Acceptance and commitment therapyAcceptance and commitment therapy (ACT, typically pronounced as the word "act") is a form of psychotherapy, as well as a branch of clinical behavior analysis. It is an empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies along with commitment and behavior-change strategies to increase psychological flexibility. This approach was originally termed comprehensive distancing. Steven C.
Pali literaturePali literature is concerned mainly with Theravada Buddhism, of which Pali is the traditional language. The earliest and most important Pali literature constitutes the Pāli Canon, the authoritative scriptures of Theravada school. Pali literature includes numerous genres, including Suttas (Buddhist discourses), Vinaya (monastic discipline), Abhidhamma (philosophy), poetry, history, philology, hagiography, scriptural exegesis, and meditation manuals. The Pali language is a composite language which draws on various Middle Indo-Aryan languages.
Pre-sectarian BuddhismPre-sectarian Buddhism, also called early Buddhism, the earliest Buddhism, original Buddhism, and primitive Buddhism, is Buddhism as theorized to have existed before the various Early Buddhist schools developed, around 250 BCE (followed by later subsects of Buddhism). The contents and teachings of this pre-sectarian Buddhism must be deduced or re-constructed from the earliest Buddhist texts, which by themselves are already sectarian. The whole subject remains intensely debated by scholars, not all of whom believe a meaningful reconstruction is possible.
MindfulnessMindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one's attention to the present-moment experience without evaluation, a skill one develops through meditation or other training. Mindfulness derives from sati, a significant element of Hindu and Buddhist traditions, and is based on Zen, Vipassanā, and Tibetan meditation techniques. Though definitions and techniques of mindfulness are wide-ranging, Buddhist traditions explain what constitutes mindfulness such as how past, present and future moments arise and cease as momentary sense impressions and mental phenomena.
Index of Buddhism-related articles22 Vows of Ambedkar Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery Abhayamudra Abhibhavayatana Abhidhajamahāraṭṭhaguru Abhidhamma Abhidhamma Pitaka Abhidharmakośa-bhāsya Abhijatabhivamsa Abhijna Acala Acariya Access to Insight Achar (Buddhism) Adam's Peak Adhiṭṭhāna Adi-Buddha Ādittapariyāya Sutta Adosa Āgama Agga Maha Pandita Aggañña Sutta Aggavamsa Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta Ahimsa Anne Hopkins Aitken Robert Baker Aitken Ajahn Ajahn Amaro Ajahn Brahm Ajahn Candasiri Ajahn Chah Ajahn Fuang Jotiko Ajahn Jayasāro Ajahn Khemadham
RūpaRūpa (रूप) means "form". As it relates to any kind of basic object, it has more specific meanings in the context of Indic religions. According to the Monier-Williams Dictionary (2006), rūpa is defined as: any outward appearance or phenomenon or colour (often pl.), form, shape, figure RV. &c &c ... to assume a form ; often ifc. = " having the form or appearance or colour of ", " formed or composed of ", " consisting of ", " like to " ....
