LWC6_Ch 5 Part 3 - The Ten Perfections in the Pāli Tradition Flashcards
(500 cards)
1
Q
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
A
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
2
Q
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
A
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta’s training across saṃsāra.
3
Q
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta’s journey over many lifetimes?
A
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
4
Q
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta’s journey over many lifetimes?
A
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
5
Q
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta’s journey over many lifetimes?
A
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
6
Q
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
A
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
7
Q
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
A
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
8
Q
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
A
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
9
Q
Explain how Paññā (wisdom) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
A
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
10
Q
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
A
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
11
Q
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
A
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
12
Q
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
A
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
13
Q
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
A
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
14
Q
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
A
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
15
Q
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
A
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
16
Q
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
A
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta’s training across saṃsāra.
17
Q
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
A
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
18
Q
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta’s journey over many lifetimes?
A
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
19
Q
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta’s journey over many lifetimes?
A
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
20
Q
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
A
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
21
Q
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
A
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
22
Q
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
A
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
23
Q
Explain how Upekkhā (equanimity) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
A
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
24
Q
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
A
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
25
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
26
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
27
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
28
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
29
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
30
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
31
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
32
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
33
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
34
What role does Paññā (wisdom) play in overcoming the defilements?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
35
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
36
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
37
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
38
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
39
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
40
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
41
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
42
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
43
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
44
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
45
Explain how Mettā (loving-kindness) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
46
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
47
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
48
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
49
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
50
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
51
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
52
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
53
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
54
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
55
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
56
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
57
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
58
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
59
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
60
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
61
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
62
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
63
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
64
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
65
In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
66
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
67
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
68
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
69
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
70
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
71
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
72
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
73
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
74
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
75
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
76
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
77
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
78
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
79
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
80
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
81
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
82
In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
83
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
84
What role does Paññā (wisdom) play in overcoming the defilements?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
85
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
86
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
87
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
88
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
89
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
90
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
91
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
92
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
93
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
94
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
95
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
96
Explain how Paññā (wisdom) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
97
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
98
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
99
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
100
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
101
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
102
Explain how Mettā (loving-kindness) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
103
In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
104
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
105
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
106
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
107
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
108
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
109
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
110
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
111
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
112
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
113
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
114
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
115
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
116
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
117
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
118
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
119
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
120
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
121
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
122
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
123
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
124
Explain how Upekkhā (equanimity) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
125
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
126
In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
127
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
128
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
129
Explain how Upekkhā (equanimity) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
130
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
131
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
132
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
133
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
134
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
135
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
136
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
137
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
138
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
139
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
140
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
141
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
142
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
143
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
144
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
145
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
146
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
147
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
148
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
149
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
150
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
151
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
152
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
153
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
154
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
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How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
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How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
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What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
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In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
159
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
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How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
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What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
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Explain how Mettā (loving-kindness) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
164
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
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In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
166
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
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What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
168
In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
169
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
170
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
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How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
172
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
173
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
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How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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Explain how Paññā (wisdom) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
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How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
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How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
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How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
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How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
180
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
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In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
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In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
183
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
184
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
185
In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
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How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
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How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
189
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
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Explain how Upekkhā (equanimity) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
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How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
197
What role does Paññā (wisdom) play in overcoming the defilements?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
198
Explain how Paññā (wisdom) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
199
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
200
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
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How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
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What role does Paññā (wisdom) play in overcoming the defilements?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
203
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
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How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
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How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
209
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
211
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
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How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
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How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
214
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
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How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
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In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
217
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
220
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
221
Explain how Upekkhā (equanimity) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
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Explain how Mettā (loving-kindness) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
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What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
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How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
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How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
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Explain how Mettā (loving-kindness) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
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Explain how Paññā (wisdom) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
230
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
231
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
232
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
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How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
234
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
235
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
236
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
237
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
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In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
240
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
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What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
242
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
243
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
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How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
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How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
246
What role does Paññā (wisdom) play in overcoming the defilements?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
247
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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Explain how Mettā (loving-kindness) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
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Explain how Mettā (loving-kindness) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
250
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
251
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
252
In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
253
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
254
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
255
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
256
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
257
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
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How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
259
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
260
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
261
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
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How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
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Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
264
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
265
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
266
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
267
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
268
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
269
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
270
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
271
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
272
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
273
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
274
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
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How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
276
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
277
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
278
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
279
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
280
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
281
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
282
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
283
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
284
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
285
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
286
Explain how Paññā (wisdom) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
287
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
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How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
289
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
290
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
291
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
292
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
293
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
294
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
295
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
296
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
297
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
298
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
299
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
300
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
301
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
302
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
303
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
304
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
305
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
306
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
307
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
308
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
309
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
310
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
311
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
312
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
313
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
314
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
315
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
316
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
317
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
318
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
319
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
320
In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
321
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
322
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
323
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
324
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
325
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
326
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
327
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
328
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
329
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
330
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
331
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
332
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
333
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
334
Explain how Paññā (wisdom) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
335
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
336
Explain how Paññā (wisdom) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
337
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
338
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
339
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
340
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
341
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
342
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
343
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
344
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
345
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
346
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
347
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
348
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
349
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
350
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
351
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
352
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
353
In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
354
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
355
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
356
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
357
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
358
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
359
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
360
What role does Paññā (wisdom) play in overcoming the defilements?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
361
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
362
Explain how Upekkhā (equanimity) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
363
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
364
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
365
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
366
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
367
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
368
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
369
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
370
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
371
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
372
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
373
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
374
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
375
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
376
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
377
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
378
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
379
Explain how Upekkhā (equanimity) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
380
Explain how Upekkhā (equanimity) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
381
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
382
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
383
Explain how Mettā (loving-kindness) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
384
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
385
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
386
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
387
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
388
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
389
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
390
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
391
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
392
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
393
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
394
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
395
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
396
What role does Paññā (wisdom) play in overcoming the defilements?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
397
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
398
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
399
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
400
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
401
In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
402
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
403
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
404
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
405
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
406
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
407
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
408
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
409
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
410
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
411
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
412
Explain how Paññā (wisdom) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
413
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
414
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
415
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
416
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
417
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
418
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
419
Explain how Paññā (wisdom) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
420
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
421
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
422
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
423
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
424
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
425
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
426
Explain how Mettā (loving-kindness) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
427
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
428
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
429
What role does Paññā (wisdom) play in overcoming the defilements?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
430
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Mettā (loving-kindness)?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
431
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
432
Explain how Mettā (loving-kindness) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
433
What role does Paññā (wisdom) play in overcoming the defilements?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
434
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
435
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
436
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Paññā (wisdom)?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
437
Explain how Mettā (loving-kindness) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
438
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
439
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
440
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
441
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
442
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
443
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
444
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
445
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
446
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
447
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
448
What insights does the Visuddhimagga offer on Mettā (loving-kindness)?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
449
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
450
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
451
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
452
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
453
What role does Paññā (wisdom) play in overcoming the defilements?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
454
In what way is Paññā (wisdom) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
455
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
456
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
457
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
458
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
459
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
460
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
461
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
462
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
463
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
464
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
465
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
466
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
467
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
468
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
469
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
470
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
471
How is Paññā (wisdom) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
472
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
473
In what way is Upekkhā (equanimity) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
474
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
475
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
476
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
477
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
478
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
This perfection counteracts aversion, restlessness, and partiality in the practitioner.
479
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Upekkhā (equanimity) as a pāramī?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
480
Explain how Paññā (wisdom) is cultivated in meditation and daily life.
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
481
How does Paññā (wisdom) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
482
How is Mettā (loving-kindness) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
483
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
484
What role does Upekkhā (equanimity) play in overcoming the defilements?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
485
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
486
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Upekkhā (equanimity)?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
487
How does Paññā (wisdom) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
Unlike ordinary kindness or neutrality, these pāramīs are rooted in non-self and wisdom.
488
What role does Mettā (loving-kindness) play in overcoming the defilements?
The Visuddhimagga outlines its development in the Brahmavihāra section, linking it to liberation.
489
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
490
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
491
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
492
How does Mettā (loving-kindness) contribute to the bodhisatta's journey over many lifetimes?
Bhikkhu Bodhi emphasizes the need for pāramīs like these to be consciously cultivated, not assumed.
493
How does Bhikkhu Bodhi interpret the significance of Paññā (wisdom)?
Dhammapāla distinguishes between mundane expressions and transcendent cultivation of these virtues.
494
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Mettā (loving-kindness) as a pāramī?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
495
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
In Theravāda, it is both a meditative attainment and an ethical disposition cultivated across lifetimes.
496
How does Upekkhā (equanimity) support the path to liberation in Theravāda Buddhism?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
497
How does Paññā (wisdom) compare with the Mahāyāna understanding of the same virtue?
The Aṅguttara Nikāya frames it as one of the essential qualities for awakening, especially for householders.
498
Which suttas or canonical sources describe Paññā (wisdom) as a pāramī?
They function as both goal and method in the bodhisatta's training across saṃsāra.
499
How is Upekkhā (equanimity) explained in Dhammapāla’s treatise on the pāramīs?
Mettā is directed outward, whereas upekkhā maintains inward balance amidst change.
500
In what way is Mettā (loving-kindness) distinct from ordinary emotional states?
It serves to purify intention and ensure that one’s actions are guided by clarity and compassion.
