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abhidhamma


(1) In the discourses of the Pali canon, this term simply means "higher Dhamma," and a systematic attempt to define the Buddha's teachings and understand their interrelationships. (2) A [..]
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abhiññā


Intuitive powers that come from the practice of concentration: the ability to display psychic powers, clairvoyance, clairaudience, the ability to know the thoughts of others, recollection of past life [..]
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ācariya


Teacher; mentor. See kalyāṇamitta.
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adhiṭṭhāna


Determination; resolution. One of the ten perfections (pāramīs).
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ajaan


(Thai). Teacher; mentor. Equivalent to the Pali ācariya.
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akāliko


Timeless; unconditioned by time or season.
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akusala


Unwholesome, unskillful, demeritorious. See its opposite, kusala.
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anāgāmī


Non-returner. A person who has abandoned the five lower fetters that bind the mind to the cycle of rebirth (see saṃyojana), and who after death will appear in one of the Brahma worlds called the Pure [..]
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ānāpānasati


Mindfulness of breathing. A meditation practice in which one maintains one's attention and mindfulness on the sensations of breathing. [MORE]
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anattā


Not-self; ownerless. [MORE]
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