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Jāti (Buddhism)
In Buddhism, Jāti (Sanskrit/Pāli), "birth", refers to physical birth; to rebirth, the arising of a new living entity within ''saṃsāra'' (cyclic existence); and to the arising of mental phenomena. Meaning Within the teachings on the Four Noble Truths, ''jāti'' refers to physical birth, and is qualified as '' dukkha'' (suffering): "Now this, monks, is the noble truth of dukkha: birth (jati) is dukkha, aging is dukkha, death is dukkha." In traditional Buddhist thought, there are four forms of birth: * birth from an egg (Sanskrit: Andaja; Pali: Aṇḍaja; ; bo, Sgongskyes)—like a bird, fish, or reptile; * birth from a womb (Sanskrit: Jarayuja; Pali: Jalābuja; ; bo, Mnal-skyes)—like most mammals and some worldly devas; * birth from moisture (Sanskrit: Samsvedaja; Pali: Saṃsedaja; ; bo, Drod-skyes)—probably referring to the appearance of animals whose eggs are microscopic, like maggots appearing in rotting flesh; * birth by transformation (Sanskrit: Upapaduka; Pal ...
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Abbidhamma
The Abhidharma are ancient (third century BCE and later) Buddhist texts which contain detailed scholastic presentations of doctrinal material appearing in the Buddhist ''sutras''. It also refers to the scholastic method itself as well as the field of knowledge that this method is said to study. Bhikkhu Bodhi calls it "an abstract and highly technical systemization of the uddhistdoctrine," which is "simultaneously a philosophy, a psychology and an ethics, all integrated into the framework of a program for liberation." According to Peter Harvey, the Abhidharma method seeks "to avoid the inexactitudes of colloquial conventional language, as is sometimes found in the Suttas, and state everything in psycho-philosophically exact language." In this sense, it is an attempt to best express the Buddhist view of "ultimate reality" (''paramartha-satya''). There are different types of Abhidharma literature. The early canonical Abhidharma works (like the '' Abhidhamma Pitaka'') are not ph ...
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Twelve Nidanas
Twelve or 12 may refer to: * 12 (number) * December, the twelfth and final month of the year Years * 12 BC * AD 12 * 1912 * 2012 Film * ''Twelve'' (2010 film), based on the 2002 novel * ''12'' (2007 film), by Russian director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov * ''12'' (2003 film), by American filmmaker Lawrence Bridges Literature * '' 12: The Elements of Great Managing'', a 2006 business book by Rodd Wagner and James K. Hartjker * ''Twelve'' (novel), 2002 novel by Nick McDonell * ''Twelve'', a 2007 novel by Lauren Myracle, part of '' The Winnie Years'' * Twelve (publisher), an imprint of Grand Central Publishing * ''Twelve'', a 2009 novel by Jasper Kent Music * ''12'' (The Notwist album), 1995 * ''12'' (Herbert Grönemeyer album), 2007 * ''12'' (Keller Williams album), 2007 * ''12'' (Fiskales Ad-Hok album), 2009 * ''12'' (ASAP Twelvyy album), 2017 * ''12'' (Sloan album), 2018 * '' 12 (American Song Book)'', Mina album, 2012 * '' 12!'', Sonny Stitt album, 1972 * ''Twelve'' ( ...
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Bhava
The Sanskrit word bhava (भव) means being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, be, production, origin,Monier Monier-Williams (1899), Sanskrit English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Archiveभव bhava but also habitual or emotional tendencies. In Buddhism, ''bhava'' is the tenth of the twelve links of ''Pratītyasamutpāda''. It is the link between the defilements, and repeated birth, that is, reincarnation. In Thai Buddhism, ''bhava'' is also interpreted as habitual or emotional tendencies which leads to the arising of the sense of self, as a mental phenomenon. In Buddhism In Buddhism, ''bhava'' (not ''bhāva'', condition, nature) means being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, be, production, origin experience, in the sense of rebirths and redeaths, because a being is so conditioned and propelled by the karmic accumulations; but also habitual or emotional tendencies.
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Digha Nikaya
Digha is a seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies in Purba Medinipur district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. It has a low gradient with a shallow sand beach. It is a popular sea resort in West Bengal. History Originally, there was a place called ''Beerkul'', where Digha lies today. This name was referred in Warren Hastings's letters (1780) as Brighton of the East. An English businessman John Frank Snaith started living here in 1923 and his writings provided a good exposure to this place. He convinced West Bengal Chief Minister Bidhan Chandra Roy to develop this place to be a beach resort. An old church can be seen near the Old Digha Main gate. This place is also known as Alankarpur Digha. A new mission has been developed in New Digha which is known as Sindhur Tara which is beside Amrabati Park its a Church where it is possible to wish for the welfare of family and loved ones. The best way to visit is to book a local van rickshaw. Ther ...
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Piyadassi Thera
Piyadassi Maha Thera ( si, පියදස්සි මහා ස්ථවිරයන් වහන්සේ, 8 July 1914 – 18 August 1998) was a preacher of the Dhamma both in Sinhala and in English. He was born on 8 July 1914 at Kotahena in Colombo, Sri Lanka and was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo, thereafter at the University of Sri Lanka and the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University as a research student. At the age of twenty, he entered the Buddhist monastic order under Pelene Siri Vajiragnana Nayaka Thera, founder of the Vajirarama Bambalapitiya. Later, he received his higher ordination under the tutorship of Vajiranna, founding superior of the Vajirarama Colombo. Piyadassi Maha Thera was the Sinhala editor at the Buddhist Publication Society until his death. Along with Nyanaponika Thera, he was one of the chief '' kalyāṇamittas'' of American scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi.In Bodhi (2000), ''The Connected Discourses of the Buddha'', p. 5, ...
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Bhava
The Sanskrit word bhava (भव) means being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, be, production, origin,Monier Monier-Williams (1899), Sanskrit English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Archiveभव bhava but also habitual or emotional tendencies. In Buddhism, ''bhava'' is the tenth of the twelve links of ''Pratītyasamutpāda''. It is the link between the defilements, and repeated birth, that is, reincarnation. In Thai Buddhism, ''bhava'' is also interpreted as habitual or emotional tendencies which leads to the arising of the sense of self, as a mental phenomenon. In Buddhism In Buddhism, ''bhava'' (not ''bhāva'', condition, nature) means being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, be, production, origin experience, in the sense of rebirths and redeaths, because a being is so conditioned and propelled by the karmic accumulations; but also habitual or emotional tendencies.
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