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- Abhidhamma.See also Psychology and Buddhism.
- Adhitthana (determination, resolution).See also Paramis.
- Adinava (drawbacks, dangers)See also Gradual instruction.
- Admonishment.See also Speech.
- Aging.See also Death; Divine messengers; Illness.
- AIDS.See also Illness.
- Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing).
- Anatta (not-self).See also Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- Anger.See also Conflict; Ill-will (vyapada); Kilesa (defilements); Khanti (patience); Metta (loving-kindness); Nivarana (hindrances).
- As one thing that's good to kill: SN II.70
- What should you do if someone is angry with you?: SN VII.2
- A heated debate between two deities concerning the best response to ~: SN XI.5
- Does ~ carve into you like an inscription in stone?: AN III.133
- ~ can never be conquered with more ~: Dhp 3
- "Anger" (Dhammapada XVII)
- Seven dangers of giving in to ~: AN VII.60
- The Elimination of Anger (Piyatissa Thera)
- Anguttara Nikaya.
- Anicca (impermanence, inconstancy).See also Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- As one of the ten Perceptions: AN X.60
- Ponder ~ constantly: Thag I.111
- Contemplate ~ to overcome ignorance: Iti 85
- Everything in the world is subject to disintegration: SN XXXV.82
- Anussati -- see Recollections, ten
- Appamada (heedfulness, zeal).
- Appropriate attention -- see Yoniso-manasikara.
- Arahant (fully-awakened being).See also Buddha; Nibbana.
- Ariya-atthangika magga -- see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Ariya sacca -- see Four Noble Truths.
- Asava (fermentations, effluents, outflows, taints).See also Kilesa.
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- The Buddha's principal teaching on ~: MN 2
- Three ~: Iti 56, Iti 57
- ~ and right view: MN 117
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN VI.63
- Asoka (Indian King, r. 273-232 B.C.E.).
- Asubha (unattractiveness, loathesomeness).See also Body, Sensuality.
- Contemplation of ~ to maintain one's resolve towards celibacy: SN XXXV.127
- Mastery of ~ is a quality to be developed: MN 152
- Unattractiveness of the body as one of the ten Perceptions: AN X.60
- Using contemplation of ~ to subdue lust: Iti 85; also "The Work of a Contemplative," in Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- Ven. Ananda's advice to Ven. Vangisa on overcoming lust: SN VIII.4
- Ajaan Maha Boowa's story of conquering lust by contemplating ~: "An Heir to the Dhamma," in Straight From the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- Ven. Sister Subha plucks out an eye: Thig 14.1
- Attachment.See also Sensuality; Tanha (craving).
- Is attachment to possessions a source of delight?: SN IV.8
- ~ to loved ones as a cause of sorrow: SN XLII.11, Ud VIII.8
- ~ to the body as a cause of further pain: Sn IV.2
- Attha-sila (the eight precepts) -- see Precepts.
- Aversion -- see Ill-will (vyapada).
- Avijja (ignorance).See also Kilesa (defilements); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Awakening.See also Nibbana; Vimutti (release).
- 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 IX.11
- Pain.See also Illness; Vedana (feeling).
- Pali canon.
- Pali language.
- Pañca-sila (the five precepts) -- see Precepts
- Pañña (discernment, wisdom).See also Paramis.
- Papañca (complication, proliferation).
- Paramis (perfections).
- Parinibbana (total release; complete liberation).See also Nibbana.
- Eye-witness accounts of the Buddha's ~: SN VI.15
- Parents.See also Children; Family.
- The anguish an aging ~ feels when his children show no gratitude: SN VII.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 ~: Sn II.4
- At one time or another, we have all been each other's ~: SN XV.14
- Reverence for one's ~ as a blessing: Dhp 332
- Parisa (Buddha's following).
- Pasada (clarity and serene confidence).See also Samvega.
- Paticca-samuppada (Dependent co-arising).See also Samsara.
- Patience -- see Khanti.
- Patimokkha (monks' and nuns' rules of conduct).See also Vinaya.
- Perception -- see Sañña.
- 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
- Perfections -- see Paramis.
- Pleasure.See also Happiness; Pain; Sensuality; Vedana (feeling).
- Precepts.See also Lay Buddhist practice; Refuge; Sila.
- Psychic powers -- see Supranormal powers.
- Pschology and Buddhism.See also Abhidhamma.
- Puñña (merit, inner wealth).
- 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 III.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 V.43
- Is making ~ the best one can aspire to in this short life?: SN II.19
- "Merit," in Awareness Itself (Ajaan Fuang)
- "Merit and Spiritual Growth" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- Radiant Mind
- Rebirth.See also Hell; Jati (birth); Kamma; Sagga (heaven).
- Recollections, ten (anussati).
- Recollection of the Buddha (buddhanussati): SN XI.3, AN III.70, AN XI.12, AN XI.13
- Recollection of the Dhamma (dhammanussati): SN XI.3, AN III.70, AN XI.12, AN XI.13
- Recollection of the Sangha (sanghanussati): SN XI.3, AN III.70, AN XI.12, AN XI.13
- Recollection of one's own virtues (silanussati): AN III.70, AN XI.12, AN XI.13
- Recollection of one's own generosity (caganussati): AN XI.12, AN XI.13
- Recollection of the devas (devatanussati): AN III.70, AN XI.12, AN XI.13
- Mindfulness of death (maranasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Mindfulness of the body (kayagatasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Mindfulness of breathing (anapanasati) (see also Satipatthana).
- Recollection of peace (upasamanussati): Iti 90
- Study Guide: "The Ten Recollections"
- Refuge.See also Precepts; Tiratana (the Three Gems).
- Relics.See also Devotion.
- Remorse.See also Sila.
- Renunciation -- see Nekkhamma.
- Respect.
- Restraint.See also Celibacy; Contentment with little; Nekkhamma (renunciation); Sensuality.
- Revenge.
- 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.
- Sacca (truthfulness).See also Paramis.
- Saddha (faith; conviction).See also Doubt; "Conviction" in the Subject Index of The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu).
- Sagga (heaven realms).See also Devas; Gradual instruction; Hell; Kamma.
- Sakkaya-ditthi (self-identity view, personality-belief).See also Ditthi (views).
- Salayatana (the six sense doors).See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Sensuality.
- 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 XXVII.1
- See the suttas in the Salayatana-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya.
- Samadhi (concentration).See also Jhana; Samatha (tranquillity, calm).
- Samatha (tranquillity, calm).See also Samadhi (concentration); Vipassana (insight).
- Sammappadhana (the four right exertions).See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma; Viriya (persistence, effort).
- Sampajañña (alertness).
- Samsara (the round of rebirth).See also Kamma (intentional action); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Samvega (spiritual urgency; chastened dispassion).See also Death.
- Samyutta Nikaya.
- Sangha (1. Monastic community; 2. Community of Noble (Awakened) Ones).See also Monastic life; Tiratana (Triple Gem).
- Sankhara (mental fashionings, fabrications, or formations).See also Khandha (aggregates of clinging); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- "Fashionings," in Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee)
- Sañña (perception, naming, labeling).See also Khandha (aggregates of clinging).
- Four erroneous perceptions that keep us trapped in samsara: AN IV.49
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN VI.63
- Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: SN XXVII.6
- Sati (mindfulness).See also Meditation; Satipatthana.
- Satipatthana (frames of reference/foundations of mindfulness).See also Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing); Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma; Kayagatasati (mindfulness of the body); Maranasati (mindfulness of death); Sati (mindfulness).
- Seclusion -- see Viveka.
- Self-view -- see Sakkaya-ditthi.
- Sensuality.See also Asubha (unattractiveness, loathesomeness); Body; Nekkhamma (renunciation); Pleasure; Restraint; Salayatana (six sense-doors); Sexual identity; Upadana (clinging).
- As a yoke: AN IV.10
- As a flood: SN XLV.171
- The allures and drawbacks of ~: MN 13
- Dangers of: MN 45
- What's wrong with sensual pleasures?: SN V.6
- Like falling into debt: AN VI.45
- Be careful with ~ as you would a venomous snake: Sn IV.1
- Clinging to sense-pleasures is a fetter: Ud VII.3
- Like a fish caught in a trap: Ud VII.4
- Like a suckling calf dependent on its mother: Ud VII.4
- Renouncing ~ brings an even higher happiness: Ud III.2
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN VI.63
- The source of ~ lies in the mind's passionate response to sense-objects, not in the objects themselves: AN VI.63
- "Sensuality," in The Mind Like Fire Unbound (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Separation from what is dear and appealing.See also Dukkha.
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