saṁyutta of the Saṁyutta Nikāya

Brahmavihāra

Divine abodes; sublime states. See also Mettā; Karuṇā; Muditā; Upekkhā.

Systematic cultivation of ~: SN 42.8, SN 46.54, 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 jhāna: AN 8.63

Breath meditation

See Ānāpānassati.

Buddha

See also Arahant.

As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.

Buddha’s Awakening: See Tevijjā (Threefold Knowledge)

C

Caste system

Caste (i.e. race, social class, national identity, etc.) does not determine one’s virtue or spiritual potential: MN 90, MN 93

Even outcastes can become arahants: Thag 12.2

A bhikkhu has no caste: AN 10.48

Celibacy

See also Nekkhamma (renunciation); Restraint; Sensuality.

Tools to support one’s resolve towards ~: SN 35.127

Don’t pretend to be celibate if you’re not: Iti 48

Ceremonies

See Rituals.

Characteristics of existence

See Tilakkhaṇa.

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

Clinging

See Upādāna.

Communal harmony

See also Monastic community (Saṅgha).

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

Compassion

See Karuṇā.

Conceit

See Māna.

Concentration

See Samādhi.

Conflict

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

Causes of: Snp 4.8, Snp 4.11, Snp 4.15

Conscience

See Hiri.

Consciousness

See Viññāṇa.

Contact

See Phassa.

Contentment with little

See also Restraint.

As a vital support for practice: AN 4.28

As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30

Live like a flying bird, whose wings are its only burden: DN 2, DN 11

One thing you should not be content with: AN 2.5

Conviction

See Saddhā.

Craving

See Taṇhā.

Creation (of universe)

See Questions not worth asking.

D

Dāna

giving; charity. See also Gradual instruction; Pāramī.

As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 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 so as to reap the greatest fruit? SN 3.24, AN 3.57

Eight persons worthy of gifts: AN 8.59

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

The scale of good deeds: AN 9.20

See the suttas in the Devatā-saṁyutta of the Saṁyutta Nikāya

Dasa-sīla

the ten precepts. See Sīla (ethics, morality).

Death

See also Aging; Deathless; Divine messengers; Grief; Illness; Maraṇassati (mindfulness of death); Murder; Saṁvega (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

As one of seven beneficial reflections: AN 7.46

As a call to abandon grief and lamentation: Snp 3.8

The greatest protection for the layperson: Snp 2.4

Overcoming ~ by regarding the world as empty: Snp 5.15

Overcoming fear of ~: AN 4.184, Thag 16.1

Heedlessness leads one to ~: Dhp 21

No need for worry as ~ nears: SN 55.21, SN 55.22, AN 6.16

Citta’s deathbed conversation with some devas: SN 41.10

Sāriputta’s teachings to a dying Anāthapiṇḍika: MN 143

Ven. Ānanda’s grief over Ven. Sāriputta’s ~: SN 47.13

The Buddha’s reaction to Ven. Sāriputta’s ~: SN 47.14

~ 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

Reflections on the brevity of life:

Death comes rolling towards you, crushing everything in its path. Are you ready? SN 3.25

Life flies by, faster than any arrow. What are we to do? SN 20.6

No shelter from aging and death: SN 2.19

Your last day approaches—this is no time to be heedless! Thag 6.13

Life is brief—practice ardently! Ud 5.2

Deathless

Amata. A synonym for Nibbāna.

Eleven modes of practice that lead to the deathless: MN 52, AN 11.17

Defilements

See Kilesa.

Dependent origination

See Paṭicca-samuppāda.

Desire

as part of the Path (dhamma-chanda)

Does the ~ for Awakening get in the way of Awakening? MN 126

Ven. Ānanda’s instructions to Uṇṇābha: SN 51.15

Desire

as defilement (lobha, kāmacchanda, rāga). See also Nīvaraṇa (hindrances); Kilesa (defilements); Taṇhā (craving).

As one of the fetters (Saṁyojana): 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 dhātu (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

Devotion

See also Relics; Rituals and Ceremonies.

The four Buddhist pilgrimage sites: DN 16

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.

Dhana

treasures. See also Wealth.

Buddha, Dhamma, and Saṅgha: Kp 6

Seven ~: AN 7.7

Dhātu

properties, elements

The Buddha’s explanation of the ~: MN 140

Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.9

Discernment

See Paññā.

Disenchantment

See Nibbidā.

Diṭṭhi

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 ~: DN 1, MN 63, SN 41.3, AN 10.93, AN 10.95

Speculative ~: DN 1

Even the view “I have no self” is wrong: MN 22

The thicket of wrong ~: MN 72

Attachment to ~ is the cause of disputes: Snp 4.8

Divine Messengers

See Aging; Illness; Death.

Doubt

vicikicchā. See also Nīvaraṇa (hindrances); Saddhā (faith).

As one of the fetters (Saṁyojana): AN 10.13

As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN 7.11, AN 7.12

How can one be freed of all ~? Snp 5.5

Development of jhāna as a means of overcoming ~: Ud 5.7

Downfall

Causes of ~: Snp 1.6

Drawbacks

See Ādīnava.

Dread (moral)

See Ottappa.

Dreams

Five ~ that appeared to the Buddha: AN 5.196

How to ensure good ~: AN 11.16

Interpretation of ~ as a form of wrong livelihood for monks: DN 2, DN 11

Drowsiness

See Laziness.

Dukkha

suffering. See also Paṭicca-samuppāda (dependent origination); Tilakkhaṇa (three characteristics of conditioned phenomena).

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

E

Ecology

See Nature.

Defilements

See Āsava.

Effort

See Viriya.

Eightfold Path

See Noble Eightfold Path.

Emotion

See also Pasāda; Psychology; Saṁvega; Vedanā.

The source of ~: MN 137

Emptiness

Suññatā

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: Snp 5.15

Voidness of the five khandha: SN 22.95

Engaged Buddhism

See Social action.

Equanimity

See Upekkhā.

Ethics

See Sīla.

F

Faculties, five mental

See Indriya.

Faith

See Saddhā.

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

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 Saṅgha: SN 11.3

Your ~ of birth, aging, and death should be greater than your ~ of a dangerous cliff: SN 56.42

Feeling

See Vedanā.

Fermentations

See Āsava.

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

Fool

See Wise person.

Food

physical and otherwise. See also Nutriment (āhāra).

Mindfulness as a preventative against overeating: SN 3.13

Forest traditions

See also Wilderness.

Forgiveness

See Reconciliation.

The Four Noble Truths

cattāri ariyasaccāni. 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

Friendship (admirable)

See Kalyanamittata.

G

Generosity

See Dāna.

Giving

See Dāna.

Goal of Buddhist practice

See Nibbāna.

God

supreme being, Creator, etc. See also Comparative Religions.

Belief in ~ (instead of in the law of Kamma) is a form of wrong view: AN 3.61

Great Brahmā, the deva who mistakenly believes himself to be the supreme being: DN 11

Goodwill

See Mettā.

Goodness

See Puñña (merit).

Gradual instruction

anupubbi-kathā

Mentioned in: Ud 5.3

See each of its constituent topics: Dāna (generosity), Sīla (ethics), Sagga (heaven), Ādīnava (drawbacks), Nekkhamma (renunciation), Four Noble Truths.

Gradual training

anupubba-sikkhā

DN 2, MN 107.

Gratitude

See also Integrity; Respect.

As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 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.

How to move beyond obsessive grieving: AN 5.49

Do arahants grieve? SN 21.2

Death and loss are inevitable, but is ~? Snp 3.8

Guilt

See Hiri (moral conscience).

H

Habitual patterns of thought

Stopping of ~: MN 19

Happiness

See also Vedanā (feeling).

True ~ lies beyond the realm of sensual pleasure: MN 75

How Nibbāna is understood as happy and pleasant: AN 9.34

Sometimes confused with suffering: Snp 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 (vyāpāda).

Headache

Ven. Sāriputta’s “slight” ~ Ud 4.4

Heaven realms

See Sagga.

Heedfulness

See Appamāda.

Hell

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

As the destination for one with no discernment: Dhp 137

“Hell” (Dhammapada chapter 12)

Five grave deeds that lead to rebirth in ~: AN 5.129

Causes of rebirth in ~: Iti 70

Hindrances

See Nīvaraṇa.

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

Holidays

See Uposatha days.

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 (Saṅgha): 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: Snp 3.1, Ud 5.6

Humility

See also Integrity.

As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 2.4

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