Vedanā (Pāli and Sanskrit: वेदना) is an ancient term traditionally translated as either "feeling" or "sensation." In general, vedanā refers to the pleasant...

55-58.) Generally, vedanā is considered to not include "emotions." For example, Bodhi (2000a), p. 80, writes: "The Pali word vedanā does not signify emotion...

opposite of this is pleasure or happiness. Optimism bias Sentiment Analysis Vedanā Nico H. Frijda, The Emotions. Cambridge(UK): Cambridge University Press...

and Naraka (hell); and twins to them, two daughters, Māyā (deceit) and Vedanā (torture), who became their wives. The son of Bhaya and Māyā was the destroyer...

former saṃyutta. the BJT saṃyutta 34 (Vedanā-saṃyutta) combines the PTS saṃyuttas 35 (Salāyatana-saṃyutta) and 36 (Vedanā-saṃyutta). Bodhi (2000), p. 69. Bodhi...

Ṣalāyatana six senses (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind) Sparśa contact Vedanā sensation Taṇhā thirst Upādāna grasping Bhava coming to be Jāti birth Jarāmaraṇa...

sentient body), Ṣaḍāyatana (our six senses), Sparśa (sensory stimulation), Vedanā (feeling), Taṇhā (craving), Upādāna (grasping), Bhava (becoming), Jāti (birth)...

image, impression) (rupa), sensations (or feelings, received from form) (vedana), perceptions (samjna), mental activity or formations (sankhara), consciousness...

Sarvastivada works. The Abhidharmakośa lists 42 mental factors which include: Vedanā – feeling Saṃjñā – perception Cetanā – volition Sparśa – contact Chanda...

factor of meditative absorption (jhāna) and a sensory-derived feeling (vedanā). In the Pāli Canon, the Buddha discusses with different lay persons "well-being...