Six Dusts == 六尘
see Six Gunas.
Six Paths == 六道
see Six Directions of Reincarnation.
Six Roots == 六根
or Six Sense-organs, see Six Indriyas.
kin~cana (q.v.).
” T he Three Bascets”, is the name for the 3 main divisions of the Pa^li Canon: the Basket of Discipline (Vinaya Pitaka), the Basket of Discourses (Sutta Pitaka) and the Basket ot Philosophy (Abhidhamma Pitaka).
”Three Jewels” or Three Gems, which by all Buddhists are revered as the most venerable things, are the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Holy Sangha.” i.e.: the Enlightened One; the law of deliverance discovered, realized and proclaimed by him; and the Community of Holy Disciples and those who live in accordance with the Law. - The contemplations of the 3 Jewels belong to the 10 contemplations (anussati q.v.).
”Threefold Refuge”, in which every faithful adherent of the Buddha puts his whole trust, consists in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha (s. prec.).
The Buddha, or Enlightened One, is the teacher who by himself has discovered, realized and proclaimed to the world the law of deliverance. The Dhamma is the law of deliverance. The Sangha is the community of the disciples, who have realized or are striving to realize the law of deliverance.
The 3-fold Refuge in Pa^li, by the uttering of which one may also outwardly profess one”s faith, is still the same as in the Buddha”s time, namely:
Buddham saranam gaccha^mi
Dhammam saranam gaccha^mi
Sangham saranam gaccha^mi
I take my refuge in the Buddha!
I take my refuge in the Dhamma!
I take my refuge in the Sangha!
Literature: The Threefold Refuge by Nyanaponika Thera (WHEEL 76). - Devotion in Buddhism (WHEEL 18). Going for Refuge, by Bhikkhu Bodhi (WHEEL 282/284) - Khp. Tr. pp. 4ff.
Trailokya == 三界
see Three Realms.
the 7: s. dhana (q.v.).
Tripitaka == 三藏(经、律、论)
It is a Sanskrit word meaning Three Treasures:
1.Sutra Pitika - the sermons attributed to the Shakyamuni Buddha.
2.Vinaya Pitika - the discipline in practice to act according to the rules and regulations.
3.Abhidharma Pitika - the philosophical work, such as discourses, discussions, or treatises on the dogma, doctrines, etc. of Buddhism.
”world of suffering”, is another name for the 4 woeful courses (duggati; s. gati) of existence, and for the 4 lower worlds (apa^ya, q.v.).
The Stream-Winner (sota^panna, q.v.) is no longer subject to rebirth in them (avinipa^ta-dhamma).
in morality and understanding): s. vipatti.
s. jha^na.
adhitthana == 决定,决意,受持,依处,摄持
(of mind to the object): a^vajjana, is one of the functions of consciousness (vin~n~a^na-kicca, q.v.). Cf. manasika^ra.
khandha (q.v.).
knowledge, the 4 kinds of: patisambhida^ (q.v.).
s. ditthi.