THE ABHIDHAMMA
DICTIONARY

Glossary

All terms

96 entries across the four paramatthas and the doctrinal lists.

By theme

A

adhimokkha
Decision, resolve
Conviction about the object — releases the mind from doubt.
Cetasika

B

bojjhaṅga
Seven factors of enlightenment
Sati, dhamma-vicaya, viriya, pīti, passaddhi, samādhi, upekkhā.
Doctrine

I

indriya
Spiritual faculties
Saddhā, viriya, sati, samādhi, paññā.
Doctrine

M

manasikāra
Attention
Directing the mind to its object.
Cetasika

S

sati
Mindfulness
Remembering and presence with the object.
Cetasika
satipaṭṭhāna
Four foundations of mindfulness
Body, feelings, mind, mental objects — the direct path.
Doctrine

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