Abhidhamma via Science

…scientific backgrounds but anyone with an interest. It will complement the other section on Abhidhamma, which necessarily involves a lot of Pāli terminologies. To demonstrate that the current hypothesis by…

Sutta Learning Sequence for the Present Day

…accounts of significant events by combining accounts in the suttās with those taken from the Vinaya Piṭaka. See “‘The Life of the Buddha’ by Bhikkhu Nānamoli.” Comprehending Tilakkhana Is Not…

Saññā – What It Really Means

…Recognition 5. Therefore, saññā is the “full picture/clarification that comes to mind instantaneously.” In a more complex example, parents can teach a child (Y) that a particular person (X) is…

Pāli Dictionaries – Are They Reliable?

…“atta” with those two very different meanings. In “atta kilamatānu yōga“ atta is used in the conventional sense to describe “procedures that cause suffering in a person.” Sutta comes from…

Anicca – Worthlessness of Worldly Things

…a real value, one loses craving for that. The anicca nature means NOTHING in this world has real value. Of course, full comprehension comes only at the Arahant stage. The…

Mundane versus Supramundane Jhāna

…virāgo nirodho nibbānan’ti. Thus he gets rid of āsava. Suppose he does not complete the removal of āsava. In that case, he will remove the first five samyōjana and thus…

Reply To: Ashta Vimoksha

…Nibbana, that is the final and complete freedom. So, it refers to Nibbana. 2. Vimokkha (or Nibbana) can be attained via contemplating mainly on anicca, dukkha, or anatta and thus…