1: . (v. 7) Mara: the Tempter in Buddhism, represented in the scriptures as an evil-minded deity who [...]
2: . (v. 8) The impurities (asubha): subjects of meditation which focus on the inherent repulsiveness[...]
3: . (v. 21) The Deathless (amata): Nibbana, so called because those who attain it are free from the [...]
4: . (v. 22) The Noble Ones (ariya): those who have reached any of the four stages of supramundane at[...]
5: . (v. 30) Indra: the ruler of the gods in ancient Indian mythology.
6: . (v. 39) The Arahat is said to be beyond both merit and demerit because, as he has abandoned all [...]
7: . (v. 45) The Striver-on-the-Path (sekha): one who has achieved any of the first three stages of s[...]
8: . (v. 49) The "sage in the village" is the Buddhist monk who receives his food by going silently f[...]
9: . (v. 54) Tagara: a fragrant powder obtained from a particular kind of shrub.
10: . (v. 89) This verse describes the Arahat, dealt with more fully in the following chapter. The "ca[...]
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11: . (v. 97) In the Pali this verse presents a series of puns, and if the "underside" of each pun wer[...]
12: . (v. 104) Brahma: a high divinity in ancient Indian religion.
13: . (vv. 153-154) According to the commentary, these verses are the Buddha's "Song of Victory," his [...]
14: . (v. 164) Certain reeds of the bamboo family perish immediately after producing fruits.
15: . (v. 178) Stream-entry (sotapatti): the first stage of supramundane attainment.
16: . (vv. 190-191) The Order: both the monastic Order (bhikkhu sangha) and the Order of Noble Ones (a[...]
17: . (v. 202) Aggregates (of existence) (khandha): the five groups of factors into which the Buddha a[...]
18: . (v. 218) One Bound Upstream: a Non-returner (anagami).
19: . (vv. 254-255) Recluse (samana): here used in the special sense of those who have reached the fou[...]
20: . (v. 283) The meaning of this injunction is: "Cut down the forest of lust, but do not mortify the[...]
21: . (v. 339) The thirty-six currents of craving: the three cravings -- for sensual pleasure, for con[...]
22: . (v. 344) This verse, in the original, puns with the Pali word vana meaning both "desire" and "fo[...]
23: . (v. 353) This was the Buddha's reply to a wandering ascetic who asked him about his teacher. The[...]
24: . (v. 370) The five to be cut off are the five "lower fetters": self-illusion, doubt, belief in ri[...]
25: . (v. 374) See note to v. 202.
26: . (v. 383) "Holy man" is used as a makeshift rendering for brahmana, intended to reproduce the amb[...]
27: . (v. 385) This shore: the six sense organs; the other shore: their corresponding objects; both: I[...]
28: . (v. 394) In the time of the Buddha, such ascetic practices as wearing matted hair and garments o[...]
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