Why is it Necessary to Learn Key Pāli Words?
…emphasize enough the importance of UNDERSTANDING the meanings of key Pāli words. It may take some time to truly grasp those meanings. I keep revising those key posts, whenever a…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…emphasize enough the importance of UNDERSTANDING the meanings of key Pāli words. It may take some time to truly grasp those meanings. I keep revising those key posts, whenever a…
…a few different (but related) meanings depending on the context, i.e., where it is used. But the most important meaning is associated with the “nāmarūpa pariccheda ñana.” When one has…
…we need to discuss the words “dhamma” and “anudhamma.” As we will see, “dhamma” can have different meanings based on the context. We have many examples in English where the…
…The above figure from “Vipariṇāma – Two Meanings.” You can read the discussion there. Pabhassara Mind Not Present in an Arahant All the Time 5. The above figure may give…
…a given day. This idea was first introduced in the post “Contact Between Āyatana Leads to Vipāka Viññāna.” Two Different Meanings of Paṭicca 5. We translated the verse, “cakkhuñca paṭicca…
…the Paṭicca samuppāda. We can see that “phassa cannot lead to salāyatana,” “vedanā cannot lead to phassa,” etc. Āsēvana and Asēvana – Different meanings July 1, 2019: Regarding #2 above,…
…such actions and start on a new path. Two Meanings of Vipariṇāma 2. First, one should be able to see how “how things go from good to bad” or “worse…
…of self? I don’t think this is discussed in Anatta – A Systematic Analysis, the meanings here are mainly about 1) no essence 2) no control/ helpless in the rebirth…
…it is an unproductive activity. That is the meaning of “aniccaṁ” in that verse. Vipariṇāma is the opposite of pariṇāma. Let us understand the meanings of those two words. In…
…but have different meanings depending on the context; see, for example, “Why Words Have Different Meanings in Different Contexts.” One needs to have a good understanding of both languages AND…