Buddhist Perspective on the Development of Social Welfare
by Ashin Indacara | 2011 | 61,386 words
This page relates 鈥楥haracteristics Of Panna鈥� of the study on the Buddhist perspective on the development of Social Welfare, employing primarily the concepts of Utthana-sampada (persistent effort) and Arakkha-sampada (watchfulness). Based on the teachings of the Buddha in the Dighajanu Sutta and other canonical texts, this essay emphasizes the importance of effort, knowledge, and good karma in achieving social welfare.
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19. Characteristics Of 笔补帽帽腻
[Full title: Characteristic, Function, Manifestation and Approximate Cause of 笔补帽帽腻]
There is a touchstone owned by a goldsmith to test a piece of gold whether it is real or not. He can rub a piece of gold with touchstone to test it. Or he can put a piece of gold into strong acid to text it. In the same way, there is a way of investigation called 濒补办办丑补峁嚹乨颈-catukka (four-fold of characteristic) that is touchstone look-like.
Thus, 辫补帽帽腻 丑补蝉:鈥�
(1) 尝补办办丑补峁嘺: The characteristic of knowing, understanding, illuminating, the penetration of intrinsic nature and unfaltering penetration, or penetrating,
(2) Rasa: The function of illuminating the object (it looks like a lamp),
(3) 笔补肠肠耻辫补峁弓丑腻苍补: The manifestation of non-delusion or right view,
(4) 笔补诲补峁弓丑腻苍补: The proximate cause of non-perplexity (it looks like a good guide in the forest)[1]
In other words,
(1) 笔补帽帽腻 has the characteristics of penetrating the both individual and particular essence of states (A phenomenon鈥檚 own essence, and Common) (尝补办办丑补峁嘺),
(2) Its function is to abolish or illuminate the darkness of delusion which conceals the characteristics of states. (Rasa),
(3) Its manifestation is non-delusion or clear vision (笔补肠肠耻辫补峁弓丑腻苍补), (4) Its proximate cause is concentration. (笔补诲补峁弓丑腻苍补)
The characteristic of 辫补帽帽腻 was said by the Buddha, 鈥�Sam膩hito Yatth膩bh奴ta峁� 笔补箩腻苍腻迟颈鈥�,[2] it is one who is concentrated, knows and sees correctly things as they truly are.鈥�
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Atthasalini P. 165-166. Pali Text Society, P. 122. The Expositor, P. 161-162
[2]:
An. III, P. 259, 517. Pali Text Society V, P. 3, 313. Milindapanha P. 90. Pali Text Society, P. 84. Netti. P. 57. Pali Text Society, P. 66. Ptp. 229. Pali Text Society, P. 89. Nd.I.A. P. 48. S膩rath.T. P. 3. Atthasalini P. 162. Pali Text Society, P. 119. Visuddhimagga II, P. 68. Visuddhimagga Mah膩t墨k膩. I, P. 17. Ibid. II, P. 1.