THE ABHIDHAMMA
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96 entries across the four paramatthas and the doctrinal lists.
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A
arahant
Worthy one
One with all defilements destroyed.
Nibbana
ariya
Noble one
Stream-enterer, once-returner, non-returner, arahant.
Nibbana
D
dāna
Generosity
Giving — first of the ten perfections.
Doctrine
I
iddhipāda
Bases of success
Chanda, viriya, citta, vīmaṃsā — four bases of spiritual power.
Doctrine
L
lokuttara citta
Supramundane consciousness
The 8 (or 40) path and fruition cittas taking nibbāna as object.
Citta
M
magga
Path
The four supramundane path-moments.
Nibbana
mettā
Loving-kindness
Wish for the welfare and happiness of all beings.
Doctrine
N
nibbāna
The unconditioned, liberation
The deathless — cessation of greed, hatred, delusion.
Nibbana
P
paññā
Wisdom
Insight into things as they are.
Cetasika
phala
Fruition
The resultant cittas of the four paths.
Nibbana
S
sacca
Four noble truths
Dukkha, its origin, its cessation, the path to its cessation.
Doctrine
satipaṭṭhāna
Four foundations of mindfulness
Body, feelings, mind, mental objects — the direct path.
Doctrine
V
vipassanā
Insight meditation
Direct seeing of the three characteristics.
Doctrine