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Āyatana
In Buddhism, ''āyatana'' (Pāli; Sanskrit: आयतन) is a "center of experience" or "mental home," which create one's experience. The term ' (Pāli; Skt. ') refers to six cognitive functions, namely sight, hearing, smelling, tasting, body-cognition, and mind-cognition. ''Āyatana'' may refer to both ordinary experience and the chain of processes leading to bondage, as to awakened experience centered in detachment and meditative accomplishment. The Buddhist path aims to relocate one from the ordinary, sensual centers of experience to the "mental home" of the purified, liberated awareness of the jhanas. Traditionally, the term ''āyatana'' is translated as "sense base", "sense-media" or "sense sphere," due to the influence of later commentators like Buddhaghosa. The ' are traditionally understood as referring to the five senses and the mind. Etymology ''Āyatana'' (Pāli; Sanskrit: आयतन) is a Buddhist term that does not have a single definition or meaning. The st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indriya
''Indriya'' (literally "belonging to or agreeable to Indra") is the Sanskrit and Pali term for physical strength or ability in general, and for and specifically refers to the ''five spiritual faculties'', the five or six sensory faculties, and the twenty-two phenomenological faculties. Etymology ''Indriya'', literally "belonging to or agreeable to Indra," chief deity in the Rig Veda and lord of the Trāyastriṃśa heaven (also known as Śakra or Sakka in Buddhism), hence connoting supremacy, dominance and control, attested in the general meaning of "power, strength" from the ''Rig Veda''. In Buddhist Sanskrit and Pali the term generally refers to physical strength or ability in general, and more specifically to the five spiritual faculties, the five or six sensory faculties, or the twenty-two phenomenological faculties. Five spiritual faculties In the Pali Canon's Sutta Pitaka, the "five spiritual faculties" (Pali: '), which contribute to an awake state of mind, are: * faith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century Before the Common Era, BCE. It is the Major religious groups, world's fourth-largest religion, with about 500 million followers, known as Buddhists, who comprise four percent of the global population. It arose in the eastern Gangetic plain as a movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia. Buddhism has subsequently played a major role in Asian culture and spirituality, eventually spreading to Western world, the West in the 20th century. According to tradition, the Buddha instructed his followers in a path of bhavana, development which leads to Enlightenment in Buddhism, awakening and moksha, full liberation from ''Duḥkha, dukkha'' (). He regarded this path as a Middle Way between extremes su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taṇhā
(from Pāli; ) is an important concept in Buddhism, referring to "thirst, desire, longing, greed", either physical or mental. It is typically translated as craving, and is of three types: ''kāma-taṇhā'' (craving for sensual pleasures), ''bhava-taṇhā'' (craving for existence), and ''vibhava-taṇhā'' (craving for non-existence). ''Taṇhā'' appears in the Four Noble Truths, wherein arises with, or exists together with, '' dukkha'' (dissatisfaction, "standing unstable") and the cycle of repeated birth, becoming and death ('' saṃsāra''). In the Theravāda Abhidhamma teachings, ''taṇhā'' is equivalent to the mental factor ''lobha'' (attachment). Etymology and meaning ''Taṇhā'' is a Pali word, derived from the Vedic Sanskrit word ''tṛ́ṣṇā'' (तृष्णा), which originates from the Proto-Indo-Iranian ''*tŕ̥šnas'', which is related to the root ''tarś-'' (thirst, desire, wish), ultimately descending from Proto-Indo-European ''*ters-'' (dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupa (Buddhism)
Rupa may refer to: Places *Rupa, Arunachal Pradesh, India, a town *Rupa, Croatia, a town *Rupa, Kranj, a former village, now part of the city of Kranj, Slovenia *Rupa gold mine, Uganda *Rupa Lake, Nepal Organizations *RUPA, Rugby Union Players Association, Australia *Rupa Company, an Indian clothing company *Rupa Publications an Indian publishing company Other uses *Rūpa, Devanagari for "form", with various meanings in Indic religions * ''Rupa'' (beetle), a beetle genus *Rupa (name), a given name *Revised Uniform Partnership Act, a United States law See also * * Rup (other) *Roop (other) Roop or ROOP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop, Indian television show * The Roop, a Lithuanian pop rock band People With the first name * Roop Durgapal, Indian actress * Roop Kanwar (c. 1969–1987), R ... * Roopa, a given name {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodhi
The English term ''enlightenment'' is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably ''bodhi'' and ''vimutti''. The abstract noun ''bodhi'' (; Sanskrit: बोधि; Pali: ''bodhi'') means the knowledge or wisdom, or awakened intellect, of a Buddha. The verbal root ''budh-'' means "to awaken", and its literal meaning is closer to awakening. Although the term '' buddhi'' is also used in other Indian philosophies and traditions, its most common usage is in the context of Buddhism. ''Vimutti'' is the freedom from or release of the fetters and hindrances. The term ''enlightenment'' was popularised in the Western world through the 19th-century translations of British philologist Max Müller. It has the Western connotation of general insight into transcendental truth or reality. The term is also being used to translate several other Buddhist terms and concepts, which are used to denote (initial) insight ('' prajna'' (Sanskrit), '' wu'' (Chinese), '' kensho'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Sermon
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Flames, the most visible portion of the fire, are produced in the combustion reaction when the fuel reaches its ignition point temperature. Flames from hydrocarbon fuels consist primarily of carbon dioxide, water vapor, oxygen, and nitrogen. If hot enough, the gases may become ionized to produce plasma. The color and intensity of the flame depend on the type of fuel and composition of the surrounding gases. Fire, in its most common form, has the potential to result in conflagration, which can lead to permanent physical damage. It directly impacts land-based ecological systems worldwide. The positive effects of fire include stimulating plant growth and maintaining ecological balance. Its negative effects include hazards to life and property, atmospheric pollution, and water contamination. When fire removes protective vegetation, heavy r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fetter (Buddhism)
In Buddhism, a mental fetter, chain or bond (Pāli: ''samyojana'', ) shackles a sentient being to saṃsāra, the cycle of lives with dukkha. By cutting through all fetters, one attains nibbāna (Pali; Skt.: निर्वाण, ''nirvāa''). Fetter of suffering Throughout the Pali canon, the word "fetter" is used to describe an intrapsychic phenomenon that ties one to suffering. For example, in the Itivuttaka, the Buddha says: Elsewhere, the suffering caused by a fetter is ''implied'' as in this more technical discourse from Samyutta Nikaya 35.232, where Ven. Sariputta converses with Ven. Kotthita: Lists of fetters The fetters are enumerated in different ways in the Pali canon's Sutta Pitaka and Abhidhamma Pitaka. Sutta Pitaka's list of ten fetters The Pali canon's Sutta Pitaka identifies ten "fetters of becoming": #belief in a self (Pali: ') #doubt or uncertainty, especially about the Buddha's awakeness ('' vicikicchā'') #attachment to rites and rituals ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (),* * * was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist legends, he was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, to royal parents of the Shakya clan, but Great Renunciation, renounced his Householder (Buddhism), home life to live as a wandering ascetic. After leading a life of mendicancy, asceticism, and meditation, he attained Nirvana (Buddhism), nirvana at Bodh Gaya, Bodh Gayā in what is now India. The Buddha then wandered through the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain, teaching and building a Sangha, monastic order. Buddhist tradition holds he died in Kushinagar and reached ''parinirvana'' ("final release from conditioned existence"). According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and severe asceticism, leading to Vimutti, freedom from Avidyā (Buddhism), ignora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
