”The 8 a.”; s. sama^patti.
Bodhisattva == 菩薩
A Future Buddha who is a being destined to Buddhahood. Bodhi means Enlightenment and Sattva means Sentient and Conscious. Therefore Bodhisattva refers to the sentient being of or for the great wisdom and enlightenment. Bodhisattva”s vow/aim is the pursuit of Buddhahood and the salvation of others and of all. He seeks enlightenment to enlighten others. He will sacrifice himself to save the others. He is devoid of egoism and devoted to help the others. The way and discipline of Bodhisattva is to benefit the self and the others, leading to Buddhahood.
of mindfulness, the 4: satipattha^na (q.v.) .
cf. mada, moha (s. múla), avijja^.
consciousness, karmically; s. kiriyacitta.
”course of action”, is a name for the group of 10 kinds of either unwholesome or wholesome actions, viz.
I. The tenfold unwholesome courses of action (akusala-kamma-patha):
3 bodily actions: killing, stealing, unlawful sexual intercourse;
4 verbal actions: lying, slandering, rude speech, foolish babble;
3 mental actions: covetousness, ill-will, evil views.
Unwholesome mental courses of action comprise only extreme forms of defiled thought: the greedy wish to appropriate others” property, the hateful thought of harming others, and pernicious views. Milder forms of mental defilement are also unwholesome, but do not constitute ”courses of action”.
II. The tenfold wholesome course of action (kusala-kamma-patha):
3 bodily actions: avoidance of killing, stealing, unlawful sexual intercourse;
4 verbal actions: avoidance of lying, slandering, rude speech, foolish babble; i.e. true, conciliatory, mild, and wise speech;
3 mental actions: unselfishness, good-will, right views.
Both lists occur repeatedly, e.g. in A. X, 28, 176; M. 9; they are explained in detail in M. 114, and in Com. to M. 9 (R. Und., p. 14), Atthasa^lini Tr. I, 126ff.
”karma-round”; s. vatta.
”mind-base”, is a collective term for all the different states of consciousness; s. a^yatana.
Middle Path == 中道
See Middle Way.
majjhima-patipada^ (q.v.).
dependent: paticcasamuppa^da (q.v.).
”path-attainer”, is he who had reached one of the 4 supermundane paths of holiness (s. ariya-puggala). - (App.)
occurs in Pug. 17.
lit.”giving of the acquired”, i.e.”transference of merit.” Though in the older texts very seldom mentioned (e.g. A VII, 50), it is, however, a widespread custom in all Buddhist countries. It is presumed that moral merit, especially that acquired through giving alms, can be transferred to others, apparently for the reason that one”s own good deeds may become to others, especially to departed relatives and friends reborn in the ghost realm, an inducement to a happy and morally wholesome state of mind. Transference of merit is advocated (though without mentioning the term patti-da^na) in the Tirokudda Sutta (Khp. and Petavatthu) and its Com. (Khp. Tr.). It is one of the ten ”bases of meritorious action” (pun~n~akiriyavatthu, q.v.), called there patta^nuppada^na. (App.).
See ”The Doctrine of Reversible Merit by F. L. Woodward. Buddhist Review (London), Vol. I (1914), p. 38.
s. pativedha, pariyatti. - For the power of penetrating (vippha^ra) knowledge and concentration, s. iddhi. - For morality combined with penetration (nibbedha), s. ha^na-bha^giya-si^la, etc. - For penetration (pariya) of the mind of others, s. abhin~n~a^.
concentration (and preparatory image, etc.): s. sama^dhi, javana.
For theory, practice and r., s. pariyatti.
s. a^yatana (2).