Tanhā – The Origin of Suffering
…the future. The Meaning of Tanhā (Pada Nirutti) 4. Many Pāli words have their meanings in the word itself. Uncovering the meaning of a word that way is “pada nirutti.”…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…the future. The Meaning of Tanhā (Pada Nirutti) 4. Many Pāli words have their meanings in the word itself. Uncovering the meaning of a word that way is “pada nirutti.”…
1. “Pada nirutti” in Pali is based based on phonetics, not based on grammar rules. It helps understand the meaning of words formed by combining two words/fragments that contribute to…
…Nirutti) 1. We can get an idea of various terms by looking at the Pāli roots of those words. Knowing how Pāli terms originated (“pada nirutti“) provides insight. Kusala comes…
We know that the pada nirukti of samma, san + ma = “get rid of” + “san.” Miccha seems to consist of two parts as well. … + iccha. Any…
…(i) what is attha/anattha: “Attha Sutta (AN 10.181),” (ii) what are dhamma/adhamma: “Dhamma Sutta (AN 10. 138)“, (iii) pada nirutti (how meanings of keywords come about, and (iv) can fully…
…it is described as “unwavering confidence.” But the reason for that unwavering confidence is itself hidden in that word. That is called “pada nirutti” (in the Sinhala language, “pada nirukti),…
…not abhisaṅkhāra. Chandarāga Lead to Abhisaṅkhāra 2. The easiest way to see the difference between saṅkhāra and abhisaṅkhāra is as follows. Saṅkhāra with chandarāga are abhisaṅkhāra. The correct “pada nirutti”…
…things with just rāga. Specifically, kāma rāga needs to escalate to lobha for immoral actions. The correct “pada nirutti” (etymology) of “rāga” comes from “rā” + “agga” where “rā” means…
…is the excess greed for tasty foods (kāma āsvāda); see the section on “Assāda, Ādīnava, Nissarana – Introduction.” This second type of “pada nirutti” or the “origin of the phrase”…
…the surface. Pada Nirutti for Anusaya and Āsava 3. In both Pāli and Sinhala, “saya” means a storage place: “jalāsaya” means a water reservoir; “āmāsaya” means the stomach where the…