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Wholesome factors in Buddhism

  • ApatrapyaThe Sanskrit word apatrapya appears in ancient texts alongside its Pali counterpart ottappa and the Tibetan Wylie script khrel yod pa. Herbert V.
  • AhimsaThe Sanskrit word ahimsa derives from the root hims, meaning to strike or injure. The prefix a- negates this action, creating a term that translates directly…
  • DānaThe Rigveda, composed in the second millennium BCE, contains the earliest known discussions of dana. Book 10, Hymn 117 translates to a plea for truth and…
  • Prajñā (Buddhism)The Sanskrit word Prajñā appears in ancient Buddhist texts as a term often translated simply as wisdom. Scholars have debated the precise meaning of this…
  • Sati (Buddhism)In 1881, Thomas William Rhys Davids first translated the Pali term sati into English as mindfulness. This translation appeared in his work Buddhist Suttas…
  • Faith in BuddhismThe disciple Ananda stands at the left of a Buddha image, serving as the traditional example of the faithful follower. This visual arrangement captures the…