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Iddhipada
''Iddhipāda'' (Pali; Skt. ''ddhipāda'') is a compound term composed of "power" or "potency" (''iddhi''; ''ddhi'') and "base," "basis" or "constituent" (''pāda''). In Buddhism, the "power" referred to by this compound term is a group of spiritual powers. Thus, this compound term is usually translated along the lines of "base of power" or "base of spiritual power." In the Buddhist pursuit of '' bodhi'' (awakening, understanding) and liberation, the associated spiritual powers are secondary to the four "base" mental qualities that achieve such powers. These four base mental qualities are: concentration on intention; concentration on effort; concentration on consciousness; and, concentration on investigation. These four base mental qualities are used to develop wholesome mental states and rid oneself of unwholesome mental states. In traditional Buddhist literature, this set of four mental qualities is one of the seven sets of qualities lauded by the Buddha as conducive to Enl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iddhi
''Iddhi'' (Pali; Sanskrit: ''rddhi'') in Buddhism refers to "psychic powers", one of the six supranormal powers (''abhijñā'') attained by advanced meditation through the four ''dhyānas''. The main sense of the word seems to be "potency". List of iddhi powers According to Bowker, there are eight ''iddhi'' powers: # Replicate and project bodily images of oneself, # Make oneself invisible, # Pass through solid objects, # Sink into solid ground, # Walk on water, # Fly, # Touch the sun and moon with one's hand, # Ascend to the world of the god Brahmā in the highest heavens According to the Iddhipada-vibhanga Sutta (SN 51.20) # Having been one he becomes many; having been many he becomes one. # He appears. He vanishes. # He goes unimpeded through walls, ramparts, & mountains as if through space. # He dives in and out of the earth as if it were water. # He walks on water without sinking as if it were dry land. # Sitting crosslegged he flies through the air like a winge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iddhi
''Iddhi'' (Pali; Sanskrit: ''rddhi'') in Buddhism refers to "psychic powers", one of the six supranormal powers (''abhijñā'') attained by advanced meditation through the four ''dhyānas''. The main sense of the word seems to be "potency". List of iddhi powers According to Bowker, there are eight ''iddhi'' powers: # Replicate and project bodily images of oneself, # Make oneself invisible, # Pass through solid objects, # Sink into solid ground, # Walk on water, # Fly, # Touch the sun and moon with one's hand, # Ascend to the world of the god Brahmā in the highest heavens According to the Iddhipada-vibhanga Sutta (SN 51.20) # Having been one he becomes many; having been many he becomes one. # He appears. He vanishes. # He goes unimpeded through walls, ramparts, & mountains as if through space. # He dives in and out of the earth as if it were water. # He walks on water without sinking as if it were dry land. # Sitting crosslegged he flies through the air like a winge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Right Exertions
The Four Right Exertions (also known as, Four Proper Exertions, Four Right Efforts, Four Great Efforts, Four Right Endeavors or Four Right Strivings) (Pali: '; Skt.: ' or ') are an integral part of the Buddhist path to Enlightenment (understanding). Built on the insightful recognition of the arising and non-arising of various mental qualities over time and of our ability to mindfully intervene in these ephemeral qualities, the Four Right Exertions encourage the relinquishment of harmful mental qualities and the nurturing of beneficial mental qualities. The Four Right Exertions are associated with the Noble Eightfold Path's factor of "right effort" (''sammā-vāyāma'') and the Five Spiritual Faculties' faculty of "energy" ('' viriya''); and, are one of the seven sets of Bodhipakkhiyadhamma, factors related to ''bodhi''. In the Pali literature The Four Right Exertions are found in the Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka and Pali commentaries. Additionally, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodhipakkhiyādhammā
In Buddhism, the ''bodhipakkhiyā dhammā'' (Pali; variant spellings include ''bodhipakkhikā dhammā'' and ''bodhapakkhiyā dhammā''; Skt.: ''bodhipaka dharma'') are qualities (''dhammā'') conducive or related to (''pakkhiya'') awakening/understanding ('' bodhi''), i.e. the factors and wholesome qualities which are developed when the mind is trained (''bhavana''). In the Pali commentaries, the term ''bodhipakkhiyā dhammā'' is used to refer to seven sets of such qualities regularly attributed to the Buddha throughout the Pali Canon. Within these seven sets of ''bodhi''-related qualities, there is listed a total of thirty-seven repetitious and interrelated qualities (''sattatisa bodhipakkhiyā dhammā''). These seven sets of qualities are recognized by both Theravadan and Mahayanan Buddhists as complementary facets of the Buddhist path to ''bodhi''. Seven sets of thirty-seven qualities In the Pali Canon's ''Bhāvanānuyutta sutta'' ("Mental Development Discourse," AN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodhipakkhiyādhammā
In Buddhism, the ''bodhipakkhiyā dhammā'' (Pali; variant spellings include ''bodhipakkhikā dhammā'' and ''bodhapakkhiyā dhammā''; Skt.: ''bodhipaka dharma'') are qualities (''dhammā'') conducive or related to (''pakkhiya'') awakening/understanding ('' bodhi''), i.e. the factors and wholesome qualities which are developed when the mind is trained (''bhavana''). In the Pali commentaries, the term ''bodhipakkhiyā dhammā'' is used to refer to seven sets of such qualities regularly attributed to the Buddha throughout the Pali Canon. Within these seven sets of ''bodhi''-related qualities, there is listed a total of thirty-seven repetitious and interrelated qualities (''sattatisa bodhipakkhiyā dhammā''). These seven sets of qualities are recognized by both Theravadan and Mahayanan Buddhists as complementary facets of the Buddhist path to ''bodhi''. Seven sets of thirty-seven qualities In the Pali Canon's ''Bhāvanānuyutta sutta'' ("Mental Development Discourse," AN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pali
Pali () is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pāli Canon'' or ''Tipiṭaka'' as well as the sacred language of ''Theravāda'' Buddhism.Stargardt, Janice. ''Tracing Thoughts Through Things: The Oldest Pali Texts and the Early Buddhist Archaeology of India and Burma.'', Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2000, page 25. Early in the language's history, it was written in the Brahmi script. Origin and development Etymology The word 'Pali' is used as a name for the language of the Theravada canon. The word seems to have its origins in commentarial traditions, wherein the (in the sense of the line of original text quoted) was distinguished from the commentary or vernacular translation that followed it in the manuscript. K. R. Norman suggests that its emergence was based on a misunderstanding of the compound , with being interpreted as the name of a particular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pali Text Society
The Pali Text Society is a text publication society founded in 1881 by Thomas William Rhys Davids "to foster and promote the study of Pāli texts". Pāli is the language in which the texts of the Theravada school of Buddhism are preserved. The Pāli texts are the oldest collection of Buddhist scriptures preserved in the language in which they were written down. The society first compiled, edited, and published Latin script versions of a large corpus of Pāli literature, including the Pāli Canon, as well as commentarial, exegetical texts, and histories. It publishes translations of many Pāli texts. It also publishes ancillary works including dictionaries, concordances, books for students of Pāli and a journal. History Thomas William Rhys Davids was one of three British civil servants who were posted to Sri Lanka, in the 19th century, the others being George Turnour, and Robert Caesar Childers (1838–1876). At this time Buddhism in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) was struggling un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajahn Brahm
Phra Visuddhisamvarathera ( th, พระวิสุทธิสังวรเถร), known as Ajahn Brahmavaṃso, or simply Ajahn Brahm (born Peter Betts on 7 August 1951), is a British-born Theravada Buddhist monk. Currently, Ajahn Brahm is the abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Western Australia; Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of Victoria; Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of South Australia; Spiritual Patron of the Buddhist Fellowship in Singapore; Patron of the Brahm Centre in Singapore; Spiritual Adviser to the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project in the UK; and Spiritual Director of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia (BSWA). He returned to the office on 22 April 2018 after briefly resigning in March, following a contentious vote by members of the BSWA during their annual general meeting. Early life Peter Betts was born in London. He came from a working-class background and went to Latymer Upper School. He won a scholarship to study theore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhikkhu Bodhi
Bhikkhu Bodhi (born December 10, 1944), born Jeffrey Block, is an American Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in Sri Lanka and currently teaching in the New York and New Jersey area. He was appointed the second president of the Buddhist Publication Society and has edited and authored several publications grounded in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Life In 1944, Block was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish parents. He grew up in Borough Park, where he attended elementary school P.S. 160. In 1966, he obtained a B.A. in philosophy from Brooklyn College. In 1972, he obtained a PhD in philosophy from Claremont Graduate University. In 1967, while still a graduate student, Bodhi was ordained as a sāmaṇera (novitiate) in the Vietnamese Mahayana order. In 1972, after graduation, Bodhi traveled to Sri Lanka where, under Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero, he received sāmaṇera ordination in the Theravada Order and, in 1973, he received full ordination (Upasampadā) as a Therav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevatta Sutta
The Kevatta Sutta (or Kevaddha) is a Buddhist scripture, one of the texts in the Digha Nikaya (long discourses collection) of the Pali Canon. The scripture takes its name from the householder Kevatta, who invites the Buddha to display various miraculous powers in order to show his spiritual superiority. The Buddha responds by expressing his belief that supernatural powers are not a valid measure of spiritual development, because they can be falsified through the use of charms and spells. He goes on to deliver a discourse on virtue, expressing the belief that it is virtuous conduct, rather than supernatural developments, that display the superiority or spiritual development of a teacher. He also states that such practices will give rise to powers greater than those available to practitioners of traditional magic and austerities. The scripture is significant to the study of Buddhism because it constitutes one of the clearest statements in the scriptures of the Buddha's opposition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
