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A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings

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  • Elephants in the Room
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    • Basic Framework of Buddha Dhamma
    • San – A Critical Pāli Root
    • Nibbāna
    • Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta
    • Gati, Bhava, and Jāti
    • Sorting out Some Key Pāli Terms (Taṇhā, Lobha, Dosa, Moha, etc)
    • The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)
    • Nāma & Rūpa to Nāmarūpa
      • Mental Aggregates
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      • Viññāṇa Aggregate
      • Nāmarūpa Formation
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    • Mundane Sammā Samadhi
    • Transition to Noble Eightfold Path
    • Samādhi, Jhāna (Dhyāna), Magga Phala
    • Mental Body – Gandhabbaya
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    • Dhamma and Science – Introduction
    • Good Explanations – Key to Weeding Out Bad Versions of Dhamma
    • Origin of Life
    • Consciousness – A Dhamma Perspective
    • Buddhism – Consistencies with Science
    • Buddhism – Inconsistencies with Science
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  • Three Levels of Practice
    • Moral Living and Fundamentals
      • The Basics
      • Buddha Dhamma and Buddhism
      • Dhamma Concepts
      • Buddha Dhamma and Morality
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    • Working Towards Good Rebirths
    • Seeking Nibbāna
    • Sotapanna Stage of Nibbana
      • Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)
      • Sotapanna Stage – Previous Posts
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    • Pali Glossary – (A-K)
    • The 89 (121) Types of Citta
    • Rupa (Material Form) – Table
    • Pali Glossary – (L-Z)
    • Cetasika (Mental Factors)
    • Rupa – Generation Mechanisms
    • Rupa Kalāpa (Grouping of Matter)
    • List of “San” Words and Other Pāli Roots
    • Akusala Citta and Akusala Vipāka Citta
    • 37 Factors of Enlightenment
    • Conditions for the Four Stages of Nibbāna
    • Ultimate Realities – Table
    • 31 Realms of Existence
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  • Paṭicca Samuppāda
    • Paticca Samuppada – “Pati+ichcha”+”Sama+uppäda”
    • Paticca Samuppada – Overview
    • Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts
    • Kamma and Paṭicca Samuppāda
    • Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhana, Four Noble Truths
    • Sakkāya Diṭṭhi and Paṭicca Samuppāda
    • Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda
      • Distortion of Pāli Keywords in Paṭicca Samuppāda
      • Saṅkhāra – Many Meanings
      • Viññāṇa – Two Critical Meanings
      • Memory, Dhammā, and Viññāṇa Dhātu
      • Citta Vithi – Fundamental Sensory Unit
      • Does any Object (Rupa) Last only 17 Thought Moments?
      • Pañcupādānakkhandha – Arises With an Ārammaṇa
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    • Paṭicca Samuppāda Cycles
    • Paṭicca Samuppāda in Plain English
    • Imasmim Sati Idam Hoti – What Does It Really Mean?
    • Paṭṭhāna Dhamma
      • Pattana Dhamma – Connection to Cause and Effect (Hethu Phala)
      • What Does “Paccayā” Mean in Paṭicca Samuppāda?
      • Anantara and Samanantara Paccayā
      • Āsēvana and Aññamañña Paccayā
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  • Is There a “Self”?
    • Recovering the Suffering-Free Pure Mind
    • Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?
      • Cognition Modes – Sañjānāti, Vijānāti, Pajānāti, Abhijānāti
      • Anicca Nature- Chasing Worldly Pleasures Is Pointless
      • Aniccaṁ Vipariṇāmi Aññathābhāvi – A Critical Verse
      • Dukkha – Previously Unknown Truth About Suffering
      • Saññā Vipallāsa – Distorted Perception
      • Saññā – All Our Thoughts Arise With “Distorted Saññā”
      • Upaya and Upādāna – Two Stages of Attachment
      • Close
    • Sensory Experience – Basis of Buddhā’s Worldview
    • Paticca Samuppāda – Not ‘Self’ or ‘No-Self’
      • Tanhā – The Origin of Suffering
      • Paṭicca Samuppāda – A “Self” Exists Due to Avijjā
      • Kamma, Saṅkhāra, and Abhisaṅkhāra – What Is “Intention”?
      • Vacī Saṅkhāra – Saṅkappa (Conscious Thoughts) and Vācā (Speech)
      • Tanhā Paccayā Upādāna – Critical Step in Paticca Samuppāda
      • Mōha/Avijjā and Vipāka Viññāṇa/Kamma Viññāṇa
      • Icchā (Cravings) Lead to Upādāna and to Eventual Suffering
      • Dhammā, Kamma, Saṅkhāra, Mind – Critical Connections
      • Paticca Samuppāda – From Mind to Matter
      • Close
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  • Dhamma and Philosophy
    • Dhamma and Philosophy – Introduction
    • The Infinity Problem in Buddhism
    • Is Buddha Dhamma (Buddhism) a Religion?
    • Philosophy of the Mind
    • Free Will in Buddhism – Connection to Sankhara
    • Book Reviews
    • Close
  • Bhāvanā (Meditation)
  • Abhidhamma
    • Abhidhamma – Introduction
    • Essential Abhidhamma – The Basics
      • Amazingly Fast Time Evolution of a Thought (Citta)
      • The Amazing Mind – Critical Role of Nāmagotta (Memories)
      • Citta and Cetasika – How Vinnana (Consciousness) Arises
      • State of Mind in the Absence of Citta Vithi – Bhavanga
      • Bhava and Bhavaṅga – Simply Explained!
      • Citta Vithi – Processing of Sense Inputs
      • Javana of a Citta – The Root of Mental Power
      • Cetasika – Connection to Gati
      • Close
    • Mind and Consciousness
    • Gandhabba (Manomaya Kaya)
      • Gandhabba (Manomaya Kāya)- Introduction
      • Hidden World of the Gandhabba: Netherworld (Paralōka)
      • Ghost in the Machine – Synonym for the Manomaya Kaya?
      • Manomaya Kaya (Gandhabba) and the Physical Body
      • Brain – Interface between Mind and Body
      • Out-of-Body Experience (OBE) and Manōmaya Kāya
      • Cuti-Patisandhi – An Abhidhamma Description
      • Close
    • Abhidhamma via Science
    • Why Do People Enjoy Immoral Deeds? – Ditthi Is Key
    • The Origin of Matter – Suddhashtaka
    • Key to Sotapanna Stage – Ditthi and Vicikicca
    • What are Dhamma? – A Deeper Analysis
    • Pabhassara Citta, Radiant Mind, and Bhavaṅga
    • Close
  • Historical Background
  • Buddhist Chanting
  • Dhammapada
    • Manōpubbangamā Dhammā..
    • Sabba Papassa Akaranan….
    • Najajja Vasalo Hoti……
    • Appamādō Amata Padam….
    • Arōgyā Paramā Lābhā..
    • Anicca vata Sankhara…
    • Attā Hi Attanō Nāthō
    • Close
  • Sutta Interpretations
    • Ānāpānasati – Mindfulness (Sati) Based on Buddha’s Worldview
    • Sutta – Introduction
    • Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta – New Series
      • Mind – Terminologies in Suttās versus Abhidhamma
      • Paṭicca Samuppāda Creates the External World, Too!
      • Kāya Can be Pañcupādānakkhandha or Physical Body
      • Ānāpānasati – Connection to Satipaṭṭhāna
      • Kāya Is Pañcupādānakkhandha Kāya in Most Suttās
      • Satipaṭṭhāna – What Does It Mean?
      • Growth of Pañcupādānakkhandha – “Anusotagāmi“
      • Paṭisotagāmi – Moving Toward Satipaṭṭhāna Bhumi and Nibbāna
      • Overcoming Kāma Saññā – Satipaṭṭhāna Bhumi or Jhāna
      • Close
    • Pali Dictionaries – Are They Reliable?
    • Nikāya in the Sutta Piṭaka
    • Sutta Learning Sequence for the Present Day
    • Aggañña Sutta Discussion – Introduction
    • Buddhism and Evolution – Aggañña Sutta (DN 27)
    • Close
  • Myths or Realities?
  • Forums
  • About
  • Quantum Mechanics and Dhamma
    • Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness
      • Will Quantum Mechanics Be Able to Explain Consciousness?
      • The Observer Effect in Quantum Mechanics
      • Close
    • Quantum Mechanics – A New Interpretation
      • What Is a Wave and What Is a Particle?
      • Photons Are Particles Not Waves
      • Basis of the Proposed Interpretation – Feynman’s Technique in QED
      • Close
    • Quantum Mechanics and Dhamma – Introduction
    • Close
  • Buddha Dhamma – Systematic
  • Welcome!
  • Buddha Dhamma
  • Elephants in the Room
    • Elephants in the Room – Introduction
    • Mind – Thoughts Arise in the ‘Mental Body’
    • Big Picture – Three Types of Bhava
  • Dhamma Essentials
    • Basic Framework of Buddha Dhamma
    • San – A Critical Pāli Root
    • Nibbāna
    • Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta
    • Gati, Bhava, and Jāti
    • Sorting out Some Key Pāli Terms (Taṇhā, Lobha, Dosa, Moha, etc)
    • The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandha)
    • Nāma & Rūpa to Nāmarūpa
      • Mental Aggregates
      • Rupa Aggregate
      • Viññāṇa Aggregate
      • Nāmarūpa Formation
  • Living Dhamma
    • Essential Buddhism
    • Living Dhamma – Overview
    • Dhamma with Less Pāli
    • Living Dhamma – Fundamentals
    • Mundane Sammā Samadhi
    • Transition to Noble Eightfold Path
    • Samādhi, Jhāna (Dhyāna), Magga Phala
    • Mental Body – Gandhabbaya
  • Dhamma and Science
    • Dhamma and Science – Introduction
    • Good Explanations – Key to Weeding Out Bad Versions of Dhamma
    • Origin of Life
    • Consciousness – A Dhamma Perspective
    • Buddhism – Consistencies with Science
    • Buddhism – Inconsistencies with Science
  • Three Levels of Practice
    • Moral Living and Fundamentals
      • The Basics
      • Buddha Dhamma and Buddhism
      • Dhamma Concepts
      • Buddha Dhamma and Morality
    • Working Towards Good Rebirths
    • Seeking Nibbāna
    • Sotapanna Stage of Nibbana
      • Sotapanna Stage via Understanding Perception (Saññā)
      • Sotapanna Stage – Previous Posts
  • Tables and Summaries
    • Pali Glossary – (A-K)
    • The 89 (121) Types of Citta
    • Rupa (Material Form) – Table
    • Pali Glossary – (L-Z)
    • Cetasika (Mental Factors)
    • Rupa – Generation Mechanisms
    • Rupa Kalāpa (Grouping of Matter)
    • List of “San” Words and Other Pāli Roots
    • Akusala Citta and Akusala Vipāka Citta
    • 37 Factors of Enlightenment
    • Conditions for the Four Stages of Nibbāna
    • Ultimate Realities – Table
    • 31 Realms of Existence
  • Paṭicca Samuppāda
    • Paticca Samuppada – “Pati+ichcha”+”Sama+uppäda”
    • Paticca Samuppada – Overview
    • Paṭicca Samuppāda – Essential Concepts
    • Kamma and Paṭicca Samuppāda
    • Paṭicca Samuppāda, Tilakkhana, Four Noble Truths
    • Sakkāya Diṭṭhi and Paṭicca Samuppāda
    • Understanding the Terms in Paṭicca Samuppāda
      • Distortion of Pāli Keywords in Paṭicca Samuppāda
      • Saṅkhāra – Many Meanings
      • Viññāṇa – Two Critical Meanings
      • Memory, Dhammā, and Viññāṇa Dhātu
      • Citta Vithi – Fundamental Sensory Unit
      • Does any Object (Rupa) Last only 17 Thought Moments?
      • Pañcupādānakkhandha – Arises With an Ārammaṇa
    • Paṭicca Samuppāda Cycles
    • Paṭicca Samuppāda in Plain English
    • Imasmim Sati Idam Hoti – What Does It Really Mean?
    • Paṭṭhāna Dhamma
      • Pattana Dhamma – Connection to Cause and Effect (Hethu Phala)
      • What Does “Paccayā” Mean in Paṭicca Samuppāda?
      • Anantara and Samanantara Paccayā
      • Āsēvana and Aññamañña Paccayā
  • Is There a “Self”?
    • Recovering the Suffering-Free Pure Mind
    • Does “Anatta” Refer to a “Self”?
      • Cognition Modes – Sañjānāti, Vijānāti, Pajānāti, Abhijānāti
      • Anicca Nature- Chasing Worldly Pleasures Is Pointless
      • Aniccaṁ Vipariṇāmi Aññathābhāvi – A Critical Verse
      • Dukkha – Previously Unknown Truth About Suffering
      • Saññā Vipallāsa – Distorted Perception
      • Saññā – All Our Thoughts Arise With “Distorted Saññā”
      • Upaya and Upādāna – Two Stages of Attachment
    • Sensory Experience – Basis of Buddhā’s Worldview
    • Paticca Samuppāda – Not ‘Self’ or ‘No-Self’
      • Tanhā – The Origin of Suffering
      • Paṭicca Samuppāda – A “Self” Exists Due to Avijjā
      • Kamma, Saṅkhāra, and Abhisaṅkhāra – What Is “Intention”?
      • Vacī Saṅkhāra – Saṅkappa (Conscious Thoughts) and Vācā (Speech)
      • Tanhā Paccayā Upādāna – Critical Step in Paticca Samuppāda
      • Mōha/Avijjā and Vipāka Viññāṇa/Kamma Viññāṇa
      • Icchā (Cravings) Lead to Upādāna and to Eventual Suffering
      • Dhammā, Kamma, Saṅkhāra, Mind – Critical Connections
      • Paticca Samuppāda – From Mind to Matter
  • Dhamma and Philosophy
    • Dhamma and Philosophy – Introduction
    • The Infinity Problem in Buddhism
    • Is Buddha Dhamma (Buddhism) a Religion?
    • Philosophy of the Mind
    • Free Will in Buddhism – Connection to Sankhara
    • Book Reviews
  • Bhāvanā (Meditation)
  • Abhidhamma
    • Abhidhamma – Introduction
    • Essential Abhidhamma – The Basics
      • Amazingly Fast Time Evolution of a Thought (Citta)
      • The Amazing Mind – Critical Role of Nāmagotta (Memories)
      • Citta and Cetasika – How Vinnana (Consciousness) Arises
      • State of Mind in the Absence of Citta Vithi – Bhavanga
      • Bhava and Bhavaṅga – Simply Explained!
      • Citta Vithi – Processing of Sense Inputs
      • Javana of a Citta – The Root of Mental Power
      • Cetasika – Connection to Gati
    • Mind and Consciousness
    • Gandhabba (Manomaya Kaya)
      • Gandhabba (Manomaya Kāya)- Introduction
      • Hidden World of the Gandhabba: Netherworld (Paralōka)
      • Ghost in the Machine – Synonym for the Manomaya Kaya?
      • Manomaya Kaya (Gandhabba) and the Physical Body
      • Brain – Interface between Mind and Body
      • Out-of-Body Experience (OBE) and Manōmaya Kāya
      • Cuti-Patisandhi – An Abhidhamma Description
    • Abhidhamma via Science
    • Why Do People Enjoy Immoral Deeds? – Ditthi Is Key
    • The Origin of Matter – Suddhashtaka
    • Key to Sotapanna Stage – Ditthi and Vicikicca
    • What are Dhamma? – A Deeper Analysis
    • Pabhassara Citta, Radiant Mind, and Bhavaṅga
  • Historical Background
  • Buddhist Chanting
  • Dhammapada
    • Manōpubbangamā Dhammā..
    • Sabba Papassa Akaranan….
    • Najajja Vasalo Hoti……
    • Appamādō Amata Padam….
    • Arōgyā Paramā Lābhā..
    • Anicca vata Sankhara…
    • Attā Hi Attanō Nāthō
  • Sutta Interpretations
    • Ānāpānasati – Mindfulness (Sati) Based on Buddha’s Worldview
    • Sutta – Introduction
    • Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta – New Series
      • Mind – Terminologies in Suttās versus Abhidhamma
      • Paṭicca Samuppāda Creates the External World, Too!
      • Kāya Can be Pañcupādānakkhandha or Physical Body
      • Ānāpānasati – Connection to Satipaṭṭhāna
      • Kāya Is Pañcupādānakkhandha Kāya in Most Suttās
      • Satipaṭṭhāna – What Does It Mean?
      • Growth of Pañcupādānakkhandha – “Anusotagāmi“
      • Paṭisotagāmi – Moving Toward Satipaṭṭhāna Bhumi and Nibbāna
      • Overcoming Kāma Saññā – Satipaṭṭhāna Bhumi or Jhāna
    • Pali Dictionaries – Are They Reliable?
    • Nikāya in the Sutta Piṭaka
    • Sutta Learning Sequence for the Present Day
    • Aggañña Sutta Discussion – Introduction
    • Buddhism and Evolution – Aggañña Sutta (DN 27)
  • Myths or Realities?
  • Forums
  • About
  • Quantum Mechanics and Dhamma
    • Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness
      • Will Quantum Mechanics Be Able to Explain Consciousness?
      • The Observer Effect in Quantum Mechanics
    • Quantum Mechanics – A New Interpretation
      • What Is a Wave and What Is a Particle?
      • Photons Are Particles Not Waves
      • Basis of the Proposed Interpretation – Feynman’s Technique in QED
    • Quantum Mechanics and Dhamma – Introduction
  • Buddha Dhamma – Systematic

Home » Dhamma Essentials » San – A Critical Pāli Root

San – A Critical Pāli Root

What is “San”? Meaning of Sansara (or Samsara)

Saṅkhāra, Kamma, Kamma Bīja, Kamma Vipaka

Sankhāra – Life is a Bundle of Sankhāra

Kamma are Done with Abhisaṅkhāra – Types of Abhisaṅkhāra

Difference Between Dhamma and saṅkhāra 

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