akusala == 惡,不善
”unwholesome”, ...
are all those karmic volitions (kamma-cetana^; s. cetana^) and the consciousness and mental concomitants associated therewith, which are accompanied either by greed (lobha) or hate (dosa) or merely delusion (moha); and all these phenomena are causes of unfavourable karma-results and contain the seeds of unhappy destiny or rebirth.
Cf. karma, paticca-samuppa^da (1), Tab. II.
the 7 ”proclivities”, inclinations, or tendencies are: sensuous greed (ka^ma-ra^ga, s. samyojana), grudge (patigha), speculative opinion (ditthi, q.v.), sceptical doubt (vicikiccha^, q.v.), conceit (ma^na, q.v.), craving for continued existence (bhavara^ga), ignorance (avijja^, q.v.) (D. 33; A. VII, 11, 12).
"These things are called ”proclivities” since, in consequence of their pertinacity, they ever and again tend to become the conditions for the arising of ever new sensuous greed, etc.”” (Vis.M. XXII, 60).
Yam. VII, first determines in which beings such and such proclivities exist, and which proclivities, and with regard to what, and in which sphere of existence. Thereafter it gives an explanation concerning their overcoming, their penetration, etc. Cf. Guide VI (vii). According to Kath. several ancient Buddhist schools erroneously held the opinion that the anusayas, as such, meant merely latent, hence karmically neutral qualities, which however Contradicts the Therava^da conception. Cf. Guide V, 88, 108, 139.
and vanishing (of things). The knowledge consisting in the contemplation of; s. visuddhi (VI. 1.).
s. a^sava.
”exposition” of the doctrine, may be either an exposition true in the highest sense (paramattha-desana^); or it may not be true in the highest, but only in the conventional sense (voha^ra-desana^). See paramattha.
evil views with fixed d.: niyata-miccha^-ditthi (q.v.). Men with fixed d.: niyata-puggala (q.v.). See gati.
one of the ”divine messengers” (deva-dúta, q.v.).
mental: s. cetasika. - F. of absorption, s. jha^na - F. of enlightenment, s. bojjhanga.
The 10 f. binding to existence; s. samyojana.
Hsu Yun == 虛雲
a great Ch”an master in China. He died in 1959 at the age of 120.
cf. pan~n~a^, vipassana^, n~a^na.
Kushala == 善業
Sanskrit word. It means good Karma.
(regarding the absorptions): s. vasi^. - 8 stages of: abhibha^yatana (q.v.).
the 9-fold: of the Buddhasa^sana, s. sa^sana.
”foundation”. The 2 wrong foundations of morality are craving (tanha^-nissaya) and views (ditthi-nissaya). Hence there are two wrong bases of morality: morality based on craving (tanha^-nissita-si^la) and morality based on views (ditthi-nissita-si^la). (App.)
"”Based on craving” is that kind of morality which has come about by the desire for a happy existence, e.g.: ”O that by this morality I might become a godlike or heavenly being!” (A.IX, 172).”Based on views” is that morality which has been induced by the view that through the observation of certain moral rules purification may be attained" (Vis.M. I).
”effulgence of light”, aura, appearing at times during deep insight (vipassana^), may become a ”defilement of insight” (vipassanúpakkilesa); cf. visuddhi, V.
kukkucca (q.v.).