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The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study)

by Dr Kala Acharya | 2016 | 118,883 words

This page relates ‘Terms for Nibbana� of the study on the Buddhist path to enlightenment. The Buddha was born in the Lumbini grove near the present-day border of India and Nepal in the 6th century B.C. He had achieved enlightenment at the age of thirty–five under the ‘Bodhi-tree� at Buddha-Gaya. This study investigates the teachings after his Enlightenment which the Buddha decided to teach ‘out of compassion for beings�.

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6.3. Terms for ±·¾±²ú²úÄå²Ô²¹

±·¾±²ú²úÄå²Ô²¹ is described with many significant terms in suttas of Saṃyutta NikÄya. They run as follows:[1]

´¡²õ²¹á¹…k³ó²¹³Ù²¹ (unconditioned)
Anata (absence of tendency of craving)
´¡²ÔÄå²õ²¹±¹²¹ (free from Äå²õ²¹±¹²¹²õ)
Sacca (ultimate truth)
±ÊÄå°ù²¹ (the other bank of ²õ²¹á¹ƒsÄå°ù²¹ Ocean)
Nipuna (subtle)
Sududdasa (a state that hard to see)
Ajajjara (absence of perish)
±·¾±±è±è²¹±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹ (absence of prolonging states)
Santa (a peaceful state)
Amata (a state of deathlessness)
±Ê²¹á¹‡Ä«t²¹ (excellence)
Siva (bliss)
Khema (a state of free from danger)
°Õ²¹á¹‡h²¹°ì°ì³ó²¹²â²¹ (state of cessation desire)
Acchariya (an amazing state)
Abbhuta (a marvelous state)
Anitika (absence of pain)
Abyabajja (absence of disease)
³Õ¾±°ùÄå²µ²¹ (absence of attachment)
Suddhi (purity)
Mutti (liberation)
´¡²ÔÄå±ô²¹²â²¹ (absence of sensual pleasure)
¶ÙÄ«±è²¹ (island–like an island in ocean)
Lena (asylum)
°ÕÄå²Ô²¹ (protection)
³§²¹°ù²¹á¹‡a (shelter)
±Ê²¹°ùÄå²â²¹²Ô²¹ (termination).

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[1]:

SN II, p. 537-543

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