July 2, 2016; Revised July 5, 2016 Ngày 02/07/2016; Sửa ngày 05/07/2016 The existence of anything in this world (i.e., a saṅkhata (sankata in Sinhala)) can be explained in a stepwise process with three “steps”: (i) there must be root causes, (ii) there must be suitable conditions, and (iii) whatever that arises due to those […]

May 7, 2016; revised December 4, 2017; May 12, 2023; last revised December 29, 2024 Ngày 07/05/2016; sửa ngày 04/12/2017; 12/05/2023; sửa lần cuối ngày 29/12/2024 Āyatana has no corresponding word in English. Indriya, in the context of āyatana, are the physical senses such as the eye and ear. Indriya becomes āyatana when used with […]

People engage in immoral actions because they highly value the sense pleasures, and are unaware of a better type of happiness called nirāmisa sukha; see, “Three Kinds of Happiness – What is Nirāmisa Sikha?.” Con người làm các hành vi bất thiện vì họ quá coi trọng các khoái lạc giác quan, và không biết […]

Revised April 28, 2018; November 9, 2019; February 23, 2021; October 24, 2021; December 4, 2022 Sửa ngày 28/04/2018; 09/11/2019; 23/02/2021; 24/10/2021; 04/12/2022 There are various names for greed in Pāli. Each has a different meaning, and the differences are significant. First, let us look at the terms “lobha” and “rāga.” Có nhiều từ trong […]

Revised November 9, 2019; July 3, 2022 Sửa ngày 09/11/2019; 03/07/2022 Kāma taṇhā, bhava taṇhā, vibhava taṇhā are three incorrectly translated key Pāli words. Kāma taṇhā, bhava taṇhā, vibhava taṇhā là ba từ Pāli then chốt thường bị dịch sai. Taṇhā is Not Craving Taṇhā Không phải là “Dục vọng” Taṇhā is “getting attached to […]

Revised October 31, 2015; October 7, 2017; August 24, 2019; May 28, 2023 (#1, #3); last revised March 23, 2025 Sửa ngày 31/10/2015; 07/10/2017; 24/08/2019; 28/05/2023 (#1, #3); Sửa lần cuối ngày 23/03/2025 What is Taṇhā? Taṇhā là Gì? Taṇhā means “getting attached.” The word taṇhā comes from “thán” meaning “place” + “hā” meaning getting […]