A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…must be translated to provide the “hidden meanings” by providing sufficiently detailed explanations. March 20, 2024 Many Pāli Words in Suttās Are Abbreviated 1. Many Pāli words like cetanā, phassa,…
…that Pāli is a phonetic language. Meanings come based on sounds. I have given many examples throughout the website. Pabhassara Citta Is There Only at the Beginning of Nine Stages…
…sutta (Ānanda Sutta (SN 22.21)) has deeper meanings and requires more discussion, even though I am sure some of you can grasp those meanings. However, ANYONE should be able to…
January 3, 2022 Viññāṇa – What It Really Means “Kamma Viññāṇa – Link Between Mind and Matter“ Abhisaṅkhāra Lead to Kamma Viññāṇa Two Types of Kamma Viññāṇa Summary of Key…
…how each one arises. However for the other 2 find it less intuitive to contemplate all the meanings. Do you all try to contemplate all the meanings or just stick…
…same meanings as phrases like “samphassa-jā-vedanā.” Thus it will be beneficial to learn the meanings of these Pāli words and phrases and be able to pronounce them if that seems…
…the Long Run Ānapānasati Eliminates Mental Stress Permanently Ānāpāna and Satipaṭṭhāna – Fundamentals Sati in Ānapānasati/Satipaṭṭhāna – Two Meanings of Sati Living Dhamma – Overview Living Dhamma – Introduction Peace…
…steps is useless. A detailed explanation of each step is necessary. There is danger in translating Pāli verses word-by-word without understanding their meanings which depend on the context. It is…
…defiled. 3. As we can see from the figure, a vinnana starts as a “bahidda vinnana” and immediately becomes an “ajjhatta vinnana” for a puthujjana. Rupa (that arises in mind),…
…and Deeper Meanings of Attā 2. In the previous post, “Etaṁ Mama, Esohamasmi, Eso Me Attā’ti – What Does It Mean?” I discussed that “attā” has two meanings, and the…