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- Abhidhamma. See also Psychology and Buddhism.
- Abhidhamma Pitaka
- A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma (Introduction) (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- Adhitthana (determination, resolution). See also Paramis.
- Four determinations: MN 140
- Adinava (drawbacks, dangers) See also Gradual instruction.
- "Drawbacks" in the Path to Freedom pages
- ~ of feeling: MN 13
- ~ of form: MN 13
- ~ of sensuality: MN 13, MN 14, MN 54, SN I.20, Iti 95
- ~ of clingable phenomena: SN XII.52
- ~ of aging, illness, and death: AN III.62, AN IV.252
- ~ of supranormal powers: DN 11
- ~ of unskillful thoughts: MN 20
- As one of ten perceptions: AN X.60
- Admonishment. See also Speech.
- "Right Speech" in the Path to Freedom pages
- Making oneself easy to admonish: MN 21
- The Buddha's strong words to his son Rahula: MN 61
- What to do if someone just won't listen to reason: AN IV.111
- Aging. See also Death; Divine messengers; Illness.
- The Buddha spits on ~: SN XLVIII.41
- Description of ~: MN 9
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- "Aging" (Dhammapada XI)
- Effects of ~ on the body: Thig XIII.1
- How to train yourself when your body is old and decrepit: SN 22
- You're never too old to realize the Dhamma: Thig V.8
- Age is no measure of wisdom: SN III.1
- Advice to two aging brahmans: AN III.51, AN III.52
- "Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)
- "The 1st Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
- AIDS. See also Illness.
- Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing).
- The Buddha's principal teaching on ~: MN 118
- How ~ leads to Awakening: SN LIV.13
- As one of the ten Recollections: See Recollections, ten.
- As one of the ten Perceptions: AN X.60
- As a method of subduing lust: SN VIII.4
- As a method of subduing annoying thoughts: Iti 85
- Five qualities a practitioner of ~ should develop: AN V.96, AN V.97, AN V.98
- Anapana Sati: Meditation on Breathing (Ariyadhamma Mahathera)
- "Basic Breath Meditation Instructions" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "A Guided Meditation" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "The Agendas of Mindfulness" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "De-perception" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Breath Meditation Condensed (Upasika Kee Nanayon)
- Keeping the Breath in Mind (Ajaan Lee)
- See also many other books by Ajaan Lee and Ajaan Fuang.
- Anatta (not-self). See also Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- Reflection on ~ as a basis for insight: SN XXII.59
- Why the Buddha did not take a position on the question of whether or not there is a self: SN XLIV.10
- The views "I have a self" and "I have no self" are equally wrong: MN 22
- Identifying the five khandhas as "self" is the cause of affliction: SN XXII.1
- As one of seven perceptions: AN VII.46
- As one of ten perceptions: AN X.60
- Relation of ~ to dependent co-arising: DN 15
- Contemplation of the six senses in terms of ~: MN 148
- Not understanding ~ is like being a dog tied to a post: SN XXII.99
- "Consciousnesses" (Ajaan Lee)
- "No-self or Not-self?" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "The Not-self Strategy" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Meditating on No-self (Ayya Khema)
- Anger. See also Conflict; Ill-will (vyapada); Kilesa (defilements); Khanti (patience); Metta (loving-kindness); Nivarana (hindrances); War.
- As one thing that's good to kill: SN I.71
- What to do if someone is angry with you: SN VII.2, SN XI.4
- What to do when ~ arises: Thag VI.12
- The best response to ~ (a debate between two deities): SN XI.5
- ~ can carve into you like an inscription in stone: AN III.130
- ~ can never be conquered with more ~: SN XI.4, Dhp 3
- "Anger" (Dhammapada XVII)
- The dangers of giving in to ~: AN VII.60
- The Elimination of Anger (Piyatissa Thera)
- Anicca (impermanence, inconstancy). See also Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- As one of seven perceptions: AN VII.46
- As one of ten perceptions: AN X.60
- Ponder ~ constantly: Thag I.111
- Contemplate ~ to overcome ignorance: Iti 85
- Everything in the world is subject to disintegration: SN XXXV.82
- "All About Change" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Anusaya (obsession; underlying tendency).
- Anussati — see Recollections, ten.
- Apaya-mukha (path to deprivation).
- Advice to householders on how to avoid the ~: AN VIII.54, DN 31
- "The Path to Peace and Freedom for the Mind," (Ajaan Lee)
- Appamada (heedfulness, zeal).
- Defined: SN XXXV.97, SN XLVIII.56
- Difference between ~ and its opposite: SN XXXV.97
- ~ is the foremost skillful quality (ten similes): AN X.15
- As the one quality that can provide security: SN III.17
- What constitutes living with ~: SN LV.40
- The Buddha's last words: DN 16, SN VI.15
- "Heedfulness" (Dhammapada II)
- Benefits of ~: Iti 23
- Wake up!: Sn II.10
- "A Note on Openness" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- Appropriate attention — see Yoniso-manasikara.
- Arahant (fully-awakened being). See also Buddha; Nibbana.
- Stock passage describing attainment of arahantship: AN VI.55
- Stock passage describing the qualities of an ~: AN VI.55
- Who can find fault in an ~?: Ud VII.6
- Why an ~ continues meditating: SN XVI.5
- Does an ~ feel pain?: SN I.38, SN IV.13
- Does an ~ grieve?: SN XXI.2
- An ~'s actions bear no kammic fruit, good or evil: AN III.33, Dhp 39, Dhp 267, Dhp 412
- What is the difference between an ~ and a Buddha?: SN XXII.58
- What is the difference between an ~ and a "learner" (sekha)?: SN XLVIII.53
- "Arahants" (Dhammapada VII)
- "Brahmans" (Dhammapada XXVI)
- Fate of ~ after death: MN 72, SN XXII.85, SN XXII.86
- Nine unskillful acts an ~ is incapable of doing: AN IX.7
- "The Conventional Mind, the Mind Released," in Straight From the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- Ariya-atthangika magga — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Ariya sacca — see Four Noble Truths.
- Asava (fermentations, effluents, outflows, taints). See also Kilesa.
- Ascetic practices.
- Thirteen ~: Thag XVI.7
- The Buddha describes the ~ he practiced as a bodhisatta: MN 12
- Which ascetic practices should be observed?: AN X.94
- Asoka (Indian King, r. 273-232 B.C.E.).
- The Edicts of King Asoka (Ven. S. Dhammika)
- That the True Dhamma Might Last a Long Time: Readings Selected by King Asoka (Thanissaro Bhikkhu, ed. and trans.)
- Asubha (unattractiveness, loathsomeness). See also Body, Sensuality.
- Contemplation of ~ to maintain one's resolve towards celibacy: SN XXXV.127
- As one of seven beneficial reflections: AN VII.46
- Mastery of ~ is a quality to be developed: MN 152
- Unattractiveness of the body as one of ten perceptions: AN X.60
- The body as an unlanced boil: AN IX.15
- Using contemplation of ~ to subdue lust: Iti 85; also "The Work of a Contemplative," in Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- Ven. Ananda's advice to Ven. Vangisa on overcoming lust: SN VIII.4
- Ajaan Maha Boowa's story of conquering lust by contemplating ~: "An Heir to the Dhamma," in Straight From the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- Ven. Sister Subha plucks out an eye: Thig 14.1
- Attachment. See also Sensuality; Tanha (craving).
- Does ~ to possessions really bring happiness?: SN IV.8
- ~ to loved ones as a cause of sorrow: SN XLII.11, AN V.30, Ud VIII.8
- ~ to the body as a cause of further pain: Sn IV.2
- Attha-sila (the eight precepts) — see Precepts.
- Aversion — see Ill-will (vyapada).
- Avijja (ignorance). See also Kilesa (defilements); Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- As a flood: SN XLV.171
- As a yoke: AN IV.10
- As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN X.13
- As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN VII.11, AN VII.12
- As the cause of wrong view, wrong resolve, etc.: SN XLV.1
- What one thing must one abandon in order to overcome ~?: SN XXXV.80
- "Ignorance" in the Path to Freedom pages
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- As an obstruction: Iti 14
- "Unawareness Converges...," in Straight From the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- "The Intricacies of Ignorance" (Upasika Kee Nanayon)
- Awakening. See also Nibbana; Vimutti (release).
- Factors for ~: see Bojjhanga.
- Is ~ "gradual" or "sudden"?: Ud V.5
- "The Meaning of the Buddha's Awakening" — in Part III of Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "A Refuge in Awakening" (Ajaan Lee)
- Awareness — see Sati.
- Ayoniso manasikara (inappropriate attention). See also Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention).
- What to do when the mind is being consumed by unskillful thoughts: SN IX.11
B
- Bala (the five strengths). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- Definition of the ~: AN V.2
- "The Five Strengths" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "Food for the Mind" in Food for Thought (Ajaan Lee)
- "The Path of Strength," in Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- Beginning meditation — see Introduction to meditation practice.
- Bhava (becoming). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
- As a flood: SN XLV.171
- As a yoke: AN IV.10
- Bhikkhu — see Monastic Life.
- Bhikkhuni — see Monastic Life.
- Biographies.
- "A Sketch of the Buddha's Life: Readings from the Pali Canon" in the Path to Freedom pages
- Account of the Buddha's life in Chapter 2 of Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Anathapindika: Anathapindika: The Great Benefactor (Hellmuth Hecker)
- Buddhist Women: Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha (Hellmuth Hecker)
- Maha Kaccana: Maha Kaccana: Master of Doctrinal Exposition (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- Maha Kassapa: Maha Kassapa: Father of the Sangha (Hellmuth Hecker)
- Maha-Moggallana: Life of Maha-Moggallana (Hellmuth Hecker)
- Sariputta: The Life of Sariputta (Nyanaponika Thera)
- Ajaan Lee: The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee (Ajaan Lee)
- Ajaan ThateThe Autobiography of a Forest Monk (Ajaan Thate)
- Birth — see Jati.
- Bisexuality — see Sexual identity.
- Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma (37 Wings to Awakening).
- The Wings to Awakening: an Anthology from the Pali Canon (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- ~ and their relation to the six senses: MN 149
- Prerequisites for the development of the ~: AN IX.1
- As related to breath meditation: "Wings to Awakening" in The Skill of Release (Ajaan Lee)
- Also look under each of its constituent seven sets:
- Body. See also Asubha; Attachment; Sensuality.
- Mindfulness of the ~: see Satipatthana.
- Thirty-two parts of the ~: Khp 3, A Chanting Guide, "Disenchantment" (Ajaan Suwat)
- Foulness of ~: AN IX.15, Sn I.11, Thag X.5
- "Bodily Debts" in Food for Thought (Ajaan Lee)
- Bojjhanga (factors for Awakening). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- See the suttas in the Bojjhanga-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
- "The Seven Factors for Awakening" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Brahmavihara (Divine abodes; sublime states). See also Metta; Karuna; Mudita; Upekkha.
- Breath meditation — see Anapanasati.
- Buddha. See also Arahant.
- "A Sketch of the Buddha's Life: Readings from the Pali Canon" in the Path to Freedom pages
- Epithets for the ~: "The many names for the Buddha" in "A Sketch of the Buddha's Life"
- As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
- Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Buddha's Awakening: See Tevijja (Threefold Knowledge)
- Buddhism — see Introduction to ~.
- Burma — see Myanmar.
C
- Caste system.
- Caste does not pre-determine spiritual potential: MN 90
- Even outcastes can become arahants: Thag XII.2
- A bhikkhu has no caste: AN X.48
- Celibacy. See also Nekkhamma (renunciation); Restraint; Sensuality.
- Tools to support one's resolve towards ~: SN XXXV.127
- Don't pretend to be celibate if you're not: Iti 48
- "A Single Mind" (Ajaan Fuang)
- Ceremonies — see Rituals.
- Chanting (Pali). See also Devotion; Rituals and Ceremonies.
- The Book of Protection (Paritta) (Piyadassi Thera)
- A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
- Characteristics of existence — see Tilakkhana.
- Children. See also Parents; Family; Young people (readings for).
- Three types of sons and daughters: Iti 74
- At one time or another, we have all been each other's ~: SN XV.14
- Grieving the death of ~: SN XLII.11, Ud II.7, Ud VIII.8
- The anguish an aging parent feels when his ~ show no gratitude: SN VII.14
- Childish innocence should not be confused with wisdom: MN 78
- Showing the proper respect to one's parents: Iti 106
- Childrens' duties to their parents: DN 31
- Parents' duties to their ~: DN 31
- "How should I teach Buddhism to my children?" (Frequently Asked Question)
- Clinging — see Upadana.
- Commentaries.
- Communal harmony. See also Monastic community (Sangha).
- Six kinds of behavior that lead to amiability and communal harmony: AN VI.12
- Comparative Religions. See also God.
- Do all religions point towards the same goal?: DN 21, Thag I.86
- Are all religious paths fruitful?: AN III.78
- "Buddhism and Other Religions" (Robert Bogoda)
- "A Buddhist Response to Contemporary Dilemmas of Human Existence" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- "Dhamma and Non-duality" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- "Tolerance and Diversity" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- "Toward a Threshold of Understanding" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- A Journey into Buddhism (Elizabeth J. Harris)
- Vedanta and Buddhism: A Comparative Study (Helmuth von Glasenapp)
- Compassion — see Karuna.
- Conceit — see Mana.
- Concentration — see Samadhi.
- Conflict. See also Papañca; Ill-will (vyapada).
- Conscience — see Hiri.
- Consciousness — see Viññana.
- Contact — see Phassa.
- Contentment with little. See also Restraint.
- As a vital support for practice: AN IV.28
- As a quality of a great person: AN VIII.30
- Live like a flying bird, whose wings are its only burden: DN 2, DN 11
- Conviction — see Saddha.
- Copyright.
- Craving — see Tanha.
- Creation (of universe) — see Questions not worth asking.
D
- Dana (generosity; liberality). See also Gradual instruction; Paramis.
- "Generosity" in the Path to Freedom pages
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Sn II.4
- As a fundamental requirement for success on the Path: AN V.254
- As a treasure: AN VII.6
- As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
- To whom should one give gifts so as to reap the greatest fruit?: SN III.24, AN III.57
- Giving to one who has abandoned the hindrances brings good results: SN III.24
- Never regret a generous gift you gave in the past: SN III.20
- Give while you're able, before your house burns to the ground!: SN I.41
- Giving is best done at the proper time: AN V.36
- The blessings inherent in the gift of food: AN V.37
- Giving even one's last meal: Iti 26
- The fruits of giving that arises from various motives: AN VII.49
- The fruits of giving that can be reaped in this life: AN V.34
- Two kinds of gifts: Iti 98, Iti 100
- Gifts of Dhamma: Dhp 354, Iti 98, Iti 100
- Citta the householder's final teaching on generosity: SN XLI.10
- Give to many; don't be like a rainless cloud: Iti 75
- Giving is good, but there is still more to be done: AN V.176
- The dangers faced by unvirtuous monks who enjoy pleasures, homage and gifts of the laity: AN VII.68
- See the suttas in the Devata-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
- "The Economy of Gifts" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "The Food of Kindness" (Ayya Medhanandi)
- Dana: The Practice of Giving (Bhikkhu Bodhi, ed.)
- Dasa-sila (the ten precepts). See also Sila (virtue).
- "The Ten Precepts" in the Path to Freedom pages
- Death. See also Aging; Deathless; Divine messengers; Grief; Illness; Maranasati (mindfulness of death); Murder; Samvega (spiritual urgency).
- Five subjects for frequent recollection: AN V.57
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Why do we grieve when a loved one dies?: SN XLII.11
- Reflections on the brevity of life:
- ~ comes rolling towards you, crushing everything in its path. Are you ready?: SN III.25
- Life flies by, faster than any arrow. What are we to do?: SN XX.6
- No shelter from aging and ~: SN II.19
- Your last day approaches — this is no time to be heedless! Thag VI.13
- Life is brief — practice ardently! Ud V.2
- As one of seven beneficial reflections: AN VII.46
- As a call to abandon grief and lamentation: Sn III.8
- The greatest protection for the layperson: Sn II.4
- Overcoming ~ by regarding the world as empty: Sn V.15
- Overcoming fear of ~: AN IV.184, Thag XVI.1
- Heedlessness leads one to ~: Dhp 21
- No need for worry as ~ nears: SN LV.21, SN LV.22, AN VI.16
- Citta's deathbed conversation with some devas: SN XLI.10
- Sariputta's teachings to a dying Anathapindika: MN 143
- Ven. Ananda's grief over Ven. Sariputta's ~: SN XLVII.13
- The Buddha's reaction to Ven. Sariputta's ~: SN XLVII.14
- Kisa Gotami's grief "cured" by her search for a mustard seed: ThigA X.1
- ~ by a runaway cow: MN 140, Ud I.10, Ud V.3
- ~ by murder (see also Murder): Ud 4.3
- ~ of daughter: Thig III.5
- ~ of grandson: Ud VIII.8
- ~ of son: MN 87, SN XLII.11 Ud II.7, Thig VI.1
- ~ of spouse: AN V.49
- Honor your ancestors and deceased loved ones with gifts: Pv I.5
- "Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)
- Buddhism and Death (M. O'C. Walshe)
- "Facing Death Without Fear" (Lily De Silva)
- "The 1st Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
- "Our Real Home" (Ajaan Chah)
- "The Last Sermon" in Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee)
- Straight From the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- To The Last Breath — Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- Deathless (amata-dhamma; a synonym for Nibbana) See also Nibbana.
- Defilements — see Kilesa.
- Dependent Co-arising — see Paticca-samuppada.
- Desire (as part of the Path; (dhamma-chanda)).
- Does the ~ for Awakening get in the way of Awakening?: MN 126
- Ven. Ananda's instructions to Unnabha: SN LI.15
- "The Middleness of the Middle Way," in Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- Desire (as defilement; lobha, kamacchanda, raga). See also Nivarana (hindrances); Kilesa (defilements); Tanha (craving).
- As one of the fetters (Sanyojana): AN X.13
- As one of the obsessions (Anusaya): AN VII.11, AN VII.12
- As the cause of suffering and stress: SN XLII.11
- ~ ties down the world: SN I.69
- Why ~ and passion connected with the senses is worth abandoning: SN XXVII.1-8
- Why ~ and passion connected with the khandha (aggregates) is worth abandoning: SN XXVII.10
- Why ~ and passion connected with the dhatu (elements) is worth abandoning: SN XXVII.9
- Devas (celestial beings). See also Kamma; Planes of Existence, Thirty-one; Sagga (heaven).
- Citta's deathbed conversation with some ~: SN XLI.10
- Some ~ gather to see the Buddha on his deathbed: DN 16
- A huge gathering of ~ visits the Buddha: DN 20
- Conversations with the ~ as a basis for faith: DN 11
- Occasions when the ~ raise a cheer for a meditator: Iti 82
- Omens that a ~ is about to die: Iti 83
- As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten
- Teacher of the Devas (Susan Elbaum Jootla)
- "The Thirty-one Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages
- Devotion. See also Relics; Rituals and Ceremonies.
- The four Buddhist pilgrimage sites: DN 16
- The Book of Protection (Paritta) (Piyadassi Thera)
- A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
- Matrceta's Hymn to the Buddha: An English Rendering of the Satapancasatka (Ven. S. Dhammika)
- Dhamma. See also Teaching the Dhamma.
- Basic principles: AN VIII.53
- Five rewards of listening to ~: AN V.202
- How to listen to the ~: AN VI.88
- As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
- "Dhamma" in the Path to Freedom pages
- Dhammapada.
- The Living Message of the Dhammapada (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- Dhana (treasures) See also Wealth.
- Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha: Khp 6
- Seven ~: AN VII.7
- "Trading Outer Wealth for Inner Wealth" in Food for Thought (Ajaan Lee)
- Dhatu (properties, elements).
- The Buddha's explanation of the ~: MN 140
- Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: SN XXVII.9
- Discernment — see Pañña.
- Ditthi (views). See also Questions.
- As a yoke: AN IV.10
- As a flood: SN XLV.171
- Wisdom has nothing to do with holding to this or that viewpoint: AN X.96
- What is wrong ~?: MN 117
- Distinguishing right ~ from wrong ~: AN X.103, AN X.104
- The many kinds of wrong ~: MN 63, SN XLI.3, AN X.93, AN X.95
- Even the view "I have no self" is wrong: MN 22
- The thicket of wrong ~: MN 72
- Attachment to ~ is the cause of disputes: Sn IV.8
- "Right View" in the Path to Freedom pages
- As a tool: "Beyond Right and Wrong" in Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee)
- "From Views to Vision" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- Divine Messengers. See also Aging; Illness; Death.
- "Meeting the Divine Messengers" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- Doubt (vicikiccha). See also Nivarana (hindrances); Saddha (conviction).
- Downfall.
- Causes of ~: Sn I.6
- Downloading.
- Drawbacks — see Adinava.
- Dread (moral) — see Ottappa.
- Dreams.
- Drowsiness — see Laziness.
- Dukkha (unsatisfactoriness; stress; suffering). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising); Tilakkhana (three characteristics of existence).
- Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN VI.63
- ~ is inherent in everything the body and mind depend upon for nourishment: SN XII.63
- As one of seven perceptions: AN VII.46
- Our Reactions to Dukkha (Elizabeth Ashby)
- "The Weight of Mountains" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "Dukkha" in the Path to Freedom pages
- "The 1st Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
- "Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)
E
- Ecology — see Nature.
- Effluents — see Asava.
- Effort — see Viriya.
- Eightfold Path — see Noble Eightfold Path.
- Emotions. See also Pasada; Samvega; Vedana.
- The source of ~: MN 137
- Emptiness (Suññata).
- In what way is world empty?: SN XXXV.85
- Meditation practice that leads to the "entry into ~," the doorway to liberation: MN 121
- Practical aspects of developing a meditative dwelling in ~: MN 122
- Conquering death by seeing the world as empty: Sn V.15
- Voidness of the five khandha: SN XXII.95
- "Emptiness" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "Emptiness vs. the Void" (Upasika Kee Nanayon)
- "From Ignorance to Emptiness," in Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- Engaged Buddhism — see Social action.
- Equanimity — see Upekkha.
- Ethics — see Sila.
F
- Faculties, five mental — see Indriya.
- Faith — see Saddha.
- Family. See also Children; Lay Buddhist practice; Parents.
- How a ~ can preserve its wealth: AN IV.255
- Qualities that hold a ~ together: AN IV.32
- Causes of a ~'s downfall: SN XLII.9
- A Happy Married Life: A Buddhist Perspective (Dhammananda)
- Fear. See also Death.
- In the wilderness, the Buddha comes face-to-face with his ~: MN 4
- Ven. Adhimutta reveals his secret for overcoming ~: Thag 16
- Four ways of overcoming ~ of death: AN IV.184
- Overcoming ~ by recollecting the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha: SN XI.3
- Your ~ of birth, aging, and death should be greater than your ~ of a dangerous cliff: SN LVI.42
- "Freedom from Fear" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "Subrahma's Problem" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- Feeling — see Vedana.
- Fermentations — see Asava.
- Fire imagery. See also "Fire" in the Index of Similes.
- Used to describe the nature of clinging: SN XII.52
- The Fire Sermon: SN XXXV.28
- Fires of passion, aversion, and delusion: Iti 93
- Fire as an illustration of the destiny of a fully Awakened being: MN 72
- The Mind Like Fire Unbound: An Image in the Early Buddhist Discourses (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Fool — see Wise person.
- Food.
- Mindfulness as a preventative against overeating: SN III.13
- ~ for the factors of Awakening: SN XLVI.51
- "The Food of Kindness" (Ayya Medhanandi)
- Forest traditions. See also Wilderness.
- "The Customs of the Noble Ones" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Thai forest traditions
- The Four Noble Truths (cattari ariya saccani). See also Gradual instruction.
- The Buddha's first teaching on ~: SN LVI.11
- Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
- Direct knowledge of ~ is a hallmark of a true contemplative: Iti 103
- As a prequisite for awakening: SN LVI.44
- Relationship to the Khandha: MN 28
- "The Four Noble Truths" in the Path to Freedom pages: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
- "The Four Noble Truths" (Study Guide)
- "The Four Noble Truths" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "The Truth and its Shadows" in Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee)
- "The Nobility of the Truths" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- Friendship (admirable) — see Kalyanamittata.
G
- Generosity — see Dana.
- Giving — see Dana.
- Goal of Buddhist practice — see Nibbana.
- God (supreme being, Creator, etc.). See also Comparative Religions.
- Good will — see Metta.
- Goodness — see Puñña (merit).
- Gradual instruction (anupubbi-katha).
- Mentioned in: Ud V.3
- The Path to Freedom pages
- See each of its constituent topics:
- For monks: MN 107
- See the chapter "Dhamma" in Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Gratitude. See also Integrity; Respect.
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Sn II.4
- As a requisite for meaningful progress on the Path: AN V.254
- A grateful person is rare: AN II.119
- The dangers of enjoying a gift without showing the proper ~: AN VII.68
- How to repay the debt we owe to our parents: AN II.32
- The anguish an aging parent feels when his children show no ~: SN VII.14
- Grief. See also Death.
- Guilt — see Hiri (moral shame).
H
- Habitual patterns of thought: MN 19
- Happiness. See also Vedana (feeling).
- True ~ lies beyond the realm of sensual pleasure: MN 75
- How Nibbana is understood as happy and pleasant: AN IX.34
- Sometimes confused with suffering: Sn III.12
- Seeing even pleasurable feelings as stressful: SN XXXVI.5, Iti 53
- There are many kinds and degrees of ~; which one do you want?: DN 2, MN 59, SN XXXVI.19, SN XXXVI.31, Iti 73
- Harmlessness — see Non-harming.
- Hatred. See Ill-will (vyapada).
- Headache, Ven. Sariputta's "slight": Ud IV.4
- Heaven realms — see Sagga.
- Heedfulness — see Appamada.
- Hell (realm). See also Planes of Existence, Thirty-one; Sagga (heaven); Kamma.
- As the destination for one with no discernment: Dhp 137
- "Hell" (Dhammapada XXII)
- Five grave deeds that lead to rebirth in ~: AN V.129
- Causes of rebirth in ~: Iti 70
- "The Thirty-one Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages
- Heterosexuality — see Sexual identity.
- Hindrances — see Nivarana.
- Hiri (conscience, moral shame). See also Ottappa (moral dread).
- Although your past bad deeds cannot be undone, you can overcome your guilt: SN XLII.8
- As a quality that distinguishes the true contemplative: MN 39
- As a basis for acquiring discernment: AN VIII.2
- As a quality that safeguards the world: Iti 42
- As a rare and fine quality: SN I.18
- As a treasure: AN VII.6
- As a guardian: AN II.9
- Associated with skillful qualities: Iti 40
- "The Road To Nibbana is Paved with Skillful Intentions" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "The Guardians of the World" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- History of Theravada Buddhism.
- Buddhism in Myanmar: A Short History (Roger Bischoff)
- Theravada Buddhism: A Chronology (Bullitt)
- The Edicts of King Asoka (Ven. S. Dhammika)
- "The Customs of the Noble Ones" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "(Upasika) Kee Nanayon and the Social Dynamic of Theravadin Buddhist Practice" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Holidays — see Uposatha days.
- Homosexuality — see Sexual identity.
- Householders. See also Family; Lay Buddhist practice; Marriage; Money; Precepts; Sensuality.
- Showing the proper respect to one's parents: Iti 106
- ~ are dependent on the monastic community (Sangha): Iti 107
- ~ should put aside all worries as death nears: AN VI.16
- Four kinds of bliss available to ~: AN IV.62
- Citta the householder's final teaching on generosity: SN XLI.10
- Household life is crowded and dusty: Sn III.1, Ud V.6
- Humility. See also Integrity;
- As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Sn II.4
I
- Iddhipada (the four bases of power). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- Benefits derived from: SN LI.20
- The Buddha declines Mara's invitation to use the ~ for worldly aims: SN IV.20
- "The Four Bases of Power" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Ignorance — see Avijja.
- Ill-will (vyapada). See also Anger; Conflict; Kilesa (defilements); Metta (loving-kindness); Nivarana (hindrances).
- Illness. See also Aging; Death; Divine messengers.
- The Buddha attends to a monk with dysentery: Mv VIII.26.1-8
- The Buddha's advice to Maha Kassapa during a painful illness: SN XLVI.14
- One need not be sick in mind just because one is sick in body: SN XXII.1
- How even a sick person can realize Awakening: AN V.121
- Ten perceptions that can heal body and mind: AN X.60
- Even the best medicines for the body don't always work; here's one for the mind that does: AN X.108
- Five qualities that make a sick person easy (or hard) to tend to: Mv VIII.26.1-8
- Five qualities that make a good (or bad) nurse: Mv VIII.26.1-8
- "Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)
- "The 1st Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
- "A Good Dose of Dhamma for Meditators When They Are Ill" (Upasika Kee Nanayon)
- A Handbook for the Relief of Suffering (Ajaan Lee)
- Ministering to the Sick and Terminally Ill (Lily de Silva)
- "Our Real Home" (Ajaan Chah)
- Straight from the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- To the Last Breath: Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
- "The Last Sermon" in Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee)
- "The Truth and its Shadows" in Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee)
- "Using Meditation to Deal with Pain, Illness, and Death: A talk given to a conference on AIDS, HIV and other Immuno-deficiency Disorders" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Impermanence — see Anicca.
- Indriya (five mental faculties). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
- Look under each of its constituent members:
- A summary of the five faculties: SN XLVIII.10
- See the suttas in the Indriya-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
- "The Five Faculties" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "The Path of Strength," in Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa);
- The Way of Wisdom: The Five Spiritual Faculties (Edward Conze)
- Insight — see Vipassana.
- Integrity. See also Gratitude; Humility; Respect; Stream-entry (sotapatti); Wise person.
- Intention, intentional action — see Kamma.
- Introduction to Buddhism. See also Introduction to meditation practice.
- Buddhism: A Method of Mind Training (Leonard Bullen)
- Buddhism in a Nutshell (Narada Thera)
- "What is Theravada Buddhism?" (Bullitt)
- Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- BPS "Bodhi Leaves" on various topics
- BPS Newsletter essays on various topics (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
- Beginnings: Suggested Entry Points to this Website
- Introduction to meditation practice. See also Introduction to Buddhism; Lay Buddhist Practice; Meditation.
- "Basic Breath Meditation Instructions" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "A Guided Meditation" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- "Right Attitude" (Ajaan Suwat)
- Breath Meditation Condensed (Upasika Kee Nanayon)