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Dependent Origination

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ArticleChristina FeldmanSpring 1999 This article has been excerpted from a program offered by Christina at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies on Octo­ber 18,1998. Please note that this represents only a small portion of the material offered in the full program. In the Buddha’s teachings, the sec­ond noble truth is not a theory about what happens to somebody else, but is a process which is going on over and over again in our own lives—through all our days, and countless times every single day. This process in Pali is called paṭicca-samuppāda, sometimes trans­lated as “dependent origination” or “co-dependent origination” or … Continue reading Dependent Origination

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Namarupa

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Namarupa, aka: Nāmarūpa, Nama-rupa; 7 Definition(s) Introduction Introduction In Hinduism Shilpashastra In Buddhism Theravada Mahayana General definition Languages Marathi Relevant definitions Relevant text Comments Namarupa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article. In Hinduism Shilpashastra (iconography) Shilpashastra > glossary [N] [Namarupa in Shilpashastra glossaries] « previous · next » Nāmarūpa (नामरूप):—The universe of our empirical experience is composed … Continue reading Namarupa

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pāramī, pāramitā

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pāramī, pāramitā: Perfection of the character. A group of ten qualities developed over many lifetimes by a bodhisatta, which appear as a group in the Pali canon only in the Jataka (“Birth Stories”): generosity (dāna), virtue (sīla), renunciation (απάρνηση) (nekkhamma), discernment (paññā), energy/persistence (viriya), patience/forbearance (khanti), truthfulness (sacca), determination (adhiṭṭhāna), good will (καλή θέληση) (mettā), and equanimity (γαλήνη) (upekkhā). discernment: the ability to judge well. persistence: the continued or prolonged existence of something forbearance: patient self-control; restraint and tolerance Continue reading pāramī, pāramitā

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kilesa

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kilesa: Defilement — lobha (passion), dosa (aversion), and moha (delusion) in their various forms, which include such things as greed, malevolence, anger, rancor, hypocrisy, arrogance, envy, miserliness, dishonesty, boastfulness, obstinacy, violence, pride, conceit, intoxication, and complacency. lobha: Greed; passion; unskillful desire. Also rāga. One of three unwholesome roots (mūla) in the mind. dosa: Aversion; hatred; anger. One of three unwholesome roots (mūla) in the mind. moha: Delusion; ignorance (avijjā).. One of three unwholesome roots (mūla) in the mind. Continue reading kilesa

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Βuddhism (vipassanadhura.com)

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See also: Real Buddhism? and Fundamentals of Buddhism Contents The First Noble Truth – Dukkha The Second Noble Truth – Tanha The Third Noble Truth – Nirodha The Fourth Noble Truth – Magga The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves. — Shunryu Suzuki What is Buddhism? “To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to purify one’s mind—this is the teaching of the Buddhas” (Dhammapada 183). Avoiding evil and cultivating the good means to make our actions and speech non-harmful, and to establish wholesome qualities such as patience and compassion in our hearts. … Continue reading Βuddhism (vipassanadhura.com)

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Three Basic Facts of Existence I. Impermanence (Anicca)

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Home Random sutta Random article Abbreviations Glossary Index Help! The Three Basic Facts of Existence I. Impermanence (Anicca) with a preface by Nyanaponika Thera © 2006 See also The Three Basic Facts of Existence III: Egolessness (Anattaa), The Wheel Publication No. 202/203/204 Contents Preface Motto Words of the Buddha The Fact of Impermanence (Piyadassi Thera) Aniccam: The Buddhist Theory of Impermanence (Bhikkhu Ñanajivako) A Walk in the Woods (Phra Khantipalo) The Buddhist Doctrine of Anicca (Impermanence) (Y. Karunadasa) Anicca (Impermanence) According to Theravada (Bhikkhu Ñanamoli) Preface  If we contemplate even a minute sector of the vast range of life, we … Continue reading Three Basic Facts of Existence I. Impermanence (Anicca)

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Eightfold Path

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Buddhism Written By: Donald S. Lopez See Article HistoryAlternative Titles: Astangika-marga, Atthangika-magga, Noble Eightfold Path Eightfold Path, Pali Atthangika-magga, Sanskrit Astangika-marga, in Buddhism, an early formulation of the path to enlightenment. The idea of the Eightfold Path appears in what is regarded as the first sermon of the founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, which he delivered after his enlightenment. There he sets forth a middle way, the Eightfold Path, between the extremes of asceticism and sensual indulgence. Like the Sanskrit term Chatvari-arya-satyani, which is usually translated as Four Noble Truths, the term Astangika-marga also implies nobility … Continue reading Eightfold Path

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Four Noble Truths

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Buddhist philosophy Written By: Donald S. Lopez See Article HistoryAlternative Titles: Chattari-ariya-saccani, Chatvari-arya-satyani Four Noble Truths, Pali Chattari-ariya-saccani, Sanskrit Chatvari-arya-satyani, one of the fundamental doctrines of Buddhism, said to have been set forth by the Buddha, the founder of the religion, in his first sermon, which he gave after his enlightenment. Although the term Four Noble Truths is well known in English, it is a misleading translation of the Pali term Chattari-ariya-saccani (Sanskrit: Chatvari-arya-satyani), because noble (Pali: ariya; Sanskrit: arya) refers not to the truths themselves but to those who understand them. A more accurate rendering, therefore, might be “four … Continue reading Four Noble Truths

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Dukkha

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Buddhism Written By: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica See Article HistoryAlternative Titles: duhka, duhkha, dukha Dukkha, (Pāli: “sorrow,” “suffering”), Sanskrit Duhkha, in Buddhist thought, the true nature of all existence. Much Buddhist doctrine is based on the fact of suffering; its reality, cause, and means of suppression formed the subject of the Buddha’s first sermon (see Four Noble Truths). Recognition of the fact of suffering as one of three basic characteristics of existence—along with impermanence (anichcha) and the absence of a self (anatta)—constitutes the “right knowledge.” Three types of suffering are distinguished: they result, respectively, from pain, such as old … Continue reading Dukkha

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Anatta

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Anatta Buddhism Written By: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica See Article HistoryAlternative Title: anatman Anatta, (Pali: “non-self” or “substanceless”) Sanskrit anatman, in Buddhism, the doctrine that there is in humans no permanent, underlying substance that can be called the soul. Instead, the individual is compounded of five factors (Pali khandha; Sanskrit skandha) that are constantly changing. The concept of anatta, or anatman, is a departure from the Hindu belief in atman (“the self”). The absence of a self, anicca (the impermanence of all being), and dukkha (“suffering”) are the three characteristics of all existence (ti-lakkhana). Recognition of these three doctrines—anatta, … Continue reading Anatta