Kusala-Mula Saṅkhāra Are Needed to Attain Nibbāna

…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”…

Āsava, Anusaya, and Gati (Gathi)

…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…

What Is Saddhā? How To Explain Saddhā?

…and what I have is very different. Q2. What is saddhā? How to explain saddhā? The English word faith is not enough for me. Perhaps pada nirutti can help me….

Saḷāyatana Are Not Sense Faculties

…next three state the anicca, dukkha, and anatta nature of the external āyatana. Pada Nirutti of “Āyatana” 3. The Pali word “āyatana” comes from “āya” + “thana,” where “āya” means…