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Meditation See also Concentration; Insight; Jhānas; Mindfulness; Serenity

Memory (sati)

Mental exploration (upavic̄ra)

Mentality (n̄ma)

Mentality-materiality (n̄mar̄pa)

Middle Way (majjhim̄ pạipad̄) See also Noble Eightfold Path

Mind (citta): contemplation of development of diversity of equipment of higher mind mastery over purification of See also Deliverance: of mind; Imperfections; Inclination of mind; Understanding: others’ minds

Mind (mano): and consciousness and sense faculties See also Bases; Conduct; Faculties, sense; Restraint: of faculties

Mindfulness (sati) enlightenment factor of four foundations of (satipạ̣h̄na) of body (k̄yagat̄sati) of breathing (̄n̄p̄nasati) three foundations of See also Enlightenment factors; Faculties, spiritual; Full awareness; Noble Eightfold Path

Mind-made body (manomayak̄ya)

Mind-objects (dhamm̄) See also Bases

Nāga serpent

Negligence (pam̄da)

Neither-perception-nor-non-perception (nevasaññ̄n̄saññ̄yatana) and voidness as a basis for insight as blindfolding Māra best object of clinging way to

Nibbāna as Deathless attainment of here and now person intent on

Nigaṇṭhas See also Index of Proper Names, Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta

Nihilism (natthikav̄da) See also Views: wrong

Noble disciple (ariyas̄vaka) and personality view seven knowledges of See also Disciple in higher training

Noble Eightfold Path (ariya aṭṭhangika magga) as Middle Way as way to end suffering detailed analysis

Noble one (ariya)

Noble One’s Discipline (ariyassa vinaye)

Noble silence (ariya tụhı̄bh̄va)

Non-causality doctrine (ahetukav̄da)

Non-cruelty (avihi̇s̄) See also Intention; Thought

Non-doing doctrine (akiriyav̄da)

Non-identification (atammayat̄)

Non-ill will (abȳp̄da) See also Intention; Thought

Non-perception (asaññā)

Non-returner (an̄ḡmin) See also Disciple in higher training; Noble disciple

Nothingness, base of āki ñcaññ̄yatana) and voidness as basis for insight as blindfolding Māra deliverance of mind through way to

Not self (anatt̄) aggregates as all things elements as sense experience as

Nutriment (̄h̄ra)

Obstinacy (thambha)

Offence (̄patti)

Omniscience (sabbaññut̄)

Once-returner (sakad̄ḡmin) See also Disciple in higher training; Noble disciple

One beyond training (asekha). See Arahant

Oral tradition (anussava)

Ordinary person (puthujjana) and identity view

Origin (samudaya): of identity of suffering See also Dependent origination; Four Noble Truths

Overestimation (adhim̄na)

Overlord (abhibh̄)

Paccekabuddha

Pain (dukkha) See also Feeling; Grief; Suffering

Pātimokkha See also Virtue

Pavāraṇā

Peace (upasama, santi) bliss of; foundation of

Perception (saññā) aggregate of and voidness not self

Persons (puggala): four kinds seven kinds; two kinds

Perturbable (iñjita)

Pleasure (sukha) gradation of in jhāna non-sensual sensual, to be gained through pain? See also Feeling; Joy; Sensual pleasures

Positions of beings (sattapada)

Possibilities (ṭh̄na)

Postures (iriȳpatha)

Poverty

Powers (bala)

Proliferation (papañca)

Pupil’s undoing (antevās̄upaddava)

Pure Abodes (suddh̄āv̄āsa) See also Non-returner

Pure Radiance, gods of (parisuddh̄bh̄ devat̄)

Purification (visuddhi): in four castes of offerings seven stages of theories of

Rapture (pı̄ti) enlightenment factor of in jh̄āna non-sensual, See also Enlightenment factors; Jhānas

Reappearance (upapatti); by aspiration in bad destination, in happy destination of liberated one See also Action; Divine eye

Reasoning (takka)

Recluse (samaṇa) See also Bhikkhu; Recluses and brahmins

Recluses and brahmins (samaṇabrā̄hmanạ̄); and eightfold path, and full understanding and Māra and sense pleasures capacity for enlightenment diversity among views of,

Recollection of past lives (pubbenivāsā̄nussati) with simile

Refuge, going for (sarạagamana)

Refulgent Glory, gods of (subhaki