A
- Abhidhamma. See also Psychology and Buddhism.
- Abhidhamma Pitaka
- Adhitthana (determination, resolution). See also Paramis.
- Four determinations: MN 140
- Adinava (drawbacks, dangers). See also Gradual instruction.
- ~ of feeling: MN 13
- ~ of form: MN 13
- ~ of sensuality: MN 13, MN 14, MN 54, SN 1.20, Iti 95
- ~ of clingable phenomena: SN 12.52
- ~ of aging, illness, and death: AN 3.62, AN 4.252
- ~ of supranormal powers: DN 11
- ~ of unskillful thoughts: MN 20
- ~ of unskillful conduct: AN 2.18
- As one of ten perceptions: AN 10.60
- Admonishment. See also Speech.
- Making oneself easy to admonish: MN 21
- The Buddha’s strong words to his son Rahula: MN 61
- What to do if someone just won’t listen to reason: AN 4.111
- Aging. See also Death; Divine messengers; Illness.
- The Buddha spits on ~: SN 48.41
- Description of ~: MN 9
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- “Aging” (Dhammapada XI)
- Effects of ~ on the body: Thig 13.1
- How to train yourself when your body is old and decrepit: SN 22
- You’re never too old to realize the Dhamma: Thig 5.8
- Age is no measure of wisdom: SN 3.1
- Advice to two aging brahmans: AN 3.51, AN 3.52
- “Beyond Coping: The Buddha’s Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation” (Study Guide)
- “The 1st Noble Truth” in the Path to Freedom pages
- AIDS. See also Illness.
- “Using Meditation to Deal with Pain, Illness and Death: A talk given to a conference on AIDS, HIV and other Immuno-deficiency Disorders” (Thanissaro)
- “Beyond Coping: The Buddha’s Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation” (Study Guide)
- Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing).
- The Buddha’s principal teaching on ~: MN 118
- How ~ leads to Awakening: SN 54.13
- ~ should be developed no matter how far along you are in your meditation practice: SN 54.8
- As one of the ten Recollections: See Recollections, ten.
- As one of the ten Perceptions: AN 10.60
- As a method of subduing lust: SN 8.4
- As a method of subduing annoying thoughts: Iti 85
- Five qualities a practitioner of ~ should develop: AN 5.96, AN 5.97, AN 5.98
- Anapana Sati: Meditation on Breathing (Ariyadhamma)
- “Basic Breath Meditation Instructions” (Thanissaro)
- Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2; Meditations 3; Meditations 4; Meditations 5
- “A Guided Meditation” (Thanissaro)
- “The Agendas of Mindfulness” (Thanissaro)
- “De-perception” (Thanissaro)
- Breath Meditation Condensed (Kee)
- Keeping the Breath in Mind (Lee)
- See also many other books by Ajaan Lee and Ajaan Fuang.
- Anatta (not-self). See also Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- Reflection on ~ as a basis for insight: SN 22.59
- Why the Buddha did not take a position on the question of whether or not there is a self: SN 44.10
- The views “I have a self” and “I have no self” are equally wrong: MN 22
- Identifying the five khandhas as “self” is the cause of affliction: SN 22.1
- As one of seven perceptions: AN 7.46
- As one of ten perceptions: AN 10.60
- Relation of ~ to dependent co-arising: DN 15
- Contemplation of the six senses in terms of ~: MN 148
- Not understanding ~ is like being a dog tied to a post: SN 22.99
- Three Basic Facts of Existence: Volume 3, Egolessness (various authors)
- “Consciousnesses” (Lee)
- The No-self Characteristic (Mendis)
- “No-self or Not-self?” (Thanissaro)
- “The Not-self Strategy” (Thanissaro)
- “Selves & Not-self” (Thanissaro)
- Meditating on No-self (Khema)
- Anger. See also Conflict; Ill-will (vyapada); Kilesa (defilements); Khanti (patience); Metta (goodwill); Nivarana (hindrances); War.
- As the only thing that’s good to kill: SN 1.71
- What to do if someone is angry with you: SN 7.2, SN 11.4
- What to do when ~ arises: Thag 6.12
- The best response to ~ (a debate between two deities): SN 11.5
- ~ can carve into you like an inscription in stone: AN 3.130
- ~ can never be conquered with more ~: SN 11.4, Dhp 3
- “Anger” (Dhammapada XVII)
- The dangers of giving in to ~: AN 7.60
- The Elimination of Anger (Piyatissa)
- Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good (Buddharakkhita)
- Anicca (impermanence, inconstancy). See also Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- As one of seven perceptions: AN 7.46
- As one of ten perceptions: AN 10.60
- Ponder ~ constantly: Thag 1.111
- Contemplate ~ to overcome ignorance: Iti 85
- Everything in the world is subject to disintegration: SN 35.82
- The Three Basic Facts of Existence: Volume 1, Impermanence (Nyanaponika, ed)
- “All About Change” (Thanissaro)
- Anusaya (obsession; underlying tendency).
- Seven ~: AN 7.11; AN 7.12
- Three ~ in relationship to pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling: MN 44; MN 148; SN 36.6
- With the end of the categories of objectification, the ~ come to an end: MN 18
- Anussati — see Recollections, ten.
- Apaya-mukha (path to deprivation).
- Advice to householders on how to avoid the ~: AN 8.54, DN 31
- “The Path to Peace and Freedom for the Mind,” (Lee)
- Appamada (heedfulness, zeal).
- Defined: SN 35.97, SN 48.56
- Difference between ~ and its opposite: SN 35.97
- ~ is the foremost skillful quality (ten similes): AN 10.15
- As the one quality that can provide security: SN 3.17
- What constitutes living with ~: SN 55.40
- The Buddha’s last words: DN 16, SN 6.15
- “Heedfulness” (Dhammapada II)
- Benefits of ~: Iti 23
- Wake up!: Snp 2.10
- “A Note on Openness” (Bodhi)
- Appropriate attention — see Yoniso-manasikara.
- Arahant (fully-awakened being). See also Buddha; Nibbana.
- Stock passage describing attainment of arahantship: AN 6.55
- Stock passage describing the qualities of an ~: AN 6.55
- Who can find fault in an ~?: Ud 7.6
- Why an ~ continues meditating: SN 16.5
- Does an ~ feel pain?: SN 1.38, SN 4.13
- Does an ~ grieve?: SN 21.2
- An ~’s actions bear no kammic fruit, good or evil: AN 3.33, Dhp 39, Dhp 267, Dhp 412
- What is the difference between an ~ and a Buddha?: SN 22.58
- What is the difference between an ~ and a “learner” (sekha)?: SN 48.53
- How to recognize if you’re an ~: SN 35.152
- “Arahants” (Dhammapada VII)
- “Brahmans” (Dhammapada XXVI)
- Fate of ~ after death: MN 72, SN 22.85, SN 22.86
- Nine unskillful acts an ~ is incapable of doing: AN 9.7
- “Arahants, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas” (Bodhi)
- “The Conventional Mind, the Mind Released,” in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- Ariya-atthangika magga — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Ariya sacca — see Four Noble Truths.
- Asava (fermentations, effluents, outflows, taints). See also Kilesa.
- The Buddha’s principal teaching on ~: MN 2
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Three ~: Iti 56, Iti 57
- ~ and right view: MN 117
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
- Ascetic practices.
- Thirteen ~: Thag 16.7
- The Buddha describes the ~ he practiced as a bodhisatta: MN 12
- Which ascetic practices should be observed?: AN 10.94
- Asoka (Indian King, r. 273–232 B.C.E.).
- The Edicts of King Asoka (Dhammika)
- That the True Dhamma Might Last a Long Time: Readings Selected by King Asoka (Thanissaro)
- Asubha (unattractiveness, loathsomeness). See also Body; Nibbida; Sensuality.
- Contemplation of ~ to maintain one’s resolve towards celibacy: SN 35.127
- As one of seven beneficial reflections: AN 7.46
- Mastery of ~ is a quality to be developed: MN 152
- Unattractiveness of the body as one of ten perceptions: AN 10.60
- The body as an unlanced boil: AN 9.15
- Using contemplation of ~ to subdue lust: Iti 85; also “The Work of a Contemplative,” in Things as They Are (Boowa)
- Ven. Ananda’s advice to Ven. Vangisa on overcoming lust: SN 8.4
- Ajaan Maha Boowa’s story of conquering lust by contemplating ~: “An Heir to the Dhamma,” in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- Ven. Sister Subha plucks out an eye: Thig 14.1
- Bag of Bones: A Miscellany on the Body (Khantipalo)
- Attachment. See also Sensuality; Tanha (craving).
- Does ~ to possessions really bring happiness?: SN 4.8
- ~ to loved ones as a cause of sorrow: SN 42.11, AN 5.30, Ud 8.8
- ~ to the body as a cause of further pain: Snp 4.2
- Attha-sila (the eight precepts) — see Precepts.
- Aversion — see Ill-will (vyapada).
- Avijja (ignorance). See also Kilesa (defilements); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- As a flood: SN 45.171
- As a yoke: AN 4.10
- As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN 10.13
- As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN 7.11, AN 7.12
- As the cause of wrong view, wrong resolve, etc.: SN 45.1
- What one thing must one abandon in order to overcome ~?: SN 35.80
- “Ignorance” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- As an obstruction: Iti 14
- “Unawareness Converges…,” in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- “Ignorance” (Thanissaro)
- “The Intricacies of Ignorance” (Kee)
- Awakening. See also Nibbana; Vimutti (release).
- Factors for ~: see Bojjhanga.
- Is ~ “gradual” or “sudden"?: Ud 5.5
- “The Meaning of the Buddha’s Awakening” — in Part III of Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
- “A Refuge in Awakening” (Lee)
- Awareness — see Sati.
- Ayoniso manasikara (inappropriate attention). See also Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention).
- What to do when the mind is being consumed by unskillful thoughts: SN 9.11
B
- Bala (the five strengths). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- Definition of the ~: AN 5.2
- “The Five Strengths” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “Food for the Mind” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- “The Path of Strength,” in Things as They Are (Boowa)
- Beauty.
- As a meditative attainment: SN 14.11
- Beginning meditation — see Introduction to meditation practice.
- Bhava (becoming). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- As a flood: SN 45.171
- As a yoke: AN 4.10
- Three levels on which ~ operates: AN 3.76, AN 3.77
- Paradox of Becoming, The (Thanissaro)
- Bhikkhu — see Monastic Life.
- Bhikkhuni — see Monastic Life.
- Biographies.
- “A Sketch of the Buddha’s Life: Readings from the Pali Canon” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Account of the Buddha’s life in Chapter 2 of Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
- Ananda: Ananda: The Guardian of the Dhamma (Hecker)
- Anathapindika: Anathapindika: The Great Benefactor (Hecker)
- Angulimala: Angulimala: A Murderer’s Road to Sainthood (Hecker)
- Buddhist Women: Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha (Hecker)
- Maha Kaccana: Maha Kaccana: Master of Doctrinal Exposition (Bodhi)
- Maha Kassapa: Maha Kassapa: Father of the Sangha (Hecker)
- Maha-Moggallana: Life of Maha-Moggallana (Hecker)
- Sariputta: The Life of Sariputta (Nyanaponika)
- Ajaan Lee: The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee (Lee)
- Ajaan ThateThe Autobiography of a Forest Monk (Thate)
- Birth — see Jati.
- Bisexuality — see Sexual identity.
- Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma (37 Wings to Awakening).
- The Wings to Awakening: an Anthology from the Pali Canon (Thanissaro)
- ~ and their relation to the six senses: MN 149
- Prerequisites for the development of the ~: AN 9.1
- As related to breath meditation: “Wings to Awakening” in The Skill of Release (Lee)
- Also look under each of its constituent seven sets:
- Satipatthana (4 Frames of Reference);
- Sammappadhana (4 Right Exertions);
- Iddhipada (4 Bases of Power);
- Indriya (5 Mental Faculties);
- Bala (5 Strengths);
- Bojjhanga (7 Factors for Awakening);
- Noble Eightfold Path.
- Body. See also Asubha; Attachment; Sensuality.
- Mindfulness of the ~: see Satipatthana.
- Thirty-two parts of the ~: Khp 3, A Chanting Guide, “Disenchantment” (Suwat)
- Foulness of ~: AN 9.15, Snp 1.11, Thag 10.5
- “Bodily Debts” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Bag of Bones: A Miscellany on the Body (Khantipalo)
- “Body Contemplation” (Study Guide)
- “This Body of Mine” in Fistful of Sand (Suwat)
- Bojjhanga (factors for Awakening). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- The right and wrong times to cultivate the ~: SN 46.53
- See the suttas in the Bojjhanga-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
- The Seven Factors of Enlightenment (Piyadassi)
- “The Seven Factors for Awakening” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- Brahmavihara (Divine abodes; sublime states). See also Metta; Karuna; Mudita; Upekkha.
- Systematic cultivation of ~: SN 42.8, SN 46.54, AN 10.208
- Practice of ~ as a door to the Deathless: MN 52, AN 11.17
- Offering comfort and protection from the cold: Thag 6.2
- Five realizations that arise from concentration based on the ~: AN 5.27
- Practicing any one of the ~ can take one all the way to fourth jhana: AN 8.63
- “Head & Heart Together: Bringing Wisdom to the Brahma-viharas” (Thanissaro)
- The Four Sublime States (Nyanaponika)
- Breath meditation — see Anapanasati.
- Buddha. See also Arahant.
- “A Sketch of the Buddha’s Life: Readings from the Pali Canon” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Epithets for the ~: “The many names for the Buddha” in “A Sketch of the Buddha’s Life”
- As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
- Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
- Buddha’s Awakening: See Tevijja (Threefold Knowledge)
- Buddhism — see Introduction to ~.
- Burma — see Myanmar.
C
- Caste system.
- Caste (i.e., race, social class, national identity, etc.) does not determine one’s virtue or spiritual potential: MN 90, MN 93
- Even outcastes can become arahants: Thag 12.2
- A bhikkhu has no caste: AN 10.48
- Celibacy. See also Nekkhamma (renunciation); Restraint; Sensuality.
- Tools to support one’s resolve towards ~: SN 35.127
- Don’t pretend to be celibate if you’re not: Iti 48
- “A Single Mind” (Fuang)
- Ceremonies — see Rituals.
- Chanting (Pali). See also Devotion; Rituals and Ceremonies.
- The Book of Protection (Paritta) (Piyadassi)
- A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
- The Divine Mantra (Lee)
- Characteristics of existence — see Tilakkhana.
- Children. See also Parents; Family; Young people (readings for).
- Three types of sons and daughters: Iti 74
- At one time or another, we have all been each other’s ~: SN 15.14
- Grieving the death of ~: SN 42.11, Ud 2.7, Ud 8.8
- The anguish an aging parent feels when his ~ show no gratitude: SN 7.14
- Childish innocence should not be confused with wisdom: MN 78
- Showing the proper respect to one’s parents: Iti 106
- Childrens’ duties to their parents: DN 31
- Parents’ duties to their ~: DN 31
- Clinging — see Upadana.
- Commentaries.
- “Beyond the Tipitaka: A Field Guide to Post-canonical Pali Literature”
- Communal harmony. See also Monastic community (Sangha).
- Six kinds of behavior that lead to amiability and communal harmony: AN 6.12
- Comparative Religions. See also God.
- Do all religions point towards the same goal?: DN 21, Thag 1.86
- Are all religious paths fruitful?: AN 3.78
- “Buddhism and Other Religions” (Bogoda)
- “A Buddhist Response to Contemporary Dilemmas of Human Existence” (Bodhi)
- “Dhamma and Non-duality” (Bodhi)
- “Tolerance and Diversity” (Bodhi)
- “Toward a Threshold of Understanding” (Bodhi)
- A Journey into Buddhism (Harris)
- Vedanta and Buddhism: A Comparative Study (von Glasenapp)
- Compassion — see Karuna.
- Conceit — see Mana.
- Concentration — see Samadhi.
- Conflict. See also Anger; Ill-will (vyapada); Papañca; War.
- Causes of: Snp 4.8, Snp 4.11, Snp 4.15
- Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good (Buddharakkhita)
- Conscience — see Hiri.
- Consciousness — see Viññana.
- Contact — see Phassa.
- Contentment with little. See also Restraint.
- As a vital support for practice: AN 4.28
- As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
- Live like a flying bird, whose wings are its only burden: DN 2, DN 11
- One thing you should not be content with: AN 2.5
- Conviction — see Saddha.
- Copyright.
- Craving — see Tanha.
- Creation (of universe) — see Questions not worth asking.
D
- Dana (giving; charity). See also Gradual instruction; Paramis.
- “Generosity” in the Path to Freedom pages
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 2.4
- As a fundamental requirement for success on the Path: AN 5.254
- As a treasure: AN 7.6
- As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
- To whom should one give so as to reap the greatest fruit?: SN 3.24, AN 3.57
- Eight persons worthy of gifts: AN 8.59
- Giving to one who has abandoned the hindrances brings good results: SN 3.24
- Never regret a generous gift you gave in the past: SN 3.20
- Give while you’re able, before your house burns to the ground!: SN 1.41
- Giving is best done at the proper time: AN 5.36
- The blessings inherent in the gift of food: AN 5.37
- Giving even one’s last meal: Iti 26
- The fruits of giving that arises from various motives: AN 7.49
- The fruits of giving that can be reaped in this life: AN 5.34
- Two kinds of gifts: Iti 98, Iti 100
- Gifts of Dhamma: Dhp 354, Iti 98, Iti 100
- Citta the householder’s final teaching on generosity: SN 41.10
- Give to many; don’t be like a rainless cloud: Iti 75
- Giving is good, but there is still more to be done: AN 5.176
- The dangers faced by unvirtuous monks who enjoy pleasures, homage and gifts of the laity: AN 7.68
- The scale of good deeds: AN 9.20
- See the suttas in the Devata-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
- “The Economy of Gifts” (Thanissaro)
- “The Food of Kindness” (Medhanandi)
- Dana: The Practice of Giving (Bodhi)
- No Strings Attached: The Buddha’s Culture of Generosity (Thanissaro)
- Dasa-sila (the ten precepts). See also Sila (virtue).
- “The Ten Precepts” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Death. See also Aging; Deathless; Divine messengers; Grief; Illness; Maranassati (mindfulness of death); Murder; Samvega (spiritual urgency).
- Five subjects for frequent recollection: AN 5.57
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Why do we grieve when a loved one dies?: SN 42.11
- As one of seven beneficial reflections: AN 7.46
- As a call to abandon grief and lamentation: Snp 3.8
- The greatest protection for the layperson: Snp 2.4
- Overcoming ~ by regarding the world as empty: Snp 5.15
- Overcoming fear of ~: AN 4.184, Thag 16.1
- Heedlessness leads one to ~: Dhp 21
- No need for worry as ~ nears: SN 55.21, SN 55.22, AN 6.16
- Citta’s deathbed conversation with some devas: SN 41.10
- Sariputta’s teachings to a dying Anathapindika: MN 143
- Ven. Ananda’s grief over Ven. Sariputta’s ~: SN 47.13
- The Buddha’s reaction to Ven. Sariputta’s ~: SN 47.14
- Kisa Gotami’s grief cured by searching for a mustard seed: ThigA X.1
- ~ by a runaway cow: MN 140, Ud 1.10, Ud 5.3
- ~ by murder (see also Murder): Ud 4.3
- ~ of daughter: Thig 3.5
- ~ of grandson: Ud 8.8
- ~ of son: MN 87, SN 42.11 Ud 2.7, Thig 6.1
- ~ of spouse: AN 5.49
- Honor your ancestors and deceased loved ones with gifts: Pv 1.5
- Reflections on the brevity of life:
- Death comes rolling towards you, crushing everything in its path. Are you ready?: SN 3.25
- Life flies by, faster than any arrow. What are we to do?: SN 20.6
- No shelter from aging and death: SN 2.19
- Your last day approaches — this is no time to be heedless! Thag 6.13
- Life is brief — practice ardently! Ud 5.2
- “Beyond Coping: The Buddha’s Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation” (Study Guide)
- Buddhism and Death (M. O’C. Walshe)
- “Educating Compassion” (Thanissaro)
- “Facing Death Without Fear” (De Silva)
- “The 1st Noble Truth” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Our Real Home” (Chah)
- “The Last Sermon” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- To The Last Breath — Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying (Boowa)
- Deathless (amata-dhamma; a synonym for Nibbana) See also Nibbana.
- Eleven modes of practice that lead to the deathless: MN 52, AN 11.17
- Defilements — see Kilesa.
- Dependent Co-arising — see Paticca-samuppada.
- Desire (as part of the Path; (dhamma-chanda)).
- Does the ~ for Awakening get in the way of Awakening?: MN 126
- Ven. Ananda’s instructions to Unnabha: SN 51.15
- “The Middleness of the Middle Way,” in Things as They Are (Boowa)
- “Pushing the Limits: Desire & Imagination in the Buddhist Path” (Thanissaro)
- Desire (as defilement; lobha, kamacchanda, raga). See also Nivarana (hindrances); Kilesa (defilements); Tanha (craving).
- As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN 10.13
- As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN 7.11, AN 7.12
- As the cause of suffering and stress: SN 42.11
- ~ ties down the world: SN 1.69
- Why ~ and passion connected with the senses is worth abandoning: SN 27.1–8
- Why ~ and passion connected with the khandha (aggregates) is worth abandoning: SN 27.10
- Why ~ and passion connected with the dhatu (elements) is worth abandoning: SN 27.9
- Devas (celestial beings). See also Kamma; Planes of Existence, Thirty-one; Sagga (heaven).
- Citta’s deathbed conversation with some ~: SN 41.10
- Some ~ gather to see the Buddha on his deathbed: DN 16
- A huge gathering of ~ visits the Buddha: DN 20
- Conversations with the ~ as a basis for faith: DN 11
- Occasions when the ~ raise a cheer for a meditator: Iti 82
- Omens that a ~ is about to die: Iti 83
- As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten
- Teacher of the Devas (Jootla)
- “The Thirty-one Planes of Existence” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Devotion. See also Relics; Rituals and Ceremonies.
- The four Buddhist pilgrimage sites: DN 16
- The Book of Protection (Paritta) (Piyadassi)
- A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
- The Divine Mantra (Lee)
- Matrceta’s Hymn to the Buddha: An English Rendering of the Satapancasatka (Ven. S. Dhammika)
- Dhamma. See also Teaching the Dhamma.
- Basic principles: AN 8.53
- Five rewards of listening to ~: AN 5.202
- How to listen to the ~: AN 6.88
- As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
- “Dhamma” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Dhammapada.
- The Living Message of the Dhammapada (Bodhi)
- Dhana (treasures) See also Wealth.
- Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha: Khp 6
- Seven ~: AN 7.7
- “Trading Outer Wealth for Inner Wealth” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Dhatu (properties, elements).
- The Buddha’s explanation of the ~: MN 140
- Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.9
- Discernment — see Pañña.
- Disenchantment — see Nibbida.
- Ditthi (views). See also Questions.
- As a yoke: AN 4.10
- As a flood: SN 45.171
- Wisdom has nothing to do with holding to this or that viewpoint: AN 10.96
- What is wrong ~?: MN 117
- Distinguishing right ~ from wrong ~: AN 10.103, AN 10.104
- The many kinds of ~: DN 1, MN 63, SN 41.3, AN 10.93, AN 10.95
- Speculative ~: DN 1
- Even the view “I have no self” is wrong: MN 22
- The thicket of wrong ~: MN 72
- Attachment to ~ is the cause of disputes: Snp 4.8
- “Right View” in the Path to Freedom pages
- As a tool: “Beyond Right and Wrong” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “From Views to Vision” (Bodhi)
- Divine Messengers. See also Aging; Illness; Death.
- “Meeting the Divine Messengers” (Bodhi)
- Doubt (vicikiccha). See also Nivarana (hindrances); Saddha (conviction).
- As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN 10.13
- As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN 7.11, AN 7.12
- How can one be freed of all ~?: Snp 5.5
- Development of jhana as a means of overcoming ~: Ud 5.7
- Downfall.
- Causes of ~: Snp 1.6
- Downloading.
- Downloading the Entire Website
- Working with downloaded files
- Drawbacks — see Adinava.
- Dread (moral) — see Ottappa.
- Dreams.
- Five ~ that appeared to the Buddha: AN 5.196
- How to ensure good ~: AN 11.16
- Interpretation of ~ as a form of wrong livelihood for monks: DN 2, DN 11
- Drowsiness — see Laziness.
- Dukkha (unsatisfactoriness; stress; suffering). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- The Buddha teaches only ~ and its cessation: MN 22
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
- ~ is inherent in everything the body and mind depend upon for nourishment: SN 12.63
- As one of seven perceptions: AN 7.46
- “The Weight of Mountains” (Thanissaro)
- “Dukkha” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “The 1st Noble Truth” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Beyond Coping: The Buddha’s Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation” (Study Guide)
E
- Ecology — see Nature.
- Effluents — see Asava.
- Effort — see Viriya.
- Eightfold Path — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Emotion. See also Pasada; Psychology; Samvega; Vedana.
- The source of ~: MN 137
- “Affirming the Truths of the Heart: The Buddhist Teachings on Samvega and Pasada” (Thanissaro)
- The Psychology of Emotions in Buddhist Perspective (Padmasiri de Silva)
- Emptiness (Suññata).
- In what way is world empty?: SN 35.85
- Meditation practice that leads to the “entry into ~,” the doorway to liberation: MN 121
- Practical aspects of developing a meditative dwelling in ~: MN 122
- Conquering death by seeing the world as empty: Snp 5.15
- Voidness of the five khandha: SN 22.95
- “Emptiness” (Thanissaro)
- “The Integrity of Emptiness” (Thanissaro)
- “Emptiness vs. the Void” (Kee)
- “From Ignorance to Emptiness,” in Things as They Are (Boowa)
- Engaged Buddhism — see Social action.
- Equanimity — see Upekkha.
- Ethics — see Sila.
F
- Faculties, five mental — see Indriya.
- Faith — see Saddha.
- Family. See also Children; Lay Buddhist practice; Parents.
- How a ~ can preserve its wealth: AN 4.255
- Qualities that hold a ~ together: AN 4.32
- Causes of a ~’s downfall: SN 42.9
- A Happy Married Life: A Buddhist Perspective (Dhammananda)
- Fear. See also Death.
- In the wilderness, the Buddha comes face-to-face with his ~: MN 4
- Ven. Adhimutta reveals his secret for overcoming ~: Thag 16
- Four ways of overcoming ~ of death: AN 4.184
- Overcoming ~ by recollecting the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha: SN 11.3
- Your ~ of birth, aging, and death should be greater than your ~ of a dangerous cliff: SN 56.42
- “Freedom from Fear” (Thanissaro)
- “Subrahma’s Problem” (Bodhi)
- Feeling — see Vedana.
- Fermentations — see Asava.
- Fire imagery. See also “Fire” in the Index of Similes.
- Used to describe the nature of clinging: SN 12.52
- The Fire Sermon: SN 35.28
- Fires of passion, aversion, and delusion: Iti 93
- Fire as an illustration of the destiny of a fully Awakened being: MN 72
- The Mind Like Fire Unbound: An Image in the Early Buddhist Discourses (Thanissaro)
- Fool — see Wise person.
- Food (physical and otherwise). See also Nutriment (ahara).
- Mindfulness as a preventative against overeating: SN 3.13
- “The Food of Kindness” (Medhanandi)
- Forest traditions. See also Wilderness.
- “The Customs of the Noble Ones” (Thanissaro)
- Thai forest traditions
- Forgiveness — see Reconciliation.
- The Four Noble Truths (cattari ariya saccani). See also Gradual instruction.
- The Buddha’s first teaching on ~: SN 56.11
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Direct knowledge of ~ is a hallmark of a true contemplative: Iti 103
- As a prequisite for awakening: SN 56.44
- Relationship to the Khandha: MN 28
- “The Four Noble Truths” in the Path to Freedom pages: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
- “The Four Noble Truths” (Study Guide)
- “The Four Noble Truths” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “The Truth and its Shadows” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “The Nobility of the Truths” (Bodhi)
- Friendship (admirable) — see Kalyanamittata.
G
- Gender identity — see Sexual identity.
- Generosity — see Dana.
- Giving — see Dana.
- Goal of Buddhist practice — see Nibbana.
- God (supreme being, Creator, etc.). See also Comparative Religions.
- Belief in ~ (instead of in the law of Kamma) is a form of wrong view: AN 3.61
- Great Brahma, the deva who mistakenly believes himself to be the supreme being: DN 11
- Goodwill — see Metta.
- Goodness — see Puñña (merit).
- Gradual instruction (anupubbi-katha).
- Mentioned in: Ud 5.3
- The Path to Freedom pages
- See each of its constituent topics: Dana (generosity), Sila (virtue), Sagga (heaven), Adinava (drawbacks), Nekkhamma (renunciation), Four Noble Truths.
- See the chapter “Dhamma” in Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
- Gradual training (anupubba-sikkha).
- DN 2, MN 107.
- Gratitude. See also Integrity; Respect.
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 2.4
- As a requisite for meaningful progress on the Path: AN 5.254
- A grateful person is rare: AN 2.119
- The dangers of enjoying a gift without showing the proper ~: AN 7.68
- How to repay the debt we owe to our parents: AN 2.32
- The anguish an aging parent feels when his children show no ~: SN 7.14
- “The Lessons of Gratitude” (Thanissaro)
- Grief. See also Death.
- How to move beyond obsessive grieving: AN 5.49
- Do arahants grieve?: SN 21.2
- Death and loss are inevitable, but is ~?: Snp 3.8
- Guilt — see Hiri (moral shame).
H
- Habitual patterns of thought: MN 19
- Happiness. See also Vedana (feeling).
- True ~ lies beyond the realm of sensual pleasure: MN 75
- How Nibbana is understood as happy and pleasant: AN 9.34
- Sometimes confused with suffering: Snp 3.12
- Seeing even pleasurable feelings as stressful: SN 36.5, Iti 53
- There are many kinds and degrees of ~; which one do you want?: DN 2, MN 59, SN 36.19, SN 36.31, Iti 73
- Harmlessness — see Non-harming.
- Hatred. See Ill-will (vyapada).
- Headache, Ven. Sariputta’s “slight”: Ud 4.4
- Heaven realms — see Sagga.
- Heedfulness — see Appamada.
- Hell (realm). See also Planes of Existence, Thirty-one; Sagga (heaven); Kamma.
- As the destination for one with no discernment: Dhp 137
- “Hell” (Dhammapada XXII)
- Five grave deeds that lead to rebirth in ~: AN 5.129
- Causes of rebirth in ~: Iti 70
- “The Thirty-one Planes of Existence” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Heterosexuality — see Sexual identity.
- Hindrances — see Nivarana.
- Hiri (conscience, moral shame). See also Ottappa (moral dread).
- Although your past bad deeds cannot be undone, you can overcome your guilt: SN 42.8
- As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
- As a basis for acquiring discernment: AN 8.2
- As a quality that safeguards the world: Iti 42
- As a rare and fine quality: SN 1.18
- As a treasure: AN 7.6
- As a guardian: AN 2.9
- Associated with skillful qualities: Iti 40
- “The Road To Nibbana is Paved with Skillful Intentions” (Thanissaro)
- “The Guardians of the World” (Bodhi)
- History of Theravada Buddhism.
- Buddhism in Myanmar: A Short History (Bischoff)
- Buddhism in Sri Lanka: A Short History (Perera)
- Buddhism in Thailand (Kusalasaya)
- Theravada Buddhism: A Chronology
- The Edicts of King Asoka (Ven. S. Dhammika)
- “The Customs of the Noble Ones” (Thanissaro)
- “(Upasika) Kee Nanayon and the Social Dynamic of Theravadin Buddhist Practice” (Thanissaro)
- Holidays — see Uposatha days.
- Homosexuality — see Sexual identity.
- Householders. See also Family; Lay Buddhist practice; Marriage; Money; Precepts; Sensuality.
- Showing the proper respect to one’s parents: Iti 106
- ~ are dependent on the monastic community (Sangha): Iti 107
- ~ should put aside all worries as death nears: AN 6.16
- Four kinds of bliss available to ~: AN 4.62
- Citta the householder’s final teaching on generosity: SN 41.10
- Household life is crowded and dusty: Snp 3.1, Ud 5.6
- Buddhism and Sex (M. O’C. Walshe)
- Humility. See also Integrity;
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 2.4
I
- Iddhipada (the four bases of power). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- Benefits derived from: SN 51.20
- The Buddha declines Mara’s invitation to use the ~ for worldly aims: SN 4.20
- “The Four Bases of Power” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- Ignorance — see Avijja.
- Ill-will (vyapada). See also Anger; Conflict; Kilesa (defilements); Metta (goodwill); Nivarana (hindrances).
- Ten reflections to help overcome hatred: AN 10.80
- ~ can never be conquered with more ~: Dhp 3
- The sources of conflict and hostility: DN 21, MN 18
- Illness. See also Aging; Death; Divine messengers.
- The Buddha attends to a monk with dysentery: Mv 8.26.1–8
- The Buddha’s advice to Maha Kassapa during a painful illness: SN 46.14
- One need not be sick in mind just because one is sick in body: SN 22.1
- How even a sick person can realize Awakening: AN 5.121
- Ten perceptions that can heal body and mind: AN 10.60
- Even the best medicines for the body don’t always work; here’s one for the mind that does: AN 10.108
- Five qualities that make a sick person easy (or hard) to tend to: Mv 8.26.1–8
- Five qualities that make a good (or bad) nurse: Mv 8.26.1–8
- “Beyond Coping: The Buddha’s Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation” (Study Guide)
- “The 1st Noble Truth” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “A Good Dose of Dhamma for Meditators When They Are Ill” (Kee)
- A Handbook for the Relief of Suffering (Lee)
- Ministering to the Sick and Terminally Ill (De Silva)
- “Our Real Home” (Chah)
- Straight from the Heart (Boowa)
- To the Last Breath: Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying (Boowa)
- “The Last Sermon” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “The Truth and its Shadows” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “Using Meditation to Deal with Pain, Illness, and Death: A talk given to a conference on AIDS, HIV and other Immuno-deficiency Disorders” (Thanissaro)
- Impermanence — see Anicca.
- Indriya (five mental faculties). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- Look under each of its constituent members:
- Saddha (conviction, faith)
- Viriya (persistence, effort)
- Sati (mindfulness)
- Samadhi (concentration)
- Pañña (discernment, wisdom)
- A summary of the five faculties: SN 48.10
- See the suttas in the Indriya-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
- “The Five Faculties” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “The Path of Strength,” in Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa);
- The Way of Wisdom: The Five Spiritual Faculties (Conze)
- Insight — see Vipassana.
- Integrity. See also Gratitude; Humility; Respect; Stream-entry (sotapatti); Wise person.
- What is a person of ~: MN 110, MN 113, AN 2.31, AN 4.73
- How a person of ~ gives gifts: AN 5.148
- Intention, intentional action — see Kamma.
- Introduction to Buddhism. See also Introduction to meditation practice.
- Buddhism: A Method of Mind Training (Bullen)
- Buddhism in a Nutshell (Narada)
- “What is Theravada Buddhism?” (FAQ)
- Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
- BPS “Bodhi Leaves” on various topics
- BPS Newsletter essays on various topics (Bodhi)
- Beginnings: Suggested Entry Points to this Website
- Introduction to meditation practice. See also Introduction to Buddhism; Lay Buddhist Practice; Meditation.
- “Basic Breath Meditation Instructions” (Thanissaro)
- “A Guided Meditation” (Thanissaro)
- “Right Attitude” (Suwat)
- Breath Meditation Condensed (Kee)
- Buddho (Thate)
- “The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness” (Thanissaro)
- “Quiet Breathing” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators (Lee)
- Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators (Portfolio 2) (Lee)
- Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators (Portfolio 3) (Lee)
- Light of Discernment: Meditation Instructions (Suwat)
- Practical Advice for Meditators (Khantipalo)
- Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2; Meditations 3; Meditations 4; Meditations 5
- Anapana Sati: Meditation on Breathing (Ariyadhamma)
- Beginning Insight Meditation (Figen)
- Buddhist Meditation (Story)
- “Mental Culture” (Nyanatiloka)
- Itivuttaka.
J
- Jataka tales (stories from the Buddha’s previous lives).
- The chariot-maker: AN 3.15
- The story of prince Dighavu: Mv 10.2.3–20
- See the collection of Jataka stories retold by Ken & Visakha Kawasaki
- Jati (birth). See also Aging; Death; Illness; Rebirth.
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Fear of ~ should be even greater than fear of a dangerous cliff: SN 56.42
- The darkness of ~ is even greater than that of intergalactic space: SN 56.46
- Jhana (meditative absorption). See also Concentration; Nivarana (Hindrances); Noble silence; Samatha (tranquillity, calm).
- And mindfulness: SN 2.7
- How ~ leads the meditator out from the confines of the mind: AN 9.42
- Role of ~ in the development of discernment: AN IX-44
- Goes hand-in-hand with discernment (pañña): Dhp 372
- Goes hand-in-hand with insight (vipassana): AN 4.170
- How insight can be developed during or immediately after ~: MN 111
- Paves the way to Nibbana: Dhp 372
- Envied by the devas: Dhp 181
- Practiced by enlightened ones: Dhp 23
- A mark of heedfulness: Dhp 27, Dhp 371
- Frees one from Mara’s grasp: Dhp 276
- A hallmark of a true brahman: Dhp 386, Dhp 395, Dhp 414
- One day with ~ is better than a hundred years without: Dhp 110
- How does the Buddha practice ~ in the forest?: SN 7.18
- Formless attainments leading to Nibbana: MN 52, MN 106, AN 11.17
- Possible courses of rebirth from practicing ~: AN 4.123, AN 4.124
- “Jhana” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Right Concentration” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2; Meditations 3; Meditations 4; Meditations 5
- “Right Concentration” (Suwat)
- The Craft of the Heart (Lee)
- The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation (Gunaratana)
- Keeping the Breath in Mind (Lee)
- “The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness” (Thanissaro)
- “Jhana Not by the Numbers” (Thanissaro)
- Joy. See also Piti (rapture;bliss).
- “The Joy of Effort” (Thanissaro)
- Joy, appreciative/sympathetic — see Mudita.
K
- Kalyanamittata (admirable friendship). See also Teaching the Dhamma.
- “Admirable friendship” in the Path to Freedom pages
- As a prerequisite for the development of the wings to Awakening: AN 9.1
- What is a true friend?: AN 7.35, Snp 2.3
- Benefits of ~: AN 9.1
- Having ~ is conducive to the ending of dukkha: Dhp 376
- As a crucial support for Dhamma practice: Iti 17
- As a way of uplifting your own inner potential: “Potential” (Mun)
- ~ is the whole of the holy life: SN 45.2
- Avoiding lazy people: Iti 78
- Choose your friends carefully, for you become like them: Iti 76
- What is good friendship for householders?: AN 8.54
- “Association with the Wise” (Bodhi)
- Kamma (karma; intentional action). See also Devas; Hell; Planes of Existence, Thirty-one; Rebirth; Sagga (heaven).
- “Intentional Action” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Right Action” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The laws of ~ and rebirth are as inviolable as the law of gravity: SN 42.6
- As one of the five subjects for frequent recollection: AN 5.57
- Reflect on your actions before, during, and after: MN 61
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
- Actions of body, speech, and mind determine one’s future course: MN 41
- How to ease the inevitable bad results of one’s past bad deeds: SN 42.8
- The rewards of skillful ~: AN 2.18, AN 8.40
- The results of unskillful ~: AN 2.18, AN 8.40
- The ten courses of skillful ~: AN 10.176
- The ten courses of unskillful ~: AN 10.176
- The difference between “old” and “new” ~: SN 35.145
- Present happiness depends on both past and present ~: MN 101
- Past ~ alone cannot account for present experience: SN 36.21
- Past unskillful ~ can’t be “burned away” through ascetic practice: MN 101
- The ~ that leads to the ending of ~: AN 4.235
- When I perform an action, am I the same person when I experience its results, or am I different?: SN 12.46
- Why do the results of bad deeds vary from one person to another?: AN 3.99
- The influence of present and past ~ on the development of skillful qualities: AN 6.86
- Five bad actions that you should never do: AN 5.129 (also AN 5.87)
- Trying to figure out the results of ~ is sure to drive you crazy: AN 4.77
- Inner goodness is measured by the goodness of one’s actions: AN 4.85
- Act like a dog, and that’s what you’ll become: MN 57
- How ~ accounts for the fortune and misfortune of beings: MN 135
- A more detailed explanation of ~: MN 136
- The Buddha’s Words on Kamma (Ñanamoli Thera)
- “Kamma & Rebirth” (Nyanatiloka)
- “Karma” (Thanissaro)
- “Kamma” (Study Guide)
- “Kamma and the Ending of Kamma” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “A Remedy for Despair” (Bodhi)
- “A Refuge in Skillful Action,” in Refuge: an Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
- “The Road to Nirvana is Paved with Skillful Intentions” (Thanissaro)
- “Samsara Divided by Zero” (Thanissaro)
- “Skillfulness” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “The Thirty-one Planes of Existence” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Karuna (compassion). See also Brahmavihara.
- As a factor leading to liberation: AN 6.13
- Systematic practice of ~: SN 42.8
- Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: AN 5.161
- Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism (Harris)
- “Educating Compassion” (Thanissaro)
- Kayagatasati (mindfulness of the body). See also Satipatthana (frames of reference).
- The Buddha’s principal teaching on ~: MN 119
- Khandha (the five clinging-aggregates). See also Body); Upadana (clinging); Vipassana (insight).
- See the suttas in the Khandhavagga of the Samyutta Nikaya.
- How we define ourselves in terms of the ~: SN 22.36
- A summary of the ~: SN 22.48
- Identification with the ~ as the cause of self-view: SN 22.1
- Identifying the five ~ as “self” is the cause of affliction: SN 22.1
- Voidness of the ~: SN 22.95
- Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.10
- “Body Contemplation” (Study Guide)
- “Five Piles of Bricks: The Khandhas as Burden & Path” (Thanissaro)
- “The Five Aggregates” (Study Guide)
- The Self-made Private Prison (De Silva)
- See each of its constituents:
- Rupa (form)
- Vedana (feeling)
- Sañña (perception)
- Sankhara (mental fashionings)
- Viññana (consciousness)
- Khanti (patience, forbearance). See also Anger; Paramis.
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 2.4
- Heals the angry person: SN 11.4
- How to develop ~: MN 21
- Cultivating ~ while being beaten and stabbed (Ven. Punna’s view): SN 35.88
- A heated debate between two deities on the merits of ~: SN 11.5
- The best response to the insults of others (a story): AN 6.54
- Kilesa (defilements — passion (lobha), aversion (dosa), and delusion (moha) — in their various forms). See also Anger; Asava; Avijja (ignorance); Nivarana (hindrances).
- As a source of harm and suffering in the world: SN 3.23
- As putrefaction: AN 3.126
- As stains/enemies/murderers/etc.: Iti 88
- Abandonment of ~ as a guarantee of non-return: Iti 1–8
- ~ form the root of unskillful action: Iti 50
- ~ burn like fire: Iti 93
- ~ are like dirty stains on an otherwise clean cloth: MN 7
- Killing. See also Conflict, Precepts, War.
- The one and only thing whose ~ the Buddha approved: SN 1.71
- “Getting the Message” (Thanissaro)
- Kusala (skillfulness, wholesomeness). See also Manners; Sila (virtue).
- Understanding ~ and its opposite as the basis for Right View: MN 9
- “The Lessons of Unawareness” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “Skillfulness” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
L
- Lay Buddhist practice. See also Family; Householders; Marriage; Parents; Precepts.
- The definition of various kinds of lay followers: AN VIII 25
- Five subjects for frequent recollection: AN 5.57
- Four qualities leading to a householder’s happiness: AN 8.54
- The duties of the layperson: Snp 2.14
- The layperson’s code of conduct: DN 31
- What it takes for a layperson to become a stream-winner: AN 10.92
- How a layperson can best work for the welfare of others: AN 8.26, AN 4.99
- Five qualities of a sincere lay follower: AN 5.175
- Five rewards a layperson can expect for having conviction: AN 5.38
- Actions that only lead to one’s downfall: Snp 1.6
- How skillful actions and choices can protect you: Snp 2.4, Khp 5
- Development of the first six recollections can be done no matter how busy you are: AN 11.13
- How to recognize a lay stream-winner: AN 5.179
- Examples of lay stream-winners in the suttas (see Stream-entry): Anathapindika: Anathapindika: The Great Benefactor (Hellmuth Hecker); and see his entry in the Index of Names; Nakula’s mother: AN 6.16; Suppabuddha (the leper): Ud 5.3; Visakha (a.k.a. “Migara’s Mother”): see her entry in the Index of Names; 500 women who perish in a fire: Ud 7.10.
- Buddhism and Sex (M. O’C. Walshe)
- Buddhist Culture, The Cultured Buddhist (Bogoda)
- The Buddhist Layman (Bogoda/Jootla/Walshe)
- “Dhamma for Everyone” (Lee)
- A Happy Married Life: A Buddhist Perspective (Dhammananda)
- Life’s Highest Blessings (Soni)
- “Lifestyles and Spiritual Progress” (Bodhi)
- Nothing Higher to Live For (Nyanasobhano)
- Everyman’s Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha, (Narada)
- Lay Buddhist Practice (Khantipalo)
- A Simple Guide to Life (Bogoda)
- A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
- Buddhist Monk’s Discipline, The: Some Points Explained for Laypeople (Khantipalo)
- Laziness — see Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha).
- Listening. See also Speech.
- How to listen to the Dhamma: AN 6.88
- Five rewards in ~ to Dhamma: AN 5.202
- Importance of ~ critically to Dhamma: AN 2.46
- “A Taste for the Dhamma,” in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- Livelihood, Right.
- Actors and comedians — take note of Talaputa’s lesson from the Buddha: SN 42.2
- Soldiers — take note of Yodhajiva’s lesson from the Buddha: SN 42.3
- “Right Livelihood” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Right Livelihood: The Noble Eightfold Path in the Working Life” (Jootla)
- Lokadhamma (worldly conditions).
- The failings of the world: AN 8.6
- Five kinds of loss, five kinds of gain: AN 5.130
- The perils of fame: SN 17.3, SN 17.5, SN 17.8
- “First Things First” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- “Nightsoil for the Heart” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Loving-kindness — see Metta.
- Lust — see Sensuality.
M
- Mana (conceit).
- As a motivation for practice: AN 4.159
- As a cause of grief: SN 21.2
- Ven. Vangisa admonishes himself to abandon ~: Thag 21
- As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN 7.11, AN 7.12
- As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN 10.13
- Pride and Conceit (Ashby and Fawcett)
- Manners. See also Kusala (skillfulness); Sila (virtue).
- Respectable people have good ~: AN 7.64
- Etiquette and duties for monks: Cv 8
- “Serving a Purpose” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Mara. See also “Mara” in the Index of Proper Names.
- Ten armies of: Snp 3.2
- Turning the forces of Mara to our advantage: “The Demons of Defilement” (Lee)
- The Buddha’s Encounters With Mara (Guruge)
- Maranassati (mindfulness of death). See also Death; Illness; Satipatthana (frames of reference).
- Death can come at any time; are you ready?: AN 6.20
- Mindfulness of death should be developed continuously: AN 6.19
- As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
- “Mindfulness of Death: Insight Meditation” (Lee)
- Buddhist Reflections on Death (V.F.Gunaratna)
- To the Cemetery and Back (Price)
- Words Leading to Disenchantment: Two Essays (Soma)
- Marriage. See also Lay Buddhist Practice.
- How to ensure that you’ll be with your spouse in future lives: AN 4.55
- Spouses’ duties to each other: DN 31
- “A Single Mind” (Fuang)
- A Happy Married Life: A Buddhist Perspective (Dhammananda)
- Nothing Higher to Live For (Nyanasobhano)
- Buddhism and Sex (Walshe)
- Meditation. See also Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing); Introduction to Meditation; Maranassati (mindfulness of death); Metta (goodwill); Recollections, ten; Satipatthana (foundations of mindfulness).
- ~ is practiced for both one’s own and others’ benefit: SN 16.5, SN 47.19, AN 5.20, AN 7.64
- Why bother meditating in the hopes of some future reward when sensual pleasures are available right now?: SN 1.20
- Isn’t ~ simply a useless and unproductive activity?: SN 7.17
- ~ is a skill to be developed: AN 9.35, AN 9.36
- The danger of overestimating one’s progress in ~: MN 105
- Formless attainments leading to Nibbana: MN 106
- Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2; Meditations 3; Meditations 4; Meditations 5
- Practical Advice for Meditators (Khantipalo)
- Uposatha observance days
- Merit — see Puñña.
- Metta (goodwill, loving-kindness). See also Brahmavihara; Paramis.
- Karaniya Metta Sutta (Discourse on Loving-kindness): Snp 1.8 and Khp 9
- As a protection against harm: Cv 5.6, SN 20.5, AN 4.67
- As a factor leading to liberation: AN 6.13
- Systematic practice of ~: SN 42.8
- Eleven benefits of ~: AN 11.16
- Even more fruitful than giving: SN 20.4
- Course of rebirths to be expected from those who cultivate ~: AN 4.125
- Maintain thoughts of ~ no matter how others address you: MN 21
- No one is dearer to one than oneself: Ud 5.1
- The radiant brightness of ~: Iti 27
- As a basis for the development of jhana: AN 8.63
- Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: AN 5.161
- Metta: The Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love (Buddharakkhita)
- “Head & Heart Together: Bringing Wisdom to the Brahma-viharas” (Thanissaro)
- The Heart Awakened (Siriwardhana)
- Nothing Higher to Live For (Nyanasobhano)
- The Power of Good Will (Lee)
- Metta Means Goodwill (Thanissaro)
- The Practice of Loving-kindness (metta) (Ñanamoli Thera)
- Middle way (Majjhima-patipada).
- Avoiding extreme views: SN 12.15
- Buddha’s first teachings on the ~: SN 56.11
- Middle way between indulgence in sensuality and adherence to fixed rituals and precepts: Ud 6.8
- Dependent co-arising as a “middle way” between extremes of views: SN 12.48
- “The Middleness of the Middle Way,” in Things as They Are (Boowa)
- Mindfulness — see Sati.
- Mind-reading.
- One’s own mind: AN 10.51
- Another’s mind: See Supranormal powers
- Reading the Mind (Kee)
- Moderation. See also Restraint.
- ~ with respect to the four requisites: AN 7.64
- ~ in eating: MN 39, MN 53
- Modesty.
- As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
- Rare in a person of wealth and power: AN 8.23
- Monastic Life. See also Ascetic practices; Vinaya; Work, monastics’.
- Permission from one’s parents is a prerequisite for ordination: MN 82
- Why it took Ven. Sona so long to go forth: Ud 5.6
- Ten things for monks to reflect on often: AN 10.48
- The fruits of the homeless life: DN 2
- Gradual training for monks: MN 107
- How to bring harmony to the community: AN 6.12
- Five exhortations for new monks: AN 5.114
- What it means to live free of society: SN 22.3
- A monk’s duties: Cv 8
- Wrong reasons for a monk to go on almsround: Ud 3.8
- Do monks really do any useful work?: Snp 1.4
- Meditation monks and Dhamma study monks: Do not disparage each other!: AN 6.46
- What makes a monk worthy of respect?: AN 3.94
- The Autobiography of a Forest Monk (Thate)
- The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee (Lee)
- The Bhikkhus’ Rules — A Guide for Laypeople: The Theravadin Buddhist Monk’s Rules Compiled and Explained (Ariyesako)
- The Blessings of Pindapata (Khantipalo)
- The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume I: The Patimokkha Training Rules Translated and Explained (Thanissaro)
- The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume II: The Khandhaka Rules Translated and Explained (Thanissaro)
- Buddhist Monk’s Discipline, The: Some Points for Laypeople (Khantipalo)
- “Duties of the Sangha” (Lee)
- Going Forth: A Call to Buddhist Monkhood (Sumana)
- Things as They Are (Boowa)
- “The Economy of Gifts” (Thanissaro)
- “The Food of Kindness” (Medhanandi)
- With Robes and Bowl (Khantipalo)
- A Taste of the Holy Life: An Account of an International Ordination in Myanmar (Jootla)
- Buddhism in Thailand (Kusalasaya)
- Money. See also Householders; Wealth.
- ~ can’t buy true happines: AN 10.46
- How to protect and preserve one’s wealth: AN 8.54
- Are monks allowed to use money?: SN 42.10
- “The Economy of Gifts” (Thanissaro)
- Monk — see Monastic Life.
- Moral dread — see Ottappa.
- Moral shame — see Hiri.
- Morality — see Sila.
- Mudita (appreciative/sympathetic joy). See also Brahmavihara.
- As a factor leading to liberation: AN 6.13
- Systematic cultivation of ~: SN 42.8
- A Fistful of Sand (Suwat)
- The Heart Awakened (Siriwardhana)
- Mudita: The Buddha’s Teaching on Unselfish Joy (various)
- Murder. See also Death.
- Fate of those who commit ~: MN 135, SN 3.25
- Myanmar (Burma). See also Sri Lanka; Thailand.
- Buddhism in Myanmar: a Short History (Bischoff)
N
- Nama-rupa (name-and-form, mind-and-matter, mentality-materiality). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Mutual dependence of consciousness and ~: SN 12.67
- Nature See also Wilderness.
- “The Buddhist Attitude Towards Nature” (De Silva)
- Nekkhamma (renunciation). See also Celibacy; Gradual instruction; Paramis; Restraint; Sensuality.
- “Renunciation” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The bliss of ~: Ud 2.10
- Appreciating the value of ~ is a crucial first step in practice: AN 9.41
- ~ goes “against the flow” (of craving): Iti 109
- As the basis for shedding fear of death: AN 4.184
- As the escape from sensuality: Iti 72
- As a cause for sleeping at ease: AN 3.34
- As a profound kind of rest: Snp 5.11, AN 3.38
- “Trading Candy for Gold: Renunciation as a Skill” (Thanissaro)
- Renunciation (T. Prince)
- Relationship to compassion: “The Balanced Way” (Bodhi)
- Nibbana (Unbinding, extinguishing). See also Arahant; Awakening; Deathless; Parinibbana; Stream-entry; Vimutti (release).
- “Nibbana” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “The 3rd Noble Truth” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The foremost: Dhp 184
- The foremost ease: Dhp 202
- Heedfulness leads one to ~: Dhp 21, Dhp 32
- A hallmark of a true brahman: Dhp 414
- What lies beyond ~?: AN 4.174
- ~ is the goal; there’s nothing beyond it: MN 144
- ~ is beyond Mara’s reach: SN 4.19
- ~ is not a “source” or “ground” from which phenomena (dhamma) arise: MN 1
- ~ is not itself a phenomenon, but is the final end of phenomena: AN 10.58
- Pleasure of ~ exceeds all others: AN 9.34
- Two forms of ~ (with fuel remaining, and without fuel remaining): Iti 44
- Four qualities to develop that lead one towards ~: AN 4.37
- “Dhamma and Non-duality” (Bodhi)
- “Nibbana” (Thanissaro)
- Nibbana As Living Experience/The Buddha and The Arahant: Two Studies from the Pali Canon (De Silva)
- “A Verb for Nirvana” (Thanissaro)
- “Samsara Divided by Zero” (Thanissaro)
- The Mind Like Fire Unbound: An Image in the Early Buddhist Discourses (Thanissaro)
- Nibbida (disenchantment, aversion, and weariness with regard to conditioned phenomena). See also Asubha.
- As a mark of practicing Dhamma “in accordance with the Dhamma”: SN 22.39
- “Disenchantment” (Suwat)
- Words Leading to Disenchantment: Two Essays (Soma)
- Nirvana — see Nibbana.
- Nivarana (hindrances). See also Anger; Desire; Jhana; Kilesa.
- See each of the five hindrances individually:
- Feeding and starving the ~: SN 46.51
- Antidote: direct the mind towards an inspiring object: SN 47.10
- How to abandon the ~: AN 9.64
- Abandoning the ~ is a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
- Giving to one who has abandoned the ~ brings good results: SN 3.24
- ~ are to be conquered in all postures: Iti 111
- Like canals dissipating the force of a river current: AN 5.51
- “Concentration: Abandoning the Hindrances” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- The Elimination of Anger (Piyatissa)
- The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest (Nyanaponika)
- “The Mind Aflame” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- The Removal of Distracting Thoughts (Soma)
- “Right Concentration” (Suwat)
- Noble Eightfold Path (ariya-atthangika magga). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- “The 4th Noble Truth” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The individual factors of the Path:
- Right View (Samma-ditthi).
- Conditions for the arising of ~: MN 43
- “Right View” in the Path to Freedom pages
- What is Right View?: MN 9
- ~ is to be used to the point of overcoming attachment to all views: Snp 4.3
- As a tool: “Beyond Right and Wrong” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “From Views to Vision” (Bodhi)
- Right Resolve/Intention (Samma-sankappo). See also Non-harming.
- “Right Resolve” in the Path to Freedom pages
- ~ is to be maintained in all postures: Iti 110
- “The Road to Nirvana is Paved with Skillful Intentions” (Thanissaro)
- Right Speech (Samma-vaca). See also Speech.
- Speak only words that do no harm: Thag 21
- “Right Speech” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Right Speech” (Thanissaro)
- “Noble Conversation” (Study Guide)
- Right Action (Samma-kammanto).
- “Right Action” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Right Livelihood (Samma-ajivo).
- “Right Livelihood” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Right Livelihood: The Noble Eightfold Path in the Working Life” (Jootla)
- Right Effort (Samma-vayamo).
- “Right Effort” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Right Mindfulness (Samma-sati).
- “Right Mindfulness” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Right Concentration (Samma-samadhi).
- “Right Concentration” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The central role of ~ in the Eightfold Path: MN 117
- The Craft of the Heart (part II) (Lee)
- “The Noble Eightfold Path” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering (Bodhi)
- “The Outer Space of the Mind,” in Things as They Are (Boowa)
- “The Path to Peace and Freedom for the Mind,” (Lee)
- “The Prison World vs. the World Outside,” in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- Noble silence (second jhana).
- ~ explained: SN 21.1
- No-thinking: Thag 14.1
- As a cause for the arising of wisdom: AN 8.2
- Either speak Dhamma, or keep noble silence: Ud 2.2
- Non-dualism.
- Non-dual awareness not the goal: AN 10.29
- “Dhamma and Non-duality” (Bodhi)
- Non-harming, Non-violence. See also “Right Resolve” in Noble Eightfold Path.
- Leads to happiness after death: Dhp 132
- As a supporting condition for Awakening: Dhp 270
- Isn’t all there is to the Buddhist path: MN 78
- The story of Angulimala the bandit: MN 86
- How a wise person moves in society: Dhp 49
- “The Rod” (Dhammapada X)
- “Non-violence” (Study Guide)
- Not-self — see Anatta.
- Nutriment (ahara). See also Food.
- ~ for the factors of Awakening: SN 46.51
- Four types of physical and mental ~: SN 12.63; SN 12.64
- Its relationship to dependent co-arising: SN 12.63; SN 12.11
- The need for ~ is what all beings have in common: Khp 1
- Four Nutriments of Life, The (Nyanaponika)
- Nymphs, dove-footed: Ud 3.2
O
- Ottappa (moral dread; concern for the results of evil actions). See also Hiri (conscience).
- As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
- As a treasure: AN 7.6
- As a guardian: AN 2.9
- As a quality that safeguards the world: Iti 42
- “The Guardians of the World” (Bodhi)
P
- Pain. See also Illness; Vedana (feeling).
- Don’t add mental ~ to your physical ~!: SN 36.6
- Preventing physical ~ from invading the mind: SN 52.10
- The Buddha shows by example how best to handle physical ~: SN 1.38, SN 4.13
- Sariputta’s teachings to a dying Anathapindika: MN 143
- Mindfulness can protect you from falling into ~’s bottomless pit: SN 36.4
- As one of the eight worldly conditions: AN 8.6
- Avoiding evil deeds as a way to avoid ~: Ud 5.4
- The origin of pleasure and ~: SN 12.25
- ~ can’t be used to purify oneself of past misdeeds: MN 14
- “The Details of Pain” (Kee)
- Straight from the Heart (Boowa)
- Pali canon.
- “‘When you know for yourselves…’: The Authenticity of the Pali Suttas” (Thanissaro)
- Pali language.
- Pali Language Aids
- Glossary of Pali and Buddhist Terms
- A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
- The role of ~ in Theravada
- Pañca-sila (the five precepts) — see Precepts
- Pañña (discernment, wisdom). See also Paramis; Wise person.
- Eye of ~: MN 43
- Eight requisite conditions for ~: AN 8.2
- Which comes first: concentration or ~?: AN 3.73
- Goes hand-in-hand with jhana: Dhp 372
- As a treasure: AN 7.6
- “Discernment” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “The Lessons of Unawareness” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “Observe and Evaluate” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- Papañca (complication, objectification, proliferation).
- As a cause of conflict in the mind: MN 18, DN 21
- Paramis (perfections).
- Look under each of its constituent factors:
- Dana (generous action)
- Sila (virtue)
- Nekkhamma (renunciation)
- Pañña (wisdom, discernment)
- Viriya (energy, effort)
- Khanti (patience)
- Sacca (truthfulness)
- Adhitthana (determination, resolution)
- Metta (goodwill, loving-kindness)
- Upekkha (equanimity)
- “The Ten Perfections” (Study Guide)
- A Treatise on the Paramis (Acariya Dhammapala (6th c.); Bodhi, trans.)
- Parents. See also Children; Family.
- How to repay the debt we owe to our ~: AN 2.32
- The anguish an aging ~ feels when his children show no gratitude: SN 7.14
- ~ should at least make sure that their children grow up to respect the precepts: Iti 74
- One’s ~ should be respected as great teachers and devas: Iti 106
- Supporting one’s ~: Snp 2.4
- At one time or another, we have all been each other’s ~: SN 15.14
- Reverence for one’s ~ as a blessing: Dhp 332
- Childrens’ duties to their parents: DN 31
- Parents’ duties to their children: DN 31
- Permission from one’s ~ is a prerequisite for ordination: MN 82
- Parinibbana (total release; complete liberation). See also Nibbana.
- Eye-witness accounts of the Buddha’s ~: SN 6.15
- Parisa (The Buddha’s following).
- Householders and monastics depend upon each other: Iti 107
- “The Economy of Gifts” (Thanissaro)
- “The Food of Kindness” (Medhanandi)
- The Blessings of Pindapata (Khantipalo)
- Pasada (clarity and serene confidence). See also Emotion; Samvega.
- “Affirming the Truths of the Heart: The Buddhist Teachings on Samvega and Pasada” (Thanissaro)
- Paticca-samuppada (Dependent co-arising). See also Samsara.
- If you think you understand ~, as did Ven. Ananda, think again: DN 15
- How the world arises and falls according to ~: SN 12.44
- A synopsis of ~: SN 12.2
- Mutual dependence of consciousness and name-and-form: SN 12.67
- Buddha’s rediscovery of ~ on the eve of his Awakening: SN 12.65
- Is there someone or something that lies behind the process of ~?: SN 12.35
- As a cause for the arising of right view: SN 12.15
- As a cause for the cessation of wrong views: SN 12.20
- As a cause for the ending of the asava (effluents): SN 12.23
- As a framework for cultivating skillfulness: “Kamma and the Ending of Kamma” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- As a “middle way” between extremes of views: SN 12.35, SN 12.48
- The Buddha reflects on ~ for seven days after his Awakening: Ud 1.1–3
- The origin of pleasure and pain: SN 12.25
- “The 3rd Noble Truth” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Paticca-samuppada: Dependent Origination” (Nyanatiloka)
- Transcendental Dependent Arising: A Translation and Exposition of the Upanisa Sutta (Bodhi)
- An extended treatment of ~ by the Buddha: DN 15
- Its relationship to Nutriment (ahara): SN 12.63; SN 12.11
- The Shape of Suffering: A Study of Dependent Co-arising (Thanissaro)
- See each of its constituent factors: Avijja (ignorance); Sankhara (mental fabrications); Viññana (consciousness); Nama-rupa (name-and-form); Salayatana (six sense-media); Phassa (contact); Vedana (feeling); Tanha (craving); Upadana (clinging); Bhava (becoming); Jati (birth); Dukkha (suffering, unsatisfactoriness).
- Patience — see Khanti.
- Patimokkha (monks’ and nuns’ rules of conduct). See also Vinaya.
- The Bhikkhu Patimokkha
- The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha
- Perception — see Sañña.
- Perfections — see Paramis.
- Peta loka (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades). See also Planes of Existence, Thirty-one.
- Ajaan Lee’s description, in “Knowledge”
- “The Thirty-one Planes of Existence” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Phassa (contact). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- As the conjunction of sense-base + sensory object + sense consciousness: MN 148
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Piti (rapture; bliss) See also Jhana.
- The pleasure and joy of ~:AN 5.176
- Planes of Existence, Thirty-one. See also Devas; Hell; Kamma; Peta loka (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades); Sagga (heaven); Samsara.
- “The Thirty-one Planes of Existence” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Pleasure. See also Happiness; Pain; Sensuality; Vedana (feeling).
- The many kinds of pleasure: MN 59
- The origin of ~ and pain: SN 12.25
- Attending to the ~ of things instead of their dukkha gives rise to attachment: SN 22.60
- As one of the eight worldly conditions: AN 8.6
- Precepts. See also Lay Buddhist practice; Refuge; Sila; Uposatha
- Pañcasila — the Five Precepts (for lay men and women)
- The precepts as a gift to oneself and others: AN 8.39
- The rewards of observing the precepts: AN 8.39
- The consequences of failing to observe the precepts: AN 8.40
- “A Discipline of Sobriety” (Bodhi)
- “The Five Precepts” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The Craft of the Heart (Lee)
- Atthasila — the Eight Precepts (for lay men and women)
- How the ~ practices are to be practiced: AN 8.43
- Right and wrong ways of observing ~: AN 3.70
- “The Eight Precepts” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The Craft of the Heart (Lee)
- Dasasila — the Ten Precepts (for novice monks and nuns)
- The Bhikkhu Patimokkha (227 rules for ordained monks); Bhikkhuni Patimokkha (311 rules for ordained nuns); see also Vinaya.
- Present moment.
- This present moment is the only one there is: MN 131
- Pride.
- Pride and Conceit (Ashby and Fawcett)
- Protection. See also Precepts; Sila.
- The greatest ~ for the layperson: Snp 2.4
- Restraint — the Buddha’s defense policy: SN 3.5
- Metta (goodwill) as a ~ against harm: SN 20.5, AN 4.67
- Ten qualities that provide ~ for the mind: AN 10.17
- Watching over oneself, one protects others; watching over others, one protects oneself: SN 47.19
- Protection Through Satipatthana (Nyanaponika)
- The Book of Protection (Paritta) (Piyadassi)
- Psychic powers — see Supranormal powers.
- Psychology and Buddhism. See also Abhidhamma.
- Abhidhamma Pitaka
- Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology (Burns)
- The Psychology of Emotions in Buddhist Perspective (Padmasiri de Silva)
- Puñña (merit, inner wealth, inner goodness).
- As a blessing: Dhp 331
- ~ accumulates slowly, like water dripping into a pot: Dhp 122
- Benefits of ~ in this life and the next: Dhp 16, Dhp 18
- Infidelity erodes one’s accumulated ~: Dhp 310
- How to gain immeasurable ~: Dhp 195
- Do meritorious deeds to increase your store for future lives: SN 3.20
- Don’t be afraid of ~: Iti 22
- The arahant’s actions bear no kammic fruit, good or evil: Dhp 39, Dhp 267, Dhp 412
- Repeated performance of meritorious deeds brings ease: Dhp 118
- Three grounds for meritorious action: Iti 60
- As a fund to be looked after: Khp 8
- As the means of attaining true happiness: AN 5.43
- Is making ~ the best one can aspire to in this short life?: SN 2.19
- “Merit” (Study Guide)
- “Merit,” (Fuang)
- “The Essence of Merit” (Lee)
- “The Power of Goodness” (Lee)
- “Merit and Spiritual Growth” (Bodhi)
Q
- Quarreling — see Conflict.
- Queer identity — see Sexual identity.
- Questions. See also Ditthi (views); Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention).
- Four types of ~: AN 4.42
- Five motivations behind asking ~: AN 5.165
- How to answer ~: AN 3.67
- ~ not worth asking: DN 9, MN 2, AN 4.77, AN 10.69
- ~ best answered by silence: SN 44.10
- ~s that assume an abiding “self” are invalid: SN 12.12
- ~ the Buddha left unanswered: Avyakata Samyutta
- How the Buddha handles difficult ~: MN 72
- “Questions of Skill” (Thanissaro)
- Skill in Questions: How the Buddha Taught (Thanissaro)
R
- Racism — see Caste system.
- Radiant Mind
- The inherent radiance of mind: AN 1.49
- “The Radiant Mind is Unawareness,” in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- Rapture — see Piti.
- Realms of Existence — see Planes of Existence.
- Rebirth. See also Hell; Jati (birth); Kamma; Sagga (heaven).
- The skillfulness of one’s actions in life determine one’s destination after death: Dhp 17, Dhp 18, Dhp 240
- Causes of favorable or unfavorable ~: MN 135, AN 3.65, Dhp 310, Dhp 316
- How to gain rebirth as an elephant or a horse: AN 10.177
- The laws of kamma and ~ are as inviolable as the law of gravity: SN 42.6
- What’s so bad about being reborn?: SN 5.6
- Why not just settle for rebirth among the devas?: SN 5.7
- The preciousness of our human birth: SN 20.2, SN 56.48
- ~ witnessed by Buddha on the night of his Awakening: See Buddha’s Awakening.
- “Kamma & Rebirth” (Nyanatiloka)
- “Dhamma Without Rebirth?” (Bodhi)
- “Does Rebirth Make Sense?” (Bodhi)
- “The Thirty-one Planes of Existence” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Recollections, ten (anussati).
- Recollection of the Buddha (buddhanussati): SN 11.3, AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13, Thag 6.2
- Recollection of the Dhamma (dhammanussati): SN 11.3, AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13, Thag 6.2
- As a governing principle: AN 3.40
- Recollection of the Sangha (sanghanussati): SN 11.3, AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13, Thag 6.2
- Recollection of one’s own virtues (silanussati): AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13
- Recollection of one’s own generosity (caganussati): AN 11.12, AN 11.13
- Recollection of the devas (devatanussati): AN 3.70, AN 11.12, AN 11.13
- Mindfulness of death (maranassati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Mindfulness of the body (kayagatasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Mindfulness of breathing (anapanasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Recollection of peace (upasamanussati): Iti 90
- “A Meditator’s Tools: A Study Guide on the Ten Recollections”
- Reconciliation.
- “Reconciliation, Right & Wrong” (Thanissaro)
- Refuge. See also Precepts; Tiratana (the Three Gems).
- The formula for going for ~: Khp 1
- The supreme ~: Dhp 188
- The Dhamma as one’s island and ~: DN 16, SN 47.13, SN 47.14
- “A Refuge in Awakening” (Lee)
- “The Threefold Refuge” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “What is the Triple Gem?” (Lee)
- “Free at Last” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Going for Refuge/Taking the Precepts (Bodhi)
- The Threefold Refuge (Nyanaponika)
- Refuge: an Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
- Release — see Vimutti.
- Relics. See also Devotion.
- Origin of relic-worship: DN 16
- “A Note on the Relics of Sariputta and Maha Moggallana” in The Life of Sariputta (Nyanaponika)
- Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee (Lee)
- Remorse. See also Sila.
- Two causes of ~: Iti 30
- Two causes of no ~: Iti 31
- Freedom from ~ is the purpose of developing sila (virtue): AN 11.1, AN 11.2
- Renunciation — see Nekkhamma.
- Respect. See also Children; Gratitude; Parents.
- What makes a person an elder worthy of ~?: AN 2.38
- What makes a monk worthy of ~?: AN 3.94
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Snp 2.4
- As a basis for acquiring discernment: AN 8.2
- As a basis for keeping the Dhamma alive for a long time: AN 7.56
- Is there anyone worthy of greater respect than the Buddha?: SN 6.2
- “Opening the Door to the Dhamma: Respect in Buddhist Thought & Practice” (Thanissaro)
- “First Things First” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- “Respect for the Truth” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- “Visakha Puja” (Lee)
- Restless and worry (uddhacca-kukkucca).
- Antidote for ~: SN 46.53
- Restraint. See also Celibacy; Moderation; Contentment with little; Nekkhamma (renunciation); Sensuality.
- Definition of ~: SN 35.206
- Benefits of ~: Dhp 7, Dhp 9, Dhp 116, Dhp 360, Dhp 362
- As the best protection against harm: SN 3.5
- As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39, Dhp 391
- ~ paves the way to Nibbana: Dhp 289
- As a refuge: AN 3.52
- As a support to meditation: DN 2
- Like dressing a wound: MN 33, AN 11.18
- Like a tortoise protecting itself by withdrawing safely into its shell: SN 35.199
- Contentment with little: DN 11
- A deva encourages a monk to restrain his wandering mind: SN 9.1
- Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2; Meditations 3; Meditations 4; Meditations 5
- “Stop, Look, and Let Go” (Kee)
- Revenge.
- The story of Prince Dighavu: Mv 10.2.3–20
- Right Action — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Concentration — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Effort — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Intention — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Livelihood — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Mindfulness — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Resolve — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right Speech — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Right View — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Rituals and ceremonies. See also Devotion; Lay Buddhist practice.
- Rites don’t purify the heart; skillful actions do: AN 10.176
- Rituals alone can’t take one beyond aging and death: Snp 5.3
- Rites and protective charms should be avoided by lay followers: AN 5.175
- The best protection comes not from rituals but from generous, moral, and wise actions: Khp 5
- Water ablutions cannot wash away one’s past bad kamma: Thig 12.1
- The Book of Protection (Paritta) (Piyadassi)
- Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka (A.G.S. Kariyawasam)
- A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
S
- Sacca (truthfulness). See also Paramis.
- “The Honest Truth” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Saddha (faith; conviction). See also Doubt; “Conviction” in the Subject Index of The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro).
- As a factor of stream-entry: SN 55.1
- ~ underlies the practice all the way to the Deathless: MN 70
- Five rewards a layperson can expect for having ~: AN 5.38
- As a treasure: AN 7.6
- “Conviction” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- Relationship between faith and critical inquiry: “Two Faces of the Dhamma” (Bodhi)
- “Courageous Faith” (Nyanaponika)
- “Devotion in Buddhism” (Nyanaponika)
- “Faith in Awakening” (Thanissaro)
- Sagga (heaven realms). See also Devas; Gradual instruction; Hell; Kamma; Planes of Existence, Thirty-one.
- A rare destination: Dhp 174
- Causes of rebirth in ~: Iti 71
- Proper use of wealth leads to rebirth in ~: SN 3.19
- “Heaven” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “The Thirty-one Planes of Existence” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Sakkaya-ditthi (self-identity view, personality-belief). See also Ditthi (views).
- As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN 10.13
- As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN 7.11, AN 7.12
- Like grabbing hold of a branch with a sticky hand: AN 4.178
- How ~ comes about: MN 109
- How to develop ~: MN 148
- How to relinquish ~: MN 148
- What is the origin of self-view?: SN 41.3
- Identifying the five khandhas as “self” is the cause of affliction: SN 22.1
- Salayatana (the six sense-media). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Sensuality.
- Relation between the ~ and the emotions: MN 137
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Contemplation of ~ in terms of not-self: MN 148
- Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.1
- How becoming consummate in the ~ leads to Awakening: SN 35.153
- See the suttas in the Salayatana-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya.
- Samadhi (concentration). See also Jhana; Samatha (tranquillity, calm).
- “Right Concentration” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Jhana” in the Path to Freedom pages
- ~ is to be developed in all postures: Iti 111
- ~ is a progressive practice: MN 66
- Five-factored noble ~: AN 5.28
- Not every state of ~ is wholesome: MN 108
- Five realizations that arise from ~ based on the Brahmavihara (sublime states): AN 5.27
- How ~ leads to discernment: SN 22.5
- Which comes first: ~ or wisdom?: AN 3.73
- Four developments of ~: AN 4.41
- Wrong concentration (miccha-samadhi): “Loyalty to Your Meditation” (Lee)
- Basic Themes (Lee)
- “Lessons in Samadhi” in Keeping the Breath in Mind (Lee)
- Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks; Meditations 2; Meditations 3; Meditations 4; Meditations 5
- “The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness” (Thanissaro)
- Samatha (tranquillity, calm). See also Samadhi (concentration); Vipassana (insight).
- ~ is developed in tandem with vipassana (insight): SN 35.205, AN 2.30, AN 4.170, AN 10.71
- Relation to vipassana (insight): “One Tool Among Many: The Place of Vipassana in Buddhist Practice” (Thanissaro)
- Sammappadhana (the four right exertions). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma; Viriya (persistence, effort).
- “The Four Right Exertions” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- Sampajañña (alertness).
- As a component of mindfulness: SN 48.10
- Frames of Reference (Lee)
- “The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness” (Thanissaro)
- Samsara (the round of rebirth). See also Kamma (intentional action); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Planes of Existence, Thirty-one.
- “The Round of Rebirth” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Lasts long for fools: Dhp 60
- Four causes of our long journey in ~: AN 4.1
- All the blood we have shed in ~: SN 15.13
- All the tears we have shed in ~: SN 15.3
- We have suffered hardship in past times: SN 15.11
- We have enjoyed happiness in past times: SN 15.12
- We wander from birth to birth, as a falling stick sometimes lands on its side, sometimes on its end: SN 15.9
- Is a difficult path: Dhp 414
- The preciousness of our human birth: SN 20.2, SN 56.48
- See the suttas from the Samyutta Nikaya on the topic of samsara.
- “Birth and Death,” in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- The Wheel of Birth and Death (Khantipalo)
- Words Leading to Disenchantment: Two Essays (Soma)
- “The Thirty-one Planes of Existence” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Samsara” (Thanissaro)
- “Samsara Divided by Zero” (Thanissaro)
- Samvega (spiritual urgency; chastened dispassion). See also Death; Pasada.
- Danger #1 — death threatens from all sides: AN 5.77
- Danger #2 — the conditions for practice may never again be so good: AN 5.78
- Danger #3 — there may not always be good teachers around: AN 5.79
- Danger #4 — the Sangha may someday decline: AN 5.80
- Who knows? — tomorrow, death may come: MN 131
- A call to wake up: Snp 2.10
- Death is crashing in on you, like a huge mountain: SN 3.25
- Three urgent duties for meditators: AN 3.91
- “A Single Mind” (Fuang)
- “Affirming the Truths of the Heart: The Buddhist Teachings on Samvega and Pasada” (Thanissaro)
- Sangha (1. Monastic community; 2. Community of Noble (Awakened) Ones). See also Monastic life; Tiratana (Triple Gem).
- “Sangha” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Seven conditions for no decline of the Sangha: AN 7.21
- Concord in the Sangha: Iti 19
- Sangha members are dependent on the lay community: Iti 107
- As one of the ten Recollections: See Recollections, ten.
- Sankhara (mental fashionings, fabrications, or formations). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- “Fashionings,” in Inner Strength (Lee)
- “Anicca Vata Sankhara” (Bodhi)
- Sanyojana (samyojana) (fetter)
- Listed: AN 10.13
- Sañña (perception, naming, labeling). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates).
- Four erroneous perceptions that keep you trapped in samsara: AN 4.49
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
- Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.6
- Sati (mindfulness). See also Meditation; Satipatthana.
- “Right Mindfulness” in the Path to Freedom pages
- The Buddha praises Ven. Cula Panthaka’s mindfulness: Ud 5.10
- Definition of ~: SN 48.10
- As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
- “Mindfulness Defined” (Thanissaro)
- “The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness” (Thanissaro)
- “The Agendas of Mindfulness” (Thanissaro)
- The Power of Mindfulness (Nyanaponika)
- Satipatthana (frames of reference/foundations of mindfulness). See also Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing); Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma; Kayagatasati (mindfulness of the body); Maranassati (mindfulness of death); Sati (mindfulness).
- “Right Mindfulness” in the Path to Freedom pages
- See the suttas in the Satipatthana-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
- As a basis for the development of jhana: AN 8.63
- The Foundations of Mindfulness (Nyanasatta)
- “The Four Frames of Reference,” in Things as They Are (Boowa)
- Frames of Reference (Lee)
- Maha-satipatthana Sutta (The Great Discourse on the Four Frames of Reference)
- Protection Through Satipatthana (Nyanaponika)
- Satipatthana Vipassana: Insight Through Mindfulness (Mahasi)
- Thoughts on the Dhamma (Mahasi)
- The Way of Mindfulness: The Satipatthana Sutta and Its Commentary (Soma)
- The Wings to Awakening: an Anthology from the Pali Canon (Thanissaro)
- Seclusion — see Viveka.
- Self-view — see Sakkaya-ditthi.
- Sensuality. See also Asubha (unattractiveness, loathsomeness); Body; Nekkhamma (renunciation); Pleasure; Restraint; Salayatana (six sense-media); Sexual identity; Upadana (clinging).
- As a yoke: AN 4.10
- As a flood: SN 45.171
- The allures and drawbacks of ~: MN 13
- Dangers of: MN 45
- What’s wrong with sensual pleasures?: SN 5.6
- Like falling into debt: AN 6.45
- Be careful with ~ as you would a venomous snake: Snp 4.1
- Clinging to sense-pleasures is a fetter: Ud 7.3
- Like a fish caught in a trap: Ud 7.4
- Like a suckling calf dependent on its mother: Ud 7.4
- Renouncing ~ brings an even higher happiness: Ud 3.2
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
- Ananda’s advice to Vangisa on overcoming lust: Thag 21
- The source of ~ lies in the mind’s passionate response to sense-objects, not in the objects themselves: AN 6.63
- “Sensuality,” in The Mind Like Fire Unbound (Thanissaro)
- Buddhism and Sex (M. O’C. Walshe)
- Separation from what is dear and appealing. See also Dukkha.
- “Beyond Coping: The Buddha’s Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation” (Study Guide)
- Sexual identity.
- Dwelling on one’s ~ is counterproductive to meditation: SN 5.2
- Obsessing over one’s ~ causes only suffering: AN 7.48
- Sexual intercourse. See also Sensuality; Sexual identity.
- ~ is to be abandoned: AN 4.159
- Buddhism and Sex (M. O’C. Walshe)
- Sexual misconduct. See also Precepts; Sila.
- As a cause of one’s downfall: Dhp 309
- Causes of promiscuity: AN 2.9
- Shame (moral) — see Hiri.
- Sickness — see Illness.
- Sila (virtue; morality). See also Gradual instruction; Manners; Paramis; Precepts; Uposatha.
- If you truly care about your welfare, then develop your inner goodness: SN 3.4
- As the foundation upon which the entire path is built: AN 11.1, AN 11.2
- As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
- As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
- As a treasure: AN 7.6
- Guard your ~ well: Iti 76
- The Buddha’s instructions to his young son: MN 61
- Sariputta’s teachings to a dying Anathapindika: MN 143
- Admirable ~: Iti 97
- How to recognize a virtuous person: AN 4.192, Ud 6.2
- How to recognize a wise person: AN 3.2
- The layperson’s code of conduct: DN 31
- Development of ~ as a way to ease the inevitable bad results of one’s past bad deeds: SN 42.8
- Results of transgressing the precepts: AN 8.40
- Rewards of observing the precepts: AN 8.39
- Rewards of skillful conduct; drawbacks of unskillful conduct: AN 2.18
- Standards of ~ for contemplatives: DN 2
- Claiming to be enlightened does not justify unrestrained behavior: MN 105
- Heightened ~ (adhisila): AN 3.88
- The benefits of morality
- The blessings of morality
- The precepts as a fivefold faultless gift to oneself and others
- “Right Speech” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Right Action” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Right Livelihood” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Buddhism and Sex (M. O’C. Walshe)
- The Craft of the Heart (Lee)
- “The Healing Power of the Precepts” (Thanissaro)
- Nourishing the Roots: Essays on Buddhist Ethics (Bodhi)
- Violence and Disruption in Society (Harris)
- “Virtue” (Mun)
- Simplicity.
- As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
- Sleep. See also Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha).
- How to get a good night’s ~: SN 10.8, AN 3.34, AN 11.16, Dhp 79, Dhp 168
- Sleepiness — see Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha).
- Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha). See also Nivarana (hindrances); Sleep; Viriya (effort).
- Antidote for ~ in meditation: SN 46.53, AN 7.58
- The eight grounds for laziness: AN 8.80
- Excuses: “It’s too cold to meditate. It’s too hot… It’s too…”: Thag 3.5
- As an obstruction to Awakening: Iti 34
- Smile, what makes the Buddha ~: AN 5.180, Thag 12.2
- Social Action.
- The Buddha attends to a monk with dysentery: Mv 8.26.1–8
- How a layperson can best work for the welfare of others: AN 8.26, AN 4.99
- Buddhism and Social Action (Jones)
- Violence and Disruption in Society (Harris)
- Solitude — see Viveka.
- Speech. See also Listening; Noble silence; “Right Speech” in Noble Eightfold Path.
- “Right Speech” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Noble Conversation” (Study Guide)
- The criteria for determining whether something should be said: MN 58
- Five aspects of suitable ~: MN 21
- Five keys to blameless ~: AN 5.198
- Ten kinds of praiseworthy ~: AN 10.70
- Four ways to answer a question: AN 4.42
- Lying is to be avoided: Iti 25
- Sensual desire is usually the motive behind telling lies: SN 3.7
- The nature of well-spoken ~: Snp 3.3
- The results of various kinds of wrong ~: AN 8.40
- Right ~ does not mean total frankness or openness: AN 4.183
- Ten topics of proper conversation: AN 10.69
- Either speak Dhamma, or keep noble silence: Ud 2.2
- “Right Speech” (Thanissaro)
- Sri Lanka. See also Myanmar (Burma); Thailand.
- Buddhism in Sri Lanka: A Short History (Perera)
- Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka (Kariyawasam)
- Stream-entry, stream-winning (Sotapatti). See also Nibbana; Lay Buddhist Practice (for examples of lay stream-winners); Wise person.
- Better than ruling the world or going to heaven: SN 55.1, Dhp 178
- Six rewards of ~: AN 6.97
- Upon ~, one does away with a vast amount of suffering: SN 13.1, SN 13.2, SN 13.8
- Like a thirsty traveler looking into a well: SN 12.68
- How to recognize a lay stream-winner: AN 5.179
- The kind of conviction and discernment required to attain ~: SN 35.1–10
- What it takes for a layperson to become a stream-winner: AN 10.92
- How appropriate attention (yoniso manasikara) leads to ~: SN 22.122
- The four factors of ~ (and their variations): SN 55.30, SN 55.31, SN 55.32, SN 55.33, AN 10.92
- How to recognize — and become — a person of integrity: MN 110
- Why doubt does not arise in a stream-winner: AN 7.51
- The teaching that led Ven. Ananda to ~: SN 22.83
- “‘When you know for yourselves…’: The Authenticity of the Pali Suttas” (Thanissaro)
- “Into the Stream” (Study Guide)
- “Merit” (Study Guide)
- Suicide. See also Death.
- Sappadasa chooses life: Thag 6.6
- Supranormal powers.
- Is the development of ~ a prerequisite for enlightenment?: SN 12.70
- Clairaudience: DN 2, DN 11
- Ending of the taints/effluents (asava): DN 2,DN 11
- Mind-reading: DN 2, DN 11, AN 3.60
- Passing away and reappearance of beings: DN 2, DN 11
- Recollection of past lives: DN 2, DN 11
- As a miracle: AN 3.60
- As the fruit of five-factored noble concentration: AN 5.28
- How to reduce a pile of wood to its constituent elements: AN 6.41
- Drawbacks of ~: DN 11
- A monk displays his ~: SN 41.4
- Beware: you can’t hide from those with ~: AN 3.40
- “The Four Bases of Power” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “Knowledge” (Lee)
- Sutta Pitaka.
- How to read a sutta: “Befriending the Suttas”
T
- Taints — see Asava.
- Tanha (craving). See also Kilesa (defilements); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Sensuality.
- As a motivation for practice: AN 4.159
- “Craving” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “The 2nd Noble Truth” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- As a fetter: Iti 15
- Abandoning ~ for what one holds dear: Snp 5.8
- The many kinds of thoughts motivated by ~: AN 4.199
- ~ causes your thoughts to be influenced by the opinions of others: AN 4.200
- See the verses in the Dhammapada on craving.
- Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.8
- Teaching the Dhamma. See also Kalyanamittata.
- The Buddha teaches only dukkha and its cessation: MN 22
- The Buddha’s simile on ~: SN 22.84
- Three frames of reference for becoming a fit teacher: MN 137
- Ven. Isidatta wisely declines a teaching invitation from his elders: SN 41.3
- How to teach Dhamma: AN 4.111
- Meditators and Dhamma scholars: Do not disparage each other!: AN 6.46
- Don’t teach what you don’t know: AN 10.24
- The Buddha doesn’t hold back any esoteric teachings: DN 16
- A skilled teacher is like a ferry-man: Snp 2.8
- Dhamma should not be taught for the purpose of material reward: AN 5.159
- Five prerequisites to teaching the Dhamma to others: AN 5.159
- Teaching alone doesn’t mean you’re truly committed to the Dhamma: AN 5.73
- How to recognize authentic teachings: AN 3.72, AN 7.79, AN 8.53, “Recognizing the Dhamma” (Study Guide)
- Examples of lay Dhamma teachers: Anathapindika (AN 10.93); Citta (SN 41.7)
- How to choose — and learn from — a teacher: MN 95
- How to recognize a teacher: AN 4.192
- Three kinds of Dhamma teachers: DN 12
- Dhamma teaching compared to medical treatment: AN 3.22
- The Buddha asks who is his teacher: Dhp 353
- Teacher of the Devas (Jootla)
- Technical Notes
- Tevijja (Threefold knowledge realized by the Buddha during his Awakening). See also Buddha.
- Descriptions of ~: MN 19, MN 125
- What makes one a true brahman: Iti 99
- Various monks and nuns realize the ~: SN 35.88 (Ven. Punna), AN 8.30 (Ven. Anuruddha), Thag 5.1 (Ven. Rajadatta), Thag 6.6 (Ven. Sappadasa), Thag 7.1 (Ven. Sundara Samudda), Thig 5.11 (Ven. Sister Patacara), Thig 5.12 (Ven. Sister Canda), Ud 3.3 (500 monks)
- “The Buddha’s Awakening” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- Thailand & Thai Buddhism. See also Myanmar (Burma); Sri Lanka.
- Buddhism in Thailand (Kusalasaya)
- Thai forest traditions
- “The Customs of the Noble Ones” (Thanissaro)
- A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
- Theragatha.
- Theravada Buddhism.
- “What is Theravada Buddhism?” (FAQ)
- Theravada Buddhism: A Chronology
- Therigatha.
- Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns (Jootla)
- Thinking — see Thought.
- Thought.
- Habitual ways of thinking: MN 19
- Three kinds of unskillful ~: Iti 87
- Three kinds of skillful ~: Iti 87
- Distracting thoughts.
- How to overcome speculative thinking: SN 5.10
- The Relaxation of Thoughts (Vitakkasanthana Sutta, MN 20)
- The Removal of Distracting Thoughts (Soma)
- Tilakkhana (the three characteristics of existence). See also Vipassana (insight).
- See each one individually:
- Anicca (impermanence)
- Dukkha (unsatisfactoriness)
- Anatta (not-self)
- As marking the path to Awakening: Dhp 277–9
- As true regardless of the existence of a Buddha: AN 3.134
- Time — see Present moment.
- Tipitaka.
- Tiratana (the Triple Gem). See also Refuge.
- Verified confidence in ~ as a factor of stream-entry: SN 55.1
- “The Triple Gem” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Refuge: an Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro)
- What is the Triple Gem? (Lee)
- Tisarana (the Threefold Refuge).
- The Threefold Refuge (Nyanaponika)
- “The Threefold Refuge” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Transgender — see Sexual identity.
- Translators represented on ATI
- Truthfulness — see Sacca.
U
- Unattractiveness — see Asubha.
- Unbinding — see Nibbana.
- Universe, origin and fate of — see Questions not worth asking.
- Upadana (clinging). See also Khandha; Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Atthaka Vagga (The Octet Chapter) — Snp 4
- “The Weight of Mountains” (Thanissaro)
- Chapter III of The Mind Like Fire Unbound (Thanissaro)
- Upekkha (equanimity). See also Brahmavihara; Paramis;
- As a factor leading to liberation: AN 6.13
- Systematic practice of ~: SN 42.8
- ~ with respect to the sense faculties: MN 152
- Three kinds of ~: SN 36.31
- Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: AN 5.161
- “Equanimity in Concentration and Discernment” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- Uposatha (observance day). See also Sila.
- “The Eight Precepts” in the Path to Freedom pages
- “Uposatha Observance Days” in Path to Freedom pages
- How the eight ~ practices are to be practiced: AN 8.43
- Right and wrong ways of observing the ~: AN 3.70
- If you choose to observe the ~, do so consistently: AN 10.46
- “Uposatha Sila” (Ñanavara Thera)
- The Craft of the Heart (Lee)
V
- Vedana (feeling). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates); Pain; Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Whatever is felt is a form of dukkha: SN 36.11
- Seeing even pleasurable ~ as stressful: SN 36.5, Iti 53
- Seeing ~ as not-self: DN 15
- Three kinds of ~: Iti 52, Iti 53
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN 6.63
- Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.5
- See the suttas in the Vedana-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
- Contemplation of Feeling: The Discourse Grouping on the Feelings (Nyanaponika)
- Vedanta — see Comparative religions.
- Vegetarianism.
- Views — see Ditthi.
- Vimutti (release, deliverance). See also Awakening.
- From what is one released?: AN 10.81
- Released through awareness: AN 6.13
- Four kinds of awareness-release: SN 41.7
- Released through discernment: AN 9.44
- Released “both ways”: AN 9.45
- The Buddha’s question-and-answer session concerning release: Snp ch. 5
- “Convention and Liberation,” in A Taste of Freedom (Chah)
- “Free at Last” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- The Mind Like Fire Unbound (Thanissaro)
- Vinaya. See also Monastic Life.
- Basic principles of: AN 8.53
- A monk’s duties: Cv 8
- How to know if a particular action is allowable: Mv 6.40.1
- The standards of sila for contemplatives: DN 2
- Are monks allowed to use money?: SN 42.10
- The Bhikkhus’ Rules — A Guide for Laypeople: The Theravadin Buddhist Monk’s Rules Compiled and Explained (Ariyesako)
- The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume I: The Patimokkha Training Rules Translated and Explained (Thanissaro)
- The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume II: The Khandhaka Rules Translated and Explained (Thanissaro)
- An Introduction to the Patimokkha Training Rules (Thanissaro)
- The Bhikkhu Patimokkha: The Bhikkhus’ Code of Discipline
- The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha: The Bhikkhunis’ Code of Discipline
- Viññana (consciousness). See also Khandha (clinging-aggregates); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: SN 27.3
- Mutual dependence of ~ and name-and-form: SN 12.67
- “Consciousnesses” (Lee)
- Violence — see Non-violence.
- Vipassana (insight). See also Samatha (tranquillity); Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- ~ is developed in tandem with samatha (tranquillity): SN 35.205, AN 2.30, AN 4.170, AN 10.71
- How ~ can be developed during or immediately after jhana: MN 111
- As direct knowledge of the five aggregates (khandha):
- Analyzing the five aggregates until their appeal is shattered: SN 23.2
- Developing skill in applying the four noble truths to the five aggregates: SN 22.56
- Developing skill in seeing seven qualities in each of the five aggregates: SN 22.57
- A contemplation for every meditator, from beginner to arahant: SN 22.122
- Like taking apart a lute in search of its sound: SN 35.205
- As direct knowledge of the six sense bases (salayatana): MN 149
- Reflection on not-self as a basis for insight: SN 22.59
- Basic Themes (Lee)
- “One Tool Among Many: The Place of Vipassana in Buddhist Practice” (Thanissaro)
- “Stop and Think” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
- Things as They Are (Boowa)
- Satipatthana Vipassana: Insight Through Mindfulness (Mahasi)
- “Two Styles of Insight Meditation” (Bodhi)
- Viraga (dispassion).
- Highest of all Dhammas: Iti 90, Dhp 273
- The arahant as having gone beyond both passion and ~: Snp 4.4, Snp 4.6, Snp 4.10
- “In the seen there is only the seen…”: SN 35.95, Ud 1.10
- “At the Tip of Your Nose” in Keeping the Breath in Mind (Lee)
- “Consciousnesses” (Lee)
- Frames of Reference (Lee)
- Viriya (effort, energy). See also Paramis; Samvega; Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha).
- “Right Effort” in the Path to Freedom pages
- Needed for final attainment of truth: MN 95
- Wake up!: Snp 2.10
- As a quality of a great person: AN 8.30
- Five factors that sustain ~: AN 5.53
- Virtue — see Sila.
- Visakha puja. See also Uposatha.
- “Visakha Puja” (Lee)
- Viveka (seclusion, solitude). See also Wilderness.
- Thoughts of ~ are the mark of a great person: AN 8.30
- The pleasure of ~: AN 5.30, AN 6.42
- True seclusion is found within: SN 9.1, SN 21.10
- It’s better to be alone than in the company of fools: Dhp 61, Dhp 328–330
- Delighting in the wilds — the mark of a wise person: Dhp 305, Dhp 395, Thag 3.8
- “Wander alone, a rhinoceros”: Snp 1.3
- The monks’ way of life in the wilds: Snp 3.11, Snp 4.9, Snp 4.16
W
- Wakefulness. See also Appamada (heedfulness).
- As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
- Walking meditation. See also Meditation.
- Benefits of ~: AN 5.29
- The Benefits of Walking Meditation (Silananda)
- War. See also Anger; Conflict.
- In ~, there is no winning side: SN 3.14, SN 3.15
- Only forbearance, never revenge, can bring an end to ~: Mv 10.2.3–20
- Hostility can never be conquered with hostility: Dhp 3
- What kind of rebirth can a soldier expect?: SN 42.3
- Is there such a thing as a “just” ~?: See “Getting the Message” (Thanissaro)
- Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good (Buddharakkhita)
- Wealth. See also Money; Dhana (treasures); Puñña (merit, inner wealth); references to Anathapindika in the Index of Proper Names.
- The ~ of a householder vs. the ~ of one who has lived the renunciate life to its culmination: Snp 1.2
- Downfall caused by stinginess: Snp 1.6
- How ~ should be both shared and enjoyed: SN 3.19
- Actions that lead to the loss of one’s material ~: DN 31
- ~ can’t buy true happines: AN 10.46
- Focusing on material gain leads one away from Nibbana: Dhp 75
- Five skillful ways of using one’s ~: AN 5.41
- How a family can preserve its ~: AN 4.255
- How to safeguard one’s material ~: AN 8.54
- Relative value of material and spiritual ~: Ud 2.2
- The bliss that arises from using ~ wisely: AN 4.62
- Few are those who don’t get intoxicated by ~: SN 3.6
- Contentment is the greatest ~: Dhp 204
- “Trading Outer Wealth for Inner Wealth” in Food for Thought (Lee)
- Wedding — see Marriage.
- Well, parable of the: Ud 7.9
- Wilderness. See also Forest traditions; Nature; Viveka (seclusion, solitude).
- Where ardent meditators prefer to dwell: Dhp 99, Dhp 305, Dhp 395
- Mountains, forests, and grasslands: Dhp 188, Thag 1.41, Thag 1.113, Thag 3.5, Thag 19, Thig 3.4
- Qualities required for living in the ~: AN 4.259
- As a suitable place for meditation: DN 12, DN 22, MN 118, MN 119, SN 11.3, AN 5.76, AN 8.86, etc.
- As a place to sleep at ease: AN 3.34
- What can one possibly accomplish by living in the forest, just meditating?: SN 7.17
- In the ~, the Buddha comes face-to-face with his fear: MN 4
- In the ~, the Buddha shows by example how best to handle physical pain: SN 1.38, SN 4.13
- Wandering like a wild deer: Snp I.3
- ~ is for those not seeking sensual delight: Dhp 99
- The Buddha exhorts others to seek out ~: AN 5.114
- The hazards of the ~ as an incentive to meditate: AN 5.77
- Proper attitude for living with hardship in the ~: Thag 3.8, Thag 5.8
- Why do those who live in the forest look so happy?: SN 1.10
- Craving follows you, even into the ~: SN 35.63
- A lonely monk briefly considers leaving the forest: SN 9.9
- An early example of “wilderness poetry”: Thag 18
- Ven. Maha Kassapa’s life in the forest: Thag 18
- Why Ven. Maha Kassapa chose to live in the forest: SN 16.5
- “The Customs of the Noble Ones” (Thanissaro)
- See the teachings from the Thai forest traditions
- Wings to Awakening — see Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- Wisdom — see Pañña.
- Wise person. See also Pañña (discernment, wisdom).
- How to recognize a ~: AN 3.2, AN 4.35, AN 4.192, Ud 6.2
- What distinguishes the ~ from the fool: SN 12.19, AN 2.21, AN 2.98, AN 4.115
- It’s better to be alone than in the company of fools: Dhp 61, Dhp 328–330
- What the ~ and the fool have in common: MN 33, AN 11.18
- Wise reflection — see Yoniso manasikara.
- Women and Buddhism. See also the names of individual nuns (“So-and-so, Ven. Sister”) in the Index of Proper Names.
- The thought, “Women can’t attain Awakening” is not to be believed: SN 5.2
- Bhikkhuni-samyutta — stories concerning nuns and their battles with Mara (from the Samyutta Nikaya)
- Verses of the Elder Nuns (Therigatha)
- Discourses of the Ancient Nuns (Bodhi)
- Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns (Jootla)
- The Position of Women in Buddhism (Dewaraja)
- Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha (Hecker)
- Women in Early Buddhist Literature (Horner)
- “(Upasika) Kee Nanayon and the Social Dynamic of Theravadin Buddhist Practice” (Thanissaro)
- “Question & Answers (3): The Bhikkhuni Sangha in A Fistful of Sand (Suwat)
- The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha: The Bhikkhunis’ Code of Discipline
- Work, monastics’. See also Monastic life.
- Do contemplatives do any useful work? (various answers): SN 7.17; Thig 13.2; Snp 1.4.
- World, origin of — see Questions not worth asking.
- Worship — see Devotion.
XYZ
- Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention; wise reflection). See also the first six of the Ten Recollections; Questions.
- What things should one attend to with ~?: SN 22.122
- A remedy for a mind consumed by unskillful thoughts: SN 9.11
- As a condition for right view: AN 2.125–126
- As the key to abandoning greed, hatred, delusion: AN 3.68
- As an important quality to develop: Iti 16
- As a means to ending the asava: MN 2
- “The Seven Factors for Awakening” in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro)
- “Untangling the Present: The Role of Appropriate Attention” (Thanissaro)
- Young people (readings for). See also Children.
- The Healing of the Bull: A Story (Karunaratna)
- Prisoners of Karma: A Story (Karunaratna)
- A Young People’s Life of the Buddha (Silacara)
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