NettipakaraṇaThe Nettipakaraṇa (Pali, also called Nettippakarana, abbreviated Netti) is a mythological Buddhist scripture, sometimes included in the Khuddaka Nikaya of Theravada Buddhism's Pali Canon. The main theme of this text is Buddhist Hermeneutics through a systematization of the Buddha's teachings. It is regarded as canonical by the Burmese Theravada tradition, but isn't included in other Theravada canons. The nature of the Nettipakarana was a matter of some disagreement among scholars.
PassaddhiPassaddhi is a Pali noun (Sanskrit: prasrabhi, Tibetan: ཤིན་ཏུ་སྦྱང་བ་,Tibetan Wylie: shin tu sbyang ba) that has been translated as "calmness", "tranquillity", "repose" and "serenity." The associated verb is passambhati (to calm down, to be quiet). In Buddhism, passaddhi refers to tranquillity of the body, speech, thoughts and consciousness on the path to enlightenment. As part of cultivated mental factors, passaddhi is preceded by rapture (pīti) and precedes concentration (samādhi).
Nirvana (Buddhism)Nirvana (Sanskrit: निर्वाण, ; Pali: ) is "blowing out" or "quenching" of the activity of the grasping mind and its related unease. Nirvana is the goal of many Buddhist paths, and marks the soteriological release from worldly suffering and rebirths in saṃsāra. Nirvana is part of the Third Truth on "cessation of dukkha" in the Four Noble Truths, and the "summum bonum of Buddhism and goal of the Eightfold Path.
Abhidhammattha-sangahaThe Abhidhammattha-saṅgaha (The Compendium of Things contained in the Abhidhamma) is a Pali Buddhist instructional manual or compendium of the Abhidhamma of the Theravāda tradition. It was written by the Sri Lankan monk Ācariya Anuruddha some time between the 8th century and the 12th century. According to Bhikkhu Bodhi, the Abhidhammattha-saṅgaha is one of the most important texts in the Theravāda Abhidhamma tradition and it provides such a "masterly summary" of the Abhidhamma that "has become the standard primer for Abhidhamma studies throughout the Theravāda Buddhist countries of South and Southeast Asia.
VimuttimaggaNOTOC The Vimuttimagga ("Path of Freedom") is a Buddhist practice manual, traditionally attributed to the Arahant Upatissa (c. 1st or 2nd century). It was translated into Chinese in the sixth century as the Jietuo dao lun 解脫道論 by Sanghapala. The original text (possibly Pali or Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit) is no longer extant, but the work has survived in Chinese. The book was probably written in India and then later brought to Sri Lanka.
Trois poisonsLes Trois poisons (sanskrit : triviṣa ; chinois : sāndú 三毒 ; japonais : sandoku), ou « trois souillures » (kleshas) sont dans le bouddhisme les racines karmiquement mauvaises (pāli : akusala-mūla) qui conduisent à dukkha : Moha ou avidyā : l'égarement ou ignorance ; Rāga (pāli : taṇhā, lobha) : la soif, avidité, convoitise ; Dveṣa (pāli : dosa) : l'aversion, haine ou colère. Ces trois poisons sont associés à trois animaux : le porc symbolise l'ignorance ; le coq, l'attachement ; le serpent, l'aversion.
BhutaBhūta (en sanskrit IAST ; devanāgarī : भूत) ou mahābhūta (महाभूत)Dans l'hindouisme, Māhabhūta est synonyme de Bhūta. Dans le bouddhisme, ce terme signifie les quatre grands éléments à savoir: Terre, Eau, Feu et Air. désigne dans la philosophie du Sāṃkhya l'un des cinq éléments grossiers (pañca-mahābhūta ou pañcabhūta). Il y a cinq éléments grossiers qui sont: l'Espace, l'Air, le Feu, l'Eau et la Terre. Ceux-ci sont en correspondance avec les cinq éléments subtils (tanmātra) qui les ont produits.
Dhamma vicayaIn Buddhism, dhamma vicaya (Pali; dharma-) has been variously translated as the "analysis of qualities," "discrimination of dhammas," "discrimination of states," "investigation of doctrine," and "searching the Truth." The meaning is ambivalent; it implies the investigation of the Buddhist teachings (dhamma), but also the application of discernment to body-mind phenomena in order to apply right effort, giving way to entry into the first jhana.
Trente-sept éléments de l'ÉveilLes Trente-sept éléments de l'Éveil (pāli : sattatiṃsā bodhipakkhiyā dhammā) sont, dans le bouddhisme, les éléments qui mènent le pratiquant à l'Éveil ou à l'atteinte de l'état de nirvāṇa. Ces qualités ou vertus sont divisées en sept groupes, qui figurent dans différents textes du Canon pali, et sont commentées notamment dans le Visuddhimagga. Satipaṭṭhāna L'attention au corps; L'attention aux sensations; L'attention à l'esprit impermanent; L'attention aux formations mentales.
VedanāVedanā (pali ; sanskrit) est le plus souvent traduit par sensation, mais le concept bouddhique que ce mot recouvre ne correspond pas nécessairement à la compréhension occidentale de ce qu'est une sensation. C'est le second des cinq groupes d'existence (khandha). La pratique de la méditation bouddhique fait souvent référence aux sensations. En particulier, le Satipatthana sutta propose une technique de contemplation des sensations : vedanānupassanā. (SXXXVI, II, Pathama-akasa sutta) Dans le SN 36.