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Pâli
Buddha
The Awakened Ones, of which Gotama the Sakyan was the most recent. (Buddha is actually the plural form, Buddho the singular)
Dhamma
Used here as the teachings of the Buddha
Sangha Community
The ordained followers of the Buddha's teachings
Sîla
Morality
Samâdhi
Concentration
Pañña
Wisdom
Vipassanâ Insight
The practice (of meditation) which leads to insight (ie. Satipaþþhana)
Satipatthana Sati (Mindfulness) + Pa (in various ways; deeply) + þhana (object)
Mindfulness meditation
Dhammâcariya Dhamma + Acariyo (teacher)
The name of the examination for Dhamma teachers held by the government of Myanmar, the culmination of a five-level course of Pâli examinations.
Kilesa or Kilesas
Refer to the defilments of the mind, attachment, aversion, delusion, and so on.
Mettâ
Lovingkindness or unconditional love
Karuna
Compassion
Pariyatti
Theoretical study of the Buddha's teachings
Pattipatti
Experiential practice of the Buddha's teachings
Samvega
Apprehension at the suffering of future rebirths, thus a motivation for the practice of the teachings.
Sâsana
The dispensation: the teachings the Buddha; their study and practice
Bhante
Respectful term for monk: Venerable Sir.
Sayadaw
Noble Teacher = elder or teaching monk
Sein Pan
Emerald Flower
Shwe Taung Gon Golden Hill
An area in Yangon
Yeiktha
Peaceful Shade : meditation center
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