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MaytheNobleTruthsbeknownandseen.
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Knowing and Seeing
(Revised Edition)
Talks and Questions-and-Answersat a Meditation Retreat in Taiwan
byThe Venerable
Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw
A G I F T N O T F O R S A L E
(First Edition) W.K.Ng (Private), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
1999: Free Distribution
(First Reprint) WAVE Publications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
1999: Free Distribution
(Second Reprint) Penang Buddhist Association, Penang, Malaysia:
2000: Free Distribution
(Revised Edition) K.F. Choong (Private), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2003: Free Distribution
The material in this book may be reproduced without the authors per-
mission. It is strongly recommended, however, that unauthorized
changes and other misrepresentation of the Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya
Sayadaws teachings be avoided.
A G I F T N O T F O R S A L E
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Contents(In Detail)
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8: The Buddhas Wishes for His Disciples and His Teachings ........................... 187H297The Buddha Relinquishes the Will to Live ...................................................
188H297
The Buddha Declares His Wishes .................................................................189H298
Our Duty as Buddhists ........................................................................ 190H300How We May Benefit the World........................................................ 191H300How We May Show Our Faith ...........................................................
192H301
What We Must Learn and Practise .....................................................193H302
The Basis for Practice..................................................................194H302
Samatha and Vipassan Meditation............................................. 195H305The Buddhas Exhortations to the Sagha ....................................................
196H310
The Buddhas Advice to Bhikkhus................................................................197H312
9: The Most Superior Kind of Offering ........................................................................... 198H317Introduction....................................................................................................
199H317
The Disciples Debts to His Teacher.............................................................200H318
Opportunities Not to Be Missed .................................................................... 201H321The Fourteen Types of Personal Offering ..................................................... 202H323
" Seven Kinds of Offering to the Sagha ................................................. 203H326" Four Kinds of Purification of Offering ..................................................
204H327
" Six Qualities of an Immeasurable Offering ...........................................205H331
Offerings at Retreat........................................................................................ 206H333The Givers Wishes............................................................................. 207H334
The Most Superior of All Worldly Offerings................................................ 208H335How You Make a Most Superior Offering.........................................
209H338
Appendix 1:Glossary of Untranslated Pi ........................ 210H341Appendix 2:Contact Addresses........................................ 211H345
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Editorial Note(Revised Edition)
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is presented here. The Pi Texts (Vinaya, Suttas and Abhid-hamma) are, says the Venerable Pa-Auk Sayadaw, aimed en-tirely at practice. As advised by The Buddha, learning (pari-
yatti) goes hand-in-hand with practice (paipatti), practical ex-perience of that knowledge, which leads eventually to realiza-tion (paivedha) of it.
3. The main talks are not descriptive so much as prescriptive.Nevertheless, the book is not to be regarded as a manual butas an overview.
4. Yogis who take the Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw orone of his authorized teachers as their teacher should know
that there are no hard and fast rules about how he guides theindividual yogi: in each case the yogis preferences, strengthsand weaknesses etc. are taken into account. The individualyogis practice may therefore, in sequence and detail, verywell differ from what is presented here.
Once again, the editors beg forgiveness from their readers andfrom their teacher, the Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw, forwhatever scratches that still remain after this final polish.
May absolutely all parties involved in the production of this ma-terial, from its very inception, reap much merit from their labours.May all the merit of that work; the merit of reading these talks byfuture readers; the merit of the meditation assisted and perhapsengendered by these talks; and the merit of the attainments, mun-dane and supramundane, attained thereby all go towards keepingthe Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw healthy and happy forlong to come.
Editorsof Pa-Auk Forest Monastery
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Namo Tassa, Homage to Him,
Bhagavato, the Blessed,
Arahato, the Worthy,
Samm- the Perfectly
Sambuddhassa. Self-Enlightened One.
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Introduction Knowingand Seeing
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[1]This is suffering.............................................................................(ida dukkhanti)Therefore, bhikkhus, an exertion should be made to understand: This is
[2]the origin of suffering.................................................. (ida dukkha samudayanti)Therefore, bhikkhus, an exertion should be made to understand: This is[3]the cessation of suffering. ...............................................(ida dukkha nirodhanti)Therefore, bhikkhus, an exertion should be made to understand: This is
[4]the path to the cessation of suffering.(ida dukkha nirodha gminpaipadti)May all beings find the opportunity to make the necessary exer-
tion to fully realize the Four Noble Truths, and put a completeend to suffering.odd page
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Questions and Answers 1
2 The Dhamma
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2. The Dhamma3. The Sagha4. The three trainings: morality, concentration, and wisdom.5. The past five aggregates (khandh), which is past lives.6. The future five aggregates, which is future lives.7. Both the past and future five aggregates, which is past and future
lives.8. Dependent-Origination (paiccasamuppda), which includes the present
five aggregates.
If you have doubts about the training in concentration, you can-not meditate well. For example, you may think: Is it possible toattain jhna through npnasati (mindfulness-of-breathing)?
Can jhna be attained by concentrating on the npna-nimitta?The five hindrances are opposite to jhna concentration.Odd page
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2 - How You Develop Absorptionon Other Subjects
nimitta, until you reach jhna, and develop the five masteries.This is then the fourth immaterial jhna also called the base of
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This is then the fourth immaterial jhna, also called the base ofneither perception nor non- perception.
Today we discussed how to develop the ten kasias, and the
eight attainments: the four fine-material jhnas and the four im-material jhnas. In the next talk, we shall discuss how to developthe four sublime abidings (brahmavihra) of lovingkindness, compas-sion, appreciative-joy, and equanimity; and the four protectivemeditations (caturrakkha bhvan) of lovingkindness, recollection-of-The-Buddha, foulness meditation and recollection-of-death.
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Questions and Answers22
After practising the fifth method systematically, you will nothave much difficulty in practising the first method. For this rea-
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son we teach the fifth method before the first method. We teachall five methods to those who have time, and want to practise fur-
ther. But although The Buddha taught dependent-origination ac-cording to the character of his listeners, one method is enough toattain Nibbna. Even so, because the first method is popular inTheravda Buddhism, we teach both the fifth and first methods.
One day, the Venerable nanda practised dependent-originationin all four ways. In the evening, he went to The Buddha and said,Bhante, although dependent-origination is deep, it is easy to me.The Buddha re-plied:160F1
Etassa cnanda, dhammassa ananubodh, appaivedh evamaya paj tan-tkulakajt, kulgahikajt, mujapabbajabht apya duggativinipta sasra ntivattati.
This means that without knowing dependent-origination, withthe anubodha a and thepaivedha a, one cannot escapethe round of rebirths (sasra), and four woeful realms (apya). Theanubodha a is the Knowledge of Analysing Mentality-Materi-
ality (nma-rpa pariccheda a), and Knowledge of Discerning Causeand Condition (paccaya pariggaha a). Thepaivedha a is all theinsight-knowledges (vipassana). So without knowing dependent-origination with the anubodha a andpaivedha a, onecannot attain Nibbna. With this quotation, the commentary saysthat without knowing dependent-origination, no one can escapefrom the round of rebirths, even in a dream.161F2odd page
1 D.ii.2 Mahnidna Sutta (Great Causation Sutta)2 For further details, please see Introduction p.31.
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Questions and Answers 3
jhna factors associated with the Path and Fruition Knowledges.When you discern the mental formations of, for example, themundane fine-material-sphere first jhna as impermanence, suf-fering or non-self, and if you see Nibbna, your Path Knowledge
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is the first jhna. This is a supramundane jhna.Why? In the mundane fine-material-sphere first jhna, whichwas the object of Vipassan, there are the five jhna factors: ap-plied thought, sustained thought, joy, bliss and one-pointedness.In the supramundane first jhna there are the same five. This ishow the path and fruition can be the first jhna path, and first
jhna fruition. The other jhnas can in the same way be (the con-ditions for their respective) supramundane (jhnas). Odd page
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4 - How You Discern Materiality
Table 4:The Basic Elements of the Heart
(3 types of decad-kalpa [3 x 10 = 30] + nonad kalpas [9] + 3 types of octad-kalpa [3 x 8= 24] = 63 elements)
type HEART DECAD-KALPAa BODY DECAD-KALPAa SEX DECAD-KALPAaquality opaque transparent opaqueorigin kamma
kamma
kamma
property supporting the mind-and mind-consciousness
sensitive to touch(earth, fire,and wind)
determinative of sex
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and mind consciousnesselement
(earth, fire,and wind)
1 earth earth earth
2 water water water
3 fire fire fire
4 wind wind wind
5 colour colour colour
6 odour odour odour
7 flavour flavour flavour8 nutritive essence nutritive essence nutritive essence
9 life-faculty life-faculty life-faculty
10 heart-element body transparent-element sex-element
aEye-, ear-, nose-, tongue- and body-consciousnesses arise dependent upon the transparent, tenthelement (the door) of respectively the eye-, ear-, nose-, tongue- and body decad-kal pas, whereas allother consciousnesses (which comprise the mind element and mind-consciousness element) arisedependent upon the opaque, tenth element of heart decad-kalpas. Please see also p. 299H133ff
+type LIFE NONAD-KALPA OCTADKALPA
quality opaque opaque opaque opaqueorigin kamma consciousness temperature nutriment1 earth earth earth earth
2 water water water water
3 fire fire fire fire
4 wind wind wind wind
5 colour colour colour colour
6 odour odour odour odour
7 flavour flavour flavour flavour8 nutritive essence nutritive essence nutritive essence nutritive essence
9 life-faculty
The life-nonad-, and octad kalpas are the same throughout the six sense-organs.
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This is an example of how someone who has, like Mah TissaMahthera, practised skeleton meditation thoroughly may be ableto see anothers skeleton with his eyes open.odd page
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Table 5The Five-Door Cognitive Process (pacadvravthi) with eye-door cognitive process as example. 313F1
Eye-door Cognitive ProcessCakkhu-Dvra Vthi
Material Base
VatthuHeartHadaya
EyeCakkhu
HeartHadaya
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Objectrammaa Kamma,kamma sign (kamma-nimitta) orrebirth sign (gati-nimitta)
Colour ObjectRprammaa Kamma,kamma sign orrebirth sign.
ConsciousnessCitta Life-
Past
Life-
Trembling
Life-
Arrest
Life-
Five-door
AdvertingEye ReceivingInvestigation Determining 1st
Impulsion2nd
Impulsion
3rd
Impulsion
4th
Impulsion
5th
Impulsion
6th
Impulsion
7th
Impulsion
1st
Registration2nd
RegistrationLife-
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Continuum
Bhavaga
ContinuumAttaBhavaga
Contin-
uumBhavaga Calana
Contin-
uumBhavag-
upaccheda
Paca-Dvrvajjana
Cakkhu-
via
Sampaic-
chana
Santraa
Vohapana
Javana
Javana
Javana
Javana
Javana
Javana
Javana
Tadrammaa
Tadrammaa
Continuum
Bhavaga
Five-door cognitive processes of either door (eye-, ear-, nose-, tongue- and body-door) have the same structure, with their respective object. The constituents and sequence of five-door cognitive-processes are the same for all: according to the natural law of the mind (citta-niyma). The duration of one consciousness is a consciousness-moment (cittakkhaa). The life-span of materiality is equal to 17 consciousness-moments. Each consciousness (citta) has a rising stage(uppda)(), a standing stage (hiti) (), and a passing-away stage (bhaga)(). The object of the life-continuum consciousnesses is the same throughout one life. It is the object of the last impulsion-consciousness of the pre-
vious life.314F2
1 For further details, please see Talk 4 How You Discern Materiality (p.131ff), Talk 5 How You Discern Mentality (p.199ff), and Tables 2-4 (p.171ff) and
theAbhidhammattha Sagaha (e.g.A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, Ed. Bhikkhu Bodhi, BPS.)2 Please see also Answer 3.12, p.127.
Knowingand Seeing In between each cognitive-process arise any number of life-continuum consciousnesses, depending on the person.
A Buddha has very few life-continuum consciousnesses between each cognitive-process.
The cognition of the object is performed by the seven impulsion consciousnesses. The five-door cognitive-process only picks up the object; only cognizes that there is colour, does not know the colour or the object yet. The
knowing of the colour and the object is performed by subsequent mind-door cognitive-process. 315F1
1 Please see above Table 6, p.213.
Table 6 The Mind-Door Cognitive Process (manodvravthi)with colour object as example. 316F1
Material
Base
VatthuHeartHadaya
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Object
rammaa
Kamma,
kamma sign orrebirth sign.
Colour Object
Rprammaa
Kamma,
kamma- orrebirth sign.
Consciousness
Citta
Life-Continuum
Mind-doorAdvertingMano-
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2ndImpulsion
3rdImpulsion
4thImpulsion
5thImpulsion
6thImpulsion
7thImpulsion
1stRegistration
2ndRegistration
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Bhavaga
Dvrvajjana
Javana
Javana
Javana
Javana
Javana
Javana
Javana
Tadrammaa
Tadrammaa
Bhavaga
Mind-door cognitive processes may arise with a preceding 5-door cognitive process; they may arise with another preceding mind-door cognitiveprocess.
The constituents and sequence of cognitive-processes are the same for all: according to the natural law of the mind (citta-niyma). Each consciousness has a rising stage (uppda) (), a standing stage (hiti) (), and a passing-away stage (bhaga) (). The object of the life-continuum processes is the same throughout one life. It is the object of the last impulsion-consciousness of the previous life. 317F2 In between each cognitive-process arise any number of life-continuum consciousnesses, depending on the person.
A Buddha has very few life-continuum consciousnesses between each cognitive-process.
The knowing of each cognitive-process is performed by the seven impulsion consciousnesses. After the first cognitive process (the five-door cognitive process), follows a series of mind cognitive-processes. The whole procedure is: 1 For further details, please see, Talk 5 How You Discern Mentality (p.199ff), Answers 3.5, 3.11, 7.9, 7.11, 7.12, and the Abhidhammattha Sagaha (e.g.A Comprehensive Manual of Ab-hidhamma, Ed. Bhikkhu Bodhi, BPS.)2 Please see also Answer 3.12, p.127.
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1. Five-door cognitive process that picks-up the object; in the case of the eye and a colour object, it cognizes only that there is colour. 318F12. Mind-door cognitive process that perceives the colour; compares the present colour with a past colour; knows the past colour.3. " " knows which colour it is; knows the colours name.4. " " knows the meaning of the object; sees the whole image, a concept, determined by past experience (percep-
tion(sa)).
5. Mind-door cognitive process that judges and feels. This is the beginning of true cognition, when mental proliferation takes place (papaca)and kamma is performed, as we perceive the object to be permanent (nicca), happiness (sukha), and self(atta).
(The Vipassan mind-door cognitive process sees the object as impermanent (anicca), suffering (dukkha), and non-self(anatta)).6. With this same object arise countless cognitive-processes (mental formations (sakhr)), re-inforcing the cognition.It is from the fifth cognitive process onwards that there is the knowing of the conceptual reality: a man, a woman, a pot, a sarong, gold, sil-
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6 - How You Seethe Links of Dependent Origination
The First Method
The first method349F1 of discerning dependent-origination (paiccasa-muppda) goes over three lives, and in forward order. It begins withthe causes in the past life, that is, ignorance and volitional forma-tions. They cause the results in the present life: the resultant con-
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You have to look for ignorance, craving and clinging in the de-filement round, see how it causes the kamma round, and how thekammic force of the kamma round in turn causes the five aggre-
gates at conception, and in the course of existence.That concludes our brief explanation of how to discern depend-ent-origination according to the fifth- and first methods. There aremany more details that you can learn by practising with a properteacher.
When you have fully discerned the causes of mentality-materiality in the past, present, and future, you will have com-pleted the second insight-knowledge, the Knowledge of Discern-
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1 Please see Mahnidna Sutta (Great Causation Sutta D.ii.2); Nidna Vagga (Causation Sec-tion S.II)2 As an example of this, the Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw mentions The Buddhas back-pain(painful body-consciousness), which arose from past unwholesome kamma: please see below p.297.
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The Venerable left Ghositrma, and went to the Isipatanamonastery in the deer park near Benares. He worked hard onmeditation but was, in spite of great effort, not successful. So oneday, he went to the Venerable nanda and asked him to help him.Why was he not successful? He discerned the impermanent, suf-fering, and non-self nature of the five aggregates, but did not dis-cern dependent-origination (paiccasamuppda). So the Venerablenanda taught him how to discern dependent-origination, andtaught him the Kaccnagotta Sutta.370F1 After listening to the Ven-erable nandas Dhamma talk, the Venerable Channa attainedstream-entry. He continued his practice and very soon became anarahant So if a person can change his bad character and practise
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arahant. So if a person can change his bad character, and practiseSamatha-Vipassan in the right way, he can attain jhna, path andfruition.
1 S.II.I.ii.5Kaccnagotta Sutta Kaccnagotta Sutta, and S.III.1.ix.8 Channa Sutta (ChannaSutta)
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7 - How You Developthe Insight-Knowledges to See Nibbna
Then you will have attained true knowledge of the Four NobleTruths, and will for yourself have realized Nibbna. With this re-alization, your mind will have become purified and free fromwrong views. If you continue in this way, you will be able to at-tain arahantship and Parinibbna.
There are many more details about this development of insight,
but we have had to leave them out, so as to make this explanationas brief as possible. The best way to learn about this practice is byundertaking a meditation course with a competent teacher, be-cause then you can learn in a systematic way, step by step. 415F1
1 For contact addresses, please see Appendix 2, p.345.
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tective sutta for bhikkhus to recite every day. There is a discipli-nary rule (Vinaya) which says that if a forest-dwelling bhikkhu orbhikkhunfails to recite this protective sutta at least once a day,he or she will have committed an offence.
Once, in The Buddhas time, a bhikkhu was dwelling in the for-est when a venomous snake bit him. He died. Because of this,
The Buddha taught the Khandha Paritta. The purpose of thisprotective sutta is similar to lovingkindness meditation. In thatsutta there are different ways of extending lovingkindness to dif-ferent types of snake or dragon. There is also an assertion of truthconcerning the Triple Gem, and the qualities of The Buddha andarahants. We shall recite this protective sutta tonight. It is verypowerful. You may call it the Snake Mantra. The name is notimportant. You can call it whatever you like. Some bhikkhus in
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Myanmar use this protective sutta for those who have been bittenby a venomous snake. It is effective. When they chant this protec-tive sutta many times, and when the victims drink the protectivewater, the venom slowly decreases in them. Usually they recover.But the effect is not the same in every case. The Buddha taughtthis protective sutta to prevent bhikkhus from being bitten byvenomous snakes. If a bhikkhu recites this protective sutta withrespect, and extends lovingkindness to all beings, including
snakes, he will meet with no danger. Usually, if he also observesthe monastic code, no harm will come to him.
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8 - The Buddhas Wishesfor His Disciples and His Teachings
mode of Vipassan that requires greater effort, namely, the Seven Ways for Ma-teriality (rpasattaka) and the Seven Ways for Mentality(arpasattaka). The differencein effect is that the momentary arahant-fruition attainment suppresses an ailmentfor only as long as the attainment lasts: like a stone that falls into water clearsthe water for only as long as the impact of the stone lasts, after which the water-weeds return again. But the lifespan maintenance arahant-fruition attainment cansuppress an affliction for a determined period (here ten months): as if a strongman were to descend into a lake and clear away the water-weeds, which wouldnot return for a considerable time.
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9 - The Most Superior Type of Offering
duced by the fire-element in each rpa-kalpa.474F1 Then he discernstheir impermanent, suffering, and non-self nature. If the giver isable to do this type of Vipassan, his attachment, anger and delu-sion are suppressed at the time of offering, and also, his offeringwill usually produce no result. That way, we can say that also thiskind of offering is most superior.
The giver can do this type of Vipassan
before, after or whileoffering. But his Vipassan must be strong and powerful. Hemust have practised up to the stage of at least Knowledge of Dis-solution (bhaga a). Only then can he practise this type of Vipas-san. We should not miss this opportunity either. This opportu-nity exists only in a Buddhas dispensation. But you may ask,how can we make this kind of offering if we have no insight-knowledge? We should like to suggest that you then make youroffering with the thought: May this offering be a contributorycause to attaining Nibbna. This is because The Buddha manytimes taught to make offerings with the wish for Nibbna
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All their mentality-materiality will cease like an oil lamp,
when the oil and wick are exhausted.
By this truth may all beings be happy and free from all dangers.)
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times taught to make offerings with the wish for Nibbna.We should like to conclude our Dhamma talk by repeating the
stanza from the Ratana Sutta:
Khna pura nava natthi sambhavaVirattacittyatike bhavasmiTe khabj avirhichand
Nibbanti dhr yathya padpoIdampi sanghe ratana pataEtena saccena suvatthi hotu.
(Arahants have exhausted all old wholesome and unwholesome kamma.New wholesome and unwholesome kamma do not occur in them.
They have exhausted the seeds of rebirth. 475F2
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A1 - Glossary of Untranslated Pi Terms
pram (pra = other shore = Nibbna; m= reach) ten prams: generos-ity, morality, renunciation, wisdom, energy, patience, truthfulness, de-termination, loving-kindness, and equanimity; qualities developed al-ways for the benefit of others, although the pram is distinguished frommerit in that the aim is Nibbna.parikamma-nimitta pleasesee nimittaParinibbnadeath of a Buddha, a Paccekabuddha, and all other Ara-
hants, after which there is no further rebirth, no more materiality, and nomore mentality. (cf. arahant,Nibbna)ptibhga-nimitta please see nimittapetainhabitant of realm lower than human realm, but higher than ani-mals; invisible to human eye; visible in light of concentration.rpa / arpa*materiality / immateriality.Samatha*serenity; practice of concentrating the mind on an object todevelop higher and higher states of concentration, whereby the mind be-comes increasingly serene. (cf. jhna, Vipassan)
saghamultitude, assembly; bhikkhus of past, present and future, world-wide, as a group; separate group of bhikkhus, e.g. bhikkhus in one mon-astery (cf bhikkhu)
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astery. (cf. bhikkhu)slamorality, moral factors of the Noble Eightfold Path: right speech,right action, right livelihood; to be observed and cultivated by all Bud-dhists to varying degrees. (cf. bhikkhu)suttasingle discourse in second basket of what is called the Three Bas-kets (Tipiaka) of Pi Canon; teachings of The Buddha on a general andconventional level. (cf. Abhidhamma)
Tathgataone who has gone thus; epithet used by The Buddha when re-ferring to Himself.TheravdaBuddhist tradition prevalent in Sri-Lanka, Thailand, Myan-mar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia. (The Pa-Auk Sayadaw is a Theravdamonk.) (cf. Mahyna)uggaha-nimitta please see nimittaVipassaninsight, discernment of specific characteristics of materialityand mentality, causes and results, in ultimate reality, and their generalcharacteristics of impermanence, suffering, and non-self. (cf. Abhid-
hamma, arahant, Nibbna)Visuddhi Magga(Purification Path) authoritative and extensive instruc-tion manual on meditation, compiled from ancient, orthodoxSinhalesetranslations of the even earlier Pi Commentaries (predominantly TheAncients (Por), dating back to the time of The Buddha and the FirstCouncil), as well as later Sinhalese Commentaries, and translated back
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Appendix 2Contact Addresses
For information regarding Pa-Auk Centres, please contact:
Myanmar
The Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya SayadawPa-Auk Forest Monasteryc/o Major Kan Saing (Rtd.)653 Lower Main RoadMawlamyine Mon State
U Nay Tun ............................................................................. (Tel: (95) 1-661-235)2 Thazinmyaing LaneParami Avenue, Yankin Post Office
Yangon
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SingaporeCakkavala Meditation Centre...... (e-mail: cakkavala_sg@yahoo.com.sg)Blk 10 Pandan Loop #01-152Singapore 128228
Contact persons:
Lu Ah Lian Esq. ............................................................... (Tel:(65) 65-64-5030)Ms Ng Pei Fuen ................................................................ (Tel:(65) 98-52-8046)
Sri LankaThe Venerable N. Ariyadhamma MahtheraSri Gunawardna YogasramayaGalduwa Kahawa 80312
United States of AmericaRoland K.Win Esq......................................................(Tel: (01) 650-994-3750)15 Palmdale Avenue (Fax: (01) 650-994-6091)Daly City CA 94015 (e-mail: RolandRexEntps@aol.com)
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