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 +====== General Index ======
 +<span hide>General Index</span>
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 +Summary: 
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 +<div #h_doctitle>General Index</div>
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 +<div #h_copyright>[[#f_termsofuse|{{en:img:d2.png?16x18}}]][[#f_termsofuse| 2007-2018]]</div>
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 +<div #h_seealso>See also the other indexes: 
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 +<span hlist> [[index-author|Author]] | [[index-names|Names]] | [[index-number|Number]] | [[index-similes|Similes]] | [[index-sutta|Suttas]] | [[index-title|Title]] </span>
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 +<div #homagetext>[[en:homage|-  Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa  -]]</div>
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 +<span #h_content></span>
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 +This index can help you locate sutta translations, articles, transcribed talks, books, and other things on this website. This is not an exhaustive index: not every text is indexed here, nor have I included references to each and every occurrence of a given topic in the texts. Nevertheless, I hope you find it helpful in steering you in the right direction.
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 +The tilde (~) stands for the head-word in a given entry. Short essays and individual chapters from books are shown in quotation marks. Books and longer works are shown in //italics.// Links to terms listed elsewhere in this index are shown in **bold face**.
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 +<div alphalist>
 +<span hlist> [[#a|A]] | [[#b|B]] | [[#c|C]] | [[#d|D]] | [[#e|E]] | [[#f|F]] | [[#g|G]] | [[#h|H]] | [[#i|I]] | [[#j|J]] | [[#k|K]] | [[#l|L]] | [[#m|M]] | [[#n|N]] | [[#o|O]] | [[#p|P]] | [[#q|Q]] | [[#r|R]] | [[#s|S]] | [[#t|T]] | [[#u|U]] | [[#v|V]] | [[#w|W]] | [[#xyz|XYZ]] </span>
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 +</div>
 +
 +====== A ======
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 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #abhidhamma>Abhidhamma</span>. See also **[[#psychology|Psychology and Buddhism]]**.
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:abh:index|Abhidhamma Pitaka]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bodhi/abhiman|A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma (Introduction)]]// (Bodhi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/mendis/wheel322|The Abhidhamma in Practice]]// (Mendis)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #adhitthana>Adhitthana</span> (determination, resolution). See also **[[#parami|Paramis]]**.
 +  :: Four determinations: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.140.than#determinations4|MN 140]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #adinava>Adinava</span> (drawbacks, dangers). See also **[[#gradual|Gradual instruction]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:adinava:index|Drawbacks]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: ~ of feeling: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.013.than#drawback-feeling|MN 13]]
 +  :: ~ of form: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.013.than#drawback-form|MN 13]]
 +  :: ~ of sensuality: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.013.than#drawback-sensuality|MN 13]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.014.than#sensuality|MN 14]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.054x.than|MN 54]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn01:sn01.020.than#drawbacks|SN 1.20]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-095|Iti 95]]
 +  :: ~ of clingable phenomena: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.052.than|SN 12.52]]
 +  :: ~ of aging, illness, and death: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.062.than|AN 3.62]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.252.than|AN 4.252]]
 +  :: ~ of supranormal powers: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#drawbacks|DN 11]]
 +  :: ~ of unskillful thoughts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.020.than|MN 20]]
 +  :: ~ of unskillful conduct: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.018.than|AN 2.18]]
 +  :: As one of ten perceptions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.060.than#drawbacks|AN 10.60]]
 +
 +  ? Admonishment. See also **[[#speech|Speech]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-vaca:index#admonish|Right Speech]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: Making oneself easy to admonish: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.021x.than#admonish|MN 21]]
 +  :: The Buddha's strong words to his son Rahula: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.061.than|MN 61]]
 +  :: What to do if someone just won't listen to reason: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.111.than#kill|AN 4.111]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #aging>Aging</span>. See also **[[#death|Death]]**; **[[#divine|Divine messengers]]**; **[[#illness|Illness]]**.
 +  :: The Buddha spits on ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn48:sn48.041.than#spit|SN 48.41]]
 +  :: Description of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#wrinkle|MN 9]]
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#aging|MN 9]]
 +  :: "[[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.11.than|Aging]]" (Dhammapada XI)
 +  :: Effects of ~ on the body: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:thig.13.01.than|Thig 13.1]]
 +  :: How to train yourself when your body is old and decrepit: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.001.than|SN 22]]
 +  :: You're never too old to realize the Dhamma: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:thig.05.08.than|Thig 5.8]]
 +  :: Age is no measure of wisdom: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.001.than|SN 3.1]]
 +  :: Advice to two aging brahmans: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.051.than|AN 3.51]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.052.than|AN 3.52]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:beyondcoping:index|"Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca1:index|The 1st Noble Truth]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #aids>AIDS</span>. See also **[[#illness|Illness]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:painhelp|Using Meditation to Deal with Pain, Illness and Death: A talk given to a conference on AIDS, HIV and other Immuno-deficiency Disorders]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:beyondcoping:index|"Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #anapanasati>Anapanasati</span> (mindfulness of breathing).
 +  :: The Buddha's principal teaching on ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.118.than|MN 118]]
 +  :: How ~ leads to Awakening: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn54:sn54.013.than|SN 54.13]]
 +  :: ~ should be developed no matter how far along you are in your meditation practice: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn54:sn54.008.than|SN 54.8]]
 +  :: As one of the ten Recollections: See **[[#recollections|Recollections, ten]]**.
 +  :: As one of the ten Perceptions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.060.than#breath|AN 10.60]]
 +  :: As a method of subduing lust: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn08:sn08.004.than#lust|SN 8.4]]
 +  :: As a method of subduing annoying thoughts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-085|Iti 85]]
 +  :: Five qualities a practitioner of ~ should develop: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.096.than|AN 5.96]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.097.than|AN 5.97]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.098.than|AN 5.98]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/ariyadhamma/bl115|Anapana Sati: Meditation on Breathing]]// (Ariyadhamma)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:breathmed|Basic Breath Meditation Instructions]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations|Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations2|Meditations 2]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations3|Meditations 3]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations4|Meditations 4]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations5|Meditations 5]]//
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:guided|A Guided Meditation]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:agendas|The Agendas of Mindfulness]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:deperception|De-perception]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/kee/condensed|Breath Meditation Condensed]]// (Kee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/inmind|Keeping the Breath in Mind]]// (Lee)
 +  :: See also many other books by [[:en:lib:thai:index#lee|Ajaan Lee]] and [[:en:lib:thai:index#fuang|Ajaan Fuang]].
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #anatta>Anatta</span> (not-self). See also **[[#tilakkhana|Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence)]]**.
 +  :: Reflection on ~ as a basis for insight: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.059.than|SN 22.59]]
 +  :: Why the Buddha did not take a position on the question of whether or not there is a self: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn44:sn44.010.than|SN 44.10]]
 +  :: The views "I have a self" and "I have no self" are equally wrong: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.022.than|MN 22]]
 +  :: Identifying the five **[[#khandha|khandhas]]** as "self" is the cause of affliction: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.001.than|SN 22.1]]
 +  :: As one of seven perceptions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.046.than|AN 7.46]]
 +  :: As one of ten perceptions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.060.than#anatta|AN 10.60]]
 +  :: Relation of ~ to dependent co-arising: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.15.0.than|DN 15]]
 +  :: Contemplation of the six senses in terms of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.148.than|MN 148]]
 +  :: Not understanding ~ is like being a dog tied to a post: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.099.than|SN 22.99]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors:various:wheel202|Three Basic Facts of Existence: Volume 3, Egolessness]]// (various authors)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:consciousnesses|Consciousnesses]]" (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/mendis/wheel268|The No-self Characteristic]]// (Mendis)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:notself2|No-self or Not-self?]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:notself|The Not-self Strategy]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:selvesnotself|Selves & Not-self]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khema/bl095|Meditating on No-self]]// (Khema)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #anger>Anger</span>. See also **[[#conflict|Conflict]]**; **[[#ill|Ill-will (vyapada)]]**; **[[#kilesa|Kilesa (defilements)]]**; **[[#khanti|Khanti (patience)]]**; **[[#metta|Metta (goodwill)]]**; **[[#nivarana|Nivarana (hindrances)]]**; **[[#war|War]]**.
 +  :: As the only thing that's good to kill: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn01:sn01.071.than|SN 1.71]]
 +  :: What to do if someone is angry with you: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn07:sn07.002.than|SN 7.2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn11:sn11.004.olen|SN 11.4]]
 +  :: What to do when ~ arises: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.06.12.than|Thag 6.12]]
 +  :: The best response to ~ (a debate between two deities): [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn11:sn11.005.than|SN 11.5]]
 +  :: ~ can carve into you like an inscription in stone: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.130.than|AN 3.130]]
 +  :: ~ can never be conquered with more ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn11:sn11.004.olen|SN 11.4]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.01.than#dhp-3|Dhp 3]]
 +  :: "[[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.17.than|Anger]]" (Dhammapada XVII)
 +  :: The dangers of giving in to ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.060.than|AN 7.60]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/piyatissa/bl068|The Elimination of Anger]]// (Piyatissa)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:buddharakkhita:bl109|Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good]] (Buddharakkhita)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #anicca>Anicca</span> (impermanence, inconstancy). See also **[[#tilakkhana|Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence)]]**.
 +  :: As one of seven perceptions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.046.than|AN 7.46]]
 +  :: As one of ten perceptions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.060.than#anicca|AN 10.60]]
 +  :: Ponder ~ constantly: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.01.00x.than#passage-111|Thag 1.111]]
 +  :: Contemplate ~ to overcome ignorance: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-085|Iti 85]]
 +  :: Everything in the world is subject to disintegration: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.082.than|SN 35.82]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/various/wheel186|The Three Basic Facts of Existence: Volume 1, Impermanence]]// (Nyanaponika, ed)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:change|All About Change]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #anusaya>Anusaya</span> (obsession; underlying tendency).
 +  :: Seven ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.011.than|AN 7.11]]; [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.012.than|AN 7.12]]
 +  :: Three ~ in relationship to pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.044.than|MN 44]]; [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.148.than|MN 148]]; [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn36:sn36.006.than|SN 36.6]]
 +  :: With the end of the categories of objectification, the ~ come to an end: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.018.than|MN 18]]
 +
 +  ? Anussati — see **[[#recollections|Recollections, ten]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #apaya-mukha>Apaya-mukha</span> (path to deprivation).
 +  :: Advice to householders on how to avoid the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.054.nara|AN 8.54]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.31.0.nara|DN 31]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:pathtopeace#fact6|The Path to Peace and Freedom for the Mind]]," (Lee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #appamada>Appamada</span> (heedfulness, zeal).
 +  :: Defined: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.097.than|SN 35.97]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn48:sn48.056.than|SN 48.56]]
 +  :: Difference between ~ and its opposite: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.097.than|SN 35.97]]
 +  :: ~ is the foremost skillful quality (ten similes): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.015.than|AN 10.15]]
 +  :: As the one quality that can provide security: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.017.than|SN 3.17]]
 +  :: What constitutes living with ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn55:sn55.040.than|SN 55.40]]
 +  :: The Buddha's last words: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.16.5-6.than#lastword|DN 16]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn06:sn06.015.than|SN 6.15]]
 +  :: "[[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.02.than|Heedfulness]]" (Dhammapada II)
 +  :: Benefits of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.1.001-027.than#iti-023|Iti 23]]
 +  :: Wake up!: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.10.than|Sn 2.10]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_17|A Note on Openness]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? Appropriate attention — see **[[#yoniso|Yoniso-manasikara]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #arahant>Arahant</span> (fully-awakened being). See also **[[#buddha|Buddha]]**; **[[#nibbana|Nibbana]]**.
 +  :: Stock passage describing attainment of arahantship: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.055.than#stock1|AN 6.55]]
 +  :: Stock passage describing the qualities of an ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.055.than#stock2|AN 6.55]]
 +  :: Who can find fault in an ~?: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.7.06.than|Ud 7.6]]
 +  :: Why an ~ continues meditating: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn16:sn16.005.than|SN 16.5]]
 +  :: Does an ~ feel pain?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn01:sn01.038.than|SN 1.38]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn04:sn04.013.than|SN 4.13]]
 +  :: Does an ~ grieve?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn21:sn21.002.than|SN 21.2]]
 +  :: An ~'s actions bear no kammic fruit, good or evil: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.033.than|AN 3.33]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.03.than#dhp-39|Dhp 39]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.19.than#dhp-267|Dhp 267]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.26.than#dhp-412|Dhp 412]]
 +  :: What is the difference between an ~ and a Buddha?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.058.than|SN 22.58]]
 +  :: What is the difference between an ~ and a "learner" (//sekha//)?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn48:sn48.053.than|SN 48.53]]
 +  :: How to recognize if you're an ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.152.wlsh|SN 35.152]]
 +  :: "[[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.07.than|Arahants]]" (Dhammapada VII)
 +  :: "[[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.26.than|Brahmans]]" (Dhammapada XXVI)
 +  :: Fate of ~ after death: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.072.than|MN 72]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.085.than|SN 22.85]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.086.than|SN 22.86]]
 +  :: Nine unskillful acts an ~ is incapable of doing: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.007.than|AN 9.7]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:arahantsbodhisattvas|Arahants, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: "The Conventional Mind, the Mind Released," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/straight|Straight From the Heart]]// (Boowa)
 +
 +  ? Ariya-atthangika magga — see **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? Ariya sacca — see **[[#fourtruths|Four Noble Truths]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #asava>Asava</span> (fermentations, effluents, outflows, taints). See also **[[#kilesa|Kilesa]]**.
 +  :: The Buddha's principal teaching on ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.002.than|MN 2]]
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#asava|MN 9]]
 +  :: Three ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-056|Iti 56]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-057|Iti 57]]
 +  :: ~ and right view: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.117.than#asava|MN 117]]
 +  :: Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.063.than#part-4|AN 6.63]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #ascetic>Ascetic practices</span>.
 +  :: Thirteen ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.16.07.than|Thag 16.7]]
 +  :: The Buddha describes the ~ he practiced as a bodhisatta: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.012.ntbb#austerities|MN 12]]
 +  :: Which ascetic practices should be observed?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.094.than|AN 10.94]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #asoka>Asoka</span> (Indian King, r. 273-232 B.C.E.).
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammika/wheel386|The Edicts of King Asoka]]// (Dhammika)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/asoka|That the True Dhamma Might Last a Long Time: Readings Selected by King Asoka]]// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #asubha>Asubha</span> (unattractiveness, loathsomeness). See also **[[#body|Body]]**; **[[#nibbida|Nibbida]]**; **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**.
 +  :: Contemplation of ~ to maintain one's resolve towards celibacy: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.127.than#asubha|SN 35.127]]
 +  :: As one of seven beneficial reflections: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.046.than|AN 7.46]]
 +  :: Mastery of ~ is a quality to be developed: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.152.than#asubha|MN 152]]
 +  :: Unattractiveness of the body as one of ten perceptions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.060.than#asubha|AN 10.60]]
 +  :: The body as an unlanced boil: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.015.than|AN 9.15]]
 +  :: Using contemplation of ~ to subdue lust: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-085|Iti 85]]; also "The Work of a Contemplative," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/thingsas|Things as They Are]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: Ven. Ananda's advice to Ven. Vangisa on overcoming lust: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn08:sn08.004.than#lust|SN 8.4]]
 +  :: Ajaan Maha Boowa's story of conquering lust by contemplating ~: "An Heir to the Dhamma," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/straight|Straight From the Heart]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: Ven. Sister Subha plucks out an eye: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:thig.14.01.than|Thig 14.1]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khantipalo/wheel271|Bag of Bones: A Miscellany on the Body]]// (Khantipalo)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #attachment>Attachment</span>. See also **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**; **[[#tanha|Tanha (craving)]]**.
 +  :: Does ~ to possessions really bring happiness?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn04:sn04.008.than|SN 4.8]]
 +  :: ~ to loved ones as a cause of sorrow: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.011.than|SN 42.11]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.030.than#love|AN 5.30]], [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.8.08.than|Ud 8.8]]
 +  :: ~ to the body as a cause of further pain: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.02.than|Sn 4.2]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #attha-sila>Attha-sila</span> (the eight precepts) — see **[[#precepts|Precepts]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #aversion>Aversion</span> — see **[[#ill|Ill-will (vyapada)]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #avijja>Avijja</span> (ignorance). See also **[[#kilesa|Kilesa (defilements)]]**; **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**.
 +  :: As a flood: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn45:sn45.171.than|SN 45.171]]
 +  :: As a yoke: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.010.than#ignorance|AN 4.10]]
 +  :: As one of the fetters (**[[#sanyojana|Sanyojana]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.013.than|AN 10.13]]
 +  :: As one of the obsessions (**[[#anusaya|Anusaya]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.011.than|AN 7.11]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.012.than|AN 7.12]]
 +  :: As the cause of wrong view, wrong resolve, etc.: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn45:sn45.001.than|SN 45.1]]
 +  :: What one thing must one abandon in order to overcome ~?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.080.than|SN 35.80]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca2:avijja|Ignorance]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#avijja|MN 9]]
 +  :: As an obstruction: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.1.001-027.than#iti-014|Iti 14]]
 +  :: "Unawareness Converges...," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/straight|Straight From the Heart]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:ignorance|Ignorance]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:kee:readmind#ignorance|The Intricacies of Ignorance]]" (Kee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #awakening>Awakening</span>. See also **[[#nibbana|Nibbana]]**; **[[#vimutti|Vimutti (release)]]**.
 +  :: Factors for ~: see **[[#bojjhanga|Bojjhanga]]**.
 +  :: Is ~ "gradual" or "sudden"?: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.5.05.than|Ud 5.5]]
 +  :: "The Meaning of the Buddha's Awakening" — in Part III of //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/refuge|Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha]]// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:refawake|A Refuge in Awakening]]" (Lee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #awareness>Awareness</span> — see **[[#sati|Sati]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #ayoniso>Ayoniso manasikara (inappropriate attention)</span>. See also **[[#yoniso|Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention)]].**
 +  :: What to do when the mind is being consumed by unskillful thoughts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn09:sn09.011.than|SN 9.11]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== B ======
 +<span anchor #b></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #bala>Bala</span> (the five strengths). See also **[[#bodhipakkhiya-dhamma|Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma]]**.
 +  :: Definition of the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.002.than|AN 5.2]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part2#part2-f|The Five Strengths]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#food|Food for the Mind]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +  :: "The Path of Strength," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/thingsas|Things as They Are]]// (Boowa)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #beauty>Beauty</span>.
 +  :: As a meditative attainment: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn14:sn14.011.than|SN 14.11]]
 +
 +  ? Beginning meditation — see **[[#intro-med|Introduction to meditation practice]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #bhava>Bhava</span> (becoming). See also **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**.
 +  :: As a flood: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn45:sn45.171.than|SN 45.171]]
 +  :: As a yoke: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.010.than#becoming|AN 4.10]]
 +  :: Three levels on which ~ operates: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.076.than|AN 3.76]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.077.than|AN 3.77]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/index#paradoxofbecoming|Paradox of Becoming, The]]// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? Bhikkhu — see **[[#monastic|Monastic Life]]**.
 +
 +  ? Bhikkhuni — see **[[#monastic|Monastic Life]]**.
 +
 +  ? Biographies.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:buddha|A Sketch of the Buddha's Life: Readings from the Pali Canon]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: Account of the Buddha's life in Chapter 2 of //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/refuge|Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha]]// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: Ananda: //[[:en:lib:authors/hecker/wheel273|Ananda: The Guardian of the Dhamma]]// (Hecker)
 +  :: Anathapindika: //[[:en:lib:authors/hecker/wheel334|Anathapindika: The Great Benefactor]]// (Hecker)
 +  :: Angulimala: //[[:en:lib:authors/hecker/wheel312|Angulimala: A Murderer's Road to Sainthood]]// (Hecker)
 +  :: Buddhist Women: //[[:en:lib:authors/hecker/wheel292|Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha]]// (Hecker)
 +  :: Maha Kaccana: //[[:en:lib:authors/bodhi/wheel405|Maha Kaccana: Master of Doctrinal Exposition]]// (Bodhi)
 +  :: Maha Kassapa: //[[:en:lib:authors/hecker/wheel345|Maha Kassapa: Father of the Sangha]]// (Hecker)
 +  :: Maha-Moggallana: //[[:en:lib:authors/hecker/wheel263|Life of Maha-Moggallana]]// (Hecker)
 +  :: Sariputta: //[[:en:lib:authors/nyanaponika/wheel090|The Life of Sariputta]]// (Nyanaponika)
 +  :: Ajaan Lee: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/leeauto|The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee]]// (Lee)
 +  :: Ajaan Thate//[[:en:lib:thai/thate/thateauto|The Autobiography of a Forest Monk]]// (Thate)
 +
 +  ? Birth — see **[[#jati|Jati]]**.
 +
 +  ? Bisexuality — see **[[#sexid|Sexual identity]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #bodhipakkhiya-dhamma>Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma</span> (37 Wings to Awakening).
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/wings/index|The Wings to Awakening: an Anthology from the Pali Canon]]// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: ~ and their relation to the six senses: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.149.than|MN 149]]
 +  :: Prerequisites for the development of the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.001.than#wings|AN 9.1]]
 +  :: As related to breath meditation: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:skillof#wings|Wings to Awakening]]" in //The Skill of Release// (Lee)
 +
 +  ? Also look under each of its constituent seven sets:
 +  :: **[[#satipatthana|Satipatthana (4 Frames of Reference)]]**;
 +  :: **[[#sammappadhana|Sammappadhana (4 Right Exertions)]]**;
 +  :: **[[#iddhipada|Iddhipada (4 Bases of Power)]]**;
 +  :: **[[#indriya|Indriya (5 Mental Faculties)]]**;
 +  :: **[[#bala|Bala (5 Strengths)]]**;
 +  :: **[[#bojjhanga|Bojjhanga (7 Factors for Awakening)]]**;
 +  :: **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #body>Body</span>. See also **[[#asubha|Asubha]]**; **[[#attachment|Attachment]]**; **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**.
 +  :: Mindfulness of the ~: see **[[#satipatthana|Satipatthana]]**.
 +  :: Thirty-two parts of the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:khp:khp.1-9.than#khp-3|Khp 3]], //[[:en:lib:authors:dhammayut:chanting#body|A Chanting Guide]]//, [[:en:lib:thai:suwat:disenchantment|"Disenchantment"]] (Suwat)
 +  :: Foulness of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.015.than|AN 9.15]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.1.11.than|Sn 1.11]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.10.05.than|Thag 10.5]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#bodily|Bodily Debts]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khantipalo/wheel271|Bag of Bones: A Miscellany on the Body]]// (Khantipalo)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:bodymind|"Body Contemplation" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:suwat:fistful#body|This Body of Mine]]" in //Fistful of Sand// (Suwat)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #bojjhanga>Bojjhanga</span> (factors for Awakening). See also **[[#bodhipakkhiya-dhamma|Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma]]**.
 +  :: The right and wrong times to cultivate the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn46:sn46.053.wlsh|SN 46.53]]
 +  :: See the suttas in the [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:index#bojjhanga|Bojjhanga-samyutta]] of the Samyutta Nikaya
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/piyadassi/wheel001|The Seven Factors of Enlightenment]]// (Piyadassi)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part2#part2-g|The Seven Factors for Awakening]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #brahmavihara>Brahmavihara</span> (Divine abodes; sublime states). See also **[[#metta|Metta]]**; **[[#karuna|Karuna]]**; **[[#mudita|Mudita]]**; **[[#upekkha|Upekkha]]**.
 +  :: Systematic cultivation of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.008.than#brahma1|SN 42.8]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn46:sn46.054.than|SN 46.54]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.208.than|AN 10.208]]
 +  :: Practice of ~ as a door to the Deathless: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.052.than#brahma|MN 52]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.017.than#brahma|AN 11.17]]
 +  :: Offering comfort and protection from the cold: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thag:thag.06.02.than|Thag 6.2]]
 +  :: Five realizations that arise from concentration based on the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.027.than|AN 5.27]]
 +  :: Practicing any one of the ~ can take one all the way to fourth jhana: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.063.than|AN 8.63]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:headandheart|Head & Heart Together: Bringing Wisdom to the Brahma-viharas]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/nyanaponika/wheel006|The Four Sublime States]]// (Nyanaponika)
 +
 +  ? Breath meditation — see **[[#anapanasati|Anapanasati]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #buddha>Buddha</span>. See also **[[#arahant|Arahant]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:buddha|A Sketch of the Buddha's Life: Readings from the Pali Canon]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: Epithets for the ~: "[[en:ptf:buddha#ps|The many names for the Buddha]]" in "[[en:ptf:buddha|A Sketch of the Buddha's Life]]"
 +  :: As one of the ten Recollections: see **[[#recollections|Recollections, ten]]**.
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/refuge|Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha]]// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: Buddha's Awakening: See **[[#tevijja|Tevijja (Threefold Knowledge)]]**
 +
 +  ? Buddhism — see **[[#intro-budd|Introduction to ~]]**.
 +
 +  ? Burma — see **[[#myanmar|Myanmar]]**.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== C ======
 +<span anchor #c></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #caste>Caste system</span>.
 +  :: Caste (i.e., race, social class, national identity, etc.) does not determine one's virtue or spiritual potential: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.090.than|MN 90]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.093.than|MN 93]]
 +  :: Even outcastes can become arahants: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thag:thag.12.02.than|Thag 12.2]]
 +  :: A bhikkhu has no caste: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.048.than|AN 10.48]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #celibacy>Celibacy</span>. See also **[[#nekkhamma|Nekkhamma (renunciation)]]**; **[[#restraint|Restraint]]**; **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**.
 +  :: Tools to support one's resolve towards ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.127.than|SN 35.127]]
 +  :: Don't pretend to be celibate if you're not: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.2.028-049.than#iti-048|Iti 48]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:fuang:single|A Single Mind]]" (Fuang)
 +
 +  ? Ceremonies — see **[[#rituals|Rituals]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #chanting>Chanting (Pali)</span>. See also **[[#devotion|Devotion]]**; **[[#rituals|Rituals and Ceremonies]]**.
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/piyadassi/protection|The Book of Protection (**Paritta**)]]// (Piyadassi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammayut/chanting|A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations]]// (Dhammayut Order)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:thai:lee:divinemantra|The Divine Mantra]] (Lee)
 +
 +  ? Characteristics of existence — see **[[#tilakkhana|Tilakkhana]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #children>Children</span>. See also **[[#parents|Parents]]**; **[[#family|Family]]**; [[#young|Young people (readings for)]].
 +  :: Three types of sons and daughters: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-074|Iti 74]]
 +  :: At one time or another, we have all been each other's ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn15:sn15.014.than|SN 15.14]]
 +  :: Grieving the death of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.011.than#ciravasi|SN 42.11]], [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.2.07.than|Ud 2.7]], [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.8.08.than|Ud 8.8]]
 +  :: The anguish an aging parent feels when his ~ show no gratitude: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn07:sn07.014.than|SN 7.14]]
 +  :: Childish innocence should not be confused with wisdom: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.078.than|MN 78]]
 +  :: Showing the proper respect to one's parents: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-106|Iti 106]]
 +  :: Childrens' duties to their parents: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.31.0.nara#to-parents|DN 31]]
 +  :: Parents' duties to their ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.31.0.nara#to-children|DN 31]]
 +
 +  ? Clinging — see **[[#upadana|Upadana]].**
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #commentaries>Commentaries</span>.
 +  :: "[[en:noncanon:fieldguide|Beyond the Tipitaka: A Field Guide to Post-canonical Pali Literature]]"
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #communal>Communal harmony</span>. See also **[[#sangha|Monastic community (Sangha)]]**.
 +  :: Six kinds of behavior that lead to amiability and communal harmony: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.012.than|AN 6.12]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #comparative>Comparative Religions</span>. See also **[[#god|God]]**.
 +  :: Do all religions point towards the same goal?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.21.2x.than#goal|DN 21]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.01.00x.than#passage-86|Thag 1.86]]
 +  :: Are all religious paths fruitful?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.078.than|AN 3.78]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bogoda:bl139#essay4|Buddhism and Other Religions]]" (Bogoda)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:response|A Buddhist Response to Contemporary Dilemmas of Human Existence]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_27|Dhamma and Non-duality]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_24|Tolerance and Diversity]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_30|Toward a Threshold of Understanding]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/harris/bl134|A Journey into Buddhism]]// (Harris)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/vonglasenapp/wheel002|Vedanta and Buddhism: A Comparative Study]]// (von Glasenapp)
 +
 +  ? Compassion — see **[[#karuna|Karuna]]**.
 +  ? Conceit — see **[[#mana|Mana]]**.
 +  ? Concentration — see **[[#samadhi|Samadhi]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #conflict>Conflict</span>. See also **[[#anger|Anger]]**; **[[#ill|Ill-will (vyapada)]]**; **[[#papanca|Papañca]]**; **[[#war|War]]**.
 +  :: Causes of: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.08.than|Sn 4.8]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.11.than|Sn 4.11]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.15.than|Sn 4.15]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:buddharakkhita:bl109|Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good]] (Buddharakkhita)
 +
 +  ? Conscience — see **[[#hiri|Hiri]]**.
 +
 +  ? Consciousness — see **[[#vinnana|Viññana]]**.
 +
 +  ? Contact — see **[[#phassa|Phassa]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #contentment>Contentment with little</span>. See also **[[#restraint|Restraint]]**.
 +  :: As a vital support for practice: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.028.than|AN 4.28]]
 +  :: As a quality of a great person: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.030.than#great8|AN 8.30]]
 +  :: Live like a flying bird, whose wings are its only burden: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than#bird|DN 2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#bird|DN 11]]
 +  :: One thing you should //not// be content with: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.005.than|AN 2.5]]
 +
 +  ? Conviction — see **[[#saddha|Saddha]]**.
 +  :: [[en:faq#copyright|Copyright]].
 +
 +  ? Craving — see **[[#tanha|Tanha]]**.
 +
 +  ? Creation (of universe) — see **[[#questions|Questions not worth asking]]**.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== D ======
 +<span anchor #d></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #dana>Dana</span> (giving; charity). See also **[[#gradual|Gradual instruction]]**; **[[#parami|Paramis]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:dana:index|Generosity]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: As one of the greatest protections/blessings: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.04.than|Sn 2.4]]
 +  :: As a fundamental //requirement// for success on the Path: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.254.than|AN 5.254]]
 +  :: As a treasure: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.006.than#dana|AN 7.6]]
 +  :: As one of the ten Recollections: see **[[#recollections|Recollections, ten]]**.
 +  :: To whom should one give so as to reap the greatest fruit?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.024.than|SN 3.24]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.057.than|AN 3.57]]
 +  :: Eight persons worthy of gifts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.059.kuma|AN 8.59]]
 +  :: Giving to one who has abandoned the hindrances brings good results: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.024.than#lost5|SN 3.24]]
 +  :: Never regret a generous gift you gave in the past: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.020.than|SN 3.20]]
 +  :: Give while you're able, before your house burns to the ground!: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn01:sn01.041.than|SN 1.41]]
 +  :: Giving is best done at the proper time: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.036.than|AN 5.36]]
 +  :: The blessings inherent in the gift of food: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.037.than|AN 5.37]]
 +  :: Giving even one's last meal: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.1.001-027.than#iti-026|Iti 26]]
 +  :: The fruits of giving that arises from various motives: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.049.than|AN 7.49]]
 +  :: The fruits of giving that can be reaped in this life: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.034.than|AN 5.34]]
 +  :: Two kinds of gifts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-098|Iti 98]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-100|Iti 100]]
 +  :: Gifts of Dhamma: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.24.than#dhp-354|Dhp 354]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-098|Iti 98]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-100|Iti 100]]
 +  :: Citta the householder's final teaching on generosity: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn41:sn41.010.than|SN 41.10]]
 +  :: Give to many; don't be like a rainless cloud: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-075|Iti 75]]
 +  :: Giving is good, but there is still more to be done: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.176.than|AN 5.176]]
 +  :: The dangers faced by unvirtuous monks who enjoy pleasures, homage and gifts of the laity: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.068.yaho|AN 7.68]]
 +  :: The scale of good deeds: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.020.than|AN 9.20]]
 +  :: See the suttas in the [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:index#devata|Devata-samyutta]] of the Samyutta Nikaya
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:economy|The Economy of Gifts]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:medhanandi:foodofkindness|The Food of Kindness]]" (Medhanandi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/various/wheel367|Dana: The Practice of Giving]]// (Bodhi)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:nostringsattached|No Strings Attached: The Buddha's Culture of Generosity]] (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #dasasila>Dasa-sila</span> (the ten precepts). See also **[[#sila|Sila (virtue)]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:dasasila|The Ten Precepts]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #death>Death</span>. See also **[[#aging|Aging]]**; **[[#deathless|Deathless]]**; **[[#divine|Divine messengers]]**; **[[#grief|Grief]]**; **[[#illness|Illness]]**; **[[#maranassati|Maranassati (mindfulness of death)]]**; **[[#murder|Murder]]**; **[[#samvega|Samvega (spiritual urgency)]]**.
 +  :: Five subjects for frequent recollection: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.057.than|AN 5.57]]
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#aging|MN 9]]
 +  :: Why do we grieve when a loved one dies?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.011.than|SN 42.11]]
 +  :: As one of seven beneficial reflections: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.046.than|AN 7.46]]
 +  :: As a call to abandon grief and lamentation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.3.08.than|Sn 3.8]]
 +  :: The greatest protection for the layperson: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.04.than|Sn 2.4]]
 +  :: Overcoming ~ by regarding the world as empty: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.5.15.than|Sn 5.15]]
 +  :: Overcoming fear of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.184.than|AN 4.184]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.16.01.than#death1|Thag 16.1]]
 +  :: Heedlessness leads one to ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.02.than#dhp-21|Dhp 21]]
 +  :: No need for worry as ~ nears: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn55:sn55.021.than|SN 55.21]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn55:sn55.022.than|SN 55.22]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.016.than|AN 6.16]]
 +  :: Citta's deathbed conversation with some devas: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn41:sn41.010.than|SN 41.10]]
 +  :: Sariputta's teachings to a dying Anathapindika: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.143.than|MN 143]]
 +  :: Ven. Ananda's grief over Ven. Sariputta's ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn47:sn47.013.than|SN 47.13]]
 +  :: The Buddha's reaction to Ven. Sariputta's ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn47:sn47.014.nypo|SN 47.14]]
 +  :: Kisa Gotami's grief cured by searching for a mustard seed: [[en:noncanon:comy:thiga-10-01-ao0|ThigA X.1]]
 +  :: ~ by a runaway cow: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.140.than|MN 140]], [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.1.10.than|Ud 1.10]], [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.5.03.than|Ud 5.3]]
 +  :: ~ by murder (see also **[[#murder|Murder]]**): [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.4.03.than|Ud 4.3]]
 +  :: ~ of daughter: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:thig.03.05.than|Thig 3.5]]
 +  :: ~ of grandson: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.8.08.than|Ud 8.8]]
 +  :: ~ of son: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.087.than|MN 87]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.011.than#ciravasi|SN 42.11]] [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.2.07.than|Ud 2.7]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:thig.06.01.than|Thig 6.1]]
 +  :: ~ of spouse: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.049.than|AN 5.49]]
 +  :: Honor your ancestors and deceased loved ones with gifts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:pv:pv.1.05.than|Pv 1.5]]
 +  :: Reflections on the brevity of life:
 +    * Death comes rolling towards you, crushing everything in its path. Are you ready?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.025.than|SN 3.25]]
 +    * Life flies by, faster than any arrow. What are we to do?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn20:sn20.006.than|SN 20.6]]
 +    * No shelter from aging and death: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn02:sn02.019.than|SN 2.19]]
 +    * Your last day approaches — this is no time to be heedless! [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.06.13.than|Thag 6.13]]
 +    * Life is brief — practice ardently! [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.5.02.than|Ud 5.2]]
 +
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:beyondcoping:index|"Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/walshe/wheel261|Buddhism and Death]]// (M. O'C. Walshe)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:compassion|Educating Compassion]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:desilva:wheel337#death|Facing Death Without Fear]]" (De Silva)
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca1:index|The 1st Noble Truth]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:chah:our_real_home|Our Real Home]]" (Chah)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:strength#last|The Last Sermon]]" in //Inner Strength// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/straight|Straight From the Heart]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/tolastbr|To The Last Breath — Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying]]// (Boowa)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #deathless>Deathless</span> (amata-dhamma; a synonym for **[[#nibbana|Nibbana]]**) See also **[[#nibbana|Nibbana]]**.
 +  :: Eleven modes of practice that lead to the deathless: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.052.than|MN 52]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.017.than|AN 11.17]]
 +
 +  ? Defilements — see **[[#kilesa|Kilesa]]**.
 +
 +  ? Dependent Co-arising — see **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #desire>Desire</span> (as part of the Path; //(dhamma-chanda)).//
 +  :: Does the ~ for Awakening get in the way of Awakening?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.126.than|MN 126]]
 +  :: Ven. Ananda's instructions to Unnabha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn51:sn51.015.than|SN 51.15]]
 +  :: "The Middleness of the Middle Way," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/thingsas|Things as They Are]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:pushinglimits|Pushing the Limits: Desire & Imagination in the Buddhist Path]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #lobha>Desire</span> (as defilement; //lobha, kamacchanda, raga).// See also **[[#nivarana|Nivarana (hindrances)]]**; **[[#kilesa|Kilesa (defilements)]]**; **[[#tanha|Tanha (craving)]]**.
 +  :: As one of the fetters (**[[#sanyojana|Sanyojana]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.013.than|AN 10.13]]
 +  :: As one of the obsessions (**[[#anusaya|Anusaya]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.011.than|AN 7.11]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.012.than|AN 7.12]]
 +  :: As the cause of suffering and stress: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.011.than|SN 42.11]]
 +  :: ~ ties down the world: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn01:sn01.069.than|SN 1.69]]
 +  :: Why ~ and passion connected with the senses is worth abandoning: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn27:sn27.001-010.than|SN 27.1-8]]
 +  :: Why ~ and passion connected with the **[[#khandha|khandha (aggregates)]]** is worth abandoning: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn27:sn27.001-010.than#sn27.010|SN 27.10]]
 +  :: Why ~ and passion connected with the **[[#dhatu|dhatu (elements)]]** is worth abandoning: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn27:sn27.001-010.than#sn27.009|SN 27.9]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #deva>Devas</span> (celestial beings). See also **[[#kamma|Kamma]]**; **[[#planes|Planes of Existence, Thirty-one]]**; **[[#sagga|Sagga (heaven)]]**.
 +  :: Citta's deathbed conversation with some ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn41:sn41.010.than|SN 41.10]]
 +  :: Some ~ gather to see the Buddha on his deathbed: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.16.1-6.vaji#upavana|DN 16]]
 +  :: A huge gathering of ~ visits the Buddha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.20.0.than|DN 20]]
 +  :: Conversations with the ~ as a basis for faith: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#gods|DN 11]]
 +  :: Occasions when the ~ raise a cheer for a meditator: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-082|Iti 82]]
 +  :: Omens that a ~ is about to die: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-083|Iti 83]]
 +  :: As one of the ten Recollections: see **[[#recollections|Recollections, ten]]**
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/jootla/wheel414|Teacher of the Devas]]// (Jootla)
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sagga:loka|The Thirty-one Planes of Existence]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #devotion>Devotion</span>. See also **[[#relics|Relics]]**; **[[#rituals|Rituals and Ceremonies]]**.
 +  :: The four Buddhist pilgrimage sites: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.16.1-6.vaji#pil4|DN 16]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/piyadassi/protection|The Book of Protection (Paritta)]]// (Piyadassi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammayut/chanting|A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations]]// (Dhammayut Order)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:thai:lee:divinemantra|The Divine Mantra]] (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammika/wheel360|Matrceta's Hymn to the Buddha: An English Rendering of the Satapancasatka]]// (Ven. S. Dhammika)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #dhamma>Dhamma</span>. See also **[[#teaching|Teaching the Dhamma]]**.
 +  :: Basic principles: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.053.than|AN 8.53]]
 +  :: Five rewards of listening to ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.202.than|AN 5.202]]
 +  :: How to listen to the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.088.than|AN 6.88]]
 +  :: As one of the ten Recollections: see **[[#recollections|Recollections, ten]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:index|Dhamma]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:index#dhp|Dhammapada]].
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bodhi/bl129|The Living Message of the Dhammapada]]// (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #dhana>Dhana</span> (treasures) See also **[[#wealth|Wealth]]**.
 +  :: Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:khp:khp.1-9.than#khp-6|Khp 6]]
 +  :: Seven ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.007.than|AN 7.7]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#trading|Trading Outer Wealth for Inner Wealth]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #dhatu>Dhatu</span> (properties, elements).
 +  :: The Buddha's explanation of the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.140.than|MN 140]]
 +  :: Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn27:sn27.001-010.than#sn27.009|SN 27.9]]
 +
 +  ? Discernment — see **[[#panna|Pañña]]**.
 +
 +  ? Disenchantment — see **[[#nibbida|Nibbida]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #ditthi>Ditthi</span> (views). See also **[[#questions|Questions]]**.
 +  :: As a yoke: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.010.than#views|AN 4.10]]
 +  :: As a flood: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn45:sn45.171.than|SN 45.171]]
 +  :: Wisdom has nothing to do with holding to this or that viewpoint: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.096.than|AN 10.96]]
 +  :: What is wrong ~?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.117.than#micchaditthi|MN 117]]
 +  :: Distinguishing right ~ from wrong ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.103.than|AN 10.103]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.104.than|AN 10.104]]
 +  :: The many kinds of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.01.0.bodh|DN 1]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.063.than#views|MN 63]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn41:sn41.003.than#views|SN 41.3]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.093.than|AN 10.93]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.095.than|AN 10.95]]
 +  :: Speculative ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.01.0.bodh|DN 1]]
 +  :: Even the view "I have no self" is wrong: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.022.than|MN 22]]
 +  :: The thicket of wrong ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.072.than#thicket|MN 72]]
 +  :: Attachment to ~ is the cause of disputes: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.08.than|Sn 4.8]]
 +
 +  ? "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-ditthi:index|Right View]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: As a tool: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:strength#beyond|Beyond Right and Wrong]]" in //Inner Strength// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_25|From Views to Vision]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #divine>Divine Messengers</span>. See also **[[#aging|Aging]]**; **[[#illness|Illness]]**; **[[#death|Death]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_32|Meeting the Divine Messengers]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #doubt>Doubt</span> (**vicikiccha).** See also **[[#nivarana|Nivarana (hindrances)]]**; **[[#saddha|Saddha (conviction)]]**.
 +  :: As one of the fetters (**[[#sanyojana|Sanyojana]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.013.than|AN 10.13]]
 +  :: As one of the obsessions (**[[#anusaya|Anusaya]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.011.than|AN 7.11]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.012.than|AN 7.12]]
 +  :: How can one be freed of all ~?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.5.05.than|Sn 5.5]]
 +  :: Development of **[[#jhana|jhana]]** as a means of overcoming ~: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.5.07.than|Ud 5.7]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #downfall>Downfall</span>.
 +  :: Causes of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.1.06.nara|Sn 1.6]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #download>Downloading</span>.
 +  :: [[en:tech:download:bulk|Downloading the Entire Website]]
 +  :: [[en:tech:download:index|Working with downloaded files]]
 +
 +  ? Drawbacks — see **[[#adinava|Adinava]]**.
 +
 +  ? Dread (moral) — see **[[#ottappa|Ottappa]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #dreams>Dreams</span>.
 +  :: Five ~ that appeared to the Buddha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.196.than#dreams5|AN 5.196]]
 +  :: How to ensure good ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.016.than|AN 11.16]]
 +  :: Interpretation of ~ as a form of wrong livelihood for monks: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than#livelihood|DN 2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#livelihood|DN 11]]
 +
 +  ? Drowsiness — see **[[#laziness|Laziness]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #dukkha>Dukkha</span> (unsatisfactoriness; stress; suffering). See also **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**; **[[#tilakkhana|Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence)]]**.
 +  :: The Buddha teaches only ~ and its cessation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.022.than#dukkha|MN 22]]
 +  :: Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.063.than#part-6|AN 6.63]]
 +  :: ~ is inherent in everything the body and mind depend upon for nourishment: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.063.than|SN 12.63]]
 +  :: As one of seven perceptions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.046.than|AN 7.46]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/ashby/bl026|Our Reactions to Dukkha]]// (Ashby)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:mountains|The Weight of Mountains]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca1:dukkha|Dukkha]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca1:index|The 1st Noble Truth]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:beyondcoping:index|"Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== E ======
 +<span anchor #e></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +  ? Ecology — see **[[#nature|Nature]]**.
 +  ? Effluents — see **[[#asava|Asava]]**.
 +  ? Effort — see **[[#viriya|Viriya]]**.
 +  ? Eightfold Path — see **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #emotion>Emotion</span>. See also **[[#pasada|Pasada]]**; **[[#psychology|Psychology]]**; **[[#samvega|Samvega]]**; **[[#vedana|Vedana]]**.
 +  :: The source of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.137.than|MN 137]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:affirming|Affirming the Truths of the Heart: The Buddhist Teachings on Samvega and Pasada]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/desilva-p/wheel237|The Psychology of Emotions in Buddhist Perspective]]// (Padmasiri de Silva)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #emptiness>Emptiness</span> (Suññata).
 +  :: In what way is world empty?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.085.than#answer|SN 35.85]]
 +  :: Meditation practice that leads to the "entry into ~," the doorway to liberation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.121.than|MN 121]]
 +  :: Practical aspects of developing a meditative dwelling in ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.122.than|MN 122]]
 +  :: Conquering death by seeing the world as empty: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.5.15.than|Sn 5.15]]
 +  :: Voidness of the five **[[#khandha|khandha]]:** [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.095.than|SN 22.95]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:emptiness|Emptiness]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:integrityofemptiness|The Integrity of Emptiness]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:kee:readmind#void|Emptiness vs. the Void]]" (Kee)
 +  :: "From Ignorance to Emptiness," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/thingsas|Things as They Are]]// (Boowa)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #engaged>Engaged Buddhism</span> — see **[[#social|Social action]]**.
 +
 +  ? Equanimity — see **[[#upekkha|Upekkha]]**.
 +
 +  ? Ethics — see **[[#sila|Sila]]**.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== F ======
 +<span anchor #f></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +  ? Faculties, five mental — see **[[#indriya|Indriya]]**.
 +  ? Faith — see **[[#saddha|Saddha]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #family>Family</span>. See also **[[#children|Children]]**; **[[#lay|Lay Buddhist practice]]**; **[[#parents|Parents]]**.
 +  :: How a ~ can preserve its wealth: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.255.than|AN 4.255]]
 +  :: Qualities that hold a ~ together: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.032.than|AN 4.32]]
 +  :: Causes of a ~'s downfall: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.009.than#eight|SN 42.9]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammananda/marriage|A Happy Married Life: A Buddhist Perspective]]// (Dhammananda)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #fear>Fear</span>. See also **[[#death|Death]]**.
 +  :: In the wilderness, the Buddha comes face-to-face with his ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.004.than|MN 4]]
 +  :: Ven. Adhimutta reveals his secret for overcoming ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.16.01.than|Thag 16]]
 +  :: Four ways of overcoming ~ of death: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.184.than|AN 4.184]]
 +  :: Overcoming ~ by recollecting the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn11:sn11.003.than#nofear1|SN 11.3]]
 +  :: Your ~ of birth, aging, and death should be greater than your ~ of a dangerous cliff: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn56:sn56.042.than|SN 56.42]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:fear|Freedom from Fear]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_37|Subrahma's Problem]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? Feeling — see **[[#vedana|Vedana]]**.
 +
 +  ? Fermentations — see **[[#asava|Asava]]**.
 +
 +  ? Fire imagery. See also "[[index-similes#fire|Fire]]" in the Index of Similes.
 +  :: Used to describe the nature of clinging: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.052.than#fire|SN 12.52]]
 +  :: The Fire Sermon: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.028.than|SN 35.28]]
 +  :: Fires of passion, aversion, and delusion: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-093|Iti 93]]
 +  :: Fire as an illustration of the destiny of a fully Awakened being: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.072.than#fire|MN 72]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/likefire/index|The Mind Like Fire Unbound: An Image in the Early Buddhist Discourses]]// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #fool>Fool</span> — see **[[#wiseperson|Wise person]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #food>Food</span> (physical and otherwise). See also **[[#nutriment|Nutriment (ahara)]]**.
 +  :: Mindfulness as a preventative against overeating: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.013.olen|SN 3.13]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:medhanandi:index#foodofkindness|The Food of Kindness]]" (Medhanandi)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #forest>Forest traditions</span>. See also **[[#wilderness|Wilderness]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:customs|The Customs of the Noble Ones]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:thai:index|Thai forest traditions]]
 +  :: Forgiveness —  see **[[#reconciliation|Reconciliation]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #fourtruths>The Four Noble Truths</span> (cattari ariya saccani). See also **[[#gradual|Gradual instruction]]**.
 +  :: The Buddha's first teaching on ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn56:sn56.011.than|SN 56.11]]
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#nt4|MN 9]]
 +  :: Direct knowledge of ~ is a hallmark of a true contemplative: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-103|Iti 103]]
 +  :: As a prequisite for awakening: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn56:sn56.044.than|SN 56.44]]
 +  :: Relationship to the **[[#khandha|Khandha]]:** [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.028.than|MN 28]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:index|The Four Noble Truths]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages: [[en:ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca1/index|1]]<sup>st</sup>, [[en:ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca2/index|2]]<sup>nd</sup>, [[en:ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca3/index|3]]<sup>rd</sup>, [[en:ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/index|4]]<sup>th</sup>
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:truths|"The Four Noble Truths" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part3#part3-h-1|The Four Noble Truths]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:strength#truth|The Truth and its Shadows]]" in //Inner Strength// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_20|The Nobility of the Truths]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? Friendship (admirable) — see **[[#k|Kalyanamittata]]**.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== G ======
 +<span anchor #g></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +  ? Gender identity — see **[[#sexid|Sexual identity]]**.
 +  ? Generosity — see **[[#dana|Dana]]**.
 +  ? Giving — see **[[#dana|Dana]]**.
 +  ? Goal of Buddhist practice — see **[[#nibbana|Nibbana]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #god>God</span> (supreme being, Creator, etc.). See also **[[#comparative|Comparative Religions]]**.
 +  :: Belief in ~ (instead of in the law of **[[#kamma|Kamma]]**) is a form of wrong view: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.061.than|AN 3.61]]
 +  :: Great Brahma, the deva who mistakenly believes himself to be the supreme being: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#bigbrahma|DN 11]]
 +
 +  ? Goodwill — see **[[#metta|Metta]]**.
 +
 +  ? Goodness — see **[[#punna|Puñña (merit)]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #gradual>Gradual instruction</span> (anupubbi-katha).
 +  :: Mentioned in: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.5.03.than|Ud 5.3]]
 +  :: The [[en:ptf:dhamma:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: See each of its constituent topics: **[[#dana|Dana (generosity)]]**, **[[#sila|Sila (virtue)]]**, **[[#sagga|Sagga (heaven)]]**, **[[#adinava|Adinava (drawbacks)]]**, **[[#nekkhamma|Nekkhamma (renunciation)]]**, **[[#fourtruths|Four Noble Truths]]**.
 +  :: See the chapter "Dhamma" in //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/refuge|Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha]]// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #gradual_training>Gradual training</span> (anupubba-sikkha).
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than|DN 2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.107.horn|MN 107]].
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #gratitude>Gratitude</span>. See also **[[#integrity|Integrity]]**; **[[#respect|Respect]]**.
 +  :: As one of the greatest protections/blessings: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.04.than|Sn 2.4]]
 +  :: As a requisite for meaningful progress on the Path: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.254.than|AN 5.254]]
 +  :: A grateful person is rare: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.119.than|AN 2.119]]
 +  :: The dangers of enjoying a gift without showing the proper ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.068.yaho|AN 7.68]]
 +  :: How to repay the debt we owe to our parents: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.031.than#s32|AN 2.32]]
 +  :: The anguish an aging parent feels when his children show no ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn07:sn07.014.than|SN 7.14]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:lessonsofgratitude|The Lessons of Gratitude]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #grief>Grief</span>. See also **[[#death|Death]]**.
 +  :: How to move beyond obsessive grieving: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.049.than|AN 5.49]]
 +  :: Do arahants grieve?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn21:sn21.002.than|SN 21.2]]
 +  :: Death and loss are inevitable, but is ~?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.3.08.than|Sn 3.8]]
 +
 +  ? Guilt — see **[[#hiri|Hiri (moral shame)]]**.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== H ======
 +<span anchor #h></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +  ? Habitual patterns of thought: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.019.than#habit|MN 19]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #happiness>Happiness</span>. See also **[[#vedana|Vedana (feeling)]]**.
 +  :: True ~ lies beyond the realm of sensual pleasure: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.075x.than|MN 75]]
 +  :: How Nibbana is understood as happy and pleasant: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.034.than|AN 9.34]]
 +  :: Sometimes confused with suffering: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.3.12.than|Sn 3.12]]
 +  :: Seeing even pleasurable feelings as stressful: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn36:sn36.005.nypo|SN 36.5]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-053|Iti 53]]
 +  :: There are many kinds and degrees of ~; which one do you want?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than#jhanas|DN 2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.059.nypo#degrees|MN 59]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn36:sn36.019.nypo#degrees|SN 36.19]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn36:sn36.031.nypo|SN 36.31]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-073|Iti 73]]
 +
 +  ? Harmlessness — see **[[#ahimsa|Non-harming]]**.
 +  :: <span anchor #hatred>Hatred</span>. See **[[#ill|Ill-will (vyapada)]]**.
 +  :: Headache, Ven. Sariputta's "slight": [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.4.04.than|Ud 4.4]]
 +
 +  ? Heaven realms — see **[[#sagga|Sagga]]**.
 +
 +  ? Heedfulness — see **[[#appamada|Appamada]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #hell>Hell</span> (realm). See also **[[#planes|Planes of Existence, Thirty-one]]**; **[[#sagga|Sagga (heaven)]]**; **[[#kamma|Kamma]]**.
 +  :: As the destination for one with no discernment: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.10.than#dhp-137|Dhp 137]]
 +  :: "[[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.22.than|Hell]]" (Dhammapada XXII)
 +  :: Five grave deeds that lead to rebirth in ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.129.than|AN 5.129]]
 +  :: Causes of rebirth in ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-070|Iti 70]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sagga:loka|The Thirty-one Planes of Existence]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? Heterosexuality — see **[[#sexid|Sexual identity]]**.
 +
 +  ? Hindrances — see **[[#nivarana|Nivarana]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #hiri>Hiri</span> (conscience, moral shame). See also **[[#ottappa|Ottappa (moral dread)]]**.
 +  :: Although your past bad deeds cannot be undone, you can overcome your guilt: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.008.than|SN 42.8]]
 +  :: As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.039.than#consc|MN 39]]
 +  :: As a basis for acquiring discernment: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.002.than|AN 8.2]]
 +  :: As a quality that safeguards the world: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.2.028-049.than#iti-042|Iti 42]]
 +  :: As a rare and fine quality: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn01:sn01.018.than|SN 1.18]]
 +  :: As a treasure: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.006.than#hiri|AN 7.6]]
 +  :: As a guardian: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.009.than|AN 2.9]]
 +  :: Associated with skillful qualities: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.2.028-049.than#iti-040|Iti 40]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:intentions|The Road To Nibbana is Paved with Skillful Intentions]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_23|The Guardians of the World]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? History of Theravada Buddhism.
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bischoff/wheel399|Buddhism in Myanmar: A Short History]]// (Bischoff)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/perera/wheel100|Buddhism in Sri Lanka: A Short History]]// (Perera)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/kusalasaya/wheel085|Buddhism in Thailand]]// (Kusalasaya)
 +  :: [[history|Theravada Buddhism: A Chronology]] (Bullitt)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammika/wheel386|The Edicts of King Asoka]]// (Ven. S. Dhammika)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:customs|The Customs of the Noble Ones]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:kee:dynamic|(Upasika) Kee Nanayon and the Social Dynamic of Theravadin Buddhist Practice]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? Holidays — see **[[#uposatha|Uposatha days]]**.
 +
 +  ? Homosexuality — see **[[#sexid|Sexual identity]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #householder>Householders</span>. See also **[[#family|Family]]**; **[[#lay|Lay Buddhist practice]]**; **[[#marriage|Marriage]]**; **[[#money|Money]]**; **[[#precepts|Precepts]]**; **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**.
 +  :: Showing the proper respect to one's parents: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-106|Iti 106]]
 +  :: ~ are dependent on the monastic community (Sangha): [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-107|Iti 107]]
 +  :: ~ should put aside all worries as death nears: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.016.than|AN 6.16]]
 +  :: Four kinds of bliss available to ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.062.than|AN 4.62]]
 +  :: Citta the householder's final teaching on generosity: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn41:sn41.010.than|SN 41.10]]
 +  :: Household life is crowded and dusty: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.3.01.than#household|Sn 3.1]], [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.5.06.than|Ud 5.6]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/walshe/wheel225|Buddhism and Sex]]// (M. O'C. Walshe)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #humility>Humility</span>. See also **[[#integrity|Integrity]]**;
 +  :: As one of the greatest protections/blessings: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.04.than|Sn 2.4]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== I ======
 +<span anchor #i></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #iddhipada>Iddhipada</span> (the four bases of power). See also **[[#bodhipakkhiya-dhamma|Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma]]**.
 +  :: Benefits derived from: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn51:sn51.020.than|SN 51.20]]
 +  :: The Buddha declines Mara's invitation to use the ~ for worldly aims: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn04:sn04.020.than|SN 4.20]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part2#part2-d|The Four Bases of Power]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? Ignorance — see **[[#avijja|Avijja]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #ill>Ill-will //(vyapada)//</span>. See also **[[#anger|Anger]]**; **[[#conflict|Conflict]]**; **[[#kilesa|Kilesa (defilements)]]**; **[[#metta|Metta (goodwill)]]**; **[[#nivarana|Nivarana (hindrances)]]**.
 +  :: Ten reflections to help overcome hatred: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.080.than|AN 10.80]]
 +  :: ~ can never be conquered with more ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.01.than#dhp-3|Dhp 3]]
 +  :: The sources of conflict and hostility: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.21.2x.than|DN 21]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.018.than|MN 18]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #illness>Illness</span>. See also **[[#aging|Aging]]**; **[[#death|Death]]**; **[[#divine|Divine messengers]]**.
 +  :: The Buddha attends to a monk with dysentery: [[en:tipitaka:vin:mv:mv.08.26.01-08.than#nurse|Mv 8.26.1-8]]
 +  :: The Buddha's advice to Maha Kassapa during a painful illness: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn46:sn46.014.than|SN 46.14]]
 +  :: One need not be sick in mind just because one is sick in body: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.001.than|SN 22.1]]
 +  :: How even a sick person can realize Awakening: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.121.than|AN 5.121]]
 +  :: Ten perceptions that can heal body and mind: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.060.than|AN 10.60]]
 +  :: Even the best medicines for the body don't always work; here's one for the mind that does: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.108.than|AN 10.108]]
 +  :: Five qualities that make a sick person easy (or hard) to tend to: [[en:tipitaka:vin:mv:mv.08.26.01-08.than#patient|Mv 8.26.1-8]]
 +  :: Five qualities that make a good (or bad) nurse: [[en:tipitaka:vin:mv:mv.08.26.01-08.than#nurse|Mv 8.26.1-8]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:beyondcoping:index|"Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca1:index|The 1st Noble Truth]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:kee:gooddose|A Good Dose of Dhamma for Meditators When They Are Ill]]" (Kee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/handbook|A Handbook for the Relief of Suffering]]// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/desilva/bl132|Ministering to the Sick and Terminally Ill]]// (De Silva)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:chah:our_real_home|Our Real Home]]" (Chah)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/straight|Straight from the Heart]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/tolastbr|To the Last Breath: Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:strength#last|The Last Sermon]]" in //Inner Strength// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:strength#truth|The Truth and its Shadows]]" in //Inner Strength// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:painhelp|Using Meditation to Deal with Pain, Illness, and Death: A talk given to a conference on AIDS, HIV and other Immuno-deficiency Disorders]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? Impermanence — see **[[#anicca|Anicca]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #indriya>Indriya</span> (five mental faculties). See also **[[#bodhipakkhiya-dhamma|Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma]]**.
 +
 +  ? Look under each of its constituent members:
 +  :: **[[#saddha|Saddha (conviction, faith)]]**
 +  :: **[[#viriya|Viriya (persistence, effort)]]**
 +  :: **[[#sati|Sati (mindfulness)]]**
 +  :: **[[#samadhi|Samadhi (concentration)]]**
 +  :: **[[#panna|Pañña (discernment, wisdom)]]**
 +  :: A summary of the five faculties: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn48:sn48.010.than|SN 48.10]]
 +  :: See the suttas in the [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:index#indriya|Indriya-samyutta]] of the Samyutta Nikaya
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part2#part2-e|The Five Faculties]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "The Path of Strength," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/thingsas|Things as They Are]]// (Ajaan Maha Boowa);
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/conze/wheel065|The Way of Wisdom: The Five Spiritual Faculties]]// (Conze)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #insight>Insight</span> — see **[[#vipassana|Vipassana]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #integrity>Integrity</span>. See also **[[#gratitude|Gratitude]]**; **[[#humility|Humility]]**; **[[#respect|Respect]]**; **[[#stream|Stream-entry (sotapatti)]]**; **[[#wiseperson|Wise person]].**
 +  :: What is a person of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.110.than|MN 110]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.113.than|MN 113]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.031.than|AN 2.31]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.073.than|AN 4.73]]
 +  :: How a person of ~ gives gifts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.148.than|AN 5.148]]
 +
 +  ? Intention, intentional action — see **[[#kamma|Kamma]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #intro-budd>Introduction to Buddhism</span>. See also **[[#intro-med|Introduction to meditation practice]]**.
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bullen/bl042|Buddhism: A Method of Mind Training]]// (Bullen)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/narada/nutshell|Buddhism in a Nutshell]]// (Narada)
 +  :: "[[theravada|What is Theravada Buddhism?]]" (FAQ)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/refuge|Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha]]// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:bpslist#leaves|BPS "Bodhi Leaves"]] on various topics
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:index|BPS Newsletter essays]] on various topics (Bodhi)
 +  :: [[begin|Beginnings: Suggested Entry Points to this Website]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #intro-med>Introduction to meditation practice</span>. See also **[[#intro-budd|Introduction to Buddhism]]**; **[[#lay|Lay Buddhist Practice]]**; **[[#meditation|Meditation]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:breathmed|Basic Breath Meditation Instructions]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:guided|A Guided Meditation]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:suwat:attitude|Right Attitude]]" (Suwat)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/kee/condensed|Breath Meditation Condensed]]// (Kee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/thate/buddho|Buddho]]// (Thate)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:concmind|The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#quiet|Quiet Breathing]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/startsmall|Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators]]// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/startsmall2|Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators (Portfolio 2)]]// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/startsmall3|Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators (Portfolio 3)]]// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/suwat/light|Light of Discernment: Meditation Instructions]]// (Suwat)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khantipalo/wheel116|Practical Advice for Meditators]]// (Khantipalo)
 +  :: Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations|Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations2|Meditations 2]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations3|Meditations 3]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations4|Meditations 4]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations5|Meditations 5]]//
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/ariyadhamma/bl115|Anapana Sati: Meditation on Breathing]]// (Ariyadhamma)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/figen/bl085|Beginning Insight Meditation]]// (Figen)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/story/bl015|Buddhist Meditation]]// (Story)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:nyanatiloka:wheel394#ch4|Mental Culture]]" (Nyanatiloka)
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.intro.than|Itivuttaka]].
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== J ======
 +<span anchor #j></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? Jataka tales (stories from the Buddha's previous lives).
 +  :: The chariot-maker: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.015.than|AN 3.15]]
 +  :: The story of prince Dighavu: [[en:tipitaka:vin:mv:mv.10.02.03-20.than#dighavu|Mv 10.2.3-20]]
 +  :: See the collection of Jataka stories retold by [[:en:lib:authors:kawasaki:index|Ken & Visakha Kawasaki]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #jati>Jati (birth)</span>. See also **[[#aging|Aging]]**; **[[#death|Death]]**; **[[#illness|Illness]]**; **[[#rebirth|Rebirth]]**.
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#birth|MN 9]]
 +  :: Fear of ~ should be even greater than fear of a dangerous cliff: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn56:sn56.042.than|SN 56.42]]
 +  :: The darkness of ~ is even greater than that of intergalactic space: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn56:sn56.046.than|SN 56.46]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #jhana>Jhana (meditative absorption)</span>. See also **[[#samadhi|Concentration]]**; **[[#nivarana|Nivarana (Hindrances)]]**; **[[#silence|Noble silence]]**; **[[#samatha|Samatha (tranquillity, calm)]]**.
 +  :: And mindfulness: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn02:sn02.007.than|SN 2.7]]
 +  :: How ~ leads the meditator out from the confines of the mind: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.042.than|AN 9.42]]
 +  :: Role of ~ in the development of discernment: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.044.than|AN IX-44]]
 +  :: Goes hand-in-hand with discernment (pañña): [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.25.than#dhp-372|Dhp 372]]
 +  :: Goes hand-in-hand with insight (vipassana): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.170.than|AN 4.170]]
 +  :: How insight can be developed during or immediately after ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.111.than|MN 111]]
 +  :: Paves the way to Nibbana: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.25.than#dhp-372|Dhp 372]]
 +  :: Envied by the devas: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.14.than#dhp-181|Dhp 181]]
 +  :: Practiced by enlightened ones: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.02.than#dhp-23|Dhp 23]]
 +  :: A mark of heedfulness: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.02.than#dhp-27|Dhp 27]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.25.than#dhp-371|Dhp 371]]
 +  :: Frees one from Mara's grasp: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.20.than#dhp-276|Dhp 276]]
 +  :: A hallmark of a true brahman: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.26.than#dhp-386|Dhp 386]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.26.than#dhp-395|Dhp 395]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.26.than#dhp-414|Dhp 414]]
 +  :: One day with ~ is better than a hundred years without: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.08.than#dhp-110|Dhp 110]]
 +  :: How does the Buddha practice ~ in the forest?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn07:sn07.018.than|SN 7.18]]\\
 +  :: Formless attainments leading to Nibbana: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.052.than#formless|MN 52]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.106.than|MN 106]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.017.than#formless|AN 11.17]]
 +  :: Possible courses of rebirth from practicing ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.123.than|AN 4.123]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.124.than|AN 4.124]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-samadhi:jhana|Jhana]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-samadhi:index|Right Concentration]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations|Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations2|Meditations 2]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations3|Meditations 3]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations4|Meditations 4]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations5|Meditations 5]]//
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:suwat:concentration|Right Concentration]]" (Suwat)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/craft|The Craft of the Heart]]// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/gunaratana/wheel351|The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation]]// (Gunaratana)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/inmind|Keeping the Breath in Mind]]// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:concmind|The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:jhananumbers|Jhana Not by the Numbers]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #joy>Joy</span>. See also **[[#piti|Piti (rapture;bliss)]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:joyeffort|The Joy of Effort]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? Joy, appreciative/sympathetic — see **[[#mudita|Mudita]]**.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== K ======
 +<span anchor #k></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #kalyanamittata>Kalyanamittata (admirable friendship)</span>. See also **[[#teaching|Teaching the Dhamma]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-ditthi:kalyanamittata|Admirable friendship]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: As a prerequisite for the development of the wings to Awakening: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.001.than#friend1|AN 9.1]]
 +  :: What is a true friend?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.035.than|AN 7.35]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.03.than|Sn 2.3]]
 +  :: Benefits of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.001.than#friend2|AN 9.1]]
 +  :: Having ~ is conducive to the ending of dukkha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.25.than#dhp-376|Dhp 376]]
 +  :: As a crucial support for Dhamma practice: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.1.001-027.than#iti-017|Iti 17]]
 +  :: As a way of uplifting your own inner potential: "[[:en:lib:thai:mun:everpresent#potential|Potential]]" (Mun)
 +  :: ~ is the whole of the holy life: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn45:sn45.002.than|SN 45.2]]
 +  :: Avoiding lazy people: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-078|Iti 78]]
 +  :: Choose your friends carefully, for you become like them: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-076|Iti 76]]
 +  :: What is good friendship for householders?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.054.nara#friendship|AN 8.54]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_26|Association with the Wise]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #kamma>Kamma (karma; intentional action)</span>. See also **[[#deva|Devas]]**; **[[#hell|Hell]]**; **[[#planes|Planes of Existence, Thirty-one]]**; **[[#rebirth|Rebirth]]**; **[[#sagga|Sagga (heaven)]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-ditthi:kamma|Intentional Action]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-kammanto:index|Right Action]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: The laws of ~ and rebirth are as inviolable as the law of gravity: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.006.than|SN 42.6]]
 +  :: As one of the five subjects for frequent recollection: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.057.than|AN 5.57]]
 +  :: Reflect on your actions before, during, and after: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.061.than|MN 61]]
 +  :: Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.063.than#part-5|AN 6.63]]
 +  :: Actions of body, speech, and mind determine one's future course: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.041.nymo|MN 41]]
 +  :: How to ease the inevitable bad results of one's past bad deeds: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.008.than|SN 42.8]]
 +  :: The rewards of skillful ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.018.than|AN 2.18]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.040.than|AN 8.40]]
 +  :: The results of unskillful ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.018.than|AN 2.18]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.040.than|AN 8.40]]
 +  :: The ten courses of skillful ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.176.than#skillful10|AN 10.176]]
 +  :: The ten courses of unskillful ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.176.than#unskillful10|AN 10.176]]
 +  :: The difference between "old" and "new" ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.145.than|SN 35.145]]
 +  :: Present happiness depends on both past and present ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.101.than|MN 101]]
 +  :: Past ~ alone cannot account for present experience: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn36:sn36.021.than|SN 36.21]]
 +  :: Past unskillful ~ can't be "burned away" through ascetic practice: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.101.than|MN 101]]
 +  :: The ~ that leads to the ending of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.235.than|AN 4.235]]
 +  :: When I perform an action, am I the same person when I experience its results, or am I different?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.046.than|SN 12.46]]
 +  :: Why do the results of bad deeds vary from one person to another?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.099.than|AN 3.99]]
 +  :: The influence of present and past ~ on the development of skillful qualities: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.086.than|AN 6.86]]
 +  :: Five bad actions that you should never do: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.129.than|AN 5.129]] (also [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.087.than|AN 5.87]])
 +  :: Trying to figure out the results of ~ is sure to drive you crazy: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.077.than|AN 4.77]]
 +  :: Inner goodness is measured by the goodness of one's actions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.085.than|AN 4.85]]
 +  :: Act like a dog, and that's what you'll become: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.057.nymo|MN 57]]
 +  :: How ~ accounts for the fortune and misfortune of beings: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.135.than|MN 135]]
 +  :: A more detailed explanation of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.136.nymo|MN 136]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/nanamoli/wheel248|The Buddha's Words on Kamma]]// (Ñanamoli Thera)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:nyanatiloka:wheel394#ch2|Kamma & Rebirth]]" (Nyanatiloka)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:karma|Karma]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:kamma|"Kamma" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part1#part1-b|Kamma and the Ending of Kamma]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_12|A Remedy for Despair]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: "A Refuge in Skillful Action," in //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/refuge|Refuge: an Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha]]// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:intentions|The Road to Nirvana is Paved with Skillful Intentions]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:resonance|Samsara Divided by Zero]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part1#part1-a|Skillfulness]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sagga:loka|The Thirty-one Planes of Existence]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #karuna>Karuna (compassion)</span>. See also **[[#brahmavihara|Brahmavihara]]**.
 +  :: As a factor leading to liberation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.013.than|AN 6.13]]
 +  :: Systematic practice of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.008.than#brahma2|SN 42.8]]
 +  :: Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.161.than|AN 5.161]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/harris/bl141|Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism]]// (Harris)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:compassion|Educating Compassion]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #kayagatasati>Kayagatasati (mindfulness of the body)</span>. See also **[[#satipatthana|Satipatthana (frames of reference)]]**.
 +  :: The Buddha's principal teaching on ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.119.than|MN 119]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #khandha>Khandha (the five clinging-aggregates)</span>. See also **[[#body|Body)]]**; **[[#upadana|Upadana (clinging)]]**; **[[#vipassana|Vipassana (insight)]]**.
 +  :: See the suttas in the [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:index#khandha|Khandhavagga]] of the Samyutta Nikaya.
 +  :: How we define ourselves in terms of the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.036.than|SN 22.36]]
 +  :: A summary of the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.048.than|SN 22.48]]
 +  :: Identification with the ~ as the cause of self-view: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.047.than|SN 22.1]]
 +  :: Identifying the five ~ as "self" is the cause of affliction: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.001.than|SN 22.1]]
 +  :: Voidness of the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.095.than|SN 22.95]]
 +  :: Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn27:sn27.001-010.than#sn27.010|SN 27.10]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:bodymind|"Body Contemplation" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:khandha|"Five Piles of Bricks: The Khandhas as Burden & Path"]] (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:khandha|"The Five Aggregates" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/desilva/bl120|The Self-made Private Prison]]// (De Silva)
 +
 +  ? See each of its constituents:
 +  :: Rupa (form)
 +  :: **[[#vedana|Vedana (feeling)]]**
 +  :: **[[#sanna|Sañña (perception)]]**
 +  :: **[[#sankhara|Sankhara (mental fashionings)]]**
 +  :: **[[#vinnana|Viññana (consciousness)]]**
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #khanti>Khanti (patience, forbearance)</span>. See also **[[#anger|Anger]]**; **[[#parami|Paramis]]**.
 +  :: As one of the greatest protections/blessings: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.04.than|Sn 2.4]]
 +  :: Heals the angry person: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn11:sn11.004.olen|SN 11.4]]
 +  :: How to develop ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.021x.than|MN 21]]
 +  :: Cultivating ~ while being beaten and stabbed (Ven. Punna's view): [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.088.than#sunaparanta|SN 35.88]]
 +  :: A heated debate between two deities on the merits of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn11:sn11.005.than|SN 11.5]]
 +  :: The best response to the insults of others (a story): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.054.olen#steadfast|AN 6.54]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #kilesa>Kilesa (defilements — passion (**lobha),** aversion (**dosa),** and delusion (**moha**) — in their various forms)</span>. See also **[[#anger|Anger]]**; **[[#asava|Asava]]**; **[[#avijja|Avijja (ignorance)]]**; **[[#nivarana|Nivarana (hindrances)]]**.
 +  :: As a source of harm and suffering in the world: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.023.than|SN 3.23]]
 +  :: As putrefaction: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.126.than|AN 3.126]]
 +  :: As stains/enemies/murderers/etc.: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-088|Iti 88]]
 +  :: Abandonment of ~ as a guarantee of non-return: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.1.001-027.than#iti-001|Iti 1-8]]
 +  :: ~ form the root of unskillful action: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-050|Iti 50]]
 +  :: ~ burn like fire: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-093|Iti 93]]
 +  :: ~ are like dirty stains on an otherwise clean cloth: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.007.nypo|MN 7]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #killing>Killing</span>. See also **[[#conflict|Conflict]]**, **[[#precepts|Precepts]]**, **[[#war|War]]**.
 +  :: The one and only thing whose ~ the Buddha approved: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn01:sn01.071.than|SN 1.71]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:gettingmessage|"Getting the Message"]] (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #kusala>Kusala (skillfulness, wholesomeness)</span>. See also **[[#manners|Manners]]**; **[[#sila|Sila (virtue)]]**.
 +  :: Understanding ~ and its opposite as the basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#kusala|MN 9]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:strength#lessons|The Lessons of Unawareness]]" in //Inner Strength// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part1#part1-a|Skillfulness]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== L ======
 +<span anchor #l></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #lay>Lay Buddhist practice</span>. See also **[[#family|Family]]**; **[[#householder|Householders]]**; **[[#marriage|Marriage]]**; **[[#parents|Parents]]**; **[[#precepts|Precepts]]**.
 +  :: The definition of various kinds of lay followers: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.025.kuma|AN VIII 25]]
 +  :: Five subjects for frequent recollection: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.057.than|AN 5.57]]
 +  :: Four qualities leading to a householder's happiness: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.054.nara|AN 8.54]]
 +  :: The duties of the layperson: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.14.irel#layman|Sn 2.14]]
 +  :: The layperson's code of conduct: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.31.0.nara|DN 31]]
 +  :: What it takes for a layperson to become a stream-winner: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.092.than|AN 10.92]]
 +  :: How a layperson can best work for the welfare of others: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.026.than|AN 8.26]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.099.than|AN 4.99]]
 +  :: Five qualities of a sincere lay follower: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.175.than|AN 5.175]]
 +  :: Five rewards a layperson can expect for having conviction: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.038.than|AN 5.38]]
 +  :: Actions that only lead to one's downfall: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.1.06.nara|Sn 1.6]]
 +  :: How skillful actions and choices can protect you: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.04.than|Sn 2.4]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:khp:khp.1-9.than#khp-5|Khp 5]]
 +  :: Development of the first six recollections can be done no matter how busy you are: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.013.than|AN 11.13]]
 +  :: How to recognize a lay stream-winner: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.179.than|AN 5.179]]
 +  :: Examples of lay stream-winners in the suttas (see **[[#stream|Stream-entry]]**): Anathapindika: //[[:en:lib:authors/hecker/wheel334|Anathapindika: The Great Benefactor]]// (Hellmuth Hecker); and see his entry in the [[index-names#anathapindika|Index of Names]]; Nakula's mother: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.016.than|AN 6.16]]; Suppabuddha (the leper): [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.5.03.than|Ud 5.3]]; Visakha (a.k.a. "Migara's Mother"): see her entry in the [[index-names#visakha1|Index of Names]]; 500 women who perish in a fire: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.7.10.than|Ud 7.10]].
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/walshe/wheel225|Buddhism and Sex]]// (M. O'C. Walshe)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bogoda/bl139|Buddhist Culture, The Cultured Buddhist]]// (Bogoda)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/various/wheel294|The Buddhist Layman]]// (Bogoda/Jootla/Walshe)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:everyone|Dhamma for Everyone]]" (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammananda/marriage|A Happy Married Life: A Buddhist Perspective]]// (Dhammananda)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/soni/wheel254|Life's Highest Blessings]]// (Soni)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_39|Lifestyles and Spiritual Progress]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/price/bl124|Nothing Higher to Live For]]// (Nyanasobhano)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/narada/wheel014|Everyman's Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha]]//, (Narada)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khantipalo/wheel206|Lay Buddhist Practice]]// (Khantipalo)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bogoda/wheel397|A Simple Guide to Life]]// (Bogoda)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammayut/chanting|A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations]]// (Dhammayut Order)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khantipalo/wheel130|Buddhist Monk's Discipline, The: Some Points Explained for Laypeople]]// (Khantipalo)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #laziness>Laziness</span> — see **[[#sloth|Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha)]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #listen>Listening</span>. See also **[[#speech|Speech]]**.
 +  :: How to listen to the Dhamma: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.088.than|AN 6.88]]
 +  :: Five rewards in ~ to Dhamma: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.202.than|AN 5.202]]
 +  :: Importance of ~ critically to Dhamma: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.046.than|AN 2.46]]
 +  :: "A Taste for the Dhamma," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/straight|Straight From the Heart]]// (Boowa)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #samma-ajivo>Livelihood, Right</span>.
 +  :: Actors and comedians — take note of Talaputa's lesson from the Buddha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.002.than|SN 42.2]]
 +  :: Soldiers — take note of Yodhajiva's lesson from the Buddha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.003.than|SN 42.3]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-ajivo:index|Right Livelihood]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:various:wheel294#livelihood|Right Livelihood: The Noble Eightfold Path in the Working Life]]"  (Jootla)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #lokadhamma>Lokadhamma</span> (worldly conditions).
 +  :: The failings of the world: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.006.than|AN 8.6]]
 +  :: Five kinds of loss, five kinds of gain: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.130.than#loss5|AN 5.130]]
 +  :: The perils of fame: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn17:sn17.003.than|SN 17.3]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn17:sn17.005.than|SN 17.5]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn17:sn17.008.than|SN 17.8]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#first|First Things First]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#nightsoil|Nightsoil for the Heart]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +
 +  ? Loving-kindness — see **[[#metta|Metta]]**.
 +
 +  ? Lust — see **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== M ======
 +<span anchor #m></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #mana>Mana</span> (conceit).
 +  :: As a motivation for practice: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.159.than|AN 4.159]]
 +  :: As a cause of grief: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn21:sn21.002.than|SN 21.2]]
 +  :: Ven. Vangisa admonishes himself to abandon ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.21.00.irel#poem-03|Thag 21]]
 +  :: As one of the obsessions (**[[#anusaya|Anusaya]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.011.than|AN 7.11]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.012.than|AN 7.12]]
 +  :: As one of the fetters (**[[#sanyojana|Sanyojana]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.013.than|AN 10.13]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors:various:bl014|Pride and Conceit]]// (Ashby and Fawcett)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #manners>Manners</span>. See also **[[#kusala|Kusala (skillfulness)]]**; **[[#sila|Sila (virtue)]]**.
 +  :: Respectable people have good ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.064.than#manners|AN 7.64]]
 +  :: Etiquette and duties for monks: [[en:tipitaka:vin:cv:cv.08x.than|Cv 8]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#serving|Serving a Purpose]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #mara>Mara</span>. See also "[[index-names#mara|Mara]]" in the Index of Proper Names.
 +  :: Ten armies of: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.3.02.than|Sn 3.2]]
 +  :: Turning the forces of Mara to our advantage: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:demons|The Demons of Defilement]]" (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/guruge/wheel419|The Buddha's Encounters With Mara]]// (Guruge)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #maranassati>Maranassati</span> (mindfulness of death). See also **[[#death|Death]]**; **[[#illness|Illness]]**; **[[#satipatthana|Satipatthana (frames of reference)]]**.
 +  :: Death can come at any time; are you ready?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.020.than|AN 6.20]]
 +  :: Mindfulness of death should be developed continuously: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.019.than|AN 6.19]]
 +  :: As one of the ten Recollections: see **[[#recollections|Recollections, ten]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:themes#death|Mindfulness of Death: Insight Meditation]]" (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/gunaratna/wheel102|Buddhist Reflections on Death]]// (V.F.Gunaratna)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/price/bl096|To the Cemetery and Back]]// (Price)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/soma/bl079|Words Leading to Disenchantment: Two Essays]]// (Soma)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #marriage>Marriage</span>. See also **[[#lay|Lay Buddhist Practice]]**.
 +  :: How to ensure that you'll be with your spouse in future lives: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.055.than|AN 4.55]]
 +  :: Spouses' duties to each other: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.31.0.nara#to-spouse|DN 31]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:fuang:single|A Single Mind]]" (Fuang)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammananda/marriage|A Happy Married Life: A Buddhist Perspective]]// (Dhammananda)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/price/bl124|Nothing Higher to Live For]]// (Nyanasobhano)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/walshe/wheel225|Buddhism and Sex]]// (Walshe)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #meditation>Meditation</span>. See also **[[#anapanasati|Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing)]]**; **[[#intro-med|Introduction to Meditation]]**; **[[#maranassati|Maranassati (mindfulness of death)]]**; **[[#metta|Metta (goodwill)]]**; **[[#recollections|Recollections, ten]]**; **[[#satipatthana|Satipatthana (foundations of mindfulness)]]**.
 +  :: ~ is practiced for both one's own and others' benefit: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn16:sn16.005.than|SN 16.5]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn47:sn47.019.than|SN 47.19]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.020.than|AN 5.20]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.064.than#both|AN 7.64]]
 +  :: Why bother meditating in the hopes of some future reward when sensual pleasures are available right now?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn01:sn01.020.than|SN 1.20]]
 +  :: Isn't ~ simply a useless and unproductive activity?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn07:sn07.017.than|SN 7.17]]
 +  :: ~ is a skill to be developed: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.035.than|AN 9.35]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.036.than|AN 9.36]]
 +  :: The danger of overestimating one's progress in ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.105.than|MN 105]]
 +  :: Formless attainments leading to Nibbana: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.106.than|MN 106]]
 +  :: Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations|Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations2|Meditations 2]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations3|Meditations 3]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations4|Meditations 4]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations5|Meditations 5]]//
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khantipalo/wheel116|Practical Advice for Meditators]]// (Khantipalo)
 +  :: //[[:en:ptf:dhamma/sila/uposatha|Uposatha observance days]]//
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #merit>Merit</span> — see **[[#punna|Puñña]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #metta>Metta</span> (goodwill, loving-kindness). See also **[[#brahmavihara|Brahmavihara]]**; **[[#parami|Paramis]]**.
 +  :: Karaniya Metta Sutta (Discourse on Loving-kindness): [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.1.08.than|Sn 1.8]] and [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:khp:khp.1-9.than#khp-9|Khp 9]]
 +  :: As a protection against harm: [[en:tipitaka:vin:cv:cv.05.06.01x.olen|Cv 5.6]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn20:sn20.005.than|SN 20.5]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.067.than|AN 4.67]]
 +  :: As a factor leading to liberation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.013.than|AN 6.13]]
 +  :: Systematic practice of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.008.than#brahma1|SN 42.8]]
 +  :: Eleven benefits of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.016.than|AN 11.16]]
 +  :: Even more fruitful than giving: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn20:sn20.004.than|SN 20.4]]
 +  :: Course of rebirths to be expected from those who cultivate ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.125.nymo|AN 4.125]]
 +  :: Maintain thoughts of ~ no matter how others address you: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.021x.than#speech5|MN 21]]
 +  :: No one is dearer to one than oneself: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.5.01.than|Ud 5.1]]
 +  :: The radiant brightness of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.1.001-027.than#iti-027|Iti 27]]
 +  :: As a basis for the development of jhana: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.063.than|AN 8.63]]
 +  :: Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.161.than|AN 5.161]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/buddharakkhita/wheel365|Metta: The Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love]]// (Buddharakkhita)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:headandheart|Head & Heart Together: Bringing Wisdom to the Brahma-viharas]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:siriwardhana:bl093|The Heart Awakened]] (Siriwardhana)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/price/bl124|Nothing Higher to Live For]]// (Nyanasobhano)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:thai:lee:goodwill|The Power of Good Will]] (Lee)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:metta_means_goodwill|Metta Means Goodwill]] (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/nanamoli/wheel007|The Practice of Loving-kindness (metta)]]// (Ñanamoli Thera)
 +
 +  ? Middle way (Majjhima-patipada).
 +  :: Avoiding extreme views: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.015.than|SN 12.15]]
 +  :: Buddha's first teachings on the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn56:sn56.011.than|SN 56.11]]
 +  :: Middle way between indulgence in sensuality and adherence to fixed rituals and precepts: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.6.08.than|Ud 6.8]]
 +  :: **[[#ps|Dependent co-arising]]** as a "middle way" between extremes of views: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.048.than|SN 12.48]]
 +  :: "The Middleness of the Middle Way," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/thingsas|Things as They Are]]// (Boowa)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #mindfulness>Mindfulness</span> — see **[[#sati|Sati]]**.
 +
 +  ? Mind-reading.
 +  :: One's own mind: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.051.than|AN 10.51]]
 +  :: Another's mind: See **[[#supranormal|Supranormal powers]]**
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/kee/readmind|Reading the Mind]]// (Kee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #moderation>Moderation</span>. See also **[[#restraint|Restraint]]**.
 +  :: ~ with respect to the four requisites: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.064.than#moderation|AN 7.64]]
 +  :: ~ in eating: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.039.than#moderation|MN 39]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.053.than#moderation|MN 53]]
 +
 +  ? Modesty.
 +  :: As a quality of a great person: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.030.than#great8|AN 8.30]]
 +  :: Rare in a person of wealth and power: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.023.than|AN 8.23]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #monastic>Monastic Life</span>. See also [[#ascetic|Ascetic practices]]; **[[#vinaya|Vinaya]]**; **[[#monkwork|Work, monastics']]**.
 +  :: Permission from one's parents is a prerequisite for ordination: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.082.than#parents|MN 82]]
 +  :: Why it took Ven. Sona so long to go forth: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.5.06.than|Ud 5.6]]
 +  :: Ten things for monks to reflect on often: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.048.than|AN 10.48]]
 +  :: The fruits of the homeless life: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than|DN 2]]
 +  :: Gradual training for monks: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.107.horn|MN 107]]
 +  :: How to bring harmony to the community: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.012.than|AN 6.12]]
 +  :: Five exhortations for new monks: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.114.than|AN 5.114]]
 +  :: What it means to live free of society: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.003.than|SN 22.3]]
 +  :: A monk's duties: [[en:tipitaka:vin:cv:cv.08x.than|Cv 8]]
 +  :: Wrong reasons for a monk to go on almsround: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.3.08.than|Ud 3.8]]
 +  :: Do monks really do any useful work?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.1.04.than|Sn 1.4]]
 +  :: Meditation monks and Dhamma study monks: Do not disparage each other!: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.046.than|AN 6.46]]
 +  :: What makes a monk worthy of respect?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.094.than|AN 3.94]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/thate/thateauto|The Autobiography of a Forest Monk]]// (Thate)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/leeauto|The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee]]// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/ariyesako/layguide|The Bhikkhus' Rules — A Guide for Laypeople: The Theravadin Buddhist Monk's Rules Compiled and Explained]]// (Ariyesako)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khantipalo/wheel073|The Blessings of Pindapata]]// (Khantipalo)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/bmc1/index|The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume I: The Patimokkha Training Rules Translated and Explained]]// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/bmc2/index|The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume II: The Khandhaka Rules Translated and Explained]]// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khantipalo/wheel130|Buddhist Monk's Discipline, The: Some Points for Laypeople]]// (Khantipalo)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:duties|Duties of the Sangha]]" (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/sumana/wheel027|Going Forth: A Call to Buddhist Monkhood]]// (Sumana)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/thingsas|Things as They Are]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:economy|The Economy of Gifts]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:medhanandi:index#foodofkindness|The Food of Kindness]]" (Medhanandi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khantipalo/wheel083|With Robes and Bowl]]// (Khantipalo)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/jootla/bl133|A Taste of the Holy Life: An Account of an International Ordination in Myanmar]]// (Jootla)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/kusalasaya/wheel085|Buddhism in Thailand]]// (Kusalasaya)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #money>Money</span>. See also **[[#householder|Householders]]**; **[[#wealth|Wealth]]**.
 +  :: ~ can't buy true happines: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.046.than#money|AN 10.46]]
 +  :: How to protect and preserve one's wealth: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.054.nara|AN 8.54]]
 +  :: Are monks allowed to use money?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.010.than|SN 42.10]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:economy|The Economy of Gifts]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? Monk — see **[[#monastic|Monastic Life]]**.
 +
 +  ? Moral dread — see **[[#ottappa|Ottappa]]**.
 +
 +  ? Moral shame — see **[[#hiri|Hiri]]**.
 +
 +  ? Morality — see **[[#sila|Sila]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #mudita>Mudita</span> (appreciative/sympathetic joy). See also **[[#brahmavihara|Brahmavihara]]**.
 +  :: As a factor leading to liberation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.013.than|AN 6.13]]
 +  :: Systematic cultivation of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.008.than#brahma2|SN 42.8]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/suwat/fistful#mudita|A Fistful of Sand]]// (Suwat)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:siriwardhana:bl093|The Heart Awakened]] (Siriwardhana)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:various:wheel170|Mudita: The Buddha's Teaching on Unselfish Joy]] (various)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #murder>Murder</span>. See also [[#death|Death]].
 +  :: Fate of those who commit ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.135.than#kill|MN 135]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.020.than|SN 3.25]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #myanmar>Myanmar</span> (Burma). See also **[[#srilanka|Sri Lanka]]**; **[[#thai|Thailand]]**.
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bischoff/wheel399|Buddhism in Myanmar: a Short History]]// (Bischoff)
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== N ======
 +<span anchor #n></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #namarupa>Nama-rupa</span> (name-and-form, mind-and-matter, mentality-materiality). See also **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**.
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#namarupa|MN 9]]
 +  :: Mutual dependence of consciousness and ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.067.than|SN 12.67]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #nature>Nature</span> See also **[[#wilderness|Wilderness]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:desilva:attitude|The Buddhist Attitude Towards Nature]]" (De Silva)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #nekkhamma>Nekkhamma</span> (renunciation). See also **[[#celibacy|Celibacy]]**; **[[#gradual|Gradual instruction]]**; **[[#parami|Paramis]]**; **[[#restraint|Restraint]]**; **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:nekkhamma:index|Renunciation]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: The bliss of ~: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.2.10.than|Ud 2.10]]
 +  :: Appreciating the value of ~ is a crucial first step in practice: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.041.than#renunciation|AN 9.41]]
 +  :: ~ goes "against the flow" (of craving): [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-109|Iti 109]]
 +  :: As the basis for shedding fear of death: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.184.than|AN 4.184]]
 +  :: As the escape from sensuality: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-072|Iti 72]]
 +  :: As a cause for sleeping at ease: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.034.than|AN 3.34]]
 +  :: As a profound kind of rest: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.5.11.than#rest|Sn 5.11]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.038.than#rest|AN 3.38]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:candy|Trading Candy for Gold: Renunciation as a Skill]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/prince/bl036|Renunciation]]// (T. Prince)
 +  :: Relationship to compassion: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_08|The Balanced Way]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #nibbana>Nibbana</span> (Unbinding, extinguishing). See also **[[#arahant|Arahant]]**; **[[#awakening|Awakening]]**; **[[#deathless|Deathless]]**; **[[#parinibbana|Parinibbana]]**; **[[#stream|Stream-entry]]**; **[[#vimutti|Vimutti (release)]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca3:nibbana|Nibbana]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca3:index|The 3rd Noble Truth]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: The foremost: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.14.than#dhp-184|Dhp 184]]
 +  :: The foremost ease: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.15.than#dhp-202|Dhp 202]]
 +  :: Heedfulness leads one to ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.02.than#dhp-21|Dhp 21]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.02.than#dhp-32|Dhp 32]]
 +  :: A hallmark of a true brahman: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.26.than#dhp-414|Dhp 414]]
 +  :: What lies beyond ~?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.174.than|AN 4.174]]
 +  :: ~ is the goal; there's nothing beyond it: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.044.than#beyond|MN 144]]
 +  :: ~ is beyond Mara's reach: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn04:sn04.019.than#nibbana|SN 4.19]]
 +  :: ~ is not a "source" or "ground" from which phenomena //(dhamma)// arise: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.001.than|MN 1]]
 +  :: ~ is not itself a phenomenon, but is the final end of phenomena: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.058.than|AN 10.58]]
 +  :: Pleasure of ~ exceeds all others: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.034.than|AN 9.34]]
 +  :: Two forms of ~ (with fuel remaining, and without fuel remaining): [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.2.028-049.than#iti-044|Iti 44]]
 +  :: Four qualities to develop that lead one towards ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.037.than|AN 4.37]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_27|Dhamma and Non-duality]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:nibbana|Nibbana]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/desilva/wheel407|Nibbana As Living Experience/The Buddha and The Arahant: Two Studies from the Pali Canon]]// (De Silva)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:nirvanaverb|A Verb for Nirvana]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:resonance|Samsara Divided by Zero]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/likefire/index|The Mind Like Fire Unbound: An Image in the Early Buddhist Discourses]]// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #nibbida>Nibbida</span> (disenchantment, aversion, and weariness with regard to  conditioned phenomena). See also **[[#asubha|Asubha]]**.
 +  :: As a mark of practicing Dhamma "in accordance with the Dhamma": [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.039.than|SN 22.39]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:thai:suwat:disenchantment|"Disenchantment"]] (Suwat)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/soma/bl079|Words Leading to Disenchantment: Two Essays]]// (Soma)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #nirvana>Nirvana</span> — see **[[#nibbana|Nibbana]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #nivarana>Nivarana</span> (hindrances). See also **[[#anger|Anger]]**; **[[#lobha|Desire]]**; **[[#jhana|Jhana]]**; **[[#kilesa|Kilesa]]**.
 +  :: See each of the five hindrances individually: 
 +    * **[[#lobha|Sensual desire (kamacchanda)]]**
 +    * **[[#ill|Ill-will (vyapada)]]**
 +    * **[[#sloth|Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha)]]**
 +    * **[[#restlessness|Restlessness and worry (uddhacca-kukkucca)]]**
 +    * **[[#doubt|Doubt (vicikiccha)]]**
 +
 +  :: Feeding and starving the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn46:sn46.051.than|SN 46.51]]
 +  :: Antidote: direct the mind towards an inspiring object: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn47:sn47.010.olen|SN 47.10]]
 +  :: How to abandon the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.064.than|AN 9.64]]
 +  :: Abandoning the ~ is a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.039.than#wakefulness|MN 39]]
 +  :: Giving to one who has abandoned the ~ brings good results: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.024.than#lost5|SN 3.24]]
 +  :: ~ are to be conquered in all postures: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-111|Iti 111]]
 +  :: Like canals dissipating the force of a river current: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.051.than|AN 5.51]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part3#part3-d|Concentration: Abandoning the Hindrances]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/piyatissa/bl068|The Elimination of Anger]]// (Piyatissa)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/nyanaponika/wheel026|The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest]]// (Nyanaponika)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#aflame|The Mind Aflame]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/soma/wheel021|The Removal of Distracting Thoughts]]// (Soma)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:suwat:concentration|Right Concentration]]" (Suwat)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #eightfold>Noble Eightfold Path</span> (ariya-atthangika magga). See also **[[#bodhipakkhiya-dhamma|Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:index|The 4th Noble Truth]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: The individual factors of the Path:
 +
 +  ? Right View //(Samma-ditthi).//
 +  :: Conditions for the arising of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.043.than|MN 43]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-ditthi:index|Right View]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: What is Right View?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb|MN 9]]
 +  :: ~ is to be used to the point of overcoming attachment to all views: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.03.than|Sn 4.3]]
 +  :: As a tool: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:strength#beyond|Beyond Right and Wrong]]" in //Inner Strength// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_25|From Views to Vision]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? Right Resolve/Intention //(Samma-sankappo).// See also **[[#ahimsa|Non-harming]].**
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-sankappo:index|Right Resolve]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: ~ is to be maintained in all postures: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-110|Iti 110]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:intentions|The Road to Nirvana is Paved with Skillful Intentions]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? Right Speech //(Samma-vaca).// See also **[[#speech|Speech]].**
 +  :: Speak only words that do no harm: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.21.00.irel#poem-05|Thag 21]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-vaca:index|Right Speech]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:speech|Right Speech]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:conversation|"Noble Conversation" (Study Guide)]]
 +
 +  ? Right Action //(Samma-kammanto).//
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-kammanto:index|Right Action]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? Right Livelihood //(Samma-ajivo).//
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-ajivo:index|Right Livelihood]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:various:wheel294#livelihood|Right Livelihood: The Noble Eightfold Path in the Working Life]]"  (Jootla)
 +
 +  ? Right Effort //(Samma-vayamo).//
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-vayamo:index|Right Effort]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? Right Mindfulness //(Samma-sati).//
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-sati:index|Right Mindfulness]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? Right Concentration //(Samma-samadhi).//
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-samadhi:index|Right Concentration]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: The central role of ~ in the Eightfold Path: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.117.than|MN 117]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/craft|The Craft of the Heart]]// (part II) (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part2#part2-h|The Noble Eightfold Path]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bodhi/waytoend|The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering]]// (Bodhi)
 +  :: "The Outer Space of the Mind," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/thingsas|Things as They Are]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:pathtopeace|The Path to Peace and Freedom for the Mind,]]" (Lee)
 +  :: "The Prison World vs. the World Outside," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/straight|Straight From the Heart]]// (Boowa)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #silence>Noble silence</span> (second **[[#jhana|jhana]]**).
 +  :: ~ explained: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn21:sn21.001.than|SN 21.1]]
 +  :: No-thinking: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.14.01.than#silence|Thag 14.1]]
 +  :: As a cause for the arising of wisdom: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.002.than|AN 8.2]]
 +  :: Either speak Dhamma, or keep noble silence: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.2.02.than|Ud 2.2]]
 +
 +  ? Non-dualism.
 +  :: Non-dual awareness not the goal: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.029.than#totality10|AN 10.29]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_27|Dhamma and Non-duality]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #ahimsa>Non-harming</span>, Non-violence. See also "Right Resolve" in **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +  :: Leads to happiness after death: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.10.than#dhp-132|Dhp 132]]
 +  :: As a supporting condition for Awakening: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.19.than#dhp-270|Dhp 270]]
 +  :: Isn't all there is to the Buddhist path: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.078.than|MN 78]]
 +  :: The story of Angulimala the bandit: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.086.than|MN 86]]
 +  :: How a wise person moves in society: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.04.than#dhp-49|Dhp 49]]
 +  :: "[[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.10.than|The Rod]]" (Dhammapada X)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:nonviolence|"Non-violence" (Study Guide)]]
 +
 +  ? Not-self — see **[[#anatta|Anatta]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #nutriment>Nutriment</span> (ahara). See also **[[#food|Food]]**.
 +  :: ~ for the factors of Awakening: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn46:sn46.051.than|SN 46.51]]
 +  :: Four types of physical and mental ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.063.than|SN 12.63]]; [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.064.than|SN 12.64]]
 +  :: Its relationship to dependent co-arising: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.063.than|SN 12.63]]; [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.011.than|SN 12.11]]
 +  :: The need for ~ is what all beings have in common: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:khp:khp.1-9.than#khp-1|Khp 1]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:nyanaponika:wheel105|Four Nutriments of Life, The]] (Nyanaponika)
 +  :: Nymphs, dove-footed: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.3.02.than|Ud 3.2]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== O ======
 +<span anchor #o></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #ottappa>Ottappa</span> (moral dread; concern for the results of evil actions). See also **[[#hiri|Hiri (conscience)]]**.
 +  :: As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.039.than#consc|MN 39]]
 +  :: As a treasure: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.006.than#hiri|AN 7.6]]
 +  :: As a guardian: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.009.than|AN 2.9]]
 +  :: As a quality that safeguards the world: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.2.028-049.than#iti-042|Iti 42]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_23|The Guardians of the World]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== P ======
 +<span anchor #p></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #pain>Pain</span>. See also **[[#illness|Illness]]**; **[[#vedana|Vedana (feeling)]]**.
 +  :: Don't add mental ~ to your physical ~!: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn36:sn36.006.than|SN 36.6]]
 +  :: Preventing physical ~ from invading the mind: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn52:sn52.010.than|SN 52.10]]
 +  :: The Buddha shows by example how best to handle physical ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn01:sn01.038.than|SN 1.38]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn04:sn04.013.than|SN 4.13]]
 +  :: Sariputta's teachings to a dying Anathapindika: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.143.than|MN 143]]
 +  :: Mindfulness can protect you from falling into ~'s bottomless pit: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn36:sn36.004.than|SN 36.4]]
 +  :: As one of the eight worldly conditions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.006.than|AN 8.6]]
 +  :: Avoiding evil deeds as a way to avoid ~: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.5.04.than|Ud 5.4]]
 +  :: The origin of pleasure and ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.025.than|SN 12.25]]
 +  :: ~ can't be used to purify oneself of past misdeeds: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.014.than#pain|MN 14]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:kee:inward#pain|The Details of Pain]]" (Kee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/straight|Straight from the Heart]]// (Boowa)
 +
 +  ? [[en:tipitaka:index|Pali canon]].
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:authenticity|"'When you know for yourselves...': The Authenticity of the Pali Suttas"]] (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #pali>Pali</span> language.
 +  :: [[:en:lib:pali|Pali Language Aids]]
 +  :: [[glossary|Glossary of Pali and Buddhist Terms]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammayut/chanting|A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations]]// (Dhammayut Order)
 +  :: [[theravada#pali|The role of ~ in Theravada]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #pancasila>Pañca-sila</span> (the five precepts) — see **[[#precepts|Precepts]]**
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #panna>Pañña</span> (discernment, wisdom). See also **[[#parami|Paramis]]**; **[[#wiseperson|Wise person]]**.
 +  :: Eye of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.043.than#eye|MN 43]]
 +  :: Eight requisite conditions for ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.002.than|AN 8.2]]
 +  :: Which comes first: concentration or ~?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.073.than|AN 3.73]]
 +  :: Goes hand-in-hand with jhana: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.25.than#dhp-372|Dhp 372]]
 +  :: As a treasure: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.006.than#panna|AN 7.6]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part3#part3-h|Discernment]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:strength#lessons|The Lessons of Unawareness]]" in //Inner Strength// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:strength#observe|Observe and Evaluate]]" in //Inner Strength// (Lee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #papanca>Papañca</span> (complication, objectification, proliferation).
 +  :: As a cause of conflict in the mind: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.018.than|MN 18]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.21.2x.than#papanca|DN 21]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #parami>Paramis</span> (perfections).
 +
 +  ? Look under each of its constituent factors:
 +  :: **[[#dana|Dana (generous action)]]**
 +  :: **[[#sila|Sila (virtue)]]**
 +  :: **[[#nekkhamma|Nekkhamma (renunciation)]]**
 +  :: **[[#panna|Pañña (wisdom, discernment)]]**
 +  :: **[[#viriya|Viriya (energy, effort)]]**
 +  :: **[[#khanti|Khanti (patience)]]**
 +  :: **[[#sacca|Sacca (truthfulness)]]**
 +  :: **[[#adhitthana|Adhitthana (determination, resolution)]]**
 +  :: **[[#metta|Metta (goodwill, loving-kindness)]]**
 +  :: **[[#upekkha|Upekkha (equanimity)]]**
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:perfections|"The Ten Perfections" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bodhi/wheel409|A Treatise on the Paramis]]// (Acariya Dhammapala (6<sup>th</sup> c.); Bodhi, trans.)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #parents>Parents</span>. See also **[[#children|Children]]**; **[[#family|Family]]**.
 +  :: How to repay the debt we owe to our ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.031.than#s32|AN 2.32]]
 +  :: The anguish an aging ~ feels when his children show no gratitude: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn07:sn07.014.than|SN 7.14]]
 +  :: ~ should at least make sure that their children grow up to respect the precepts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-074|Iti 74]]
 +  :: One's ~ should be respected as great teachers and devas: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-106|Iti 106]]
 +  :: Supporting one's ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.04.than|Sn 2.4]]
 +  :: At one time or another, we have all been each other's ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn15:sn15.014.than|SN 15.14]]
 +  :: Reverence for one's ~ as a blessing: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.23.than#dhp-332|Dhp 332]]
 +  :: Childrens' duties to their parents: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.31.0.nara#to-parents|DN 31]]
 +  :: Parents' duties to their children: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.31.0.nara#to-children|DN 31]]
 +  :: Permission from one's ~ is a prerequisite for ordination: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.082.than#parents|MN 82]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #parinibbana>Parinibbana</span> (total release; complete liberation). See also **[[#nibbana|Nibbana]]**.
 +  :: Eye-witness accounts of the Buddha's ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn06:sn06.015.than|SN 6.15]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #parisa>Parisa</span> (The Buddha's following).
 +  :: Householders and monastics depend upon each other: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-107|Iti 107]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:economy|The Economy of Gifts]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:medhanandi:index#foodofkindness|The Food of Kindness]]" (Medhanandi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khantipalo/wheel073|The Blessings of Pindapata]]// (Khantipalo)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #pasada>Pasada</span> (clarity and serene confidence). See also **[[#emotion|Emotion]]**; **[[#samvega|Samvega]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:affirming|Affirming the Truths of the Heart: The Buddhist Teachings on Samvega and Pasada]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #ps>Paticca-samuppada</span> (Dependent co-arising). See also **[[#samsara|Samsara]]**.
 +  :: If you think you understand ~, as did Ven. Ananda, think again: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.15.0.than#ananda|DN 15]]
 +  :: How the world arises and falls according to ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.044.than|SN 12.44]]
 +  :: A synopsis of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.002.than#dependent|SN 12.2]]
 +  :: Mutual dependence of consciousness and name-and-form: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.067.than|SN 12.67]]
 +  :: Buddha's rediscovery of ~ on the eve of his Awakening: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.065.than|SN 12.65]]
 +  :: Is there someone or something that lies behind the process of ~?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.035.than|SN 12.35]]
 +  :: As a cause for the arising of right view: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.015.than|SN 12.15]]
 +  :: As a cause for the cessation of wrong views: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.020.than|SN 12.20]]
 +  :: As a cause for the ending of the **[[#asava|asava (effluents)]]**: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.023.than|SN 12.23]]
 +  :: As a framework for cultivating skillfulness: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part1#dependent-1b|Kamma and the Ending of Kamma]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: As a "middle way" between extremes of views: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.035.than|SN 12.35]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.048.than|SN 12.48]]
 +  :: The Buddha reflects on ~ for seven days after his Awakening: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.1.01.than|Ud 1.1-3]]
 +  :: The origin of pleasure and pain: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.025.than|SN 12.25]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca3:index|The 3rd Noble Truth]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:nyanatiloka:wheel394#ch3|Paticca-samuppada: Dependent Origination]]" (Nyanatiloka)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bodhi/wheel277|Transcendental Dependent Arising: A Translation and Exposition of the Upanisa Sutta]]// (Bodhi)
 +  :: An extended treatment of ~ by the Buddha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.15.0.than|DN 15]]
 +  :: Its relationship to **[[#nutriment|Nutriment //(ahara)//]]**: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.063.than|SN 12.63]]; [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.011.than|SN 12.11]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:shapeofsuffering|The Shape of Suffering: A Study of Dependent Co-arising]] (Thanissaro)
 +  :: See each of its constituent factors: **[[#avijja|Avijja (ignorance)]]**; **[[#sankhara|Sankhara (mental fabrications)]]**; **[[#vinnana|Viññana (consciousness)]]**; **[[#namarupa|Nama-rupa (name-and-form)]]**; **[[#salayatana|Salayatana (six sense-media)]]**; **[[#phassa|Phassa (contact)]]**; **[[#vedana|Vedana (feeling)]]**; **[[#tanha|Tanha (craving)]]**; **[[#upadana|Upadana (clinging)]]**; **[[#bhava|Bhava (becoming)]]**; **[[#jati|Jati (birth)]]**; **[[#dukkha|Dukkha (suffering, unsatisfactoriness)]]**.
 +
 +
 +  ? Patience — see **[[#khanti|Khanti]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #patimokkha>Patimokkha</span> (monks' and nuns' rules of conduct). See also **[[#vinaya|Vinaya]]**.
 +  :: The [[en:tipitaka:vin:sv:bhikkhu-pati|Bhikkhu Patimokkha]]
 +  :: The [[en:tipitaka:vin:sv:bhikkhuni-pati|Bhikkhuni Patimokkha]]
 +
 +  ? Perception — see **[[#sanna|Sañña]]**.
 +
 +  ? Perfections — see **[[#parami|Paramis]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #peta>Peta loka</span> (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades). See also **[[#planes|Planes of Existence, Thirty-one]]**.
 +  :: [[:en:lib:thai:lee:knowledge#shades|Ajaan Lee's description, in "Knowledge"]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sagga:loka|The Thirty-one Planes of Existence]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #phassa>Phassa</span> (contact). See also **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**.
 +  :: As the conjunction of sense-base + sensory object + sense consciousness: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.148.than#phassa|MN 148]]
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#phassa|MN 9]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #piti>Piti</span> (rapture; bliss) See also **[[#jhana|Jhana]]**.
 +  :: The pleasure and joy of ~:[[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.176.than|AN 5.176]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #planes>Planes of Existence, Thirty-one</span>. See also **[[#deva|Devas]]**; **[[#hell|Hell]]**; **[[#kamma|Kamma]]**; **[[#peta|Peta loka (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades)]]**; **[[#sagga|Sagga (heaven)]]**; **[[#samsara|Samsara]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sagga:loka|The Thirty-one Planes of Existence]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #pleasure>Pleasure</span>. See also **[[#happiness|Happiness]]**; **[[#pain|Pain]]**; **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**; **[[#vedana|Vedana (feeling)]]**.
 +  :: The many kinds of pleasure: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.059.than#strings5|MN 59]]
 +  :: The origin of ~ and pain: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.025.than|SN 12.25]]
 +  :: Attending to the ~ of things instead of their //dukkha// gives rise to attachment: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.060.than|SN 22.60]]
 +  :: As one of the eight worldly conditions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.006.than|AN 8.6]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #precepts>Precepts</span>. See also **[[#lay|Lay Buddhist practice]]**; **[[#refuge|Refuge]]**; **[[#sila|Sila]]**; **[[#uposatha|Uposatha]]**
 +
 +  ? //Pañcasila// — the [[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:pancasila|Five Precepts]] (for lay men and women)
 +  :: The precepts as a gift to oneself and others: [[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:index#gift|AN 8.39]]
 +  :: The rewards of observing the precepts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.039.than|AN 8.39]]
 +  :: The consequences of failing to observe the precepts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.040.than|AN 8.40]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_36|A Discipline of Sobriety]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:pancasila|The Five Precepts]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/craft|The Craft of the Heart]]// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/desilva/bl123|Radical Therapy: Buddhist Precepts in the Modern World]]// (De Silva)
 +
 +  ? //Atthasila// — the [[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:atthasila|Eight Precepts]] (for lay men and women)
 +  :: How the ~ practices are to be practiced: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.043.khan|AN 8.43]]
 +  :: Right and wrong ways of observing ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.070.than|AN 3.70]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:atthasila|The Eight Precepts]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/craft|The Craft of the Heart]]// (Lee)
 +  :: //Dasasila// — the [[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:dasasila|Ten Precepts]] (for novice monks and nuns)
 +  :: The [[en:tipitaka:vin:sv:bhikkhu-pati|Bhikkhu Patimokkha]] (227 rules for ordained monks); [[en:tipitaka:vin:sv:bhikkhuni-pati|Bhikkhuni Patimokkha]] (311 rules for ordained nuns); see also **[[#vinaya|Vinaya]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #present>Present moment</span>.
 +  :: This present moment is the only one there is: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.131.than|MN 131]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #pride>Pride</span>.
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors:various:bl014|Pride and Conceit]]// (Ashby and Fawcett)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #protection>Protection</span>. See also **[[#precepts|Precepts]]**; **[[#sila|Sila]]**.
 +  :: The greatest ~ for the layperson: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.04.than|Sn 2.4]]
 +  :: Restraint — the Buddha's defense policy: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.005.than|SN 3.5]]
 +  :: Metta (goodwill) as a ~ against harm: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn20:sn20.005.than|SN 20.5]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.067.than|AN 4.67]]
 +  :: Ten qualities that provide ~ for the mind: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.017.than|AN 10.17]]
 +  :: Watching over oneself, one protects others; watching over others, one protects oneself: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn47:sn47.019.than|SN 47.19]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/nyanaponika/bl034|Protection Through Satipatthana]]// (Nyanaponika)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/piyadassi/protection|The Book of Protection (**Paritta**)]]// (Piyadassi)
 +
 +  ? Psychic powers — see **[[#supranormal|Supranormal powers]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #psychology>Psychology</span> and Buddhism. See also **[[#abhidhamma|Abhidhamma]]**.
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:abh:index|Abhidhamma Pitaka]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/burns/wheel088|Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology]]// (Burns)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/desilva-p/wheel237|The Psychology of Emotions in Buddhist Perspective]]// (Padmasiri de Silva)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #punna>Puñña</span> (merit, inner wealth, inner goodness).
 +  :: As a blessing: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.23.than#dhp-331|Dhp 331]]
 +  :: ~ accumulates slowly, like water dripping into a pot: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.09.than#dhp-122|Dhp 122]]
 +  :: Benefits of ~ in this life and the next: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.01.than#dhp-16|Dhp 16]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.01.than#dhp-18|Dhp 18]]
 +  :: Infidelity erodes one's accumulated ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.22.than#dhp-310|Dhp 310]]
 +  :: How to gain immeasurable ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.14.than#dhp-195|Dhp 195]]
 +  :: Do meritorious deeds to increase your store for future lives: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.020.than#merit|SN 3.20]]
 +  :: Don't be afraid of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.1.001-027.than#iti-022|Iti 22]]
 +  :: The arahant's actions bear no kammic fruit, good or evil: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.03.than#dhp-39|Dhp 39]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.19.than#dhp-267|Dhp 267]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.26.than#dhp-412|Dhp 412]]
 +  :: Repeated performance of meritorious deeds brings ease: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.09.than#dhp-118|Dhp 118]]
 +  :: Three grounds for meritorious action: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-060|Iti 60]]
 +  :: As a fund to be looked after: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:khp:khp.1-9.than#khp-8|Khp 8]]
 +  :: As the means of attaining true happiness: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.043.than|AN 5.43]]
 +  :: Is making ~ the best one can aspire to in this short life?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn02:sn02.019.than|SN 2.19]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:merit|"Merit" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:fuang:itself#merit|Merit,]]" (Fuang)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:startsmall3#merit|The Essence of Merit]]" (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:goodness|The Power of Goodness]]" (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:wheel259#merit|Merit and Spiritual Growth]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== Q ======
 +<span anchor #q></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +  ? Quarreling — see **[[#conflict|Conflict]]**.
 +
 +  ? Queer identity — see **[[#sexid|Sexual identity]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #questions>Questions</span>. See also **[[#ditthi|Ditthi (views)]]**; **[[#yoniso|Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention)]]**.
 +  :: Four types of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.042.than|AN 4.42]]
 +  :: Five motivations behind asking ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.165.than|AN 5.165]]
 +  :: How to answer ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.067.than|AN 3.67]]
 +  :: ~ not worth asking: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.09.0.than#questions|DN 9]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.002.than#f1|MN 2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.077.than|AN 4.77]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.069.than|AN 10.69]]
 +  :: ~ best answered by silence: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn44:sn44.010.than|SN 44.10]]
 +  :: ~s that assume an abiding "self" are invalid: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.012.than|SN 12.12]]
 +  :: ~ the Buddha left unanswered: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:index#avyakata|Avyakata Samyutta]]
 +  :: How the Buddha handles difficult ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.072.than|MN 72]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:questions|Questions of Skill]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/skill-in-questions|Skill in Questions: How the Buddha Taught]]// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== R ======
 +<span anchor #r></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +  ? Racism — see **[[#caste|Caste system]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #radiant>Radiant Mind</span>
 +  :: The inherent radiance of mind: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an01:an01.049.than|AN 1.49]]
 +  :: "The Radiant Mind is Unawareness," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/straight|Straight From the Heart]]// (Boowa)
 +
 +  ? Rapture — see **[[#piti|Piti]]**.
 +
 +  ? Realms of Existence — see **[[#planes|Planes of Existence]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #rebirth>Rebirth</span>. See also **[[#hell|Hell]]**; **[[#jati|Jati (birth)]]**; **[[#kamma|Kamma]]**; **[[#sagga|Sagga (heaven)]]**.
 +  :: The skillfulness of one's actions in life determine one's destination after death: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.01.than#dhp-17|Dhp 17]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.01.than#dhp-18|Dhp 18]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.18.than#dhp-240|Dhp 240]]
 +  :: Causes of favorable or unfavorable ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.135.than|MN 135]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.065.than|AN 3.65]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.22.than#dhp-310|Dhp 310]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.22.than#dhp-316|Dhp 316]]
 +  :: How to gain rebirth as an elephant or a horse: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.177.than#elephant|AN 10.177]]
 +  :: The laws of kamma and ~ are as inviolable as the law of gravity: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.006.than|SN 42.6]]
 +  :: What's so bad about being reborn?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn05:sn05.006.than|SN 5.6]]
 +  :: Why not just settle for rebirth among the devas?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn05:sn05.007.than|SN 5.7]]
 +  :: The preciousness of our human birth: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn20:sn20.002.than|SN 20.2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn56:sn56.048.than|SN 56.48]]
 +  :: ~ witnessed by Buddha on the night of his Awakening: See **[[#awakening|Buddha's Awakening]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:nyanatiloka:wheel394#ch2|Kamma & Rebirth]]" (Nyanatiloka)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_06|Dhamma Without Rebirth?]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_46|Does Rebirth Make Sense?]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sagga:loka|The Thirty-one Planes of Existence]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #recollections>Recollections, ten //(anussati)//</span>.
 +  :: Recollection of the Buddha //(buddhanussati)//: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn11:sn11.003.than#nofear1|SN 11.3]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.070.than#recall-Buddha|AN 3.70]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.012.than#recall-Buddha|AN 11.12]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.013.than#recall-Buddha|AN 11.13]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.06.02.than|Thag 6.2]]
 +
 +  ? Recollection of the Dhamma //(dhammanussati)//: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn11:sn11.003.than#nofear2|SN 11.3]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.070.than#recall-Dhamma|AN 3.70]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.012.than#recall-Dhamma|AN 11.12]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.013.than#recall-Dhamma|AN 11.13]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.06.02.than|Thag 6.2]]
 +  :: As a governing principle: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.040.than#dhamma|AN 3.40]]
 +  :: Recollection of the Sangha //(sanghanussati)//: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn11:sn11.003.than#nofear3|SN 11.3]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.070.than#recall-Sangha|AN 3.70]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.012.than#recall-Sangha|AN 11.12]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.013.than#recall-Sangha|AN 11.13]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.06.02.than|Thag 6.2]]
 +  :: Recollection of one's own virtues //(silanussati)//: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.070.than#recall-virtue|AN 3.70]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.012.than#recall-virtue|AN 11.12]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.013.than#recall-virtue|AN 11.13]]
 +  :: Recollection of one's own generosity //(caganussati)//: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.012.than#recall-generosity|AN 11.12]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.013.than#recall-generosity|AN 11.13]]
 +  :: Recollection of the devas //(devatanussati)//: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.070.than#recall-devas|AN 3.70]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.012.than#recall-devas|AN 11.12]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.013.than#recall-devas|AN 11.13]]
 +  :: **[[#maranassati|Mindfulness of death (maranassati)]]** (see also **[[#satipatthana|Satipatthana]]**).
 +  :: **[[#kayagatasati|Mindfulness of the body (kayagatasati)]]** (see also **[[#satipatthana|Satipatthana]]**).
 +  :: **[[#anapanasati|Mindfulness of breathing (anapanasati)]]** (see also **[[#satipatthana|Satipatthana]]**).
 +  :: Recollection of peace //(upasamanussati)//: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#peace90|Iti 90]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:recollections|"A Meditator's Tools: A Study Guide on the Ten Recollections"]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #reconciliation>Reconciliation</span>.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:reconciliation|Reconciliation, Right & Wrong]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #refuge>Refuge</span>. See also **[[#precepts|Precepts]]**; **[[#tiratana|Tiratana (the Three Gems)]]**.
 +  :: The formula for going for ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:khp:khp.1-9.than#khp-1|Khp 1]]
 +  :: The supreme ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.14.than#dhp-188|Dhp 188]]
 +  :: The Dhamma as one's island and ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.16.1-6.vaji#island|DN 16]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn47:sn47.013.than#island|SN 47.13]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn47:sn47.014.nypo#island|SN 47.14]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:refawake|A Refuge in Awakening]]" (Lee)
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:tisarana|The Threefold Refuge]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:triplegem|What is the Triple Gem?]]" (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#free|Free at Last]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bodhi/wheel282|Going for Refuge/Taking the Precepts]]// (Bodhi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/nyanaponika/wheel076|The Threefold Refuge]]// (Nyanaponika)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/refuge|Refuge: an Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha]]// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? Release — see **[[#vimutti|Vimutti]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #relics>Relics</span>. See also **[[#devotion|Devotion]]**.
 +  :: Origin of relic-worship: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.16.1-6.vaji#relics|DN 16]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:nyanaponika:wheel090#app|A Note on the Relics of Sariputta and Maha Moggallana]]" in //The Life of Sariputta// (Nyanaponika)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai:lee:leeauto|Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee]]// (Lee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #remorse>Remorse</span>. See also **[[#sila|Sila]]**.
 +  :: Two causes of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.2.028-049.than#iti-030|Iti 30]]
 +  :: Two causes of no ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.2.028-049.than#iti-031|Iti 31]]
 +  :: Freedom from ~ is the purpose of developing sila (virtue): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.001.than|AN 11.1]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.002.than|AN 11.2]]
 +
 +  ? Renunciation — see **[[#nekkhamma|Nekkhamma]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #respect>Respect</span>. See also **[[#children|Children]]**; **[[#gratitude|Gratitude]]**; **[[#parents|Parents]]**.
 +  :: What makes a person an elder worthy of ~?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.038.than|AN 2.38]]
 +  :: What makes a monk worthy of ~?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.094.than|AN 3.94]]
 +  :: As one of the greatest protections/blessings: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.04.than|Sn 2.4]]
 +  :: As a basis for acquiring discernment: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.002.than|AN 8.2]]
 +  :: As a basis for keeping the Dhamma alive for a long time: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.056.than|AN 7.56]]
 +  :: Is there anyone worthy of greater respect than the Buddha?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn06:sn06.002.than|SN 6.2]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:respect5|Opening the Door to the Dhamma: Respect in Buddhist Thought & Practice]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#first|First Things First]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#respect|Respect for the Truth]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:visakha|Visakha Puja]]" (Lee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #restlessness>Restless and worry</span> (uddhacca-kukkucca).
 +  :: Antidote for ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn46:sn46.053.than|SN 46.53]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #restraint>Restraint</span>. See also **[[#celibacy|Celibacy]]**; **[[#moderation|Moderation]]**; **[[#contentment|Contentment with little]]**; **[[#nekkhamma|Nekkhamma (renunciation)]]**; **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**.
 +  :: Definition of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.206.than#restraint|SN 35.206]]
 +  :: Benefits of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.01.than#dhp-7|Dhp 7]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.01.than#dhp-9|Dhp 9]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.09.than#dhp-116|Dhp 116]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.25.than#dhp-360|Dhp 360]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.25.than#dhp-362|Dhp 362]]
 +  :: As the best protection against harm: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.005.than|SN 3.5]]
 +  :: As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.039.than#restraint|MN 39]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.26.than#dhp-391|Dhp 391]]
 +  :: ~ paves the way to Nibbana: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.20.than#dhp-289|Dhp 289]]
 +  :: As a refuge: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.052.than|AN 3.52]]
 +  :: As a support to meditation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than|DN 2]]
 +  :: Like dressing a wound: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.033.than#wounds|MN 33]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.018.than#wounds|AN 11.18]]
 +  :: Like a tortoise protecting itself by withdrawing safely into its shell: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.199.than|SN 35.199]]
 +  :: Contentment with little: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#bird|DN 11]]
 +  :: A deva encourages a monk to restrain his wandering mind: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn09:sn09.001.than|SN 9.1]]
 +  :: Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations|Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations2|Meditations 2]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations3|Meditations 3]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations4|Meditations 4]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations5|Meditations 5]]//
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:kee:stoplook|Stop, Look, and Let Go]]" (Kee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #revenge>Revenge</span>.
 +  :: The story of Prince Dighavu: [[en:tipitaka:vin:mv:mv.10.02.03-20.than#dighavu|Mv 10.2.3-20]]
 +
 +  ? Right Action — see **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? Right Concentration — see **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? Right Effort — see **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? Right Intention — see **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? Right Livelihood — see **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? Right Mindfulness — see **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? Right Resolve — see **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? Right Speech — see **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? Right View — see **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #rituals>Rituals</span> and ceremonies. See also **[[#devotion|Devotion]]**; **[[#lay|Lay Buddhist practice]]**.
 +  :: Rites don't purify the heart; skillful actions do: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.176.than|AN 10.176]]
 +  :: Rituals alone can't take one beyond aging and death: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.5.03.than|Sn 5.3]]
 +  :: Rites and protective charms should be avoided by lay followers: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.175.than|AN 5.175]]
 +  :: The best protection comes not from rituals but from generous, moral, and wise actions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:khp:khp.1-9.than#khp-5|Khp 5]]
 +  :: Water ablutions cannot wash away one's past bad kamma: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:thig.12.01.than|Thig 12.1]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/piyadassi/protection|The Book of Protection (Paritta)]]// (Piyadassi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/kariyawasam/wheel402|Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka]]// (A.G.S. Kariyawasam)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammayut/chanting|A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations]]// (Dhammayut Order)
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== S ======
 +<span anchor #s></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sacca>Sacca</span> (truthfulness). See also **[[#parami|Paramis]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#honest|The Honest Truth]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #saddha>Saddha</span> (faith; conviction). See also **[[#doubt|Doubt]]**; "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:end#conviction|Conviction]]" in the Subject Index of //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro).
 +  :: As a factor of **[[#stream|stream-entry]]**: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn55:sn55.001.than|SN 55.1]]
 +  :: ~ underlies the practice all the way to the Deathless: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.070.than|MN 70]]
 +  :: Five rewards a layperson can expect for having ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.038.than|AN 5.38]]
 +  :: As a treasure: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.006.than#saddha|AN 7.6]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part3#part3-a|Conviction]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: Relationship between faith and critical inquiry: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_02|Two Faces of the Dhamma]]" (Bodhi)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:nyanaponika:courageous|Courageous Faith]]" (Nyanaponika)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:nyanaponika:devotion|Devotion in Buddhism]]" (Nyanaponika)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:faithinawakening|Faith in Awakening]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sagga>Sagga</span> (heaven realms). See also **[[#deva|Devas]]**; **[[#gradual|Gradual instruction]]**; **[[#hell|Hell]]**; **[[#kamma|Kamma]]**; **[[#planes|Planes of Existence, Thirty-one]]**.
 +  :: A rare destination: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.13.than#dhp-174|Dhp 174]]
 +  :: Causes of rebirth in ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-071|Iti 71]]
 +  :: Proper use of wealth leads to rebirth in ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.019.than#heaven|SN 3.19]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sagga:index|Heaven]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sagga:loka|The Thirty-one Planes of Existence]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sakkaya>Sakkaya-ditthi</span> (self-identity view, personality-belief). See also **[[#ditthi|Ditthi (views)]]**.
 +  :: As one of the fetters (**[[#sanyojana|Sanyojana]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.013.than|AN 10.13]]
 +  :: As one of the obsessions (**[[#anusaya|Anusaya]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.011.than|AN 7.11]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.012.than|AN 7.12]]
 +  :: Like grabbing hold of a branch with a sticky hand: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.178.than|AN 4.178]]
 +  :: How ~ comes about: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.109.than#selfview|MN 109]]
 +  :: How to develop ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.148.than#selfid|MN 148]]
 +  :: How to relinquish ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.148.than#noselfid|MN 148]]
 +  :: What is the origin of self-view?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn41:sn41.003.than|SN 41.3]]
 +  :: Identifying the five **[[#khandha|khandhas]]** as "self" is the cause of affliction: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.001.than|SN 22.1]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #salayatana>Salayatana</span> (the six sense-media). See also **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**; **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**.
 +  :: Relation between the ~ and the emotions: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.137.than|MN 137]]
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#salayatana|MN 9]]
 +  :: Contemplation of ~ in terms of not-self: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.148.than|MN 148]]
 +  :: Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn27:sn27.001-010.than#sn27.001|SN 27.1]]
 +  :: How becoming consummate in the ~ leads to Awakening: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.153.than|SN 35.153]]
 +  :: See the suttas in the [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:index#salayatana|Salayatana-samyutta]] of the Samyutta Nikaya.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #samadhi>Samadhi</span> (concentration). See also **[[#jhana|Jhana]]**; **[[#samatha|Samatha (tranquillity, calm)]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-samadhi:index|Right Concentration]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-samadhi:jhana|Jhana]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: ~ is to be developed in all postures: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-111|Iti 111]]
 +  :: ~ is a progressive practice: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.066.than#jhana|MN 66]]
 +  :: Five-factored noble ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.028.than|AN 5.28]]
 +  :: Not every state of ~ is wholesome: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.108.than#concen|MN 108]]
 +  :: Five realizations that arise from ~ based on the Brahmavihara (sublime states): [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.027.than|AN 5.27]]
 +  :: How ~ leads to discernment: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.005.than|SN 22.5]]
 +  :: Which comes first: ~ or wisdom?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.073.than|AN 3.73]]
 +  :: Four developments of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.041.than|AN 4.41]]
 +  :: Wrong concentration (miccha-samadhi): "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:loyalty#wrongconc|Loyalty to Your Meditation]]" (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/themes|Basic Themes]]// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:inmind#lessons|Lessons in Samadhi]]" in //Keeping the Breath in Mind// (Lee)
 +  :: Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations|Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations2|Meditations 2]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations3|Meditations 3]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations4|Meditations 4]]//; //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/meditations5|Meditations 5]]//
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:concmind|The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #samatha>Samatha</span> (tranquillity, calm). See also **[[#samadhi|Samadhi (concentration)]]**; **[[#vipassana|Vipassana (insight)]]**.
 +  :: ~ is developed in tandem with //vipassana// (insight): [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.204.than|SN 35.205]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.030.than|AN 2.30]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.170.than|AN 4.170]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.071.than|AN 10.71]]
 +  :: Relation to //vipassana// (insight): "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:onetool|One Tool Among Many: The Place of Vipassana in Buddhist Practice]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sammappadhana>Sammappadhana</span> (the four right exertions). See also **[[#bodhipakkhiya-dhamma|Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma]]**; **[[#viriya|Viriya (persistence, effort)]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part2#part2-c|The Four Right Exertions]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sampajanna>Sampajañña</span> (alertness).
 +  :: As a component of mindfulness: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn48:sn48.010.than|SN 48.10]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/frames|Frames of Reference]]// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:concmind|The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #samsara>Samsara</span> (the round of rebirth). See also **[[#kamma|Kamma (intentional action)]]**; **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**; **[[#planes|Planes of Existence, Thirty-one]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca1:samsara|The Round of Rebirth]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: Lasts long for fools: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.05.than#dhp-60|Dhp 60]]
 +  :: Four causes of our long journey in ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.001.than|AN 4.1]]
 +  :: All the blood we have shed in ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn15:sn15.013.than|SN 15.13]]
 +  :: All the tears we have shed in ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn15:sn15.003.than|SN 15.3]]
 +  :: We have suffered hardship in past times: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn15:sn15.011.than|SN 15.11]]
 +  :: We have enjoyed happiness in past times: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn15:sn15.012.than|SN 15.12]]
 +  :: We wander from birth to birth, as a falling stick sometimes lands on its side, sometimes on its end: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn15:sn15.009.than|SN 15.9]]
 +  :: Is a difficult path: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.26.than#dhp-414|Dhp 414]]
 +  :: The preciousness of our human birth: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn20:sn20.002.than|SN 20.2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn56:sn56.048.than|SN 56.48]]
 +  :: See the [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:index#anamatagga|suttas from the Samyutta Nikaya on the topic of samsara]].
 +  :: "Birth and Death," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/straight|Straight From the Heart]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/khantipalo/wheel147|The Wheel of Birth and Death]]// (Khantipalo)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/soma/bl079|Words Leading to Disenchantment: Two Essays]]// (Soma)
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sagga:loka|The Thirty-one Planes of Existence]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:samsara|Samsara]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:resonance|Samsara Divided by Zero]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #samvega>Samvega</span> (spiritual urgency; chastened dispassion). See also **[[#death|Death]]**; **[[#pasada|Pasada]]**.
 +  :: Danger #1 — death threatens from all sides: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.077.than|AN 5.77]]
 +  :: Danger #2 — the conditions for practice may never again be so good: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.078.than|AN 5.78]]
 +  :: Danger #3 — there may not always be good teachers around: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.079.than|AN 5.79]]
 +  :: Danger #4 — the Sangha may someday decline: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.080.than|AN 5.80]]
 +  :: Who knows? — tomorrow, death may come: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.131.than|MN 131]]
 +  :: A call to wake up: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.10.than|Sn 2.10]]
 +  :: Death is crashing in on you, like a huge mountain: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.025.than|SN 3.25]]
 +  :: Three urgent duties for meditators: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.091.than|AN 3.91]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:fuang:single|A Single Mind]]" (Fuang)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:affirming|Affirming the Truths of the Heart: The Buddhist Teachings on Samvega and Pasada]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sangha>Sangha</span> (1. Monastic community; 2. Community of Noble (Awakened) Ones). See also **[[#monastic|Monastic life]]**; **[[#tiratana|Tiratana (Triple Gem)]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:sangha|Sangha]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: Seven conditions for no decline of the Sangha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.021.than|AN 7.21]]
 +  :: Concord in the Sangha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.1.001-027.than#iti-019|Iti 19]]
 +  :: Sangha members are dependent on the lay community: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.4.100-112.than#iti-107|Iti 107]]
 +  :: As one of the ten Recollections: See **[[#recollections|Recollections, ten]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sankhara>Sankhara</span> (mental fashionings, fabrications, or formations). See also **[[#khandha|Khandha (clinging-aggregates)]]**; **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**.
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#sankhara|MN 9]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:strength#fashionings|Fashionings]]," in //Inner Strength// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_43|Anicca Vata Sankhara]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sanyojana>Sanyojana (samyojana)</span> (fetter)
 +  :: Listed: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.013.than|AN 10.13]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sanna>Sañña</span> (perception, naming, labeling). See also **[[#khandha|Khandha (clinging-aggregates)]]**.
 +  :: Four erroneous perceptions that keep you trapped in samsara: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.049.than|AN 4.49]]
 +  :: Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.063.than#part-3|AN 6.63]]
 +  :: Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn27:sn27.001-010.than#sn27.006|SN 27.6]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sati>Sati</span> (mindfulness). See also **[[#meditation|Meditation]]**; **[[#satipatthana|Satipatthana]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-sati:index|Right Mindfulness]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: The Buddha praises Ven. Cula Panthaka's mindfulness: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.5.10.than|Ud 5.10]]
 +  :: Definition of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn48:sn48.010.than#sati|SN 48.10]]
 +  :: As a quality of a great person: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.030.than#great8|AN 8.30]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:mindfulnessdefined|Mindfulness Defined]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:concmind|The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:agendas|The Agendas of Mindfulness]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/nyanaponika/wheel121|The Power of Mindfulness]]// (Nyanaponika)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #satipatthana>Satipatthana</span> (frames of reference/foundations of mindfulness). See also **[[#anapanasati|Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing)]]**; **[[#bodhipakkhiya-dhamma|Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma]]**; **[[#kayagatasati|Kayagatasati (mindfulness of the body)]]**; **[[#maranassati|Maranassati (mindfulness of death)]]**; **[[#sati|Sati (mindfulness)]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-sati:index|Right Mindfulness]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: See the suttas in the [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:index#satipatthana|Satipatthana-samyutta]] of the Samyutta Nikaya
 +  :: As a basis for the development of jhana: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.063.than|AN 8.63]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/nyanasatta/wheel019|The Foundations of Mindfulness]]// (Nyanasatta)
 +  :: "The Four Frames of Reference," in //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/thingsas|Things as They Are]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/frames|Frames of Reference]]// (Lee)
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.22.0.than|Maha-satipatthana Sutta (The Great Discourse on the Four Frames of Reference)]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/nyanaponika/bl034|Protection Through Satipatthana]]// (Nyanaponika)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/mahasi/wheel370|Satipatthana Vipassana: Insight Through Mindfulness]]// (Mahasi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/mahasi/wheel298|Thoughts on the Dhamma]]// (Mahasi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/soma/wayof|The Way of Mindfulness: The Satipatthana Sutta and Its Commentary]]// (Soma)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/wings/index|The Wings to Awakening: an Anthology from the Pali Canon]]// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? Seclusion — see **[[#viveka|Viveka]].**
 +
 +  ? Self-view — see **[[#sakkaya|Sakkaya-ditthi]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sensuality>Sensuality</span>. See also **[[#asubha|Asubha (unattractiveness, loathsomeness)]]**; **[[#body|Body]]**; **[[#nekkhamma|Nekkhamma (renunciation)]]**; **[[#pleasure|Pleasure]]**; **[[#restraint|Restraint]]**; **[[#salayatana|Salayatana (six sense-media)]]**; **[[#sexid|Sexual identity]]**; **[[#upadana|Upadana (clinging)]]**.
 +  :: As a yoke: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.010.than#sensuality|AN 4.10]]
 +  :: As a flood: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn45:sn45.171.than|SN 45.171]]
 +  :: The allures and drawbacks of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.013.than|MN 13]]
 +  :: Dangers of: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.045.than#danger|MN 45]]
 +  :: What's wrong with sensual pleasures?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn05:sn05.006.than|SN 5.6]]
 +  :: Like falling into debt: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.045.than|AN 6.45]]
 +  :: Be careful with ~ as you would a venomous snake: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.01.than|Sn 4.1]]
 +  :: Clinging to sense-pleasures is a fetter: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.7.03.than|Ud 7.3]]
 +  :: Like a fish caught in a trap: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.7.04.than|Ud 7.4]]
 +  :: Like a suckling calf dependent on its mother: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.7.04.than|Ud 7.4]]
 +  :: Renouncing ~ brings an even higher happiness: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.3.02.than|Ud 3.2]]
 +  :: Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.063.than#part-1|AN 6.63]]
 +  :: Ananda's advice to Vangisa on overcoming lust: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.21.00.irel#ananda|Thag 21]]
 +  :: The source of ~ lies in the mind's passionate response to sense-objects, not in the objects themselves: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.063.than|AN 6.63]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:likefire:2-3#sen|Sensuality,]]" in //The Mind Like Fire Unbound// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/walshe/wheel225|Buddhism and Sex]]// (M. O'C. Walshe)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #separation>Separation from what is dear and appealing</span>. See also **[[#dukkha|Dukkha]]**.
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:beyondcoping:index|"Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sexid>Sexual identity</span>.
 +  :: Dwelling on one's ~ is counterproductive to meditation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn05:sn05.002.than|SN 5.2]]
 +  :: Obsessing over one's ~ causes only suffering: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.048.than|AN 7.48]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sex>Sexual intercourse</span>. See also **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**; **[[#sexid|Sexual identity]]**.
 +  :: ~ is to be abandoned: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.159.than|AN 4.159]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/walshe/wheel225|Buddhism and Sex]]// (M. O'C. Walshe)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #wrongsex>Sexual misconduct</span>. See also **[[#precepts|Precepts]]**; **[[#sila|Sila]]**.
 +  :: As a cause of one's downfall: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.22.than#dhp-309|Dhp 309]]
 +  :: Causes of promiscuity: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.009.than|AN 2.9]]
 +
 +  ? Shame (moral) — see **[[#hiri|Hiri]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sickness>Sickness</span> — see **[[#illness|Illness]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sila>Sila</span> (virtue; morality). See also **[[#gradual|Gradual instruction]]**; **[[#manners|Manners]]**; **[[#parami|Paramis]]**; **[[#precepts|Precepts]]**; **[[#uposatha|Uposatha]]**.
 +  :: If you truly care about your welfare, then develop your inner goodness: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.004.than|SN 3.4]]
 +  :: As the foundation upon which the entire path is built: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.001.than|AN 11.1]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.002.than|AN 11.2]]
 +  :: As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.039.than#conduct|MN 39]]
 +  :: As one of the ten Recollections: see **[[#recollections|Recollections, ten]]**.
 +  :: As a treasure: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.006.than#sila|AN 7.6]]
 +  :: Guard your ~ well: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-076|Iti 76]]
 +  :: The Buddha's instructions to his young son: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.061.than|MN 61]]
 +  :: Sariputta's teachings to a dying Anathapindika: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.143.than|MN 143]]
 +  :: Admirable ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-097|Iti 97]]
 +  :: How to recognize a virtuous person: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.192.than|AN 4.192]], [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.6.02.than|Ud 6.2]]
 +  :: How to recognize a wise person: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.002.than|AN 3.2]]
 +  :: The layperson's code of conduct: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.31.0.nara|DN 31]]
 +  :: Development of ~ as a way to ease the inevitable bad results of one's past bad deeds: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.008.than#sila|SN 42.8]]
 +  :: Results of transgressing the precepts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.040.than|AN 8.40]]
 +  :: Rewards of observing the precepts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.039.than|AN 8.39]]
 +  :: Rewards of skillful conduct; drawbacks of unskillful conduct: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.018.than|AN 2.18]]
 +  :: Standards of ~ for contemplatives: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than#virtue|DN 2]]
 +  :: Claiming to be enlightened does not justify unrestrained behavior: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.105.than|MN 105]]
 +  :: Heightened ~ //(adhisila)//: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.088.than|AN 3.88]]
 +  :: The [[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:index#benefits|benefits of morality]]
 +  :: The [[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:index#blessings|blessings of morality]]
 +  :: [[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:index#gift|The precepts as a fivefold faultless gift to oneself and others]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-vaca:index|Right Speech]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-kammanto:index|Right Action]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-ajivo:index|Right Livelihood]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/walshe/wheel225|Buddhism and Sex]]// (M. O'C. Walshe)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/craft|The Craft of the Heart]]// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:precepts|The Healing Power of the Precepts]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/bodhi/wheel259|Nourishing the Roots: Essays on Buddhist Ethics]]// (Bodhi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/harris/wheel392|Violence and Disruption in Society]]// (Harris)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:mun:everpresent#virtue|Virtue]]" (Mun)
 +
 +  ? Simplicity.
 +  :: As a quality of a great person: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.030.than#great8|AN 8.30]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sleep>Sleep</span>. See also **[[#sloth|Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha)]]**.
 +  :: How to get a good night's ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn10:sn10.008.than#sleep|SN 10.8]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.034.than|AN 3.34]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.016.than|AN 11.16]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.06.than#dhp-79|Dhp 79]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.13.than#dhp-168|Dhp 168]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sleepiness>Sleepiness</span> — see **[[#sloth|Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha)]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #sloth>Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha)</span>. See also **[[#nivarana|Nivarana (hindrances)]]**; **[[#sleep|Sleep]]**; **[[#viriya|Viriya (effort)]]**.
 +  :: Antidote for ~ in meditation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn46:sn46.053.than|SN 46.53]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.058.than|AN 7.58]]
 +  :: The eight grounds for laziness: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.080.than#laziness|AN 8.80]]
 +  :: Excuses: "It's too cold to meditate. It's too hot... It's too...": [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.03.05.than|Thag 3.5]]
 +  :: As an obstruction to Awakening: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.2.028-049.than#iti-034|Iti 34]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #smile>Smile</span>, what makes the Buddha ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.180.than#smile|AN 5.180]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.12.02.than#smile|Thag 12.2]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #social>Social Action</span>.
 +  :: The Buddha attends to a monk with dysentery: [[en:tipitaka:vin:mv:mv.08.26.01-08.than#nurse|Mv 8.26.1-8]]
 +  :: How a layperson can best work for the welfare of others: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.026.than|AN 8.26]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.099.than|AN 4.99]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/jones/wheel285|Buddhism and Social Action]]// (Jones)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/desilva/bl123|Radical Therapy: Buddhist Precepts in the Modern World]]// (De Silva)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/harris/wheel392|Violence and Disruption in Society]]// (Harris)
 +
 +  ? Solitude — see **[[#viveka|Viveka]].**
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #speech>Speech</span>. See also **[[#listen|Listening]]**; **[[#silence|Noble silence]]**; "Right Speech" in **[[#eightfold|Noble Eightfold Path]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-vaca:index|Right Speech]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:conversation|"Noble Conversation" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: The criteria for determining whether something should be said: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.058.than#criteria|MN 58]]
 +  :: Five aspects of suitable ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.021x.than#speech5|MN 21]]
 +  :: Five keys to blameless ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.198.than|AN 5.198]]
 +  :: Ten kinds of praiseworthy ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.070.than#praise10|AN 10.70]]
 +  :: Four ways to answer a question: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.042.than|AN 4.42]]
 +  :: Lying is to be avoided: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.1.001-027.than#iti-025|Iti 25]]
 +  :: Sensual desire is usually the motive behind telling lies: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.007.than|SN 3.7]]
 +  :: The nature of well-spoken ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.3.03.than|Sn 3.3]]
 +  :: The results of various kinds of wrong ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.040.than#speech|AN 8.40]]
 +  :: Right ~ does not mean total frankness or openness: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.183.than|AN 4.183]]
 +  :: Ten topics of proper conversation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.069.than|AN 10.69]]
 +  :: Either speak Dhamma, or keep noble silence: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.2.02.than|Ud 2.2]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:speech|Right Speech]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #srilanka>Sri Lanka</span>. See also **[[#myanmar|Myanmar (Burma)]]**; **[[#thai|Thailand]]**.
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/perera/wheel100|Buddhism in Sri Lanka: A Short History]]// (Perera)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/kariyawasam/wheel402|Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka]]// (Kariyawasam)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #stream>Stream-entry</span>, stream-winning //(Sotapatti).// See also **[[#nibbana|Nibbana]]**; **[[#lay|Lay Buddhist Practice]]** (for examples of lay stream-winners); **[[#wiseperson|Wise person]]**.
 +  :: Better than ruling the world or going to heaven: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn55:sn55.001.than|SN 55.1]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.13.than#dhp-178|Dhp 178]]
 +  :: Six rewards of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.097.than|AN 6.97]]
 +  :: Upon ~, one does away with a vast amount of suffering: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn13:sn13.001.than|SN 13.1]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn13:sn13.002.than|SN 13.2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn13:sn13.008.than|SN 13.8]]
 +  :: Like a thirsty traveler looking into a well: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.068.than#well|SN 12.68]]
 +  :: How to recognize a lay stream-winner: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.179.than|AN 5.179]]
 +  :: The kind of conviction and discernment required to attain ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:index#okkanta|SN 35.1-10]]
 +  :: What it takes for a layperson to become a stream-winner: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.092.than|AN 10.92]]
 +  :: How appropriate attention (//yoniso manasikara//) leads to ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.122.than|SN 22.122]]
 +  :: The four factors of ~ (and their variations): [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn55:sn55.030.than|SN 55.30]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn55:sn55.031.than|SN 55.31]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn55:sn55.032.than|SN 55.32]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn55:sn55.033.than|SN 55.33]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.092.than#factors4|AN 10.92]]
 +  :: How to recognize — and become — a person of integrity: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.110.than|MN 110]]
 +  :: Why doubt does not arise in a stream-winner: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.051.than|AN 7.51]]
 +  :: The teaching that led Ven. Ananda to ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.083.than|SN 22.83]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:authenticity|"'When you know for yourselves...': The Authenticity of the Pali Suttas"]] (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:into_the_stream|"Into the Stream" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:study:merit|"Merit" (Study Guide)]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #suicide>Suicide</span>. See also **[[#death|Death]]**.
 +  :: Sappadasa chooses life: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.06.06.than|Thag 6.6]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #supranormal>Supranormal powers</span>.
 +  :: Is the development of ~ a prerequisite for enlightenment?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.070.than|SN 12.70]]
 +  :: Clairaudience: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than#clairaudience|DN 2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#clairaudience|DN 11]]
 +  :: Ending of the taints/effluents (**[[#asava|asava]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than#asava|DN 2]],[[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#asava|DN 11]]
 +  :: Mind-reading: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than#mindreading|DN 2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#mindreading|DN 11]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.060.than#telepathy|AN 3.60]]
 +  :: Passing away and reappearance of beings: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than#beings|DN 2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#beings|DN 11]]
 +  :: Recollection of past lives: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than#recollection|DN 2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#recollection|DN 11]]
 +  :: As a miracle: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.060.than#psychic|AN 3.60]]
 +  :: As the fruit of five-factored noble concentration: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.028.than#supranormal|AN 5.28]]
 +  :: How to reduce a pile of wood to its constituent elements: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.041.than|AN 6.41]]
 +  :: Drawbacks of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.11.0.than#drawbacks|DN 11]]
 +  :: A monk displays his ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn41:sn41.004.than|SN 41.4]]
 +  :: Beware: you can't hide from those with ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.040.than#cosmos|AN 3.40]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part2#part2-d|The Four Bases of Power]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:knowledge|Knowledge]]" (Lee)
 +
 +  ? [[en:tipitaka:sutta|Sutta Pitaka]].
 +  :: How to read a sutta: "[[befriending|Befriending the Suttas]]"
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== T ======
 +<span anchor #t></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +  ? Taints — see **[[#asava|Asava]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #tanha>Tanha</span> (craving). See also **[[#kilesa|Kilesa (defilements)]]**; **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**; **[[#sensuality|Sensuality]]**.
 +  :: As a motivation for practice: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.159.than|AN 4.159]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca2:tanha|Craving]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca2:index|The 2nd Noble Truth]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#tanha|MN 9]]
 +  :: As a fetter: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.1.001-027.than#iti-015|Iti 15]]
 +  :: Abandoning ~ for what one holds dear: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.5.08.than|Sn 5.8]]
 +  :: The many kinds of thoughts motivated by ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.199.than|AN 4.199]]
 +  :: ~ causes your thoughts to be influenced by the opinions of others: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.200.than|AN 4.200]]
 +  :: See the [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.24.than|verses in the Dhammapada on craving]].
 +  :: Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn27:sn27.001-010.than#sn27.008|SN 27.8]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #teaching>Teaching the Dhamma</span>. See also **[[#kalyanamittata|Kalyanamittata]]**.
 +  :: The Buddha teaches only //dukkha// and its cessation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.022.than#dukkha|MN 22]]
 +  :: The Buddha's simile on ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.084.than#teaching|SN 22.84]]
 +  :: Three frames of reference for becoming a fit teacher: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.137.than#teacher|MN 137]]
 +  :: Ven. Isidatta wisely declines a teaching invitation from his elders: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn41:sn41.003.than|SN 41.3]]
 +  :: How to teach Dhamma: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.111.than|AN 4.111]]
 +  :: Meditators and Dhamma scholars: Do not disparage each other!: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.046.than|AN 6.46]]
 +  :: Don't teach what you don't know: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.024.than|AN 10.24]]
 +  :: The Buddha doesn't hold back any esoteric teachings: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.16.1-6.vaji#fist|DN 16]]
 +  :: A skilled teacher is like a ferry-man: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.08.than|Sn 2.8]]
 +  :: Dhamma should not be taught for the purpose of material reward: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.159.than|AN 5.159]]
 +  :: Five prerequisites to teaching the Dhamma to others: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.159.than|AN 5.159]]
 +  :: Teaching alone doesn't mean you're truly committed to the Dhamma: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.073.than|AN 5.73]]
 +  :: How to recognize authentic teachings: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.072.than|AN 3.72]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an07:an07.079.than|AN 7.79]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.053.than|AN 8.53]], [[:en:lib:study:recognizing|"Recognizing the Dhamma" (Study Guide)]]
 +  :: Examples of lay Dhamma teachers: Anathapindika ([[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.093.than|AN 10.93]]); Citta ([[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn41:sn41.007.than|SN 41.7]])
 +  :: How to choose — and learn from — a teacher: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.095x.than|MN 95]]
 +  :: How to recognize a teacher: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.192.than|AN 4.192]]
 +  :: Three kinds of Dhamma teachers: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.12.0.than#sorts3|DN 12]]
 +  :: Dhamma teaching compared to medical treatment: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.022.than|AN 3.22]]
 +  :: The Buddha asks who is his teacher: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.24.than#dhp-353|Dhp 353]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/jootla/wheel414|Teacher of the Devas]]// (Jootla)
 +
 +  ? [[en:tech:index|Technical Notes]] (Bullitt)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #tevijja>Tevijja</span> (Threefold knowledge realized by the Buddha during his Awakening). See also **[[#buddha|Buddha.]]**
 +  :: Descriptions of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.019.than#tevijja|MN 19]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.125.horn#tevijja|MN 125]]
 +  :: What makes one a //true// brahman: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-099|Iti 99]]
 +  :: Various monks and nuns realize the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.088.than#victory|SN 35.88 (Ven. Punna)]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.030.than#victory|AN 8.30 (Ven. Anuruddha)]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.05.01.than|Thag 5.1 (Ven. Rajadatta)]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.06.06.than|Thag 6.6 (Ven. Sappadasa)]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.07.01.than|Thag 7.1 (Ven. Sundara Samudda)]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:thig.05.11.than|Thig 5.11 (Ven. Sister Patacara)]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:thig.05.12.than|Thig 5.12 (Ven. Sister Canda)]], [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.3.03.than|Ud 3.3 (500 monks)]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:index#threeinsights1|The Buddha's Awakening]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #thai>Thailand & Thai Buddhism</span>. See also **[[#myanmar|Myanmar (Burma)]]**; **[[#srilanka|Sri Lanka]]**.
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/kusalasaya/wheel085|Buddhism in Thailand]]// (Kusalasaya)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:thai:index|Thai forest traditions]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:customs|The Customs of the Noble Ones]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dhammayut/chanting|A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations]]// (Dhammayut Order)
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:index|Theragatha]].
 +
 +  ? Theravada Buddhism.
 +  :: "[[theravada|What is Theravada Buddhism?"]] (FAQ)
 +  :: [[history|Theravada Buddhism: A Chronology]]
 +
 +  ? [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:index|Therigatha]].
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/jootla/wheel349|Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns]]// (Jootla)
 +
 +  ? Thinking — see **[[#thought|Thought]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #thought>Thought</span>.
 +  :: Habitual ways of thinking: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.019.than#habit|MN 19]]
 +  :: Three kinds of unskillful ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#unskillful87|Iti 87]]
 +  :: Three kinds of skillful ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#skillful87|Iti 87]]
 +
 +  ? Distracting thoughts.
 +  :: How to overcome speculative thinking: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn05:sn05.010.than|SN 5.10]]
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.020.than|The Relaxation of Thoughts]] (Vitakkasanthana Sutta, MN 20)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/soma/wheel021|The Removal of Distracting Thoughts]]// (Soma)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #tilakkhana>Tilakkhana</span> (the three characteristics of existence). See also **[[#vipassana|Vipassana (insight)]]**.
 +
 +  ? See each one individually:
 +  :: **[[#anicca|Anicca (impermanence)]]**
 +  :: **[[#dukkha|Dukkha (unsatisfactoriness)]]**
 +  :: **[[#anatta|Anatta (not-self)]]**
 +  :: As marking the path to Awakening: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.20.than#dhp-277|Dhp 277-9]]
 +  :: As true regardless of the existence of a Buddha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.134.than|AN 3.134]]
 +
 +  ? Time — see **[[#present|Present moment]]**.
 +
 +  ? [[en:tipitaka:index|Tipitaka]].
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #tiratana>Tiratana</span> (the Triple Gem). See also **[[#refuge|Refuge]]**.
 +  :: Verified confidence in ~ as a factor of **[[#stream|stream-entry]]**: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn55:sn55.001.than|SN 55.1]]
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:tisarana#tiratana|The Triple Gem]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/refuge|Refuge: an Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha]]// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:thai:lee:triplegem|What is the Triple Gem?]] (Lee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #tisarana>Tisarana</span> (the Threefold Refuge).
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/nyanaponika/wheel076|The Threefold Refuge]]// (Nyanaponika)
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:tisarana|The Threefold Refuge]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +
 +  ? Transgender — see **[[#sexid|Sexual identity]]**.
 +
 +  ? [[en:tipitaka:translators|Translators represented on ATI]]
 +
 +  ? Truthfulness — see **[[#sacca|Sacca]]**.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== U ======
 +<span anchor #u></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +  ? Unattractiveness — see **[[#asubha|Asubha]]**.
 +
 +  ? Unbinding — see **[[#nibbana|Nibbana]]**.
 +
 +  ? Universe, origin and fate of — see **[[#questions|Questions not worth asking]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #upadana>Upadana</span> (clinging). See also **[[#khandha|Khandha]]**; **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**.
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#upadana|MN 9]]
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:index#vagga-4|Atthaka Vagga (The Octet Chapter) — Sn 4]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:mountains|The Weight of Mountains]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:likefire:2-3|Chapter III]] of //The Mind Like Fire Unbound// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #upekkha>Upekkha</span> (equanimity). See also **[[#brahmavihara|Brahmavihara]]**; **[[#parami|Paramis]]**;
 +  :: As a factor leading to liberation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.013.than|AN 6.13]]
 +  :: Systematic practice of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.008.than#brahma2|SN 42.8]]
 +  :: ~ with respect to the sense faculties: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.152.than|MN 152]]
 +  :: Three kinds of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn36:sn36.031.nypo#eq|SN 36.31]]
 +  :: Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.161.than|AN 5.161]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part3#part3-g|Equanimity in Concentration and Discernment]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #uposatha>Uposatha</span> (observance day). See also **[[#sila|Sila]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:atthasila|The Eight Precepts]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sila:uposatha|Uposatha Observance Days]]" in [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: [[:en:ptf:dhamma/sila/uposatha-calendar|Calendar of **uposatha** observance days]]
 +  :: How the eight ~ practices are to be practiced: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.043.khan|AN 8.43]]
 +  :: Right and wrong ways of observing the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.070.than|AN 3.70]]
 +  :: If you choose to observe the ~, do so consistently: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.046.than|AN 10.46]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:nanavara:uposatha|Uposatha Sila]]" (Ñanavara Thera)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/craft|The Craft of the Heart]]// (Lee)
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== V ======
 +<span anchor #v></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #vedana>Vedana</span> (feeling). See also **[[#khandha|Khandha (clinging-aggregates)]]**; **[[#pain|Pain]]**; **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**.
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#vedana|MN 9]]
 +  :: Whatever is felt is a form of dukkha: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn36:sn36.011.than#dukkha|SN 36.11]]
 +  :: Seeing even pleasurable ~ as stressful: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn36:sn36.005.nypo|SN 36.5]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-053|Iti 53]]
 +  :: Seeing ~ as not-self: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.15.0.than|DN 15]]
 +  :: Three kinds of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-052|Iti 52]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-053|Iti 53]]
 +  :: Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.063.than#part-2|AN 6.63]]
 +  :: Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn27:sn27.001-010.than#sn27.005|SN 27.5]]
 +  :: See the suttas in the [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:index#vedana|Vedana-samyutta]] of the Samyutta Nikaya
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/nyanaponika/wheel303|Contemplation of Feeling: The Discourse Grouping on the Feelings]]// (Nyanaponika)
 +
 +  ? Vedanta — see **[[#comparative|Comparative religions]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #veggie>Vegetarianism</span>.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #views>Views</span> — see **[[#ditthi|Ditthi]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #vimutti>Vimutti</span> (release, deliverance). See also **[[#awakening|Awakening]]**.
 +  :: From what is one released?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.081.than|AN 10.81]]
 +  :: Released through awareness: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.013.than|AN 6.13]]
 +  :: Four kinds of awareness-release: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn41:sn41.007.than|SN 41.7]]
 +  :: Released through discernment: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.044.than|AN 9.44]]
 +  :: Released "both ways": [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an09:an09.045.than|AN 9.45]]
 +  :: The Buddha's question-and-answer session concerning release: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:index#snp.5.01.than|Snp ch. 5]]
 +  :: "Convention and Liberation," in //[[:en:lib:thai/chah/atasteof|A Taste of Freedom]]// (Chah)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#free|Free at Last]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/likefire/index|The Mind Like Fire Unbound]]// (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span #vinaya>[[:en:tipitaka:vin/index|Vinaya]]</span>. See also **[[#monastic|Monastic Life]]**.
 +  :: Basic principles of: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.053.than|AN 8.53]]
 +  :: A monk's duties: [[en:tipitaka:vin:cv:cv.08x.than|Cv 8]]
 +  :: How to know if a particular action is allowable: [[en:tipitaka:vin:mv:mv.06.40.01.than|Mv 6.40.1]]
 +  :: The standards of sila for contemplatives: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.02.0.than#virtue|DN 2]]
 +  :: Are monks allowed to use money?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.010.than|SN 42.10]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:ariyesako:layguide|The Bhikkhus' Rules — A Guide for Laypeople: The Theravadin Buddhist Monk's Rules Compiled and Explained]] (Ariyesako)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/bmc1/index|The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume I: The Patimokkha Training Rules Translated and Explained]]// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/thanissaro/bmc2/index|The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume II: The Khandhaka Rules Translated and Explained]]// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:vin:sv:bhikkhu-pati-intro|An Introduction to the Patimokkha Training Rules]] (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:vin:sv:bhikkhu-pati|The Bhikkhu Patimokkha: The Bhikkhus' Code of Discipline]]
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:vin:sv:bhikkhuni-pati|The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha: The Bhikkhunis' Code of Discipline]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #vinnana>Viññana</span> (consciousness). See also **[[#khandha|Khandha (clinging-aggregates)]]**; **[[#ps|Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising)]]**.
 +  :: Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.009.ntbb#vinnana|MN 9]]
 +  :: Why desire and passion connected with ~ is worth abandoning: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn27:sn27.001-010.than#sn27.003|SN 27.3]]
 +  :: Mutual dependence of ~ and name-and-form: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.067.than|SN 12.67]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:consciousnesses|Consciousnesses]]" (Lee)
 +
 +  ? Violence — see **[[#ahimsa|Non-violence]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #vipassana>Vipassana</span> (insight). See also **[[#samatha|Samatha (tranquillity)]]**; **[[#tilakkhana|Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence)]]**.
 +  :: ~ is developed in tandem with **[[#samatha|samatha (tranquillity)]]**: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.204.than|SN 35.205]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.030.than|AN 2.30]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.170.than|AN 4.170]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.071.than|AN 10.71]]
 +  :: How ~ can be developed during or immediately after //jhana//: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.111.than|MN 111]]
 +  :: As direct knowledge of the five aggregates (**[[#khandha|khandha]]**):
 +  :: Analyzing the five aggregates until their appeal is shattered: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn23:sn23.002.than|SN 23.2]]
 +  :: Developing skill in applying the four noble truths to the five aggregates: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.056.than|SN 22.56]]
 +  :: Developing skill in seeing seven qualities in each of the five aggregates: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.057.than|SN 22.57]]
 +  :: A contemplation for every meditator, from beginner to arahant: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.122.than|SN 22.122]]
 +  :: Like taking apart a lute in search of its sound: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.205.than|SN 35.205]]
 +  :: As direct knowledge of the six sense bases (**[[#salayatana|salayatana]]**): [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.149.than|MN 149]]
 +  :: Reflection on not-self as a basis for insight: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.059.than|SN 22.59]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/themes|Basic Themes]]// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:onetool|One Tool Among Many: The Place of Vipassana in Buddhist Practice]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#stop|Stop and Think]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/straight|Straight From the Heart]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai/boowa/thingsas|Things as They Are]]// (Boowa)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/mahasi/wheel370|Satipatthana Vipassana: Insight Through Mindfulness]]// (Mahasi)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bps-essay_45|Two Styles of Insight Meditation]]" (Bodhi)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #viraga>Viraga</span> (dispassion).
 +  :: Highest of all Dhammas: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.3.050-099.than#iti-090|Iti 90]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.20.than#dhp-273|Dhp 273]]
 +  :: The arahant as having gone beyond both passion and ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.04.than|Sn 4.4]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.06.than|Sn 4.6]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.10.than|Sn 4.10]]
 +  :: "In the seen there is only the seen...": [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.095.than|SN 35.95]], [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.1.10.than|Ud 1.10]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:inmind#viraga|At the Tip of Your Nose]]" in //Keeping the Breath in Mind// (Lee)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:consciousnesses|Consciousnesses]]" (Lee)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:thai:lee:frames#viraga|Frames of Reference]]// (Lee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #viriya>Viriya</span> (effort, energy). See also **[[#parami|Paramis]]**; **[[#samvega|Samvega]]**; **[[#sloth|Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha)]]**.
 +  :: "[[en:ptf:dhamma:sacca:sacca4:samma-vayamo:index|Right Effort]]" in the [[en:ptf:index|Path to Freedom]] pages
 +  :: Needed for final attainment of truth: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.095x.than#exertion|MN 95]]
 +  :: Wake up!: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.2.10.than|Sn 2.10]]
 +  :: As a quality of a great person: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.030.than#great8|AN 8.30]]
 +  :: Five factors that sustain ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.053.than|AN 5.53]]
 +
 +  ? Virtue — see **[[#sila|Sila]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #visakha>Visakha puja</span>. See also **[[#uposatha|Uposatha]]**.
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:visakha|Visakha Puja]]" (Lee)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #viveka>Viveka</span> (seclusion, solitude). See also **[[#wilderness|Wilderness]]**.
 +  :: Thoughts of ~ are the mark of a great person: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.030.than#seclusion|AN 8.30]]
 +  :: The pleasure of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.030.than|AN 5.30]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an06:an06.042.than|AN 6.42]]
 +  :: True seclusion is found within: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn09:sn09.001.than|SN 9.1]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn21:sn21.010.than|SN 21.10]]
 +  :: It's better to be alone than in the company of fools: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.05.than#dhp-61|Dhp 61]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.23.than#dhp-328|Dhp 328-330]]
 +  :: Delighting in the wilds — the mark of a wise person: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.21.than#dhp-305|Dhp 305]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.26.than#dhp-395|Dhp 395]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.03.08.than|Thag 3.8]]
 +  :: "Wander alone, a rhinoceros": [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.1.03.than|Sn 1.3]]
 +  :: The monks' way of life in the wilds: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.3.11.than|Sn 3.11]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.09.than|Sn 4.9]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.4.16.than|Sn 4.16]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +====== W ======
 +<span anchor #w></span>
 +
 +<div dl_gindex>
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #wakefulness>Wakefulness</span>. See also **[[#appamada|Appamada (heedfulness)]]**.
 +  :: As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.039.than#wakefulness|MN 39]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #walking>Walking meditation</span>. See also **[[#meditation|Meditation]]**.
 +  :: Benefits of ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.029.agku|AN 5.29]]
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/silananda/bl137|Der Nutzen von Gehmeditation]]// (Silananda)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #war>War</span>. See also **[[#anger|Anger]]**; **[[#conflict|Conflict]]**.
 +  :: In ~, there is no winning side: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.014.than|SN 3.14]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.015.than|SN 3.15]]
 +  :: Only forbearance, never revenge, can bring an end to ~: [[en:tipitaka:vin:mv:mv.10.02.03-20.than|Mv 10.2.3-20]]
 +  :: Hostility can never be conquered with hostility: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.01.than#dhp-3|Dhp 3]]
 +  :: What kind of rebirth can a soldier expect?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn42:sn42.003.than|SN 42.3]]
 +  :: Is there such a thing as a "just" ~?: See [[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:gettingmessage|"Getting the Message"]] (Thanissaro)
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:buddharakkhita:bl109|Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good]] (Buddharakkhita)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #wealth>Wealth</span>. See also **[[#money|Money]]**; **[[#dhana|Dhana (treasures)]]**; **[[#punna|Puñña]]** (merit, inner wealth); references to Anathapindika in the [[index-names#anathapindika|Index of Proper Names]].
 +  :: The ~ of a householder **vs.** the ~ of one who has lived the renunciate life to its culmination: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.1.02.than|Sn 1.2]]
 +  :: Downfall caused by stinginess: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.1.06.nara|Sn 1.6]]
 +  :: How ~ should be both shared and enjoyed: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.019.than|SN 3.19]]
 +  :: Actions that lead to the loss of one's material ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.31.0.nara|DN 31]]
 +  :: ~ can't buy true happines: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an10:an10.046.than#money|AN 10.46]]
 +  :: Focusing on material gain leads one away from Nibbana: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.05.than#dhp-75|Dhp 75]]
 +  :: Five skillful ways of using one's ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.041.than|AN 5.41]]
 +  :: How a family can preserve its ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.255.than|AN 4.255]]
 +  :: How to safeguard one's material ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.054.nara|AN 8.54]]
 +  :: Relative value of material and spiritual ~: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.2.02.than|Ud 2.2]]
 +  :: The bliss that arises from using ~ wisely: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.062.than|AN 4.62]]
 +  :: Few are those who don't get intoxicated by ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn03:sn03.006.than|SN 3.6]]
 +  :: Contentment is the greatest ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.15.than#dhp-204|Dhp 204]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:lee:foodthought#trading|Trading Outer Wealth for Inner Wealth]]" in //Food for Thought// (Lee)
 +
 +  ? Wedding — see **[[#marriage|Marriage]]**.
 +  :: Well, parable of the: [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.7.09.than|Ud 7.9]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #wilderness>Wilderness</span>. See also **[[#forest|Forest traditions]]**; **[[#nature|Nature]]**; **[[#viveka|Viveka]]** (seclusion, solitude).
 +  :: Where ardent meditators prefer to dwell: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.07.than#dhp-99|Dhp 99]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.21.than#dhp-305|Dhp 305]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.26.than#dhp-395|Dhp 395]]
 +  :: Mountains, forests, and grasslands: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.14.than#dhp-188|Dhp 188]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.01.00x.than#passage-41|Thag 1.41]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.01.00x.than#passage-113|Thag 1.113]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.03.05.than|Thag 3.5]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.19.00.khan|Thag 19]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:thig.03.04.than|Thig 3.4]]
 +  :: Qualities required for living in the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.259.than|AN 4.259]]
 +  :: As a suitable place for meditation: [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.12.0.than#wild|DN 12]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:dn:dn.22.0.than#wild|DN 22]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.118.than#wild|MN 118]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.119.than#wild|MN 119]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn11:sn11.003.than#nofear1|SN 11.3]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.076.than#wild|AN 5.76]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an08:an08.086.than|AN 8.86]], etc.
 +  :: As a place to sleep at ease: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.034.than|AN 3.34]]
 +  :: What can one possibly accomplish by living in the forest, just meditating?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn07:sn07.017.than|SN 7.17]]
 +  :: In the ~, the Buddha comes face-to-face with his fear: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.004.than|MN 4]]
 +  :: In the ~, the Buddha shows by example how best to handle physical pain: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn01:sn01.038.than|SN 1.38]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn04:sn04.013.than|SN 4.13]]
 +  :: Wandering like a wild deer: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.1.03.than#deer|Snp I.3]]
 +  :: ~ is for those not seeking sensual delight: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.07.than#dhp-99|Dhp 99]]
 +  :: The Buddha exhorts others to seek out ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.114.than#wild|AN 5.114]]
 +  :: The hazards of the ~ as an incentive to meditate: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an05:an05.077.than|AN 5.77]]
 +  :: Proper attitude for living with hardship in the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.03.08.than|Thag 3.8]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.05.08.than|Thag 5.8]]
 +  :: Why do those who live in the forest look so happy?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn01:sn01.010.than|SN 1.10]]
 +  :: Craving follows you, even into the ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn35:sn35.063.than#alone|SN 35.63]]
 +  :: A lonely monk briefly considers leaving the forest: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn09:sn09.009.than|SN 9.9]]
 +  :: An early example of "wilderness poetry": [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.18.00.than|Thag 18]]
 +  :: Ven. Maha Kassapa's life in the forest: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:tha:sut.kn.tha.18.00.than|Thag 18]]
 +  :: Why Ven. Maha Kassapa chose to live in the forest: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn16:sn16.005.than|SN 16.5]]<span hide>Why Ajaan Lee chose to live in the forest: in //[[:en:lib:thai/lee/leeauto#whyforest|The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee]]//</span>
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:customs|The Customs of the Noble Ones]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: See the teachings from the [[:en:lib:thai:index|Thai forest traditions]]
 +
 +  ? Wings to Awakening — see **[[#bodhipakkhiya-dhamma|Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma]]**.
 +
 +  ? Wisdom — see **[[#panna|Pañña]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #wiseperson>Wise person</span>. See also **[[#panna|Pañña (discernment, wisdom)]]**.
 +  :: How to recognize a ~: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.002.than|AN 3.2]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.035.than|AN 4.35]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.192.than|AN 4.192]], [[:en:tipitaka:sut:kn:uda:uda.6.02.than|Ud 6.2]]
 +  :: What distinguishes the ~ from the fool: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn12:sn12.019.than|SN 12.19]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.021.than|AN 2.21]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.098.than|AN 2.98]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an04:an04.115.than|AN 4.115]]
 +  :: It's better to be alone than in the company of fools: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.05.than#dhp-61|Dhp 61]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:dhp:dhp.23.than#dhp-328|Dhp 328-330]]
 +  :: What the ~ and the fool have in common: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.033.than#wisefool|MN 33]], [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an11:an11.018.than#wisefool|AN 11.18]]
 +
 +  ? Wise reflection — see **[[#yoniso|Yoniso manasikara]]**.
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #women>Women</span> and Buddhism. See also the names of individual nuns ("So-and-so, Ven. Sister") in the [[index-names|Index of Proper Names]].
 +  :: The thought, "Women can't attain Awakening" is not to be believed: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn05:sn05.002.than|SN 5.2]]
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:index#bhikkhuni|Bhikkhuni-samyutta — stories concerning nuns and their battles with Mara]] (from the Samyutta Nikaya)
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:index|Verses of the Elder Nuns (Therigatha)]]
 +  :: [[:en:lib:authors:bodhi:bl143|Discourses of the Ancient Nuns]] (Bodhi)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/jootla/wheel349|Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns]]// (Jootla)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/dewaraja/wheel280|The Position of Women in Buddhism]]// (Dewaraja)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/hecker/wheel292|Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha]]// (Hecker)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/horner/wheel030|Women in Early Buddhist Literature]]// (Horner)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:kee:dynamic|(Upasika) Kee Nanayon and the Social Dynamic of Theravadin Buddhist Practice]]" (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:thai:suwat:fistful#bhikkhuni|Question & Answers (3): The Bhikkhuni Sangha]] in //A Fistful of Sand// (Suwat)
 +  :: [[en:tipitaka:vin:sv:bhikkhuni-pati|The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha: The Bhikkhunis' Code of Discipline]]
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #monkwork>Work, monastics'</span>. See also **[[#monastic|Monastic life]]**.
 +  :: Do contemplatives do any useful work? (various answers): [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn07:sn07.017.than|SN 7.17]]; [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:thig:thig.13.02.than|Thig 13.2]]; [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:snp:snp.1.04.than|Sn 1.4]].
 +
 +  ? World, origin of — see **[[#questions|Questions not worth asking]]**.
 +
 +  ? Worship — see **[[#devotion|Devotion]]**.
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 +  ? <span anchor #yoniso>Yoniso manasikara</span> (appropriate attention; wise reflection). See also the first six of the **[[#recollections|Ten Recollections]]**; **[[#questions|Questions]]**.
 +  :: What things should one attend to with ~?: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn22:sn22.122.than|SN 22.122]]
 +  :: A remedy for a mind consumed by unskillful thoughts: [[en:tipitaka:sut:sn:sn09:sn09.011.than|SN 9.11]]
 +  :: As a condition for right view: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an02:an02.125-126.than|AN 2.125-126]]
 +  :: As the key to abandoning greed, hatred, delusion: [[en:tipitaka:sut:an:an03:an03.068.than|AN 3.68]]
 +  :: As an important quality to develop: [[en:tipitaka:sut:kn:iti:iti.1.001-027.than#iti-016|Iti 16]]
 +  :: As a means to ending the **[[#asava|asava]]**: [[en:tipitaka:sut:mn:mn.002.than#yoniso|MN 2]]
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:wings:part2#yoniso1-2g|The Seven Factors for Awakening]]" in //The Wings to Awakening// (Thanissaro)
 +  :: "[[:en:lib:authors:thanissaro:untangling|Untangling the Present: The Role of Appropriate Attention]]" (Thanissaro)
 +
 +  ? <span anchor #young>Young people</span> (readings for). See also **[[#children|Children]]**.
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/karunaratna/bl140|The Healing of the Bull: A Story]]// (Karunaratna)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/karunaratna/bl125|Prisoners of Karma: A Story]]// (Karunaratna)
 +  :: //[[:en:lib:authors/silacara/youngpeoples|A Young People's Life of the Buddha]]// (Silacara)
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