Pali literature is concerned mainly with Theravada Buddhism, of which Pali is the traditional language. The earliest and most important Pali literature... 22 KB (2,443 words) - 21:52, 23 April 2024 |
The Pāli Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete... 56 KB (6,658 words) - 17:03, 27 April 2024 |
compound pāli-bhāsa, with pāli being interpreted as the name of a particular language.: 1 The name Pali does not appear in the canonical literature, and... 91 KB (10,484 words) - 16:18, 24 April 2024 |
Buddhist texts (redirect from Pali Sutras) collection, unlike the Pāli Tripiṭaka, contains Mahāyāna sūtras, Śāstras (scholastic treatises), and Esoteric Buddhist literature. According to Venerable... 65 KB (7,655 words) - 12:04, 25 March 2024 |
Udumbara (Buddhism) (section Pali literature) In Buddhism, udumbara (Pali, Sanskrit; lit. 'auspicious flower from heaven') refers to the tree, flower and fruit of the Ficus racemosa (syn. Ficus glomerata)... 16 KB (2,008 words) - 05:31, 7 April 2024 |
Abhijñā (section Pali literature) supramundane, meaning the extinction of all mental intoxicants (āsava). In Pali literature, abhiññā refers to both the direct apprehension of dhamma (translated... 10 KB (1,186 words) - 12:17, 14 March 2024 |
Five hindrances (section In Pali Literature) tradition, the five hindrances (Sinhala: පඤ්ච නීවරණ, romanized: pañca nīvaraṇa; Pali: pañca nīvaraṇāni) are identified as mental factors that hinder progress... 14 KB (1,541 words) - 01:56, 11 January 2024 |
Seven Factors of Awakening (section Pali literature) In Buddhism, the Seven Factors of Awakening (Pali: satta bojjhaṅgā or satta sambojjhaṅgā; Skt.: sapta bodhyanga) are: Mindfulness (sati, Sanskrit smṛti)... 12 KB (1,188 words) - 22:36, 4 January 2024 |
Sanskrit literature developed rapidly during the first few centuries of the first millennium BCE, as did the Pāli Canon and Tamil Sangam literature.[citation... 55 KB (5,400 words) - 23:23, 26 April 2024 |
with enlightened beings. Pāramī and pāramitā are both terms in Pali but Pali literature makes greater reference to pāramī, while Mahayana texts generally... 22 KB (2,250 words) - 07:55, 27 February 2024 |