November 29, 2018; revised January 30, 2024 Ngày 29/11/2018; sửa ngày 30/01/2024 Kāmaccandha [Kāmacchanda] is a Pāli word that has roots in the keyword “icca” (pronounced “ichcha”), Kāmaccandha [Kāmacchanda] là một từ Pāli có gốc từ từ khóa “icca” (phát âm “ichcha”). There is no need to look for Sanskrit roots to find meanings hidden […]
Revised September 4, 2016; Revised February 9, 2017; October 17, 2017; November 5, 2018; May 5, 2020 (Same at Vedanā (Feelings) Arise in Two Ways @ Assāda, Ādīnava, Nissaraṇa); April 28, 2021; December 15, 2023 (#1, #3, #5); rewritten December 20, 2023; revised December 27, 2023 (#10); August 23, 2024 Sửa ngày 04/09/2016; Sửa ngày […]
Revised April 2, 2016 and August 3, 2016; February 6, 2020; August 4, 2023 Sửa ngày 02/04/2016 và 03/08/2016; 06/02/2020; 04/08/2023 Wrong Views About the World Những Tà Kiến Về Thế Giới Diṭṭhi means dogmatic belief in something(s) in the sense that “this alone is true, and everything else is false regardless of the facts.” […]
Revised July 18, 2021; July 21, 2021; January 1, 2025 Sửa ngày 18/07/2021; 21/07/2021; 01/01/2025 These are included in the 37 Factors of Enlightenment; see, “37 Factors of Enlightenment”. Những yếu tố này nằm trong 37 Yếu tố Giác ngộ; xem “37 Factors of Enlightenment”. “Indriya” means leader. When cultivated an indriya becomes more powerful […]
November 8, 2016; revised September 25, 2018; October 16, 2020; December 18, 2022 (#1, #4); May 8, 2024 Ngày 08/11/2016; sửa ngày 25/09/2018; 16/10/2020; 18/12/2022 (#1, #4); 08/05/2024 Vacī Saṅkhārā are involved in speech and conscious thoughts (talking to oneself), per Tipiṭaka. Vacī Saṅkhārā liên quan đến lời nói và các ý nghĩ có ý […]
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 […]
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