Nāmarupa in Idappaccayātā Paṭicca Samuppāda

…an understanding of words like “viññāṇa” and “nāmarupa” (all 11 terms in PS) and use the Pāli words with that understanding. Those words have multiple meanings depending on the context…

Kāma Guṇa – Origin of Attachment (Tanhā)

…of anicca nature, and thus, this “iṭṭhā characteristic” is based on the ignorance of the real nature. The three characteristics kantā, manāpā, and piyarūpā express similar meanings: desirable, agreeable, and…

Niddesa (Brief Description) of Paṭicca Samuppāda

…post. Three “Elephants in the Room” 1. During the emergence of Mahāyāna (with Sanskrit literature) around 2000 years ago, had distorted meanings of keywords like anicca and anatta. Misinterpretation of…

Vedās Originated With Buddha Kassapa’s Teachings

…previous Buddha.” This is why only “conventional meanings” of pure Dhamma survive when Ariyās (Noble Persons) are not present to interpret the deep meanings in the suttās correctly. This is…

Atta – Two Very Different Meanings

…Words With Double Meanings in English 1. A number of English words are spelled the same way and pronounced the same way, but have different meanings. For example, let us…