Anupubba-nirodha: The 9 ‘successive ceasings’, are the 8 ceasings reached through the 8 absorptions jhāna and the ceasing of feeling and perception’ see: nirodha-samāpatti, as it is said in …

Buddha-sāsana: see: sāsana

…clear c.: see: sampajañña c. in insight, see: sammasana As an alternative tr. for full understanding, see: pariññā

Jhāna: ‘absorption’ meditation refers chiefly to the four meditative absorptions of the fine-material sphere rūpa-jjhāna or rūpāvacara - jjhāna avacara They are achieved through the att …

Ākāsa: ‘space’, is, according to Com., of two kinds: 1. limited space paricchinnākāsa or paricchedākāsa, 2. endless space anantākāsa, i.e. cosmic space.

1. Limited space, under th …

Ākāsānañcāyatana: ‘Sphere of Infinite space’, is identical with the 1st formless absorption; see: jhāna 5.