…The ‘divine beings of the Brahma-world’ inhabit the first 3 heavens of the fine-material world, rūpaloka corresponding to the 1st absorption…

…the 4 Infinite states appamaññā are: loving-kindness mettā Pity karunā, altruistic or sympathetic joy muditā equanimity…

Brahma-loka: ‘Brahma-world’, in the widest sense, is a name for the fine-material rūpa - loka and immaterial world arūpa - loka;…

Avacara: S phere, realm, level or dimension. The 3 levels of existence are: the sense-level kāmāvacara, the fine-material level…

…8 moral precepts sikkhāpada, takes as the third precept the vow of chastity, i.e. full abstention from sexual relations. The highest aim and…

…are adosa (see: mūla ) and mettā (see: brahma-vihāra ).

Appamaññā: The 4 ‘Infinite States’, identical with the 4 brahma-vihāra

[[chaste life]]Chaste life: brahma-cariya

[[altruistic joy]]Altruistic Mutual Joy: muditā is one of the 4 sublime & divine abodes brahma-vihāra.

Abodes: vihāra The 4 Divine abodes: brahma-vihāra The 9 abodes of beings: sattāvāsa

…one supra-mundane lokuttara power attainable through penetrating insight vipassanā, i.e. ceasing of all mental fermentation āsavakkhaya…

…it signifies the fruition of Arahatship see: ariya-puggala and in particular, the concentration associated with it. It is often linked with the…

…of tranquillity samatha-bhāvanā, i.e. concentration samādhi, and development of insight vipassanā - bhāvanā, i.e….

Pity: karunā see: brahma-vihāra.

Joy: somanassa - Altruistic j. = muditā see: brahma-vihāra.

…- p 6 patience or forbearance; khanti 7 truthfulness sacca - p 8 resolution adhitthāna - p 9 loving-kindness mettā - p 10…