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[8] In early Buddhism, these practices started with understanding that the body-mind works in a corrupted way (right view), followed by entering the Buddhist path of self-observance, self-restraint, and cultivating kindness and compassion; and culminating in dhyana or samadhi, which reinforces these practices for the development of the body ...
In the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tradition for example, the 8 spoked wheel represents the noble eightfold path, and the hub, rim and spokes are also said to represent the three trainings (sila, prajña and samadhi). [20] In Buddhism, the cyclical movement of a wheel is also used to symbolize the cyclical nature of life in the world (also referred ...
Upekshā (Pali: 𑀉𑀧𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸, romanized: upekkhā) is the Buddhist concept of equanimity. As one of the brahmaviharas or "virtues of the " Brahma realm" ( brahmaloka ), it is one of the wholesome mental factors (( kuśala cetasika ) cultivated on the Buddhist path to nirvāna through the practice of jhāna .
Tatramajjhattatā (Pali) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "equanimity", "neutrality of mind", etc. In the Theravada tradition, it is defined as a mental attitude of balance, detachment, and impartiality. [1] Tatramajjhattatā is identified as: One of the twenty-five beautiful mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings
Bhavachakra, "wheel of life," [a] consists of the words bhava and chakra.. bhava (भव) means "being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, being, production, origin". [web 1]In Buddhism, bhava denotes the continuity of becoming (reincarnating) in one of the realms of existence, in the samsaric context of rebirth, life and the maturation arising therefrom. [2]
The Roots of Good and Evi l (The Wheel No. 251/253). Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society. Retrieved 19 Sep 2007 from "BuddhaNet" in PDF format (1999, Penang: Inward Path, ISBN 983-9439-26-X). Exposition on Pali literary sources concerning the roots (mula) of the wholesome (kusala) and the unwholesome (akusala). Nyanaponika Thera (1981, 2nd ed.).
Dharmarakṣita is a c. 9th century Indian Buddhist credited with composing an important Mahayana text called the Wheel of Sharp Weapons (Tib. blo-sbyong mtshon-cha 'khor-lo). He was the teacher of Atiśa, who was instrumental in establishing a second wave of Buddhism in Tibet. [1]
The First Discourse of the Buddha: Turning the wheel of Dhamma. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-104-1. Gethin, Rupert (1998). The Foundations of Buddhism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-289223-1. Harvey, Peter (2007). An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.