Pāli Glossary – (L-Z)

August 12, 2016; Revised May 27, 2017; February 19, 2020; May 29, 2022 (#4 added)

Tipiṭaka English” Convention

1. I have revised the Pāli words to align with the convention used by most English texts. This convention was apparently adapted by the early European scholars (Rhys Davis and others) in order to keep the length of the word short. I will use this convention in new posts and try to update old posts gradually. See the following two posts for details:

Additional Pronunciation Keys: 

.”a” is pronounced like “u” in cut;   “ā” is pronounced like “a” in father

  • “i” is pronounced like “i” in sit;   “ī” is pronounced like “ee” in bee
  • “u” is pronounced like “u” in “put”;   “ū” is pronounced like “oo” in cool
  •  “ō” is pronounced like “oe” in “Moe”;  “ē” is pronounced like “a” in pay
  •  “c” needs to be pronounced like “ch” as in “charm” or “chicago”
  • “ñ” needs to be pronounced like “gn” in “signor”

2. This glossary is in two posts, because there are a total of over 400 Pāli words included now. This is the second part of the glossary; first part at “Pāli Glossary – (A-K)“.

  • I have been able to get the audio files incorporated, and also have provided links to key posts whenever possible/needed.
  • We also have a “Popup Pāli Glossary with Pronunciation“, thanks to Mr. Seng Kiat Ng. If that GoldenDict dictionary is installed on your computer, you will be able to access this glossary from each post directly. Furthermore, it could provide translations from other online dictionaries as well.

3. Relevant posts on any of the words can be found by using the “Search” box on the top right.

Pali WordMeaningAudio
lōbhaexcess greed: Lōbha, Rāga and Kāmaccanda, Kāmarāga
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lahutālightness (e.g., kāya lahutā is lightness in body)
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lakkhaṇacharacteristc of
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lōkarealm or world depending on the context
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lōkiyabelonging to this world of 31 realms
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lōkuttarabeyond this world of 31 realms, transcendental
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macchariyahiding wealth due to extreme greed
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maggapath; procedure
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mahālarge or important
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mānaarrogance, self-admiration
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manasikāramemory. Details at: Citta and Cetasika – How Vinnana (Consciousness) Arises
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manōmind
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manō sañcetanāvedana, sanna that arise due to one's gathi
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manōdhātumind element
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manodvāramind door to namaloka; see, Our Two Worlds : Material and Mental
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manōdvāravajjanaa citta coming to the mind door as in manodvaravajjana citta
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manussahuman being
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maranadeath (death of a physical body is not necessarily the end of human bhava; see, "Antarabhava and Gandhabbaya"
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mettākindness. Has two meanings: "Ariya Metta Bhavana"
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micchā diṭṭhiwrong views; see. "Wrong Views (Miccā Ditthi) – A Simpler Analysis"
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middhalethargic mind
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mōhadelusion; mind totally covered; see, "Lobha, Dosa, Moha versus Raga, Patigha, Avijja"
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mōhakkhayamöha + khaya, removing delusion
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muditā joy in the success of others
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mudutāmalleability; e.g., kaya miduta
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mūlaroot (usually in root cause)
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musāvādalies, trying to deceive: The Five Precepts – What the Buddha Meant by Them
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mutacombined word for smelling, tasting, and touching
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nāmaname, mental
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nāmarūpaname and form OR mental image of a nama and rupa
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namaskāraya (Sinhala)Namaskaraya – Homage to the Buddha
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ñāṇaknowledge
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nātha with refuge., opposite of anäta
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nekkhammarelinquish sense pleasures: Difference Between Giving Up Valuables and Losing Interest in Worthless
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nevasaññānāsaññāyatanafourth arupa brahma realm
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Nibbānastopping the rebirth process: Nibbana
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nibbatti lakkhaṇaNibbatti Lakkhana in Udayavaya Nana
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niccahaving total control, that ability
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niddēsashort description: Sutta – Introduction
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nimittasign; something resembling
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nirāmisaneutral thoughts without sense cravings
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nirōdhanir + udä or stop from arising
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nissaraṇawillingly give up asvada: Assāda, Ādīnava, Nissarana – Introduction
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Nivana (Sinhala)
nīvaraṇahindrance; covered mind
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nirayahell
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niyama (or niyāma)law of nature
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niyatapermanent, fixed
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ōjānutritive essence
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oḷārikarough, condensed
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opapātikainstantaneous and fully-formed birth as in deva and brahma realms
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pabhassaradevoid of greed, hate, and ignorance; e.g., pabhasvara citta
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paccayācondition
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paccuppannaconditional arising; present moment arising due to cinditions
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pahānaabandon; remove
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pahātabbaremoval
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pakiṇṇakaparticulars or occasionals as in pakinnaka cetasika: Cetasika – Connection to Gati
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pāṇātipātākilling a living being: The Five Precepts – What the Buddha Meant by Them
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pancafive
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pancadvārafive sense doors
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vajjana cittāCitta Vithi – Processing of Sense Inputs
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pañcakkhandhafive aggregates
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pañcanīvaraṇafive hindrances that cover the mind
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pañcupādānakkhandhagrasping/craving of the five aggregates: Pancupādānakkhandha – It is All Mental
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paṇīta likable or good
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paññāwisdom; comprehension of Tilakkhana
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pāpa kammāimmoral actions
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paraloka (paralowa in Sinhala)a human or animal gandhabbaya lives in paralowa until a womb becomes available: Hidden World of the Gandhabbaya: Netherworld (Paralowa)
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pāramitāstrive through many rebirths: Paramita and Niyata Vivarana – Myths or Realities?
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paribramanarotating around another body
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peridēvalamentation, especially upon remembering a past mishap
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parivajjanastaying clear of bad influences: The Sotapanna Stage
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pītijoy
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paññindriyawisdom faculty
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parāmattaultimate reality
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pharusāvācāharsh speech: Ten Immoral Actions (Dasa Akusala)
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pasāda rūpāsensitive matter (five internal senses; not physical senses): Brain – Interface between Mind and Body
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passaddhitranquility
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pathavi element of hardness
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paṭiccaget bonded to something willingly
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paṭighaaversion, dislike
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patikūla manasikāra bhāvanā4. What do all these Different Meditation Techniques Mean?
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paṭipadāa procedure; way of living, like in Majjhimā Paṭipadā
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paṭiniddesadetailed description: Sutta – Introduction
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paṭisandhiGrasping a new existence (bhava)
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paṭisevanagood associations as in patisevana pahathabba: The Sotapanna Stage
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pattānumodanāTransfer of Merits (Pattidāna) – How Does it Happen?
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pattidānatransfer of merits: Transfer of Merits (Pattidāna) – How Does it Happen?
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pavutthiduring this life, current
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pīḷana (peleema in Sinhala)incessant stress, agitation: Anicca – The Incessant Distress (“Pīḷana”)
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pēta (pretha)hungry ghost; one of the four apayas
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phala (pala in Sinhala)fruit, fruition
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phassasense contact; most times it is defiled or samphassa: Difference between Phassa and Samphassa
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pisuṇavācā slandering: Ten Immoral Actions (Dasa Akusala)
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phoṭṭhabba"poththa" + "abba", where
"poththa" is skin: sense of touch
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pubbēprevious
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pubbēnivāsānussati ñānasee #12 of Antarabhava and Gandhabbaya
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puggalaindividual
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puñña kriyādeed that makes one's heart joyful
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purisamasculine
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rāgaattachment to the 31 realms: Lobha, Raga and Kamachanda, Kamaraga
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rāgakkhayaräga + khaya: removal of attachment to the 31 realms
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rasataste
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rūpamatter AND energy
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rūpa kalāpaelementary material group unit: Rupa Kalapas (Grouping of Matter)
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rūpāvacarabelonging to rupa loka
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sabbaall
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saccatruth, as in a Noble Truth
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saddasound
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saddhāfaith (through knowledge and understanding)
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sahajātaborn together
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sahētukawith good roots as in dvihetuka and tihetuka; if no good roots it is an ahetuka birth
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SakadāgamiOnce-Returner (one more rebirth in kama loka)
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salāyatanasix sense bases for a normal human
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samādhiconcentration on a good or bad mindset: What is Samadhi? – Three Kinds of Mindfulness
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samanantaramatching with anantara: Anantara and Samanantara Paccaya
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samāpattidifferent from jhana, see: Citta Vithi – Processing of Sense Inputs
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sammāquench (defilements): What is “San”? Meaning of Sansara (or Samsara)
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sammappadhānafour main efforts to stop "san" from arising: Two Versions of 37 Factors of Enlightenment
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samathacalming the mind
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sāmisacitta with kilesa or akusala cetasika
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sampajānasorting defiled thoughts: Satipatthana Sutta – Structure
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samphappalāpafrivolous talk: Ten Immoral Actions (Dasa Akusala)
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samphassa"san" + "phassa": Difference between Phassa and Samphassa
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sampaṭicchanawhere "gathi" are incorporated into a citta vithi: Citta Vithi – Processing of Sense Inputs
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sampayuttatogether and inseparable, like a dye dissolved in water
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samudayaarising due to "san": "san" + "udaya"
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samuppādabirth of a similar kind: sama + uppada
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saṃvega or sanvēga "san" + "vega": javana power in a citta due to "san": see #9 of Javana of a Citta – The Root of Mental Power
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sanSan
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sandiṭṭhikō"san" + "ditthi" or enable seeing "san": Supreme Qualities of Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha
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saṅkappathoughts, ideas
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saṅkhāraactions leading to defilements , habits
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sankhataarisen by conditions
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saññāperception, identification
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saṃsāra beginningless rebirth process: What is “San”? Meaning of Sansara (or Samsara)
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saṃsāricrelated to the rebirth process
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santatione of the 28 types of rupa: Rupa (Material Form)
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saṃvara"san" + "vara" or stop "san" by moral behavior: What is “San”? Meaning of Sansara (or Samsara)
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saṃvarenavia sanvara as in sanvarena pahatabba: The Sotapanna Stage
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saṃvega"san" + "vega": enhanced javana of a citta due to "san", i.e., highly emotional
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satta seven
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sāsanaBuddha säsana is Ministry of the Buddha
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sasankhārikaimmoral citta arising due to shrunken mind (thinamiddha)
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sāsavawith craving
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satara (in Sinhala)four
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sakkāya diṭṭhi (or sathkāya diṭṭhi)perception that things in this world are worth striving for: How do we Decide which View is Wrong View (Ditthi)?
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satiin the mindset of anicca, dukkha, anatta: Satipatthana – Introduction
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satipaṭṭhānamaintain sati: Maha Satipatthana Sutta
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santīraṇawhere a decision is made in a citta vithi: Citta Vithi – Processing of Sense Inputs
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saṃyojanabind to defilements or "san"
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sīlavirtue, moral conduct
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sīlabbata parāmāsaperception that Nibbana can be attained via just obeying set precepts or procedures
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sēkhatrainee (the three stages below the Arahant stage)
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sōbhanagood, likable, moral
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sōkasorrow due to personal loss
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sōmanassawith joy
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sōtaTwo possible meanings: ear and Noble Eightfold Path
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SōtapannaStream Enterer (first stage of Nibbana)
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Suddhaṭṭhakasmallest material element: The Origin of Matter – Suddhashtaka
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suddhāvāsaBrahma realms reserved for the Anagamis
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sugati"su" + "gathi" or moral habits/behavio; also good realms: Sansaric Habits, Character (Gathi), and Cravings (Asava)
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sukhabodily pleasure, like with a massage; somannasa is mental
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sukhumafine; not coarse
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suññataemptiness: What is Sunyata or Sunnata (Emptiness)?
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sutasound
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suttadiscourse in the Tipitaka
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suvaas in Nivan suva:
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taṇhāattachment (bondage) due to greed, hate, or delusion
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tatramajjhattatāneutrality of mind; not upekkha: Cetasika – Connection to Gati
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tejoheat element
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ThēroOne who has attained Nibbana; nowadays it is used for non-Arahants bhikkhus too
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thīnashrinking of the mind, not alert
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tucchalowly (behavior)
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tiparivaṭṭaThree rounds of bondage to this world.
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tihētukapatisandhi with three good roots
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tilakkhanaThree characteristics of the 31 realms: Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta
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Tipiṭakathree Piṭaka: sutta, vinaya, abhidhamma: Preservation of the Dhamma
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tisaranarefuge in Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha: Tisarana Vandana and Its Effects on One’s Gathi
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tivijjāThree special knowledges of the Buddha: The Way to Nibbāna – Removal of Āsavas
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uccheda diṭṭhiwrong view that death of the physical body is the end of a living being, i.e., disbelief in rebirth process
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udayavayaarising and destruction of a sankata: Udayavaya Nana
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udayavaya or udayabbaya ñānaUdayavaya Nana
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uddhaccatendency to be high-minded (restlessness)
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uddēsavery short description: Sutta – Introduction
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upacāraclose to
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upacāra samādhisamadhi close to jhanic state
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upādānaclinging, like to hold onto
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upēkkhaequanimity, neutrality
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uppattibirth
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utunatural change kammaja and cittaja energies to rupa
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utuja rūparupa produced via the transformation of kammaja and cittaja rupa
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vacispeech
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vaṇṇa (varna in Sinhala)color
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vayadestruction or deviating to immorality
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vāyāmaeffort
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vāyōelement of movement, motion
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vēdanāfeeling or more precisely "sensing of an event": Vedana (Feelings) Arise in Two Ways
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vēdanānupassanāanupassana on feelings: Satipatthana – Introduction
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veyyāvaccapaying homage to and taking care of Holy places: Punna Kamma – Dāna, Sīla, Bhāvanā [Ten Moral Actions (Dasa Kusala) and Ten Meritorious Actions (Punna Kriya)]
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vibhavadisbelief in rebirth: Kāma Tanhā, Bhava Tanhā, Vibhava Tanhā
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vicārasustained concentration on a thought object
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vicikicchāacting without sati; uncertainty of what to do; doing inappropriate things
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vipassanāinsight meditation with and for clear vision: 4. What do all these Different Meditation Techniques Mean?
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vimānaresidence, normally of a deva
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vimansācontemplation, investigation
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vimuttirelease (from the rebirth process)
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vinayarules of discipline for bhikkhus: Kamma, Debt, and Meditation
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viññatacomprehension via vinnana
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viññattiintimation. For example, kaya vinnati is express intention via body movement.
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viññāṇadefiled consciousness
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viññāṇañcāyatanasecond arupa brahma realm: 31 Realms of Existence
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vinōdanā in vinodana pahathabba:The Sotapanna Stage
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vipākaresult (of a kamma)
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viparināmaunexpected change
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vipassanāremoving defilements via insight of Tilakkhana
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vippayuttaappear together, but separable; like a current in a wire
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viratilose craving for indulgence
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viriyaeffort
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visuddhipurification
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vitakkainitial application of the mind on an object
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vīthistreet; but in a citta vithi means a "packet of thoughts" with a certain number of citta
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votthapanadetermining (citta)
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vyāpāda or byāpādaill will, stronger than patigha
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yojanādistance of about 7 miles
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yōnisō manasikāraability to see consequences of one's actions for future rebirths: Four Conditions for Attaining Sotapanna Magga/Phala
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