1: . According to the Commentary, "right here" means within the stream of one's own "selfhood" (attab[...] 2: . The Commentary notes that this verse refers to the attainment of arahantship, and that an arahant[...]
1: . The Virupakkhas are the chiefs of the nagas, associated with the western quarter (see DN 20). The[...] 2: . The seven most recent Buddhas, including "our" Buddha, are mentioned in DN 14 & DN 32: Vipassi, S[...]
1: . Visakha: a very generous woman lay-disciple who, by listening frequently to Dhamma, became a Stre[...] 2: . anga: lit. part, component, practice; here meaning practices composing the Uposatha. 3: . "Here": meaning "in the Buddhasasana," the Buddha's instructions or religion. 4: . lajji: one who has shame (hiri) of doing evil, and fear of doing evil (ottappa), the two qualitie[...] 5: . saccasandha: "they join the truth" (Comm.). 6: . theta: lit. "firm, established," that is, in the experience of ultimate truth. 7: . paccayika: truth that has been seen by perceiving its conditional arising. 8: . Bhikkhus do not eat after midday until the following dawn. 9: . High beds means luxurious beds which are soft and well-sprung. 10: . Large beds means those in which two people can sleep. 11: . rajjam: lit., "kingship," but meaning generally great authority. 12: . The seven treasures: gold, silver, pearls, crystal, turquoise, diamond, coral. 13: . If calculated in human years, the devas of the Four Great Kings live 9,000,000 years; of the Thir[...] 14: . merit (puñña): good kamma which purifies and cleanses the mind of the doer, such as the practice [...]
1: . The Koliyans were the rivals of the Sakyans. Queen Maha Maya belonged to the Koliyan clan and Kin[...] 2: . Literally, 'long-kneed' 3: . 'Tiger's Path'; he was so called because his ancestors were born on a forest path infested with t[...] 4: . Saddha is not blind faith. It is confidence based on knowledge. 5: . Tuladharo, lit., 'carrier of the scales.' 6: . Udambarakhadaka. The Commentary explains that one who wishes to eat wood-apple shakes the tree, w[...]