The Triple Gem🌱:
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Buddha - Anyone who is fully enlightened
Dhamma - The law of nature; The teaching of an enlightened person; The way to liberation
Sangha - Anyone who has practiced Dhamma and has become a pure-minded, Saintly person
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Buddha - Anyone who is fully enlightened
Dhamma - The law of nature; The teaching of an enlightened person; The way to liberation
Sangha - Anyone who has practiced Dhamma and has become a pure-minded, Saintly person
The three trainings🌱:
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Sīla - Morality
Samādhi - Concentration, Mastery of the mind
Paññā - Wisdom, Insight that purifies the mind
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Sīla - Morality
Samādhi - Concentration, Mastery of the mind
Paññā - Wisdom, Insight that purifies the mind
Sila🌱:
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To abstain from killing any being
To abstain from stealing
To abstain from sexual misconduct
To abstain from wrong speech
To abstain from all intoxicants
The three roots of all mental defilements🌱:
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Rāga/Lobha - Craving
Dosa - Aversion
Moha - Ignorance
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Rāga/Lobha - Craving
Dosa - Aversion
Moha - Ignorance
The Four Noble Truths🌱:
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1.The fact of suffering
2.the origin of suffering (craving)
3.the cessation of suffering
4.the path leading to the cessation of suffering
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1.The fact of suffering
2.the origin of suffering (craving)
3.the cessation of suffering
4.the path leading to the cessation of suffering
The Noble Eightfold Path🌱:
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sammā-vācā - right speech
sammā-kammanta - right action
samna-ājīvā - right livelihood
sammā-vāyama - right effort
sammā-sati - right awareness
sammā-samādhi - right concentration
sammā-saṅkappa - right thought
sammā-diṭṭhi - right understanding
Kamma - action; specifically, an action one performs which will have an effect on one's future (Sanskrit karma)
The three kinds of wisdom🌱:
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suta-mayā paññā - wisdom gained by listening to others
cintā-mayā paññā - intellectual, analytical understanding
bhāvanā-mayā paññā- wisdom based on direct personal experience
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suta-mayā paññā - wisdom gained by listening to others
cintā-mayā paññā - intellectual, analytical understanding
bhāvanā-mayā paññā- wisdom based on direct personal experience
The three characteristics of phenomena🌱:
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aniccā - impermanence
anattā - egolessness
dukkha - suffering
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aniccā - impermanence
anattā - egolessness
dukkha - suffering
The five aggregates of which a human being is composed🌱:
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rūpa - matter; the physical body composed of subatomic particles (kalāpa)
viññāṇa - consciousness, cognition
saññā - perception, recognition
vedanā - sensation
saṅkhārā - reaction; mental conditioning
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rūpa - matter; the physical body composed of subatomic particles (kalāpa)
viññāṇa - consciousness, cognition
saññā - perception, recognition
vedanā - sensation
saṅkhārā - reaction; mental conditioning
The four material elements🌱:
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pathavī - earth (solidity, weight)
āpo - water (fluidity, cohesion)
vāyo - air (gaseousness, motion)
tejo - fire (temperature)
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pathavī - earth (solidity, weight)
āpo - water (fluidity, cohesion)
vāyo - air (gaseousness, motion)
tejo - fire (temperature)
The four causes for the arising of matter🌱:
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food
environment/atmosphere
a present mental reaction
a past mental reaction
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food
environment/atmosphere
a present mental reaction
a past mental reaction
Nibbāna - the unconditioned, the ultimate reality which is beyond mind and matter (Sanskrit nirvāṇa)
Satipaṭṭhāna - the establishing of awareness; synonym for Vipassana
The four satipatthanas are🌱:
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kāyānupassanā - observation of the body
vedanānupassanā - observation of bodily sensations
cittānupassanā - observation of the mind
dhammānupassanā - observation of mental contents
The five hindrances or enemies🌱:
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kāmacchanda - craving
vyāpāda - aversion
thina-middha - physical sloth and mental torpor
uddhacca-kukkucca - agitation and worry
vicikicchā - doubt, uncertainty
kāmacchanda - craving
vyāpāda - aversion
thina-middha - physical sloth and mental torpor
uddhacca-kukkucca - agitation and worry
vicikicchā - doubt, uncertainty
The five strengths or friends🌱:
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saddhā - confidence
vīriya - effort
sati - awareness
samādhi - concentration
paññā- wisdom
The ten parami or mental perfections🌱:
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nekkhamma - renunciation
sīla- morality
vīriya - effort
khantī - tolerance
sacca - truthfulness
adhiṭṭhāna - strong determination
paññā - wisdom
upekkhā - equanimity
mettā - selfless love
dāna- generosity; donation
The four qualities of a pure mind🌱:
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mettā - selfless love
karuṇā - compassion
muditā - sympathetic joy
upekkhā - equanimity
Bhavatu sabba maṅgalaṃ🌱- May all beings be happy!
Sādhu, sādhu, sādhu🌱- weIl said, well done; we agree, we share this wish