Index by Subject

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A

• 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 sensuality: MN 13, MN 54, SN I.20, Iti 95
  • ~ of clingable phenomena: SN XII.52
  • ~ of aging, illness, and death: 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 -- listen to Ven. Sister Sona!: Thig V.8
  • One's age is no indication of one's 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.
  • "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)
  • "Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)
• Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing).
  • The Buddha's principal teaching on ~: MN 118
  • The Buddha explains to Ananda 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 should you do if someone is angry with you?: SN VII.2
  • What to do when anger arises: Thag VI.12
  • A heated debate between two deities concerning the best response to ~: SN XI.5
  • ~ can carve into you like an inscription in stone: AN III.130
  • ~ an never be conquered with more ~: Dhp 3
  • "Anger" (Dhammapada XVII)
  • Seven dangers of giving in to ~: AN VII.60
  • The Elimination of Anger (Piyatissa Thera)
• Anguttara Nikaya.
• 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).
  • Seven obsessions: AN VII.11; AN VII.12
  • Three obsessions in relationship to pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling: MN 44; MN 148; SN XXXVI.6
  • With the end of the categories of complication, the obsessions come to an end: MN 18
• 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).
  • ~ is the foremost skillful quality (ten similes): AN X.15
  • As the one quality that can give us security: SN III.17
  • 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
  • "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.
  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
  • The Buddha's principal teaching on ~: MN 2
  • Three ~: Iti 56, Iti 57
  • ~ and right view: MN 117
  • Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN VI.63
• 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).
  • Is attachment to possessions a source of delight?: 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 yoke: AN IV.10
  • As a flood: SN XLV.171
  • 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 the cause of wrong view, wrong resolve, etc.: SN XLV.1
  • 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 yoke: AN IV.10
  • As a flood: SN XLV.171
• Bhikkhu -- 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)
  • Life of Maha-Moggallana (Hellmuth Hecker)
  • The Life of Sariputta (Nyanaponika Thera)
  • Maha Kaccana: Master of Doctrinal Exposition (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
  • Maha Kassapa: Father of the Sangha (Hellmuth Hecker)
  • Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha (Hellmuth Hecker)
  • The Autobiography of a Forest Monk (Ajaan Thate)
  • The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee (Ajaan Lee)
• Birth -- see Jati.
• 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:
    • Satipatthana (4 Frames of Reference);
    • Sammappadhana (4 Right Exertions);
    • Iddhipada (4 Bases of Power);
    • Indriya (5 Faculties);
    • Bala (5 Strengths);
    • Bojjhanga (7 Factors for Awakening);
    • Noble Eightfold Path.
• 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.
  • Systematic cultivation of ~: SN XLII.8
  • Offering comfort and protection from the cold: Thag VI.2
  • The Four Sublime States (Nyanaponika Thera)
  • Five realizations that arise from concentration based on the ~: AN V.27
• 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 a "shower of the way": MN 107
  • 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)
• Burma -- see Myanmar.

C

• Caste system.
  • One's caste does not determine one's 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 help maintain 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.
  • 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
  • The innocence of a young child 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.
  • Beyond the Tipitaka: A Field Guide to Post-canonical Pali Literature (JTB)
• 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
  • Are all religious paths fruitful?: AN III.78
  • "A Buddhist Response to Contemporary Dilemmas of Human Existence" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
  • "Dhamma and Non-duality" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
  • "Tolerance and Diversity" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
  • "Towards a Threshold of Understanding" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
  • Vedanta and Buddhism: A Comparative Study (Helmuth von Glasenapp)
• Compassion -- see Karuna.
• Concentration -- see Samadhi.
• Conflict. See also Papañca; Ill-will (vyapada).
  • Causes of: Sn IV.8, Sn IV.11, Sn IV.15
• 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 of enjoying a gift without showing the proper gratitude: AN VII.68
  • See the suttas in the Devata-samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
  • "The Economy of Gifts" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • 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; 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 us, 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 ~: Thag XVI.1
  • Four ways of overcoming fear of ~: AN IV.184
  • Heedlessness leads one to ~: Dhp 21
  • Putting aside worries as ~ nears: 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
  • ~ 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
  • "Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation" (Study Guide)
  • "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)
• 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).
  • ~ ties down the world: SN I.69
  • As the cause of suffering and stress: SN XLII.11
  • 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 in 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
• The 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
• Digha Nikaya.
• 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
  • 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).
  • How can one be freed of all ~?: Sn V.5
  • Development of jhana as a means of overcoming ~: Ud V.7
• Downfall.
  • Causes of ~: Sn I.6
• Downloading.
  • Downloading the Entire Website (JTB)
  • Downloading Files from Access to Insight (JTB)
• Drawbacks -- see Adinava.
• Dread (moral) -- see Ottappa.
• Dreams.
  • Five ~ that appeared to the Buddha: AN V.196
  • How to ensure good ~: AN XI.16
  • Interpretation of ~ as a form of wrong livelihood for monks: DN 2, DN 11
• 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
  • "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

• 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 emptiness," the doorway to liberation: MN 121
  • 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 -- 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
• 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
  • "Freedom from Fear" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "Subrahma's Problem" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
• Feeling -- see Vedana.
• Fermentations -- see Asava.
• Fire imagery.
  • 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)
• 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
  • Relationship to the Khandha: MN 28
  • "The Four Noble Truths" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "The Four Noble Truths" (Study Guide)
  • "The 1st Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "The 2nd Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "The 3rd Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "The 4th Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "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.
  • Belief in ~ (instead of in the law of Kamma) is a form of wrong view: AN III.61
  • Great Brahma, the deva who believes himself to be the supreme being: DN 11
• 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:
    • Dana (generosity)
    • Sila (virtue)
    • Sagga (heaven)
    • Adinava (drawbacks)
    • Nekkhamma (renunciation)
    • Four Noble Truths
  • 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.
  • How to move beyond obsessive grieving: AN V.49
  • Do arahants grieve?: SN XXI.2
  • Death and loss are inevitable, but is ~?: Sn III.8
• 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, 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
• 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 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 (JTB)
  • 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

• Ignorance -- see Avijja.
• 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)
• Ill-will (vyapada). See also Anger; Conflict; Kilesa (defilements); Metta (loving-kindness); Nivarana (hindrances).
  • Ten reflections to help overcome hatred: AN X.80
  • ~ can never be conquered with more ~: Dhp 3
  • The sources of conflict and hostility: DN 21, MN 18
• Illness. See also Aging; Death; Divine messengers.
  • The Buddha attends to a sick monk: 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:
    • Saddha (conviction, faith)
    • Viriya (persistence, effort)
    • Sati (mindfulness)
    • Samadhi (concentration)
    • Pañña (discernment, wisdom)
  • 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).
  • The hallmarks of a person of ~: AN II.31
  • How a person of ~ gives gifts: AN V.148
• 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)
  • 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)
  • Getting Started: Suggested Entry Points to this Website
• Introduction to meditation practice. See also Lay Buddhist Practice; Meditation. Introduction to Buddhism.
  • "Basic Breath Meditation Instructions" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "A Guided Meditation" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "Right Attitude" (Ajaan Suwat)
  • Breath Meditation Condensed (Upasika Kee Nanayon)
  • Buddho (Ajaan Thate)
  • "The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "Quiet Breathing" in Food for Thought (Ajaan Lee)
  • Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators (Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo)
  • Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators (Portfolio 2) (Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo)
  • Light of Discernment: Meditation Instructions (Ajaan Suwat Suvaco)
  • Practical Advice for Meditators (Bhikkhu Khantipalo)
  • Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • Anapana Sati: Meditation on Breathing (Ariyadhamma Mahathera)
  • Beginning Insight Meditation (Dorothy Figen)
  • Buddhist Meditation (Francis Story)
• Itivuttaka.

J

• Jataka tales (stories from the Buddha's previous lives).
  • The chariot-maker: AN III.15
  • The story of prince Dighavu: Mv X.2.3-20
  • See the collection of Jataka stories "retold" in a series of "Bodhi Leaves" booklets
• Jati (birth). See also Aging; Death; Illness; Rebirth.
  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
• Jhana (meditative absorption). See also Concentration; Nivarana (Hindrances); Noble silence; Samatha (tranquillity, calm).
  • Role of ~ in the development of discernment: AN IX-44
  • Goes hand-in-hand with discernment (pañña): Dhp 372
  • Goes hand-in-hand with insight (vipassana): AN IV.170
  • Paves the way to Nibbana: Dhp 372
  • Envied by the devas: Dhp 181
  • Practiced by enlightened ones: Dhp 23
  • A mark of heedfulness: Dhp 27, Dhp 371
  • Frees one from Mara's grasp: Dhp 276
  • A hallmark of a true brahman: Dhp 386, Dhp 395, Dhp 414
  • One day with ~ is better than a hundred years without: Dhp 110
  • Formless attainments leading to NIbbana: MN 106
  • "Jhana" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Right Concentration" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "Right Concentration" (Ajaan Suwat)
  • The Craft of the Heart (Ajaan Lee)
  • The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation (Henepola Gunaratana)
  • Keeping the Breath in Mind (Ajaan Lee)
  • "The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
• Joy, appreciative/sympathetic -- see Mudita.

K

• Kalyanamittata (admirable friendship). See also Teaching the Dhamma.
  • "Admirable friendship" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • As a prerequisite for the development of the wings to Awakening: AN IX.1
  • What is a true friend?: Sn II.3
  • Benefits of ~: AN IX.1
  • Having ~ is conducive to the ending of dukkha: Dhp 376
  • As a crucial support for Dhamma practice: Iti 17
  • As a way of uplifting your own inner potential: "Potential" (Ajaan Mun)
  • ~ is the whole of the holy life: SN XLV.2
  • What is a true friend?: AN AN VII.35
  • Avoiding lazy people: Iti 78
  • Choose your friends carefully, for you become like them: Iti 76
  • What is good friendship for householders?: AN VIII.54
  • "Association with the Wise" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
• Kamma (karma; intentional action). See also Devas; Hell; Planes of Existence, Thirty-One; Rebirth; Sagga (heaven).
  • "Intentional Action" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "Right Action" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • The laws of ~ and rebirth are as inviolable as the law of gravity: SN XLII.6
  • As one of the five subjects for frequent recollection: AN V.57
  • Reflect on your actions before, during, and after: MN 61
  • Six important aspects of ~ to be understood: AN VI.63
  • Actions of body, speech, and mind determine one's future course: MN 41
  • How to ease the inevitable bad results of one's past bad deeds: SN XLII.8
  • The rewards of skillful ~: AN VIII.40
  • The results of unskillful ~: AN VIII.40
  • The ten courses of skillful ~: AN X.176
  • The ten courses of unskillful ~: AN X.176
  • The difference between "old" and "new" ~: SN XXXV.145
  • The ~ that leads to the ending of ~: AN IV.235
  • When I perform an action, am I the same person when I experience its results, or am I a different person?: SN XII.46
  • Why do the results of bad deeds vary from one person to another?: AN III.99
  • The influence of present and past ~ on the development of skillful qualities: AN VI.86
  • Five bad actions that you should never do: AN V.129 (also AN V.87)
  • Trying to figure out the results of ~ is sure to drive you crazy: AN IV.77
  • Inner goodness is measured by the goodness of one's actions: AN IV.85
  • Act like a dog, and that's what you'll become: MN 57
  • How ~ accounts for the fortune and misfortune of beings: MN 135
  • A more detailed explanation of ~: MN 136
  • The Buddha's Words on Kamma (Ñanamoli Thera)
  • "Karma" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "Kamma" (Study Guide)
  • "Kamma and the Ending of Kamma" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "A Remedy for Despair" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
  • "A Refuge in Skillful Action," in Refuge: an Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "The Road to Nirvana is Paved with Skillful Intentions" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "Samsara Divided by Zero" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "Skillfulness" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "The Thirty-One Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages
• Karuna (compassion). See also Brahmavihara.
  • As a factor leading to liberation: AN VI.13
  • Systematic practice of ~: SN XLII.8
  • Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: AN V.161
• Kayagatasati (mindfulness of the body). See also Satipatthana (frames of reference).
  • The Buddha's principal teaching on ~: MN 119
• Khandha (the five clinging-aggregates). See also Upadana (clinging); Vipassana (insight).
  • See the suttas in the Khandhavagga of the Samyutta Nikaya.
  • How we define ourselves in terms of the ~: SN XXII.36
  • A summary of the ~: SN XXII.48
  • Identification with the ~ as the cause of self-view: SN XXII.1
  • Identifying the five ~ as "self" is the cause of affliction: SN XXII.1
  • Voidness of the ~: SN XXII.95
  • Why desire and passion connected with the ~ is worth abandoning: SN XXVII.10
  • "Body Contemplation" (Study Guide)
  • "Five Piles of Bricks: The Khandhas as Burden & Path" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "The Five Aggregates" (Study Guide)
  • See each of its constituents:
    • Rupa (form)
    • Vedana (feeling)
    • Sañña (perception)
    • Sankhara (mental fashionings)
    • Viññana (consciousness)
• Khanti (patience, forbearance). See also Anger; Paramis.
  • As one of the greatest protections/blessings: Sn II.4
  • How to develop ~: MN 21
  • Cultivating ~ while being beaten and stabbed (Ven. Punna's view): SN XXXV.88
  • A heated debate between two deities on the merits of ~: SN XI.5
• Khuddaka Nikaya.
• Kilesa (defilements -- passion (lobha), aversion (dosa), and delusion (moha) -- in their various forms). See also Anger; Asava; Avijja (ignorance); Nivarana (hindrances).
  • As a source of harm and suffering in the world: SN III.23
  • As putrefaction: AN III.126
  • As stains/enemies/murderers/etc.: Iti 88
  • Abandonment of ~ as a guarantee of non-return: Iti 1-8
  • ~ form the root of unskillful action: Iti 50
  • ~ burn like fire: Iti 93
  • ~ are like dirty stains on an otherwise clean cloth: MN 7
• Kusala (skillfulness, wholesomeness). See also Manners; Sila (virtue).
  • Understanding ~ and its opposite as the basis for Right View: MN 9
  • "The Lessons of Unawareness" in Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee)
  • "Skillfulness" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)

L

• Lay Buddhist practice. See also Family; Parents; Householders; Marriage; Precepts.
  • Five subjects for frequent recollection: AN V.57
  • Four qualities leading to a householder's happiness: AN VIII.54
  • The duties of the layperson: Sn II.14
  • The layperson's code of conduct: DN 31
  • What it takes for a layperson to become a stream-winner: AN X.92
  • How a layperson can best work for the welfare of others: AN VIII.26
  • Five qualities of a sincere lay follower: AN V.175
  • Five rewards a layperson can expect for having conviction: AN V.38
  • Actions that only lead to one's downfall: Sn I.6
  • How skillful actions and choices can protect you: Sn II.4, Khp 5
  • Development of the first six recollections should be done "even while you are busy at work, while you are resting in your home crowded with children": AN XI.13
  • How to recognize a lay stream-winner: AN V.179
  • Examples of lay stream-winners in the suttas (see Stream-entry):
    • Anathapindika: see his entry in the Index of Names
    • Nakula's mother: AN VI.16
    • Suppabuddha (the leper): Ud V.3
    • Visakha (a.k.a. "Migara's Mother"): see her entry in the Index of Names
    • 500 women who perish in a fire: Ud VII.10
  • "Dhamma for Everyone" (Ajaan Lee)
  • Everyman's Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha, (Narada Thera, trans.)
  • Lay Buddhist Practice (Bhikkhu Khantipalo)
  • A Simple Guide to Life (Robert Bogoda)
  • A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
• Laziness -- see Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha).
• Listening. See also Speech.
  • How to listen to the Dhamma: AN VI.88
  • Five rewards in listening to Dhamma: AN V.202
  • "A Taste for the Dhamma," in Straight From the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
• Livelihood, Right.
  • Actors and comedians -- take note of Talaputa's lesson from the Buddha: SN XLII.2
  • Soldiers -- take note of Yodhajiva's lesson from the Buddha: SN XLII.3
  • "Right Livelihood" in the Path to Freedom pages
• Lokadhamma (worldly conditions).
  • The failings of the world: AN VIII.6
  • Five kinds of loss, five kinds of gain: AN V.130
  • "First Things First" in Food for Thought (Ajaan Lee)
  • "Nightsoil for the Heart" in Food for Thought (Ajaan Lee)
• Loving-kindness -- see Metta.
• Lust -- see Sensuality.

M

• Majjhima Nikaya.
• Manners. See also Kusala (skillfulness); Sila (virtue).
  • Respectable people have good ~: AN VII.64
  • Etiquette and duties for monks: Cv VIII
  • "Serving a Purpose" in Food for Thought (Ajaan Lee)
• Mara.
  • Ten armies of: Sn III.2
  • See Mara in the Index of Proper Names.
  • Turning the forces of Mara to our advantage: "The Demons of Defilement" (Ajaan Lee)
• Maranasati (mindfulness of death). See also Death; Illness; Satipatthana (frames of reference).
  • Death can come at any time; are you ready?: AN VI.20
  • Mindfulness of death should be developed continuously: AN VI.19
  • As one of the ten Recollections: see Recollections, ten.
  • "Mindfulness of Death: Insight Meditation" (Ajaan Lee)
  • Buddhist Reflections on Death (V.F.Gunaratna)
  • To the Cemetery and Back (Leonard Price)
  • Words Leading to Disenchantment: Two Essays (Soma Thera)
• Marriage. See also Lay Buddhist Practice.
  • How to ensure that you'll be with your spouse in future lives: AN IV.55
  • "A Single Mind" (Ajaan Fuang)
  • Spouses' duties to each other: DN 31
  • "I'd like to have a Buddhist wedding. Any suggestions?" (Frequently Asked Question)
• Meditation. See also Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing); Introduction to Meditation; Maranasati (mindfulness of death); Metta (loving-kindness); Satipatthana (foundations of mindfulness); Recollections, ten.
  • ~ is practiced for both one's own and others' benefit: SN XVI.5, SN XLVII.19, AN V.20, AN VII.64
  • Why bother meditating in the hopes of some future reward when sensual pleasures are available right now?: SN I.20
  • Isn't meditation simply a useless and unproductive activity?: SN VII.17
  • ~ is a skill to be developed: AN IX.35, AN IX.36
  • The danger of overestimating one's meditation progress: MN 105
  • Formless attainments leading to NIbbana: MN 106
  • Meditations: Forty Dhamma Talks (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • Calendar of uposatha observance days
  • Practical Advice for Meditators (Bhikkhu Khantipalo)
• Merit -- see Puñña.
• Metta (loving-kindness, good will). See also Brahmavihara; Paramis.
  • Karaniya Metta Sutta (Discourse on Loving-kindness): Sn I.8 and Khp 9
  • As a protection against harm: SN XX.5, AN IV.67
  • As a factor leading to liberation: AN VI.13
  • Systematic practice of ~: SN XLII.8
  • Eleven benefits of ~: AN XI.16
  • Even more fruitful than giving: SN XX.4
  • Course of rebirths to be expected from those who cultivate ~: AN IV.125
  • Maintain thoughts of ~ no matter how others address you: MN 21
  • No one is dearer to one than oneself: Ud V.1
  • The radiant brightness of ~: Iti 27
  • As a basis for the development of jhana: AN VIII.63
  • Practicing ~ as a way to deal with annoying people: AN V.161
  • Metta: The Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love (Acharya Buddharakkhita)
  • The Power of Good Will (Ajaan Lee)
  • The Practice of Loving-kindness (metta) (Ñanamoli Thera)
• Middle way (Majjhima-patipada).
  • Avoiding extreme views: SN XII.15
  • Buddha's first teachings on the ~: SN LVI.11
  • Middle way between indulgence in sensuality and adherence to fixed rituals and precepts: Ud VI.8
  • Dependent co-arising as a "middle way" between extremes of views: SN XII.48
  • "The Middleness of the Middle Way," in Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
• Mindfulness -- see Sati.
• Mind-reading.
  • One's own mind: AN X.51
  • Another's mind: See Supranormal powers
  • Reading the Mind (Upasika Kee Nanayon)
• Modesty.
  • As a quality of a great person: AN VIII.30
  • Rare in a person of wealth and power: AN VIII.23
• Monastic Life. See also Vinaya; Work, monastics'.
  • Why it took Ven. Sona so long to go forth: Ud V.6
  • Ten things for monks to reflect on often: AN X.48
  • The fruits of the homeless life: DN 2
  • Gradual training for monks: MN 107
  • How to bring harmony to the community: AN VI.12
  • Five exhortations for new monks: AN V.114
  • What it means to live free of society: SN XXII.3
  • A monk's duties: Cv VIII
  • Wrong reasons for a monk to go on almsround: Ud III.8
  • Do monks really do any useful work?: Sn I.4
  • What makes a monk worthy of respect?: AN III.94
  • The Autobiography of a Forest Monk (Ajaan Thate)
  • The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee (Ajaan Lee)
  • The Bhikkhus' Rules -- A Guide for Laypeople: The Theravadin Buddhist Monk's Rules Compiled and Explained (Bhikkhu Ariyesako)
  • The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume I: The Patimokkha Training Rules Translated and Explained (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volume II: The Khandhaka Rules Translated and Explained (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "Duties of the Sangha" (Ajaan Lee)
  • Going Forth: A Call to Buddhist Monkhood (Sumana Samanera)
  • Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
  • With Robes and Bowl (Bhikkhu Khantipalo)
• Money. See also Householders; Wealth.
  • ~ can't buy true happines: AN X.46
  • How to protect and preserve one's wealth: AN VIII.54
  • "The Economy of Gifts" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
• Monk -- see Monastic Life.
• Moral dread -- see Ottappa.
• Moral shame -- see Hiri.
• Morality -- see Sila.
• Mudita (appreciative/sympathetic joy). See also Brahmavihara.
  • As a factor leading to liberation: AN VI.13
  • Systematic cultivation of ~: SN XLII.8
  • A Fistful of Sand (Ajaan Suwat)
• Murder. See also Death.
  • Fate of those who commit ~: MN 135, SN III.25
• Myanmar (Burma).
  • Buddhism in Myanmar: a Short History (Roger Bischoff)

N

• Nama-rupa (name-and-form, mind-and-matter, mentality-materiality). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
  • Mutual dependence of consciousness and ~: SN XII.67
• Nekkhamma (renunciation). See also Celibacy; Gradual instruction; Paramis; Restraint; Sensuality.
  • "Renunciation" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • The bliss of ~: Ud II.10
  • Appreciating the value of ~ is a crucial first step in practice: AN IX.41
  • ~ goes "against the flow" (of craving): Iti 109
  • As the basis for shedding fear of death: AN IV.184
  • As the escape from sensuality: Iti 72
  • As a cause for sleeping at ease: AN III.34
  • As a profound kind of rest: Sn V.11, AN III.38
  • "Trading Candy for Gold: Renunciation as a Skill" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • Renunciation (T. Prince)
  • Relationship to compassion: "The Balanced Way" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
• Nibbana (Unbinding, extinguishing). See also Arahant; Awakening; Parinibbana; Stream-entry; Vimutti (release).
  • "Nibbana" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • "The 3rd Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • The foremost: Dhp 184
  • The foremost ease: Dhp 202
  • Heedfulness leads one to ~: Dhp 21, Dhp 32
  • A hallmark of a true brahman: Dhp 414
  • What lies beyond ~?: AN IV.174
  • ~ is the goal; there's nothing beyond it: MN 144
  • ~ is beyond Mara's reach: SN IV.19
  • ~ is not a "source" or "ground" from which phenomena (dhamma) arise: MN 1
  • ~ is not itself a phenomenon, but is the final end of phenomena: AN X.58
  • Pleasure of ~ exceeds all others: AN IX.34
  • Two forms of ~ (with fuel remaining, and without fuel remaining): Iti 44
  • Four qualities to develop that lead one towards ~: AN IV.37
  • "Dhamma and Non-duality" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
  • "Nibbana" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "Samsara Divided by Zero" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • The Mind Like Fire Unbound: An Image in the Early Buddhist Discourses (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
• Nivarana (hindrances). See also Anger; Desire; Jhana; Kilesa.
  • See each of the five hindrances individually:
    • Sensual desire (kamacchanda)
    • Ill-will (vyapada)
    • Sloth and Drowsiness (thina-middha)
    • Restlessness and worry (uddhacca-kukkucca)
    • Doubt (vicikiccha)
  • Feeding and starving the ~: SN XLVI.51
  • How to abandon the ~: AN IX.64
  • Giving to one who has abandoned the ~ brings good results: SN III.24
  • ~ are to be conquered in all postures: Iti 111
  • Like canals disspipating the force of a river current: AN V.51
  • "Concentration: Abandoning the Hindrances" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • The Elimination of Anger (Piyatissa Thera)
  • The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest (Nyanaponika Thera)
  • "The Mind Aflame" in Food for Thought (Ajaan Lee)
  • The Removal of Distracting Thoughts (Soma Thera)
  • "Right Concentration" (Ajaan Suwat)
• Noble Eightfold Path (ariya-atthangika magga). See also Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
  • "The 4th Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • The individual factors of the Path:
    1. Right View (Samma-ditthi).
       • "Right View" in the Path to Freedom pages
       • What is Right View?: MN 9
       • ~ is to be used to the point of overcoming attachment to all views: Sn IV.3
       • As a tool: "Beyond Right and Wrong" in Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee)
       • "From Views to Vision" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
    2. Right Resolve/Intention (Samma-sankappo). See also Non-harming.
       • "Right Resolve" in the Path to Freedom pages
       • ~ is to be maintained in all postures: Iti 110
       • "The Road to Nirvana is Paved with Skillful Intentions" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
    3. Right Speech (Samma-vaca). See also Speech.
       • "Right Speech" in the Path to Freedom pages
       • "Right Speech" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
       • "Noble Conversation" (Study Guide)
    4. Right Action (Samma-kammanto).
       • "Right Action" in the Path to Freedom pages
    5. Right Livelihood (Samma-ajivo).
       • "Right Livelihood" in the Path to Freedom pages
    6. Right Effort (Samma-vayamo).
       • "Right Effort" in the Path to Freedom pages
    7. Right Mindfulness (Samma-sati).
       • "Right Mindfulness" in the Path to Freedom pages
    8. Right Concentration (Samma-samadhi).
       • "Right Concentration" in the Path to Freedom pages
       • The central role of ~ in the Eightfold Path: MN 117
  • The Craft of the Heart (part II) (Ajaan Lee)
  • "The Noble Eightfold Path" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • The Noble Eigthfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
  • "The Outer Space of the Mind," in Things as They Are (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
  • "The Path to Peace and Freedom for the Mind," (Ajaan Lee)
  • "The Prison World vs. the World Outside," in Straight From the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
• Noble silence (second jhana).
  • No-thinking: Thag XIV.1
  • As a cause for the arising of wisdom: AN VIII.2
  • Either speak Dhamma, or keep noble silence: Ud II.2
• Non-dualism.
  • Non-dual awareness not the goal: AN X.29
  • "Dhamma and Non-duality" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
• Non-harming, Non-violence. See also Right Resolve in Noble Eightfold Path.
  • Leads to happiness after death: Dhp 132
  • As a supporting condition for Awakening: Dhp 270
  • Isn't all there is to the Buddhist path: MN 78
  • The story of Angulimala the bandit: MN 86
  • How a wise person moves in society: Dhp 49
  • "The Rod" (Dhammapada X)
  • "Non-violence" (Study Guide)
• Not-self -- see Anatta.
• Nutriment (ahara).
  • Four types of physical and mental ~: SN XII.63; SN XII.64;
  • The need for ~ is what all beings have in common: Khp 1
• Nymphs, dove-footed: Ud III.2

O

• Ottappa (moral dread; concern for the results of evil actions). See also Hiri (conscience).
  • As a treasure: AN VII.6
  • As a guardian: AN II.9
  • As a quality that safeguards the world: Iti 42
  • "The Guardians of the World" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)

P

• Pain. See also Illness; Vedana (feeling).
  • Don't add mental ~ to your physical ~!: SN XXXVI.6
  • The Buddha shows by example how best to handle physical pain: SN I.38, SN IV.13
  • Sariputta's teachings to a dying Anathapindika: MN 143
  • Mindfulness protects us from falling into ~'s bottomless pit of despair: SN XXXVI.4
  • Preventing physical ~ from invading the mind: SN LII.10
  • As one of the eight worldly conditions: AN VIII.6
  • Avoiding evil deeds as a way to avoid ~: Ud V.4
  • The origin of pleasure and ~: SN XII.25
  • "The Details of Pain" (Upasika Kee Nanayon)
  • Straight from the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa)
• Pali canon.
  • "'When you know for yourselves...': The Authenticity of the Pali Suttas" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
• Pali language.
  • A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (Dhammayut Order)
  • A Guide to Learning the Pali Language
  • Glossary of Pali and Buddhist Terms
  • The role of ~ in Theravada
  • KR Norman's Pali fonts
• Pañca-sila (the five precepts) -- see Precepts
• Pañña (discernment, wisdom). See also Paramis.
  • How to recognize a wise person: AN III.2
  • What is the difference between a fool and a wise person?: SN XII.19, AN II.21, AN II.98
  • Eight requisite conditions for ~: AN VIII.2
  • Which comes first: concentration or ~?: AN III.73
  • Goes hand-in-hand with jhana: Dhp 372
  • As a treasure: AN VII.6
  • "Discernment" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • "The Lessons of Unawareness" in Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee)
  • "Observe and Evaluate" in Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee)
• Papañca (complication, proliferation).
  • As a cause of conflict in the mind: MN 18, DN 21
• Paramis (perfections).
  • Look under each of its constituent factors:
    • Dana (generous action)
    • Sila (virtue)
    • Nekkhamma (renunciation)
    • Pañña (wisdom, discernment)
    • Viriya (energy, effort)
    • Khanti (patience)
    • Sacca (truthfulness)
    • Adhitthana (determination, resolution)
    • Metta (loving-kindness, goodwill)
    • Upekkha (equanimity)
  • "The Ten Perfections" (Study Guide)
• Parents. See also Children; Family.
  • How to repay the debt we owe to our ~: AN II.32
  • The anguish an aging ~ feels when his children show no gratitude: SN VII.14
  • ~ should at least make sure that their children grow up to respect the precepts: Iti 74
  • One's ~ should be respected as great teachers and devas: Iti 106
  • Supporting one's ~: Sn II.4
  • At one time or another, we have all been each other's ~: SN XV.14
  • Reverence for one's ~ as a blessing: Dhp 332
  • Childrens' duties to their parents: DN 31
  • Parents' duties to their children: DN 31
  • "How should I teach Buddhism to my children?" (Frequently Asked Question)
• Parinibbana (total release; complete liberation). See also Nibbana.
  • Eye-witness accounts of the Buddha's ~: SN VI.15
• Parisa (Buddha's following).
  • Householders and monastics depend upon each other: Iti 107
  • "The Economy of Gifts" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
• Pasada (clarity and serene confidence). See also Samvega.
  • "Affirming the Truths of the Heart: The Buddhist Teachings on Samvega and Pasada" (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
• Paticca-samuppada (Dependent co-arising). See also Samsara.
  • If you think you understand ~, as did Ven. Ananda, think again!: DN 15
  • How the world arises and falls according to ~: SN XII.44
  • A synopsis of ~: SN XII.2
  • Mutual dependence of consciousness and name-and-form: SN XII.67
  • Buddha's rediscovery of ~ on the eve of his Awakening: SN XII.65
  • As a cause for the arising of right view: SN XII.15
  • As a cause for the cessation of wrong views: SN XII.20
  • As a cause for the ending of the asava (effluents): SN XII.23
  • As a framework for cultivating skillfulness: "Kamma and the Ending of Kamma" in The Wings to Awakening (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
  • As a "middle way" between extremes of views: SN XII.48
  • The Buddha reflects on ~ for seven days after his Awakening: Ud I.1-3
  • The origin of pleasure and pain: SN XII.25
  • "The 3rd Noble Truth" in the Path to Freedom pages
  • Transcendental Dependent Arising: A Translation and Exposition of the Upanisa Sutta (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
  • An extended treatment of ~ by the Buddha: DN 15
  • See each of its constituent factors:
    • Avijja (ignorance)
    • Sankhara (mental fabrications)
    • Viññana (consciousness)
    • Nama-rupa (name-and-form)
    • Salayatana (six sense-media)
    • Phassa (contact)
    • Vedana (feeling)
    • Tanha (craving)
    • Upadana (clinging)
    • Bhava (becoming)
    • Jati (birth)
    • Dukkha (suffering, unsatisfactoriness)
• Patience -- see Khanti.
• Patimokkha (monks' and nuns' rules of conduct). See also Vinaya.
  • The Bhikkhu Patimokkha
  • The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha
• Perception -- see Sañña.
• Perfections -- see Paramis.
• Peta loka (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades). See also Planes of Existence, Thirty-One.
  • Ajaan Lee's description, in "Knowledge"
  • "The Thirty-One Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages
• Phassa (contact). See also Paticca-samuppada (dependent co-arising).
  • As the conjunction of sense-base + sensory object + sense consciousness: MN 148
  • Understanding of ~ as a basis for Right View: MN 9
• Piti (rapture; bliss) See also Jhana.
  • The pleasure and joy of ~:AN V.176
• Planes of Existence, Thirty-One. See also Devas; Hell; Kamma; Peta loka (realm of the hungry ghosts/shades); Sagga (heaven); Samsara.
  • "The Thirty-One Planes of Existence" in the Path to Freedom pages
• Pleasure. See also Happiness; Pain; Sensuality; Vedana (feeling).
  • The origin of ~ and pain: SN XII.25
  • As one of the eight worldly conditions: AN VIII.6
• Precepts. See also Lay Buddhist practice; Refuge; Sila.
  • Pañcasila -- the Five Precepts (for lay men and women)
    • The precepts as a gift to oneself and others: AN VIII.39
    • The rewards of observing the precepts: AN VIII.39
    • The consequences of failing to observe the precepts: AN VIII.40
    • "A Discipline of Sobriety" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
    • "The Five Precepts" in the Path to Freedom pages
    • The Craft of the Heart (Ajaan Lee)
  • Atthasila -- the Eight Precepts (for lay men and women)
    • How the ~ practices are to be practiced: AN VIII.43
    • Right and wrong ways of observing ~: AN III.70
    • "The Eight Precepts" in the Path to Freedom pages
    • The Craft of the Heart (Ajaan Lee)
  • Dasasila -- the Ten Precepts (for novice monks and nuns)
  • The Bhikkhu Patimokkha (227 rules for ordained monks); Bhikkhuni Patimokkha (311 rules for ordained nuns); see also Vinaya.
• Protection. See also Precepts; Sila.
  • The greatest ~ for the layperson: Sn II.4
  • Restraint -- the Buddha's defense policy: SN III.5
  • Metta (loving kindness) as a ~ against harm: SN XX.5, AN IV.67
  • Ten qualities that provide ~ for the mind: AN X.17
  • Watching over oneself, one protects others; watching over others, one protects oneself: SN XLVII.19
  • Protection Through Satipatthana (Nyanaponika Thera)
  • The Book of Protection (Paritta) (Piyadassi Thera)
    
• Psychic powers -- see Supranormal powers.
• Pschology and Buddhism. See also Abhidhamma.
  • Abhidhamma Pitaka
  • Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology (Douglas M. Burns)
• Puñña (merit, inner wealth, inner goodness).
  • As a blessing: Dhp 331
  • ~ accumulates slowly, like water dripping into a pot: Dhp 122
  • Benefits of ~ in this life and the next: Dhp 16, Dhp 18
  • Infidelity erodes one's accumulated ~: Dhp 310
  • How to gain immeasurable ~: Dhp 195
  • Do meritorious deeds to increase your store for future lives: SN III.20
  • Don't be afraid of ~: Iti 22
  • The arahant's actions bear no kammic fruit, good or evil: Dhp 39, Dhp 267, Dhp 412
  • Repeated performance of meritorious deeds brings ease: Dhp 118
  • Three grounds for meritorious action: Iti 60
  • As a fund to be looked after: Khp 8
  • As the means of attaining true happiness: AN V.43
  • Is making ~ the best one can aspire to in this short life?: SN II.19
  • "Merit," in Awareness Itself (Ajaan Fuang)
  • "The Power of Goodness" (Ajaan Lee)
  • "Merit and Spiritual Growth" (Bhikkhu Bodhi)

Q

• Quarreling -- see Conflict.
• Questions. See also Ditthi (views); Yoniso manasikara (appropriate attention).
  • Four types of ~: AN IV.42
  • ~ not worth asking: DN 9, MN 2, AN IV.77,