Introduction to Pāli

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adhiṭṭhāna (adhi + sthā) strong determination

anattā (an + attā) non-self

anicca (a + nicca) impermanence

anuloma with the hair or grain, in natural order

avijjā ignorance

bhava becoming, rebirth

bhāvanā-mayā paññā wisdom from experience

cintā-mayā paññā wisdom from intellectual understanding

dāna giving of charitable gifts

dhātu element, natural condition

dosa anger

dukkha unpleasantness, causing misery, unsatisfactoriness

indriya mastery

jarā old age, decay

jāti existence, birth, rebirth

kāmacchanda craving for sense pleasures

khanti forbearance

maraṇa physical death, dying

mettā loving kindness

moha delusion

nāmarūpa mind and matter

nekkhamma renunciation

nīvaraṇa obstacle, hindrance

paññā wisdom

pāramī perfection, wholesome mental quality that helps to dissolve egoism and thus leads one to liberation

paṭiloma against the hair, in reverse order

rāga lust

sacca truth

saddhā devotion

samādhi concentration

sammā-ājīva right livelihood

sammā-diṭṭhi right view

sammā-kammata right actions

sammā-samādhi right concentration

sammā-saṅkappa right thought

sammā-sati right awareness

sammā-vācā right speech

sammā-vāyāma right effort

saṅkhāra habit pattern, reactive part of the mind

saññā perception

sīla morality, purity of actions

suta-mayā paññā wisdom from hearing

taṇhā craving (the cause of suffering, originates in bodily sensations)

thīna-middha sluggishness

uddhacca-kukkucca agitation

upekkhā equanimity, zero point between joy and sorrow

uppādāna clinging, attachment

vedanā sensation

vicikicchā doubt

viññāṇa consciousness

viriya vigor, energy, effort

vyāpāda aversion

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