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vipassanā

Vipassanā

feminine inward vision, insight, intuition, introspection DN.iii.213 , DN.iii.273 ; SN.iv.195 , SN.iv.360 ; SN.v.52 (samatha +) AN.i.61 (id.), AN.i.95 ; AN.ii.140 , AN.ii.157 (samatha +); AN.iv.360 ; AN.v.99 , AN.v.131 ; Pts.i.28 , Pts.i.57 sq., Pts.i.181 ; Pts.ii.92 sq.; Pp.25 ; Ja.i.106 ; Dhs.55 , …

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feminine inward vision, insight, intuition, introspection DN.iii.213, DN.iii.273; SN.iv.195, SN.iv.360; SN.v.52 (samatha +) AN.i.61 (id.), AN.i.95; AN.ii.140, AN.ii.157 (samatha +); AN.iv.360; AN.v.99, AN.v.131; Pts.i.28, Pts.i.57 sq., Pts.i.181; Pts.ii.92 sq.; Pp.25; Ja.i.106; Dhs.55, Dhs.1356; Ne.7, Ne.42 sq., Ne.50, Ne.82, Ne.88 sq., Ne.125 sq., Ne.160, Ne.191; Mil.16; Vism.2 (with jhāna etc.), Vism.289 (+ samādhi), Vism.628 sq. (the 18 mahā˚); Pv-a.14 (samāhita-citta˚), Pv-a.167; Vv-a.77; Sdhp.457, Sdhp.466.

  • -aṅga constituent of intuition Snp-a.8 (given as “nāmarūpa-pariccheda etc.”).
  • -upekkhā indifference by introspection Vism.162.
  • -kammaṭṭhāna exercise for intuition Dhp-a.iv.46.
  • -ñāṇa ability or method of attaining insight Vism.629; Dhp-a.iv.30; cp. Cpd. 65 sq., where 10 such modes.
  • -dhura obligation of introspection Dhp-a.i.8; Dhp-a.iv.37 sq.

fr. vi + passati; BSk. vipaśyanā, e.g. Divy.44, Divy.95, Divy.264 etc.

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