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politesse: basis of wholesome speech 
134; facilitates receiving criticism 
313 
politics: internal of problem families 
205; not suitable for monk to speak 
of 323 
poor taste, unwholesomeness at 
personality level 228 
population, honest 66, 69 
position, measure of a person's worth 
262 
positive: aspects, looking for 52; 
development, sign of 21; light, seeing 
the world in 80 
possessions: administering 276; 
appropriating your 31; greed for 275 
possessive love, sorrow as withdrawal 
of 403 
posthumous nirvana 388 
post-prandial sleaze 92 
potency, possessions appropriate to 
ones 273 
potential of mind, function of merit to 
increase 82-3 
potential, knowing your own when 
associating with fools 32 
poverty: absence of as economic 
indicator 276; spiritual 68; two types 
274; vs. happiness 273-4 
power four storehouses of 29; greed for 
275 
practical: knowledge about ordination 
367-8; quality of blessings of life 
system 20, 24 
practice for purity 198-200: vs. pure 
practice 201 
practice, getting down to 44-5; homage 
through 54 
practising Dhamma 198 
praise: as worldly vicissitude 396; 
attracting 84; before criticism 134-5; 
for one's wife 171; for students 107; 
merit doesn't imply 78; more difficult 
to tolerate than insult 306; unreliable 
measure of values 214-5; to face 31; 
preacher's ability, looking down on 295 
preaching 81: with eyes closed 295 
preceptor, object of respect 258 
precepts 71, 93, 121-2, 245: avoidance 
having requested the 128; breaking 
167; compromised by working stress 
219; equivalent to defilements of 
action 199; indicator of ethical work 
215; jeopardized by drinking alcohol 
234; keeping 41, 79, 81, 87, 114, 122-
6, 308, 335, 351; make the mind 
cheerful 321; most practical method 
of avoiding evil 229; must be properly 
kept to attain dhammakaya 391; 
persuading spouse to keep 173; pure, 
benefit of not drinking 236; 
seriousness of breaking 124.5; 
underpinning virtue for a human 199 
preciousness of life, ignored by butchers 
216 
pregnancy: care during 142.4; loss of 
self-sufficiency 207; risk of sexual 
relations 166 
premarital sex 128 
present life, benefit in 40, 71, 94 
Presley, unworthy role model 51 
pretentiousness 262: avoiding 270, 274 
prevarication 115, 179: about 
improving bad habits 95; about 
setting oneself up in life 95; 
strategies for non- 179-80; warning 
about 94 
pride: cultivating 271; humility ensures 
freedom from 264 
printing, physical skilfulness 114 
priorities: in repaying debts of 
gratitude 286; lack of clear 92; setting 
92 
priority families to help 210 
prison, not exempted from the learned 
37 
problems, bringing into the family of 
external 173 
process of acquiring discretion 28 
procrastination 177-81 
profession, choice of 113 
professionals, increasingly opt for 
celibacy 165 
profit for next life 41, 71-2 
profit in life 27: material 40.1; 
misunderstood by fools 42; spiritual 
41-2; wise one defined in terms of 40-
2 
profit, degree of anticipated 187 
profound matters, good friend able to 
treat 336 
progress in life 21: hankering after 271; 
obstructed by unwholesomeness at 
social level 228 
progressive society, result of merit 85 
progressive, quality of blessings of life 
system 20, 22-3 
Prohibition, The American 233 
promiscuity 275: avoiding 166; 
encouraged by mass media 166; 
overcome by keeping eight precepts 
349; prohibited by buddhism 166 
promises: to make a gift, breaking 187; 
empty 31 
promotion, hankering after 271 
proper care of household 172 
proportional to: effort, character of 
merit 78; intention strength, 
character of merit 78 
prostitutes 217: because of lack of wise 
ones 47; immoral sexual partner 124; 
protecting: a friend 45; parents, while 
alive 146 
protection: from fools 29; from potential 
248; from past evil 198; parenta1148 
protective friend 43 
protest, when learning discipline 121 
provisions to take with one, generosity 
as 185 
provocation: alien to dhamma 
discussion 335; turning a blind eye 
to 307 
provocative dressing 278 
provoking others, not suitable for 
monks 322 
pseudo-openness to criticism 314 
pseudo-patience 304 
psychological distance 31 
public sector, wrong livelihood in 217 
public speaking, buddhist principles of 
136 
publicizing one's own goodness, 
objective of expressing respect 255 
pundit 37 
pure practice 200-201: vs. practice for 
purity 201 
pure: mark of inner-based happiness 
274; monks duty to be 191; wise one's 
mind habitually 42 
purification: Buddhist 197; Catholic 
197; Hindu 198; of actions 247; of 
non-Buddhist religions 197-8; of the 
mind by generosity 185.6; on a 
interpersonal level 197; on a personal 
level 197; on a social level 197 
purify the mind, the patience to 305 
purifying: oneself 189, 228 
purity 40 
purity: behaving in accordance with 
200; of livelihood 127-8; recollecting 
the Buddha's when bowing 54; 
worthy quality of the Buddha 55 
purpose: creating in everyday life 92; 
in life 65 
putting others down 264 
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Q 
qualities of people, opens our eyes to 
254-5 
quality of mind 38: effect on wisdom 38; 
inefficiencies 39; wise one defined in 
terms of 42 
quality of work, in Buddhist economics 
214 
quality, of gift 186 
quarantine for fools 28, 31 
quarter moon-days, time to hear 
sermons 292 
questions: five reasons for 334; five 
sorts of 334; returning 334 
quickness in work 179-80 
quick-wittedness: mark of personal 
potential 270; result from giving 193 
R 
radiance of mind: function of merit to 
bring 82; patience as maintaining 
305 
radiant, mark of inner-based happiness 
274 
rag-robe wearer's practice 349-50 
raising children, devotion of parents in 
144 
raising quality of mind, function of 
merit 82 
rank, measure of a person's worth 262 
rape 128 
rapport, between apprentice and 
trainer 253 
raving 129 
readiness to give 193 
reading: Dhamma books 81; the minds 
of others 423 
realms of existence 360: vs. levels of 
mind 357-362 
reasons: having the patience to give 
208.9; must be given for dhamma 
taught 293-4 
reawakening to value of Dhamma, 
easier for Dhamma listeners 296-7 
rebirth 362: escaped through generosity 
185; in early Christianity 362; 
misinformation about 362; vs. 
reincarnation 362 
receiving things from fools 33 
recent past 79 
recipient: for gifts 190-1; pure 190 
reciprocal relationship, between 
husband & wife 172-3 
recklessness 243-4 
recognition of Dhamma message, more 
quickly attained by Dhamma 
listeners 296 
recollecting: death, to overcome 
sensuality 417; ones previous lives 
423; others' previous lives 423; 
meditation object 246; teachings 58; 
refined: gifts 189; work 114; working 
116 
reflecting: on knowledge memorized 
108; on the Dhamma 44; on the 
requisites 128 
reflection, wise 295 
refreshment, offering to a monk 326 
refuge: to oneself, benefit of not 
drinking 236; friend who is a 43; 
helping extended family who lack 
208 
refusal: gentle 209; to comply with 
regulations 30 
regret: later, recollecting to develop 
conscience 230; not harbouring 189; 
risk of sexual relations 166 
regulations refusal to comply with 30 
reincarnation vs. rebirth 362 
reinforcing others' goodness, objective 
of expressing respect 255 
reinventing the wheel 253 
reinvestment in business 192 
rejoicing in merit 81, 186 
relapse into evil 225 
relationships: control of distance in 178; 
in the workplace 218-20; rushing into 
404 
relatives, restraint from talk of 336 
relinquishing, as a relay 363 
reluctance: preaching to rid the mind 
of 81; sign of disrespect 312; to be 
disciplined 121 
remarriage, inadvisable for widow 367 
remembering: duty of a student 107; 
what one has to say 136 
reminder, mindfulness as timely 248 
removing shoes 256, 257 
renunciation, not for everyone 165 
repaying debt of gratitude: to others 
281, 286; to our parents 145.7 
repaying parents, spiritually 146-7 
repayment, of debt of gratitude 141 
reputation: damage, risk of sexual 
relations 166; defending one's boss's 
218; famous families children hard 
pushed to get independent 261; 
giving to improve one's 187 
requisites, offering to a monk 326; 
reflection on 128 
resentment: by employees 219; of 
control 177-8 
resolution: example of 189; making a 
189 
resource management for generosity 
192 
resourcefulness, from limitation 121 
resources, giving 171 
respect 52, 253-60: basis of spiritual 
dialogue 331; bolstered by gratitude 
282.3; bolsters patience 282; 
commanded by parents 148; 
cultivating to facilitate benefit from 
criticism 316-7; developing in a child 
255; expressing 52-3, 58,114; for 
elders 400; for generosity 186; giving 
out of 193; looking at a monk in 326, 
327; mental 58; method of paying 58-
60; no expectation of material return 
52; no ulterior motive 52; not 
irrelevant to present day 51; 
objectives of expressing 255-6; objects 
of 256.9; persons worthy of 54-6; 
physical 58; purpose 52-4; relative 
importance of types of 54; sign of 
developed virtue to express 256; 
supports bodies of knowledge 254; 
two kinds of 54; to those worthy of 
respect 51.64; verbal 58; vital to 
spiritual ►earner 254; vs. expressing 
respect 255; vs. gratitude 284-5; vs. 
humility 262-3; 
respectability: benefit of not drinking 
236; character of good friend 336; 
destruction by alcohol 235; from 
respect for giving 186 
respectful learning 107 
respecting fools 32 
responsibilities: awareness of 248; 
conscientiousness in 172 
responsibility for human dignity 103-
4; from filial piety 145, 146; required 
in marriage 166 
restraining congregation from evil, 
duty of monks 55 
restraint: according to monastic code 
127; from drinking intoxicants 233-
242; of the senses 127, 352-3 
retiring old beasts of burden, not 
slaughtering 285 
retribution: evil 422; recollecting to 
develop conscience 230 
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retrospective analysis 180 
revelation, self-discipline leads to 120 
reverence, leading to high social 
standing 85 
revision of Dhamma, by preaching 81 
Fthys-Davids, Mrs. 390 
rice, monks on alms given choicest 188 
richness: of heart, from filial piety 142; 
spiritual 68 
right action 245, 377 
right concentration 245, 377 
right effort 245, 377 
right intention 245, 377 
right livelihood 120, 213, 245, 377 
right mindfulness 245, 377 
right speech 245, 377 
right view 22, 40, 245, 377: absolute 
possession of 200; from filial piety 
145; neighbours of 72; worthy role 
model facilitates 52 
righteousness, in ten virtues of a ruler 
201 
rights, others' 201 
rigid speech 265 
rising to receive teacher 107 
rituals, 
come 
from 
religious 
misunderstanding of defilements 348 
roads of ruin: addiction to 104; avoiding 
the six 200; being led to 31; 
extricating oneself from 145, 146; 
four 94; prohibiting yourself from 
every sort of 32; recourse to 168; 
refuge to those with working stress 
219-20; six 94; total infatuation with 
60 
roads, good 66, 68 
roaming the streets at night 31, 107 
robber: protecting house where he has 
received a favour 284; spouse like a 
168-9 
robbers, restraint from talk of 336 
robing both shoulders 256, 257 
roman civilization, cause of fall 254 
romance, distraction to work 179 
room for improvement, recognizing 
one's 292 
rubbing cream, as suitable gift 188 
ruler, ten virtues of 201 
rules: entailing acknowledgment 127; 
entailing an initial & subsequent 
meeting of the order 127; entailing 
confession 127; entailing defeat 127; 
entailing forfeiture & confession 127; 
refusal to comply with 30 
running away, when insulted, not 307 
running water, amenable location 72 
Saamanfiaphala Sutta 323,324,325 
Sabbath 292: self-discipline, necessary 
to practising austerity 351 
sacrificing little to get more 31 
Sadhamma: clouded by insulting 133; 
deluded into false attainment 133 
safety, student's 107 
satngaarava brahmin 348 
satngha, as object of respect 257 
saint, gift to a 190 
saluting a monk 326 
same quality, gift of 188 
Sappurisadaana Sutta 193 
savages, those without precepts 199 
saving up: new things to tell a friend 
43; to buy something, not greed 414 
saying: nothing 133; too much 133 
scholarships, helping extended family 
who need 208 
schoolchildren, study for teacher's sake 
283 
schools, proximity of 73 
Schumacher, E.F. 213 
scope: of dhamma discussion 337; of 
what to talk about 136 
Scott Fitzgerald, unworthy role model 
51 
scripture study, suitable for monk 323 
scruples, loss of in development of greed 
275 
sculpting buddha images 114 
sculpture, physical skilfulness 114 
seat, preparing for a monk 326 
seclusion 271; talk about 135; worthy 
subject of dhamma debate 336 
second precept 123 
secrets, friend who doesn't spread one's 
43 
secrets: recollecting the lack of, to 
develop conscience 230; spreading 
family 173 
security: of population 213.4; of 
property 193; shortage of 207; 
student's 107 
seeing & knowing of: liberation 336; 
wisdom 135 
seeing: a monk by eye 3234; a monk, 
method 325-7; a true monk 321-30; 
a true monk, objectives 321-2; 
through meditation 324-5; with the 
mind 324 
seeking audience with the Buddha, way 
of paying respect 256 
selective absorption of others' habits 28 
selectiveness, topic of speech 136 
self control, lack of is source of 
stubbornness 315 
self view 380 
self: Buddha never denied true- 390; 
Buddha never referred directly to 
390; denied by some Buddhist 
scholars 390; Hindu concept of 390; 
original teachings show existence of 
true- 390 
self-awareness 247: for monks 324 
self-catalysing, quality of blessings of 
life system 20, 23 
self-centredness: reduces with age 281; 
worthy role model protects from 52 
self-confidence: lacking, next-lifetime 
consequence of alcohol 236; lying 
causes loss of 124 
self-development, worthy role model 
facilitates 52 
self-discipline 41,71, 119-29, 377, 405-
6; as virtue of compatibility 170; 
attaining 128-9; breakdown of 59; 
encouraging parents towards 147; 
favouring 43; for monks 324; in ten 
virtues of a ruler 201; mark of 
personal potential 270; must practice 
to benefit 120; objectives of study 
119-20; a daily basis 248; talk about 
135; vs. discipline 121; worthy 
subject of dhamma debate 336 
self-importance 265: humility ensures 
freedom from 264 
selfish gene 142 
selfish views, objective of expressing 
respect to reduce 255 
selfishness, nature of young children 
281 
self-mortification versus austerity 349 
self-possession 247 
self-purifying 40 
self-sacrifice 192 
self-sacrifice 71.2, 93: as virtue of 
compatibility 170; in ten virtues of a 
ruler 201 
self-serving friendship 31 
self-sufficiency 91, 206-7 
self-view 406 
sense attachment, relinquishing 
requires meditation 363 
sense desire 229 
sense-doors 352 
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sense-pleasure: craving for 375; 
preoccupation with 293; ten ways of 
consuming 188 
sense-restraint 127, 352-3: as austerity 
347; for monks 324; necessary to 
practising austerity 351 
senses, thirst of 404 
sense-stimuli, reducing attachment to 
125 
sensual grasping 230,380 
sensual indulgence, shackle of 422 
sensual indulgence, unsuitable for 
monks 325 
sensual obsession, promoting 114 
sensual plane of mind 358 
sensual sphere 356: happiness of 362 
sensuality, attitude to 363.5; 
overcoming 417 
sensuous sphere 360 
sentimentality in learning 106 
separation from loved ones & treasured 
things 374 
sequential: practice for the attainment 
of nirvana 391; quality of blessings 
of life system 20, 22-3 
sequentially, Dhamma must be 
expounded 293 
sermon: as a mirror to look at one's 
virtues 292; content, looking down on 
294-5; never letting one pass by 293; 
purpose of Dhamma 291; persuading 
spouse to listen to 173 
service 80, 365 
serving: one's parents 146; one's 
teacher 107 
setting oneself up properly in life 91-8: 
helping extended family who are 208; 
prevarication about 95; 
seven-days apart, why Sabbaths are 
292 
seventh precept 126 
sex education 168 
sexiness, irrelevant to successful 
marriage 171 
sexual: attraction, harm of 167; 
discrimination in Buddhism 166.7; 
fantasies 168; intercourse 127; 
misconduct 172; relations 166, 366; 
restraint 120 
sexually transmitted disease, risk of 
sexual relations 166 
shackles, four 422 
shady trees, not damaging or abusing 
285 
shame of doing evil 199, 230 
shamelessness, not succumbing 
because non-drinker 236 
shelter: as suitable gift 188; result of 
giving 193 
shepherding others to lead life properly 
42 
shoddiness 115; not succumbing to201-
2 
shoddy workmanship, intentional 219 
shoes: as suitable gift 188; removing 
256, 257 
shop-lifting 128, 215 
shopping, husband should take wife 
172 
shops, proximity 72 
shoulder, chip on one's 374 
show off, not discussing dhamma to 333 
showing congregation the way to 
heaven, duty of monks 55 
showing due respect to a friend's family 
members 45 
shows: as unsuitable gift 189; 
frequenting 31, 94, 107 
shrine, respecting a temple's main 257 
shunning, cure for stubbornness 317 
shyness, to accrue merit 87-8 
Srngalovaada sutta 45, 107, 145, 146, 
147, 150, 171, 191 
sick care for employees 218 
sick, looking after parents when 146 
sight of a true monk 321-30 
silent, keeping 334 
silver spoon, being born with 261 
sin: hereditary 142; transmissible 226 
sincerity towards a wise one 44 
singing: profession, pitfalls 253• eight 
precepts prohibits 126 
single-parent families 174 
sins, absolving 198 
sister, spouse like a little 169; object of 
respect 258 
sitter's practice 351 
sitting with composure 257 
situational avoidance 228-9 
situations, insightful analysis 83 
six directions: as Buddhist teaching for 
practice 386; fulfilling one's duties in 
the 200; 
sixth group of blessings 223 
sixth precept 125-6 
skilful: means 385; thinking 114; 
resolutions should be 189 
skilfulness 113-8: cultivation 114-6; 
instilling 115.6; six components 114; 
three categories 114 
skills, develo
from knowledge 114- 
S; pro's & 
114 
slaughter of old beasts of burden, 
ungrateful 285 
slaves: giving as a 188; spouse like 169; 
dealing in 216 
sleep, barely necessary those attaining 
formless-absorptions 358 
sleepiness, eight precepts reduces 126 
sleeping apart, husband & wife 125 
sleeping: indulgent habits 122; to 
excess, not suitable for monk 323; 
distraction to work 179 
sloth 229 
slum, amenable location 72 
smiling, before criticizing 135 
smoking, prohibited by fifth precept 124 
snake, should never underestimate a 
small venomous 295 
social: consequences of discontent 274-
6; contract, reinforces virtue 281, 
282; degeneration, because of lack of 
wise ones 47; equality, difficulties of 
37; hardship, unwholesomeness at 
social level 228; social harmony 85, 
119; infrastructure 66, 68; instability 
263; level, purification at a 197; 
potential 270-1; progress, depends on 
altruism 142; standing, result of 
respect 85 
society, barbaric 70; crying out for wise 
ones 46; every man to themselves 
attitude 142; merit function at level 
of 85; pillar of 183; success at the 
level of 78; throwaway 174 
soft drug industry 217 
soldiers: afterlife destination 217; 
amenable location for 67 
solidarity 66, 69: boosts family's 
collective merit 207 
solitude, necessary sometimes on 
meditation retreat 250; talk about 
135 
sons as close family 206 
sorrow 403: as withdrawal symptom of 
possessive love 403; can be avoided 
405; cause of 404; degrees of 404-5; 
monastic life protects from 406; 
nature of 404.5; practices for 
minimizing 405.6; suffering of 374; 
unwholesomeness at social level 228 
sorrowlessness 403-10 
soul, lies to the 22 
spacious building, amenable location 72 
speaking: from experience 294; 
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habitually in a good way 40; harshly, 
absolutely not 200; out against others 
who malign a friend 44 
speech: artful 131-8; Buddhism founded 
on correct 131; components of 1334; 
debt of gratitude in unwholesome 
132; divisive 132; endearing 171, 208-
9; harsh 132; ill-considered 228; 
impediments 236; polite 400; right 
245; skilful 83; sound 136; strength 
of intention in unwholesome 132; 
unwholesome 131-2; wrong 127 
spending, appropriate 41 
sphere of mental experience vs. inner 
experience 356 
spheres of existence 360-1; subdivisions 
within 361; vs. planes of mind 359-
60 
spirits, blaming intervention by 375 
spiritual: aim in life, exclusively 93,95; 
care, received from parents 144-5; 
development, aim in 92; dialogue 
331-43; disappointment 374; entropy, 
backsliding 37; furtherment 119, 
244; gift-horse, not overlooking 243; 
happiness 371; health, in Buddhist 
economics 214; help for extended 
family 209-10; knowledge 19, 80,103, 
186; learning 254; maturity 28; 
motivation to accept criticism 314; 
pauper 274; poverty 68; practice, 
sharing 173-4; profit 41-2; richness, 
environment of 68; teachers as 
extended family 206; teachings, 
giving 42 
spiritual/material aim in life 93 
spirituality in old age 94 
sport, good for the lethargic 180 
spouse: as close family 206; categories 
of 168-70; cherishing one's 165-176; 
contentment with 199, 271, 366 
spreading secrets, friend who doesn't 
43 
spur of the moment, avoidance on the 
128 
stability of mind 398: function of merit 
to bring 82 
standing on one's own two feet 91,94 
standing respectfully before a monk 
326-7 
standing up for those who speak well 
of a friend 44 
started, never getting 179 
state of mind: maintaining 247; self-
discipline as 121 
state of well-being, catalytic 96 
state, finances church 191 
status, possessions appropriate to one's 
273 
staying celibate, to overcome sensuality 
417 
stealing 106, 128; absolutely not 200; 
as defilement of action 199; as gross 
unwholesomeness 
228; 
in 
development of greed 275; not 121, 
122, 123, 124; office supplies 218; 
punishable by disrobing 127 
step-parents 144 
stepping over respected objects 57 
stern teaching 333 
stewardship 40 
still mind, can overcome craving 376 
stinginess: overcome by generosity 417; 
speaking to banish 400 
stone-walling, predictor of divorce 170 
storehouses of human power 29 
strategies for abstinence 228-30 
stream-enterer 356, 381: body of 
enlightenment 380 
streets: restraint from talk of 336; 
roaming the 107 
strength: of knowledge 29; of thought 
29; of virtue 29; physical 29; result 
from giving 193 
strengths, the four human 29 
strict daily routine, suitable for monk 
323 
strikes 219 
strip-tease 114 
striver's, outlook on the world 346, 354 
striving: in meditation 347, 353; 
necessary to practising austerity 351; 
talk about 135; worthy subject of 
Dhamma debate 336 
strong people, no need to show off 264 
stubbornness 314-6, 380: categories of 
314-5; dealing with 317; degrees of 
313; humility ensures freedom from 
264; not patience 304; overcoming for 
laypeople 316.7; overcoming for 
monks 316; punishment for 317; 
reasons for 315.6; restrained by 
discipline 126 
students: disillusioned 103; ideal 103; 
nature of 106-7; praising 107; 
problems and risks 103-4; training 
properly 107; 
student-teacher relationship: lubricant 
in 254; undermined 107 
study, inefficient 103 
subdivision of rooms, amenable location 
72 
subject, learning appropriate 108-9 
subordinates, accepting criticism from 
312 
subtle defilements: equivalent to dust 
on a mirror 411; overcoming the 417 
subtle desire, defilement of the 
formless-brahma body 356 
subtle ignorance, defilement of the 
formless-braluna body 356 
subtle unwholesome 22940 
success: attracting 84; at work 179.80; 
explaining the different peoples' 77; 
four foundations of 180; influences on 
37; in life 27, 77-8; of marriage 171 
suffering 
373: 
as 
universal 
characteristic 397; as worldly 
vicissitude 396; inevitable 373.4; 
miscellaneous 374-5; of birth, old age, 
sickness & death 246, 258; patience 
in the face of physical 305; revelling 
in 272; the noble truth of 373-5 
sugar, consumption allowed after 
midday 125 
suicidal celebrities, unworthy role 
models 51 
suicide: emotional blackmail 52; way to 
fame 52 
Sukarno 122 
superiority complex 135, 416 
supernatural, 
as 
buddhist 
metaphysical teaching 386 
superstition, belief in 406; 
superstitious objects, not worthy of 
respect 58 
support: for parents 145, 146; religion, 
buddhist duty to 191-2; lack of 
financial 60 
supra-knowledge [tevijjaa], threefold 
422 
supramundane plane of mind 358 
supranormal powers 423 
surroundings: amenable 73; obstacle to 
dhamma practice 202 
surveying, corrupt 217 
survival of the fittest 65 
suspicion: due 248; enemy of marriage 
171; of critic, source of stubbornness 
316 
swearing, avoiding 40 
sympathetic: friend 43; joy 148 
sympathy: for monks, giving out of 187; 
four bases of 208-10 
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taking: advantage of others 119; 
responsibility for own affairs 42 
talk: praiseworthy 135; unconducive 
336 
talking: about one dhamma mastered 
in practice 338; a lot, nature of old 
people 146; 
tamarind, consumption allowed after 
midday 125 
tastes, function of merit to upgrade 83 
Tathaagatha'sexistence, unfathomable 
by thought 386-7 
teach, monks duty to 191 
teacher to oneself, being a 28, 121, 333 
teacher, ceremony of paying respect to 
265.6; inspires schoolchildren to 
study 283; obedience to 107; object 
of respect 258; rising to receive 107; 
serving 107 
teachers: depreciation of profession 
103; duties 255; inner & outer 47-8; 
marks of a good dhamma 293-4; 
recollecting to develop conscience 
230; worthy of respect 56 
teaching: ability, more quickly attained 
by dhamma listeners 296; gently or 
sternly 333; parental 148; respect for 
312; the congregation, duty of monks 
55 
teachings: following all available 366; 
for practice, Buddhist 386; putting 
into practice 257; recollection of 58; 
study necessary to practising 
austerity 351; two levels of Buddhist 
386-7 
teamworking 265: discord, affected by 
defilements 348 
tearing out pages, from Dhamma books 
57 
teasing 265 
technique, wrong for work 179 
teenagers, peers as role models 51 
telephone line, amenable location 72 
television: eight precepts requires 
selection when watching 126; 
modem family life centres around 
337 
telling lies 106, 128: as defilement of 
action 
199; 
as 
gross 
unwholesomeness 228; avoiding 40 
temper: controlling 83, 303: overcome 
by 
loving-kindness 
349; 
unwholesomeness at personality 
level 228; source of stubbornness 315 
temperance, Christian history of 233 
temple: attending from youth 95; 
construction, doesn't make a true 
monk 323; debt of gratitude to 285; 
giving someone a life to the 209; 
proximity of 73 
temporary ordination, benefits of 277 
temptation: by wealth, not suitable for 
monk 323; conflict in the face of 303; 
less easily succumbing to 282; 
patience in the face of 306 
ten commandments 120, 121 
ten precepts 122, 245 
ten ways of consuming sense-pleasure 
188 
Tenfold Path of Unwholesomeness 227 
Tenfold Path of Wholesomeness 201, 
202: fulfilling 200 
territory, not rugged 66, 68 
terrorists, absence of 66, 69 
theft, gravest consequence of desire 412 
theistic morality 226 
theoretical knowledge 104-5 
thieving 128 
thinking: aggressive 114; creative 114; 
destructive 114; habitually in a good 
way 40; not comprehensive, 
unwholesomeness at mind level 227; 
not thorough, unwholesomeness at 
mind level 227; skilful 114; to steal, 
absolutely not 200 
third group of blessings 101 
third precept 123-4 
Thomas, unworthy role model 51 
thorough, knowledge 108 
thoroughness, engendering 248 
thought: comprehensive 83; deep 83; 
elaborating without end 247; issues 
unfathomable by 386; meditation 
antidote to negative 229; noble 83; 
not letting get out of hand 247; 
strength of 29; thorough 83; treating 
monks with kindly 191 
threats 265 
three 
characteristics 
389: 
misunderstood 398 
three cycles with twelve components 
379, 381 
three modes of merit-making, as 
Buddhist teaching for practice 386 
threefold training 377,378: as Buddhist 
teaching for practice 386; intensity 
at different levels of attainment 391 
throwaway society 174 
throwing respected objects 57 
Tibetan debate 338 
time, too precious for recklessness 244 
time-limited gift, result of giving 193 
timing, appropriate, basis of wholesome 
speech 134; catalytic 86, 96; doing 
work with right 179; giving with 
correct 193; wrong for work 178.9 
tiring one's aging parents, avoiding 146 
title, referring to others by appropriate 
265 
toadying to your behaviour 31 
tobacco as intoxicant 235 
token of respect 58 
tolerance, blessings of life foster 20 
tolerating parent's complaints 146 
topic, evading can be source of 
stubbornness 316; not letting 
Dhamma discussion drift off 335.6 
torpor 229 
torturing: animals, leading to ill-health 
84; before death 125; 
townships, restraint from talk of 336 
trademarks, as fashionable values 20 
trade-secrets, leaking of 219 
traditions, honouring family 145, 146 
traffic jams, absence of 66, 68 
trainer, rapport with apprentice 253 
training: post-ordination, more 
important than ordination itself 367; 
the student properly 107; giving up 
because of insulting 133; parental 
148 
transaction, interaction without 33 
transcendental: aggregates 381; 
attainment, inaccessible 59; 
avoidance 128, 229; happiness 363, 
371; merit 79 
transcending: defilements 105; values, 
quality of blessings of life system 20, 
24 
transfer of merit 80.1, 186: 
misunderstanding by chinese 174 
transgressions: committing monastic 
133; minor 127 
transmission of sin 226 
transport: helping extended family who 
lack 208; result of giving 193 
trauma, risk of sexual relations 166 
travel fare, as suitable gift 188 
treacherers 284 
treasured things, separation from 374 
treating profound matters, character of 
good friend 336 
tree-root dweller's practice 351 
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shady 285; not making a mess under 
shady 285 
tricksters, wrong livelihood 217-8 
Triple World 371: as a prison 362 
triple-robe wearer's practice 350 
truancy 104 
true love and possessive love 403 
true monk 322: identifying 323 
trusting a person, not their defilements 
288 
truth 120, 199,400: basis of wholesome 
speech 
134; 
conflicts 
with 
defilements 301; twisting 201 
turning towards wholesomeness 65 
turtle-head faith 41 
twin pulpits 338 
two feet, standing on one's own 71 
two-hundred and twenty-seven 
precepts 122 
U 
umbrella, taking down 256, 257 
unchastity 125 
uncles as extended family 206 
unconditional: help for close family 206; 
love, repaying debt of 286 
understand, ability to make others 136 
understanding: student 107; what one 
has to say 136 
undertakers, see death daily but don't 
realize suffering 386 
undirected anger 415, 413 
unease, unwholesomeness at mind 
level 227 
unfaithfulness 128, 167: in marriage 
171-2 
unfathomable by thought, issues 386 
unifying vision, supports civilization 
254 
unity, boosts family's collective merit 
207 
universal characteristics, three 389, 
397-8 
universal values 19: debate over 20 
unknowing, the darkness of 421 
unreasonable speaking, not in 
character of good friend 336 
unskilful states, hearing sermons when 
succumbing to 292 
untimely eating, refraining from 125-6 
unwholesome behaviour, friend who 
warns one against 43 
unwholesomeness 227-8: abstaining 
from 225-32; at mind level 227; at 
personality level 228; characteristics 
of 227-8; defined 227; easier to do 
than wholesomeness 225; more than 
just breaking the precepts 230; 
refraining from tenfold path of 128-
9; Tenfold Path of 128.9, 227; turning 
one's back on 25 
uprooting, bad karma directly 197 
upsetting others, avoiding 304 
urinating out of sight of buddha 256 
usage: artfulness in 119-29; needs to be 
known, before benefit can be taken 
from something 254 
usefulness, basis of wholesome speech 
134 
V 
Vanijja sutta 187 
value, adding to materials 114 
values: decayed, unwholesomeness at 
personality level 228; fashionable 19; 
function of merit to upgrade 83; 
universal 19 
Van Gogh, unworthy role model 51 
vanity, overcome by keeping eight 
precepts 349 
vehicles: as suitable gift 188; restraint 
from talk of 336 
vengeance: absolutely not being 200; 
across generations in china 264; 
caused, mark of external-based 
happiness 274; thought 129 
vengefulness 415,413: accumulation of 
167; defilement of physical body 356; 
preoccupation with 293; provoking 
114; source of stubbornness 315 
ventilation: adequate 66, 68 
verbal: abuse of monks 59; karma, 
easier to produce than physical 
karma 131; work in buddhism 214; 
skilfulness 114 
vice, absence of dens of 66 
vicissitudes, a mind invulnerable to 
worldly 395-401; encountered by 
buddha 398; reducing vulnerability 
to 398.9; should not be taken 
personally 399; the supramundane 
are invulnerable to 358; worldly 396 
view: catalytic 96, right 245 
views: dealing with stubbornness from 
317; shackle of 422; source of 
stubbornness 314-5; straightening 
one's 81; subject to 265 
villages, restraint from talk of 336 
violence: household 167; in front of one's 
children 167; preoccupation with 293 
virtue 
virtue: breaking even in 183; doesn't 
exist unpackaged 261; hand-in-hand 
with knowledge 120; most easily seen 
from parents 141; progress by 21; 
seen exemplified, to be understood 
301; speaks for itself 264; strength 
of 29; understanding by seeing 
example 321; worthy role model 
facilitates spread of 52 
virtue-less celebrities, not worthy of 
respect 58 
virtues: bowing connects us with others 
53; bowing helps us appreciate 53; 
looking at people for their virtues 
353; sermon as a mirror to examine 
one's 292; wise one defined in terms 
of 40 
virtuous: speech and action 94; 
retribution of insulting the 133 
voice inside, the little 33, 48 
w 
wages, paying 218 
waking listener to the reality of life, 
dhamma sermons 291 
walking in a higher place 256 
wandering mind 234, 247 
wanting: in excess of your fair share 
414, 413; little, talk about 135, 336; 
something in return, giving while 
186.7; to obtain things by 
unscrupulous earnings 414, 413 
wasting, damage from alcohol 233 
water supply 66, 68, 72 
ways of seeing a true monk 323.5 
weaknesses, expressing respect to 
overcome our 53 
wealth: as worldly vicissitude 396; 
attained by receiving monk at home 
326; benefit of not drinking 236; care 
of shared 172; destruction by alcohol 
235; generosity as origin of 185; 
measure of a person's worth 261; 
result of generosity 85 
weapons: as unsuitable gift 189; dealing 
in 216; manufacture 114; not suitable 
for monk 322 
wedding ritual, Buddhist 170 
weights and measures, fixing 216 
western values concerning alcohol 233-
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wheel, reinventing the 253 
whims, forgoing 265 
whole perception, non-attachment to 
352 
wholesome behaviour, friend who 
encourages one to have 43 
wholesomeness: fulfilling the tenfold 
path of 200; turning towards 65 
wicked: behaviour but expecting 
fortunate outcomes 244; people 284 
widow, celibacy rather than remarriage 
367 
wife: as close family 206; cherishing 
one's 165-176; contentment with 271; 
duties to husband 172; praising one's 
171 
wild fruit, picking 123 
willingness 180 
wine, part of Christian mass 233 
wisdom 42, 72, 245, 377: affected by 
quality of mind 38; as virtue of 
compatibility 170; attained by 
receiving monk at home 326; beyond 
price 332; bowing in search of 53; 
considering things with 247; 
cultivating 115; Dhamma discussion 
aim at 335; function of merit to bring 
83; mark of a wise one 37; mark of 
personal potential 270; more quickly 
attained by Dhamma listeners 296; 
progress by 21; recollecting the 
buddha's when bowing 54; result 
from giving 193; supported by 
patience 303; talk about 135; vs. 
knowledge 37; vs. learning 37; 
worthy quality of the buddha 55; 
worthy role model facilitates 52; 
worthy subject of dhamma debate 
336 
wise counsel, friend of 43 
wise ones 39-42: associating with 44-5, 
265; available 66, 69; friendship, 
qualities 43.4; recognizing 42-44; 
social consequences of lack of 46.7; 
society is crying out for 46; tell-tale 
behaviours 42-3; varieties of 47-8; vs. 
fool 37-9 
wishes, fulfilment of 84 
wit, analytic insight into 423 
witch doctery, not suitable for monk 
323 
wits, sharpening through dhamma 
discussion 333 
womb: internment in 373; physical 
shocks to 373 
women, restraint from talk of 336 
words: chosen, to say things 134; 
humility of 264-5; treating monks 
with kindly 191 
work: appropriate approach to 179; 
backlog of 178; blameless 213.21; 
equipment, helping extended family 
who need 208; ethic, in buddhism 
177-8; ethical value 214-5; expanding 
to fill available time 177; finishing 
work after one's employer 218; 
getting around to doing 179; helping 
parents with 145, 146; improving on 
one's skills 218; loving one's 179; not 
leaving undone 177-81; not looking 
down on 307; pride in one's 271; 
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shod 177; starting before one's 
employer 218; three types of 
Buddhist 214; unfinished 178-9 
workable mind, humility ensures 264 
workers, three types of 214 
working: capital 192; mothers 172 
workplace: arbitration 219; problems 
219-20; relationships in the 218.20 
world peace, from helping extended 
family 207-8 
world view, pessimistic 167 
world: being a parent to the whole 147; 
relies on generosity 186 
worldly: 
concerns, 
buddhist 
independence from 191; education, 
insufficient 19; 
worldly knowledge 103: gift of 80, 186 
worldly vicissitudes, defined 396 
worse quality, gift of 188 
wounds in combat 373 
wriggling, during dhamma sermons 
332 
wrong livelihood, avoiding 215-8 
wrong view 230, 413, 415: not 
succumbing because non-drinker 236 
yourself: gratitude to 285.6; never 
looking down on 295; not 
compromising by one's sermon 294 
youth: attending temple from 95; 
drunkenness concerning 235 
youthfulness, too precious for 
recklessness 244 
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thapaniyapanha 334 (see also 
keeping one's silence) 
anumattesu uajjesu bhaya-dassavi 
416 (see also seeing danger in the 
smallest things) 
annadatthuhara 31 (see also 
mercenary) 
abhasara 361 
agati 287 (see also bias) 
ajimparisuddhi 127, 324 (see also 
purity of livelihood) 
ajjaua 201 (see also integrity) 
akasanancayatana 361 (see also 
realm of infinite space) 
akificafiaayatana-jhana 341 (see 
also sphere of nothingness) 
amiss-patisanthara 258 (see also 
material hospitality) 
amisapaja 54 (see also homage 
through gifts) 
aranaikanga 350 (see also forest-
dweller's practice) 
arakkhasampada 40 (see also 
stewardship) 
asajja danam deti 186 
asana 326 (see also a place to sit) 
asavakkhayafiana 324, 339, 423 
(see also knowledge of an end of 
defilements) 
ayatana 297, 298 (see also sense-
doors) 
ayatana nibbana 388 (see also 
Nirvana as the location of Nirvana) 
art 190 (see also long-life) 
abbhokasikanga 351 (see also open-
air dweller's practice) 
abhayadana 42, 80, 186 (see also 
forgiveness) 
abhintlit 423 (see also Sixfold Mental 
Powers) 
abhidhamma 75, 245, 297 
abhijataputta 146 
abhijja 356, 413, 414 (see also 
covetousness) 
abhijjhavisamalobha 413, 414 (see 
also open covetousness) 
abhiprajtla 
386 
(see 
also 
metaphysics) 
acinteyya 
386 
(see 
also 
unfathomable) 
adasi me ti danam deli 187 
adinnadana 199, 275 (see also 
stealing) 
agariyavinaya 122 (see also 
discipline for householders) 
agocara 325 (see also out-of-bounds 
areas) 
sham pacami, ime na pacanti, na 
arahami pacanto apacantanam 
adatunam ti danam deli 187 
aho sukharp 424 
akaliko 333 (see also timeless) 
akanighte 361 
akificannityatana 361 
akkodha 201 (see also non-anger) 
akusaladlaammapatha 128, 131, 
227 (see also Tenfold Path of 
Unwholesomeness) 
slam uakkali kim to imina 
putikayena di.ghena etc. 327 
alabha 374, 396 (see also loss of 
wealth) 
amanusso 390 (see also non-human) 
amisadana 186 (see also concrete 
generosity) 
arnisa-paja 284 (see also material 
homage) 
anagami 55, 190, 342, 356, 369, 
370, 383, 405 (see also non-
returner) 
anagariyavinaya 122 (see also 
discipline for the monastic) 
anantariyakamma 415 (see also 
serious misdeeds) 
anatta 389, 390, 391 (see also not-
sell) 
anattata 397, 398 (see also not-self) 
anittharamana 396 (see also 
undesirable) 
aniccata 397 (see also imperm-
anence) 
antaravasakam 350 (see also 
waistcloth) 
anubyanjana 352 (see also partial 
perception) 
anujataputta 146 
anukampaka 43 (see also sym-
pathetic friend) 
anupadisesa-nibbana 387 (see also 
Nirvana as a realm of existence) 
anuppiyabhani 31 (see also flatterer) 
anurakkhapadhana 354 (see also 
maintaining good habits you 
already possess) 
anusaya 229 (see also subtle 
defilements) 
apaya 94, 361 (see also ruin) 
apayamukha 94, 385 (see also roads 
to ruin) 
apayasahaya 31 (see also one who 
leads you down the roads to ruin) 
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apacayana 80, 186 (see also 
humility) 
apamafifia 365 (see also loving-
kindness) 
aparaparacetana 190 (see also 
intention after giving) 
apiyehi sampayoga 374 (see also 
exposure to hateful things) 
appamanasubha 361 
appamado amain* pada* 249 
appamanabha 361 
appiccha 135,336 (see also wanting 
little) 
arahant 191, 356, 391, 400, 401, 
405, 406 
arati 228, 413, 415 (see also giving 
up, distaste) 
ariyamagga 366, 386 (see also Noble 
Eightfold Path) 
ariyasangha 
55 
(see 
also 
enlightened Satigha) 
ariyasacca 378 (see also Noble 
Truths) 
arapabhaua 361, 376 (see also 
formless sphere) 
arapa-jhana 358, 376 (see also 
formless absorption) 
araparaga 380, 413, 415 (see also 
craving for the formless realms) 
arapavacarabhami 358, 360, 376 
(see also formless sphere) 
asamhiram asankuppam 389 
asamsagga 135, 336 (see also 
solitude) 
asannisatta 361 
asoka 403 (see also sorrowlessness) 
assutam sunati 296 
asubhasafifia 355 (see also 
loathesomeness) 
asara 62 (see also monsters) 
asarakaya 361 (see also Mans) 
atappa. 361 
atman 390 (see also self, Hinduism) 
atta 389, 390 (see also self) 
attadipa viharathi, attasarana etc. 
390 
attakilamathanuyoga 376 (see also 
self-mortification) 
attasuddhi 40 (see also self-
purification) 
atthacariya 171, 209 (see also 
helpfulness) 
althakkhayi 43 (see also friend of 
wise counsel) 
atthapalisambhida 423 (see also 
analytic insight into consequences) 
attukarp sako hoti paravambhi 315 
avajataputta 146 
aveci 382 (see also hell realms) 
aviha 361 
avihinesa201 (see also non-violence) 
motif& 230, 339, 380, 413, 416 (see 
also ignorance) 
avijja anusaya 356 (see also subtle 
defilement of ignorance) 
avijjayoga 422 (see also shackle of 
ignorance) 
avirodhana 201 (see also righteous-
ness) 
ayasa 396 (see also loss of honour) 
and samabhariya 169 (see also 
wife like a boss) 
bahasata 93, 104, 270 (see also 
having heard much, artfulness in 
knowledge) 
bola 190 (see also strength) 
bhavanamaya 81 
(see also 
meditation) 
bhavanamayapafifia 105 (see also 
meditational knowledge) 
bhavanapadhana 353-4 (see also 
doing good deeds you never did 
before) 
bhavaniyo 336 (see also cultured 
and emulable) 
bhavaraga 230 (see also grasping 
for existence) 
bhagini samabhariya 169 (see also 
spouse like a little sister) 
bhava 360, 386, 388 (see also sphere 
of existence) 
bhavatanha 375 (see also craving 
for the form realms) 
bhavayoga 422 (see also shackle of 
attachment to the absorptions) 
bhaya &mom deli 187 
bhayagati 106 (see also bias because 
of fear) 
bhikkhu 322, 400 (see also monk) 
bhikkhuni 279, 368, 409 (see also 
nun) 
blaami358, 360,386 (see also planes 
of mind) 
bojihafiga 297 (see also factors of 
enlightenment) 
brahma 148 (see also gods) 
brahmacariya 125, 357 (see also 
bralunafaring, celibacy) 
brahmadanda 316 
(see also 
shunning) 
brahmaparisajja 361 
brahmapurohita 361 
brahmauihara 148, 356, 360 (see 
also divine abidings) 
buddha-cakkhu 379 (see also 
Buddha eye) 
byadhi-bhaya 421 (see also the 
danger of illness) 
byapada 229, 356, 413, 415 (see also 
illwill) 
byapada-vitakka 214, 293 (see also 
vengefulness) 
caga 41-2, 71.2, 93, 192, 270 (see 
also self-sacrifice) 
catummaharajika 361 
cariya 198 (see also practice) 
cetiya 62, 63 (see also pagoda) 
cetopariyafiana 324, 423 (see also 
knowing the minds of others) 
chanda 180, 271 (see also initial 
motivation) 
chandagati 106 (see also bias 
because of desire) 
civara-patisarnyutta 349 
cintamayapafifia 105 (see also 
hands-on knowledge) 
citta 180 (see also sustained 
application) 
cittamassa pasidati 296 
cittame 194 
cori samabhariya 168 (see also 
spouse like a robber) 
cudito codakena afifien' afifiam etc 
316 
cudito codakena apadane na sam-
payati 316 
cudito codakena codakans spas -
deti 315 
cudito codakena codakant patip-
Aortal 315 
cudito codakena codakassa pat-
caropeti 315.6 
culapapatafiana 324, 339, 423 (see 
also seeing the arising and passing 
away of other beings according to 
their karma) 
dance 171, 186, 192, 201, 208, 365 
(see also generosity) 
danadasa 186, 188 
danamaya 80 (see also generosity) 
danasami 186, 188, 196 
danasahaya 186, 188 
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dasi samabhariya 169 (see also a 
spouse like a slave) 
dhamma 391 (see also phenomena) 
dhamma cetiya 57 (see also pagoda) 
dhammanupassanasatipayhana 
378 (see also Pathama Magga 
Sphere) 
dhamma•cakkhu 378 (see also eye 
of the Dhammakaya) 
dhammacariya 198 (see also 
Dhamma Practice) 
dhammadana 42, 80, 186 (see also 
abstract generosity, gift of the 
Dhamma) 
dhammadesanamaya 81 (see also 
giving a Dhamma discourse) 
dhammakaya 225, 285, 297, 325, 
378, 386 (see also body of 
enlightenment) 
dhammakaya anagami 380, 381 
dhammakaya arahant 380, 381 
dhammakaya gotrabha 356, 380, 
381, 391, 405 
dhammakaya sakidagami 380, 381 
dhammakaya sotapana 380, 381 
dhammakhanda 381, 386 (see also 
transcendental aggregates) 
dhammapatisamithida 423 (see 
also analytical insight into causes) 
dhamma-patisanthara 258 (see also 
spiritual hospitality) 
dhammappamanika 327 (see also 
inspiring through teachings) 
dhammassavanamaya 81 (see also 
listening to Dhamma sermons) 
dhuraua 179 
dhutaliga 323, 349, 350, 351, 369 
(see also austerity) 
dighadhammikattha-payojana 40, 
94 (see also benefit in the present 
lifetime) 
ditthi 230 (see also view, wrong 
view, stubbornness) 
dittJaim ujunt karoti 296 (see also 
straightening one's views) 
dighisamapati 96 (see also catalytic 
view) 
dighiyoga 422 (see also shackle of 
views) 
ditthujukammamaya 81 (see also 
straightening one's views) 
dibbacakkhu 324, 379 (see also 
seeing the arising and passing 
away of beings according 
according to their karma, angelic 
eye) 
dibbasota 324, 423 (see also angelic 
ear) 
dinnapubbayp katapubbarn pitu 
pitamahehi na araJulmi porta:tam 
kulauamsam hapetu ti danam 
deli 187 
disa 386 (see also six directions) 
domanassa 374 (see also feeling 
slighted) 
doss 356, 413, 415 (see also anger) 
dosagati 106 (see also bias because 
of anger) 
dubbhasita 127 (see also wrong 
speech) 
ducarita 244 (see also wrongful 
action) 
dukkala 127 (see also minor 
transgressions) 
dukkha 374, 379, 396 (see also 
suffering) 
dukkha-ariyasacca 372 (see also 
suffering) 
dukkhanirodha gamini patipada 
373, 376 (see also Eightfold Path) 
dukkhata 397 (see also suffering) 
dullabha-puggala 281 (see also rare 
people) 
ehipassiko 333 
ekamsabyakarana 334 
ekasanikanga 350 
ekaggata 356 (see also one-
pointedness) 
garauct 282 (see also respect) 
gambhirafica katham katta 336 
garu 336 
garukara 59 (see also concern for the 
object of respect) 
gatisamapati 86, 96 (see also 
catalytic circumstances) 
gharauasadhamma 192 (see also 
Four Virtues of a Householder) 
ghosappamanika 327 (see also 
inspiring voice) 
guns 283 (see also virtue) 
hint 230, 282, 306, 353 (see also 
shame of doing evil) 
hiri-ottappa 229, 353, 354 (see also 
conscience) 
iltharamana 396 (seealso desirable 
things) 
iccha 275 (see also attachment) 
idam natinam hotu sukhita hontu 
&day° 189 
iddhi 355 (see also mental powers) 
iddhipada 180, 386 (see also Four 
Foundations of Success) 
iddhiuiddhi 324, 423 (see also 
magical powers) 
imam me danam datato kalyano 
kittisaddo abbhunggacchati ti 
danam dell 187 
imaharp danam datua kayassa 
bheda parammarana sugatirp 
saggam lokarp upapajjissami ti 
danam deli 187 
indriya samvara 127, 324, 352, 353 
(see also restraint of the senses) 
issuki hoti macchari 316 (see also 
mudslinging) 
jata 373 (see also birth) 
jati-bhaya 421 (see also the danger 
of birth) 
Jayamangalagatha 298 
jars 373 (see also aging) 
jara-bhaya 421 (see also the danger 
of aging) 
jhana 324, 341, 354, 375 (see also 
absorptions) 
jhana saynapatti 48 (see also deep 
meditation) 
kankharn vihanati 296 (see also 
dispelling doubts) 
kalasamapati 86, 96 (see also 
catalytic timing) 
kamabhava 360, 361, 375 (see also 
sensuous sphere) 
kamabhogi 188 (see also Ten Ways 
of Consuming Sense-Pleasure) 
kamachanda 229 (see also sense-
desire) 
kamakilesa 199 (see also defile-
ments of action) 
framaraga 230, 380, 406, 413, 414 
(see also sensual grasping) 
kamaraga anusaya 356 (see also 
subtle desire) 
kemasugati 361 (see also Fortunate 
Realms) 
kamasukallikanuyoga 376 (seealso 
sensual indulgence) 
kamatanha 375 (seealso craving for 
sense-pleasure) 
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kamavacarabhami 358, 360, 376 
(see also sensual sphere) 
kama-vitakka 214, 293 (see also pre-
occupation with sense pleasures) 
kamayoga 422 (see also shackle of 
sensual indulgence) 
kalyanamitta 45, 333, 336 (see also 
good friend) 
kalyanamittata 40 (see also 
accnriating with good friends) 
kamesu micchachara 125, 199 (see 
also sexual misconduct) 
kantmakilesa 119, 121, 128, 171, 
172, 347 (see also defilements of 
action) 
kappa 62 (see also aeon) 
karuna 40, 148, 403 (see also 
compassion) 
katafifia 40,141, 282, 283 (see also 
gratitude) 
katafifia-katavedi 281,283 (see also 
gratitude, repaying debt of 
gratitude) 
kata-fiana 379 
kalavedi /4/ (see also repaying debt 
of gratitude) 
katthavatthu 336 (see also subjects 
constructive for a Dhamma 
discussion) 
khalupacchabhattikagga 350 
khandha 381, 387, 390, 391, 409 
(see also aggregates) 
khanti 201, 282, 303 (see also 
patience) 
khemant 422 (see also bliss) 
kicca-fiana 379 
kilesa 347 (see also defilement) 
kinnara 278 
kodha 413, 415 (see also anger) 
kodhano hoti abhisaggi 315 
kodhano hoti kodhabhibhato 315 
kodhano hoti kodhahetu upanahi 
315 
kodhano hoti kodhasamantam 
vacant nicchareta 315 
kosajja 271 (see also laziness) 
kulasamapati 96 (see also catalytic 
family) 
kusala upaya 385 (see also skilful 
means) 
kusaladhammapatha 129, 200 (see 
also Tenfold Path of Wholesome-
ness) 
kusita 244 
labha 396 (see also wealth, gains) 
lobha 275, 356, 412, 413 (see also 
greed, desire) 
lokadhamma 396 (see also worldly 
vicissitudes) 
lokiya 213, 356, 377, 379, 381, 388, 
423 (see also mundane, worldly) 
lokiya-bhami 356 (see also mundane 
plane of mind) 
tokiyapufine 79 (see also mundane 
merit) 
lokuttara 356, 371, 373, 377, 379, 
381, 388, 423 (see also transcend-
ental) 
lokuttara-bhami 358, 376 (see also 
transcendental plane of mind) 
lokuttara-magga 376 (see also 
transcendental path) 
lokuttarapunna 79 (see also 
transcendental merit) 
lakhappamanika 327 (see also 
inspiringly humble clothing) 
maikgala 21 (see also blessings) 
mamsa-cakkhu 379 (see also 
physical eye) 
magma-m.4O 216 (see also dealing 
in flesh) 
mans 230, 380, 413, 416 (see also 
looking down on others) 
manana 59 (see also attitude of 
respect) 
;tiara 225 (see also demons) 
meta samabhariya 169 (see also a 
spouse like a mother) 
mays 413, 414 (see also devious-
ness) 
maddava 201 (see also gentleness) 
magga 376 (see also path) 
magga-ariyasacca 373 (see also the 
Noble Truth of the Path to the 
Cessation of Suffering) 
maggasamaggi 378 (see also 
Eightfold Path) 
mahabrahma 361 
mahicche 275, 413, 414 (see also 
losing consideration for others) 
majja-varrifia 216 (see also dealing 
in alcohol) 
majjhima patipada 376 (see also 
Middle Way) 
makkhi hoti patasi 316 
manasa-nupekkhite 108 (see also 
reflecting on knowledge memor-
ized) 
manomayiddhi 297, 324 (see also 
mental powers) 
manusso 361,390 (see also humans) 
manusso tiracchano 199 (see also 
savage) 
manna 373 (see also death) 
marana-bhaya 421 (see also the 
danger of death) 
methunauirati 366 (see also 
abstention front sexual relations) 
metta 40, 148 (see also loving-
kindness) 
miccha ditthi 296,356,413,415 (see 
also False View) 
mittapatirapaka 31 (see also false 
friends) 
moha 356, 413, 415 (see also 
ignorance, delusion) 
mohagati 106 (see also bias because 
of ignorance) 
muficanacetana 190 
mudita 85, 148 (see also symp-
athetic-joy) 
mukha 94 
muni 341 (see also sage) 
musette 199 (see also telling lies, 
lying) 
nama 347 
nama-rapa 340, 341 
tresajjikatiga 351 
nevasafigenasafigayatana 361 
nibbana 387 (see also Nirvana) 
nibbana paccayo hotu 189 
nibbanam paramam sukhant 389 
nibbita 353 (see also dispassion) 
nielhinane us pavatterant etc. 317 
nimitta 352 
nimmanarati 361 
ninda 396 (see also malicious gossip) 
niramisa suk ha 274 (see also inner 
happiness) 
niraya 361 
nirodha 376 (see also extinction, 
cessation) 
nirodha ariyasacca 373, 379 (see 
also the Noble Truth of Cessation) 
nirodha samapati 388 (see also deep 
meditation) 
nirodhagamini ariyasacca pati-
pada ariyasacca (see also the 
Eightfold Path) 
niruttipatisambhida 423 (see also 
analytic insight into language) 
nissaggiya-pcicittiya 127 (see also 
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nivata 264 (see also humility) 
nivarana 229, 324 (see also 
hindrances) 
no catthane niyojaye 336 
opanayiko 333 
ottappa 230, 282, 306, 353 (see also 
fear of the consequences of un-
wholesomeness) 
ovadapatimokkha 245 
pamsukalikanga 349 
pathama mag,ga 356, 378 
patibhana 190, 270, 333 (see also 
quick-wittedness) 
patibhanapatisambhida 423 (see 
also analytic insight into wit) 
patigha 230 (see also irritability) 
patipati 324 (see also practice) 
patipatipaja 54, 284 (see also horn-
age through practice) 
pattpucchabyakarana 334 
patipuggalikadana 190, 196 (see 
also gift to an individual) 
patirapakari 179 
patisambhida 423 (see also analytic 
insight) 
patina 42, 43,72, 119, 135,258,270, 
336, 378 (see also wisdom) 
patina naranain rattanant 332 
pa fifia-cakkhu 379 (see also eye of 
wisdom) 
patkadhamma 120, 199, 215 (see 
also five virtues) 
panca-sila 121, 122 (see also five 
precepts) 
panatipata 199 (see also killing, 
murder) 
patidesaniya 127 (see also minor 
transgressions) 
patigha 380, 413, 415 (see also 
annoyance) 
patigha anusaya 356 (see also 
annoyance) 
patimokkha 97, 324, 351 (see also 
monastic code of conduct) 
patimokkhasamvara 127, 324 (see 
also restraint according to the 
monastic code of conduct) 
pacittiya 127 (see also rules entailing 
confession) 
papa 39, 227 (see also demerit) 
papieciaa 275, 413, 414 (see also 
losing our scruples) 
papicchohotipapikancup icchanam 
315 
parajika 127 (seealso rules entailing 
defeat) 
pabbajita 322 (see also ordinand) 
paccatam ueditabbo vififiaki 333 
paccaya-pacchavekkhana 128 
paccekabuddha 56, 75,191, 388 
padesasamapati 96 (see also 
catalytic location) 
pahanapadhana 353 (see also 
overcoming evil habits you 
already possess) 
pakinakkadukkha 374 (see also 
miscellaneous suffering) 
pamado =cam° padarn 249 
paramatman 390 (see also Great 
Being) 
paramatta-dana-paramita 192 
paranimmitavasavatti 361 
paribhoga cetiya 56 
pariecaga 201 (see alsoselkacrifice) 
parideva 374 (see also lamentation) 
parinibbana 63, 256, 319, 370, 388 
parisuddhi 40 (see also purity) 
parittabha 361 
parittasubha 361 
pariyatti 324 (see also theoretical 
Dhamma) 
pasamsa 396 
patipuggalikadana 186 (see also 
personal gift) 
pattanumodana 81, 186 (see also 
rejoicing in the merit of others) 
pattapin(likanga 350 
pattidana 80, 186, 189 (see also 
transfer of merit) 
pavarana 316 (see also invitation to 
criticism) 
paviveka 135, 336 (see also seclu-
sion) 
pavivitta 271 (see also seclusion) 
payogasampatti 86 
phuttassa lokadhammehi cittam 
yassa na kampati 395 
pindapatikafiga 350 
pindapatapatisamyulta 350 
piti 356 (see also joy) 
pittiuisaya 361 (see also hungry 
ghosts) 
piyatejhayate soko 404 
piyavaca 171, 208.9 (see also 
endearing speech) 
piyehi uipayoga 374 (see also 
separation from loved ones and 
treasured things) 
piyo 336 (see also endearing) 
militia 39, 78 (see also merit) 
pufifiakiriyavatthu 79, 94, 386 (see 
also modes of merit-making) 
pubbakari 281 (see also those who 
initiate favours) 
pubbecetana 190 
pubbenivasanussatifiana 324,339, 
423 (see also recollection of 
previous lives) 
purisalakkhana327 (see also thirty-
two signs of a great man) 
pies 283 (see also honour, homage, 
respect) 
raga 356, 365, 412 (see also 
grasping, lust, desire) 
rajadhamma 201 (see also Ten 
Virtues of a Ruler) 
rajoharanam 297 
rati 275 (see also attraction) 
rukkhamalikafiga 351 
rapa 347 (see also concrete 
phenomena) 
rapavacarabhami 358, 360, 376 
(see also form sphere) 
rapa-bhava 360, 361, 375 (see also 
form sphere) 
rapa-brahma 360 (see also form-
brahma) 
rapa-jhana 358 (see also form-
absorption) 
rapappamanika 327 (see also 
inspiring appearance) 
raparaga 380, 413, 414-5 (see also 
attachment to the form-realms) 
safigadisesa 127 (see also rules 
entailing an initial and subsequent 
meeting of the order) 
sarigaha 40 (see also endearing) 
sa gahavatthu 171, 206, 208-9, 
216, 386 (see also emotional bank 
account, four bases of sympathy) 
saiagha 55,291 (see also community 
of monks) 
saiaghadana 88, 186, 191, 196 (see 
also gift to the monastic comm-
unity) 
sarnsara 282, 297 (see also cycle of 
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samvarapadhana 353 (see also not 
doing evils which you never did 
before) 
sconvega 291 (see also urgency) 
samuejaniyatthana 256 (see also 
Four Holy Sites of Buddhism) 
samyojana 356, 380, 381, 406, 416 
(see also fetters) 
satho hail mayavi 316 
satighatim 350 
sadJau 313 
sahu dance ti dance 187 
samanera 322 (see also novice) 
samatina-lakkhana 389, 397 (see 
also universal characteristics, three 
characteristics) 
samisa sukha 273 (see also 
happiness dependent on external 
stimuli) 
saradhamma 92 (see also core 
virtues) 
sasanadhamma 366 
sabbadanam dhammadanam 
finial 332 
sabbe dhamma anatta 391 
same-liana 379 
sadarasantusa 366 (see also 
contentment with one's own 
spouse) 
saddha 41, 71,92, 114,270 (see also 
faith) 
sadinhiparamasi hoti adhana-
gahiduppatinissaggi 316 
saheya samebhariya 169 (see also 
a spouse life a friend) 
sakadagemi 55, 190, 356, 405 (see 
also once-returner) 
samena santosa 271 (see also 
contentment with what you 
already have) 
sakkara 58 (see also physical token 
of respect) 
sakkayaditthi 380, 406, 413, 416 
(see also self-view, false view of 
individuality) 
salabharn natimatineyya 271 
sallekha 349, 351 (see also gradual 
removal of defilements) 
samadanavirati 229 (see also 
planned 
avoidance 
of 
unwholesomeness) 
soma:Mt43, 93, 119, 135,258, 336, 
378 (see also concentration, 
meditation) 
samanatatta 171 
(see also 
consistency) 
sama-raga 170 (see also self-
sacrifice, compatability) 
samadanavirati 128 (see also 
avoidance having requested the 
Precepts) 
samajividhamma 170 (see also 
virtues of compatability) 
samajivitta 41 (see also appropriate 
spending) 
samana 322 (see also true monk) 
samanasukhadukkha 43 (see also 
constant friend) 
samanatthattha 209 (see also 
consistency) 
samanttpcakkhu 379 (see also all-
seeing eye) 
sama-paaiia 170 
(see also 
consistency of wisdom) 
samapatti 85 (see also catalyst) 
soma-saddha 170 (see also 
consistency of faith) 
sama-sila 170 (see also consistency 
of self-discipline) 
samena santosa 272 (see also 
contentment with what is 
appropriate) 
stemma (Viva 40, 245, 377 (see also 
Right Livelihood) 
summit araham 229, 318 
summit ditthi 22, 45, 245, 296, 377 
(see also Right View) 
samma kammanta 245, 377 (see 
also Right Action) 
samma scuikappa 245, 377 (see also 
Right Intention) 
summit samadhi 245, 353, 377 (see 
also Right Concentration) 
stemma sail 245, 377 (see also Right 
Mindfulness) 
samma troth 245,377 (see also Right 
Speech) 
stemma vayamo 245, 377 (see also 
Right Effort) 
sampayikatthapayojana 41.2, 71.2 
(see also profit for the next life) 
sampajathia 324 (see also self-
awareness) 
sampattavirati 128, 228 (see also 
avoidance on the spur of the 
moment) 
sampayikattha-payojana 94 (see 
also benefit for future lives) 
samucchedavimti 128,229 (see also 
avoidance through transcending) 
samudaya 372, 375, 376, 379 (see 
also origin of suffering) 
samuttisatigha 55 (see also 
unenlightened community of 
monks) 
sandittlaiko 333 
santena santosa 272 (see also 
contentment with what you get) 
santosa 271 (see also contentment) 
santulthi 135, 271, 324, 336 (see 
also contentment) 
santutthi paramam dhanant 274 
sapadanacarikagga 350 
sail 324 (see also mindfulness) 
satipatthana 391 (see also 
foundations of mindfulness) 
sattavanijja 216 (see also dealing in 
slaves) 
satthavanijja 216 (see also dealing 
in weapons) 
sagepadisesa-nibbana 387 
senasana-patisarnyutta 350 
sila 41,43, 71, 81,93, 119, 121, 135, 
201, 258, 270, 324, 336, 353, 378 
(see also precepts, self-discipline) 
sllabbataparamasa 380, 406, 413, 
416 (see also superstition, rites & 
rituals) 
siueyyaka 318 
sikkha 378, 386 (see also training) 
sippam 113 (see also artistry) 
sithila 244 
soka 374, 403 (see also sorrow) 
sosanikatiga 351 
sotapana 55,74, 190, 225,287, 356, 
405, 406, 412 (see also stream-
enterer) 
sotapattiphala 74 (see also fruit of 
stream-entry) 
souacassata 312 (see also openness 
to criticism) 
subhakinha 361 
sudassam uajjam annesam etc. 311 
sudassa 361 
sudassi 361 
suddhavasa 383 (see also Pure 
Abodes) 
sudinnant vata me danam 
asavakkhayavahant hotu 189 
sukha 190, 356, 396 (see also 
happiness) 
sukham 389 (see also happiness) 
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veramani 199 (see also abstention 
from drinking alcohol) 
sutam pariyodapeti 296 
sutamayapatifia 104 (see also 
theoretical knowledge) 
suttanta 245 
svakkato bhagavata dhamma 333 
svabhavadukkha 373 (see also 
inevitable suffering) 
taiga 375 (see also craving) 
Tavatimsa 361 
taps 201, 349 (see also austerity) 
tecivarikafiga 350 
tevijja 422 (see also threefold 
knowledge) 
thaddho hoti atimani 316 (see also 
arrogance, boasting) 
thinamiddha 229 (see also 
sleepiness) 
ti-bhumi 371 (see also Triple World) 
ti-lakkhana 389 (see also three 
characteristics, 
universal 
characteristic) 
tipitaka 292 (see also Buddhist 
scripture) 
tiracchanayoni 361 (see also animal 
kingdom) 
ti-sikkha 258 (see also threefold 
training) 
tutthi sukha ya itaritarena 274 
Tusita 361 
uttanasampada 40 (see also diligent 
acquisition) 
Wahl 180 (see also enthusiasm, 
liveliness, activeness) 
uddesika cetiya 57 (see also pagoda) 
uddhacca 380, 413, 416 (see also 
absent-mindedness) 
uddhacca-kukkucca 229 (see also 
absent-mindedness) 
upayassa 374 (see also despair) 
upa-dana-paramita 192 
upadhi 340 (see also cause) 
upadlaisamapati 86, 96 (see also 
catalytic well-being) 
upakaraka 43 (see also helpful 
friend) 
upanissaya 291 (see also dis-
position) 
upasakka 398 (see also obstacles) 
upekkha 148, 287 (see also 
equanimity) 
uposatha 366 (see also Sabbath) 
uposathakamma 351 (see also 
Sabbath self-discipline) 
uposatha-sila 122 (see also Sabbatj 
self-discipline) 
uttarasankam 350 
vacIdasamsara 385 (see also cycle of 
existence) 
Llamas 190 (see also complexion) 
vacanakkhamo 336 (see also 
listener) 
vacasa-paricita 108 (see also 
memorizing) 
vaciparama 31 
vadhaka samabhariya 168 
vagga 297 
vandana 58 (see also gesture of 
respect) 
vasala 258 
vatta 336 (see also counsellor) 
vattapada 400 (see also virtues of 
the King of Heaven) 
vatthudana 80, 186 (see also 
material gift) 
vedana 342 (see also feeling) 
vehapphala 361 
veramani 228 (see also abstention) 
veyyavajja 80, 186, 365 (see also 
service) 
vifinanaficayatana 361 
vibhajjabyakarana 334 
vibhavatanha 375 (see also craving 
for the formless realms) 
vicars 356 (see also continued 
application of mind) 
viciliccha 229, 230, 380, 406, 413, 
416 (see also doubt) 
vidhayadana 41, 80, 186 (see also 
gift of knowledge) 
vihirnsa-vitakka 214, 293 (see also 
preoccupation with aggression) 
vimamsa 180 (see also retrospective 
analysis) 
vijja 324 (see also knowledge) 
vimutti 135, 336 (see also liberation) 
vimuttinanadassana 135, 336, 353 
(see also seeing and knowing of 
liberation) 
vinaya 119, 120, 124 245, 257 (see 
also code of discipline, discipline) 
vipassana 378 (see also insight) 
vipassanafiarta 324 (see also 
insight-knowledge) 
viraga 353 (see also dispassion) 
virajarn 411 (see also unblemished) 
virati 128, 228 (see also abstention) 
viriya 135, 180, 336, 352, 366 (see 
also perseverance) 
viriyapatisantyulta 351 
visasa 287 (see also familiarity) 
visavanijja 216 (see also dealing in 
poisons) 
vitakka 356 (see also initial 
application of mind) 
yarn laddham tens tulthabbam 272 
Yama 361 
yadaniccam tam dukkhans etc. 389 
yasa 396 (see also honour) 
yatha bola 273 
yatha labha 273 
yatha sarupa 273 
yathabhatarlanadassana 353 (see 
also seeing things as they really are) 
yathasantatikariga 351 
yoga 422 (see also shackles) 
yonisomanasikara 28, 282,295,333 
(see also being a teacher to 
yourself) 
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air-raid bunker 396 (mind of a 
meditator) 
arahants 148 (parents) 
athlete's foot which we love to 
scratch 348 (defilements in the 
mind) 
aubergine flower 266 (humility) 
bacteria causing illnesses 416 
(defilements in the mind) 
bamboo, blind like 307 (not looking 
at inappropriate things) 
banister to a stairway 364 (self-
discipline) 
bee & dungfly from same bottle 359 
(afterlife destinations and force of 
habit) 
bird free to fly in the open sky 367 
(celibacy) 
blind man who has lost his way 412 
(delusion — not knowing you 
don't know) 
boat rudder 96, 243 (aim in life, 
systematic thinking) 
boiling water 415 (anger) 
bonsai Bodhi tree 74 (living in an 
unamenable location) 
bottle, half-empty 266 (boast-
fulness) 
buffalo, playing a flute for 317 
(advice to a stubborn person) 
burning: house 194 (possessions 
burned if we cannot be generous 
with them before death); hovel 
next to a palace 34 (associating 
with a fool) 
caged bird never staying still 352 
(the sense of smell) 
child crying for the moon 408 
(mourning the dead) 
city with six gates 352 (body with 
six senses) 
clay earth vs. sandy earth 266 
(humble us. arrogant people) 
climbing a tree 226 (spiritual 
progress) 
coarse grass 266 (patience) 
coastline becomes progressively 
deeper 205 (sequential Dhamma 
teachings) 
computer, worth depends on 
software 21 (bodily behaviour 
depends on mind) 
conferences for academics 338 
(discussion of the Dhamma) 
constitution, laws and by-laws 372 
(Buddha's first and subsequent 
teachings) 
cow & pig's generosity 194 (gen-
erosity before and after death) 
crocodile loving cool water 352 
(sense of hearing) 
darkness even in a familiar place 
421 (unknowing) 
deadwood vs. greenwood 266 
(humble us. arrogant people) 
describing garden colours to a blind 
man 385 (not explaining virtue 
based on a person's previous 
experience) 
diluting salt in a water tank 197 
(doing good deeds to outweigh evil 
in one's past) 
dog, pouring water on a 317 
(criticising a stubborn person) 
doorkeeper 248 (mindfulness) 
doormat 307 (humility) 
dreaming 364 (sensuality) 
drinking glass, worth depends on 
contents 21 (bodily behaviour 
depends on mind) 
drop can fill a glass but a river 
cannot fill the sea . 
. 277 
(contentment) 
droplet of water on a lily pad 417 
(subtle defilements cannot find 
foothold in the mind of enlight-
ened one) 
dung on a pig's tail 180 (work left 
undone) 
earth, steadfast as the 307 (pat-
ience) 
eater is the one who gets full 227 
(karma accrues to doer) 
electricity 78 (merit) 
elephant's trunk 237 (not drinking 
alcohol) 
extracting pure metal from ore 349 
(removing defilements from 
mind) 
fertilizing roots but fruits at the top 
of a tree 269 (meritorious actions 
and deeds) 
fish: & shrimps in a pond 104-5 
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(mundane knowledge & insight); 
bait 396 (worldly vicissitudes); 
lives and dies because of its 
mouth 136.7 (artful speech); out 
of water 349 (mind deprived of 
defilements); unaware of water 
311 (failure to recognize one's 
faults) 
food for the mind 88 (merit) 
football, tennis ball & ping-pong 
ball 361 (Triple World) 
fox which loves warmth and com-
fort 352 (sense of touch) 
freshening ourselves up . . 230 
(ridding ourselves of unwhole-
somness) 
frog at the bottom of a well 318 (not 
being open to criticism) 
fruit tree in forest 364 (lover never 
exclusive to us) 
frying pans, deaf as 307 (not 
listening to inappropriate things) 
gods 148 (parents) 
gold plate vs. solid gold 148 
(cherishing one's parents) 
grass, trampled 180, 308 (patience) 
gross & fine litter 347 (gross & 
subtle defilements) 
guardian angels 148 (parents) 
hidden treasure 317.8 (criticism) 
house burned by fire in neigh-
bouring shack 263 (resentment by 
subordinates treated arrogantly) 
hungry dog chewing a dry bone 363 
(sensuality) 
hunter's dart 396 (worldly vicis-
situdes) 
illness and pathogens 347, 373 
(defilements in mind, suffering & 
craving) 
jewellery, borrowed 364 (sensuality) 
lamp lighting the path for a long 
journey ahead 109 (artfulness in 
knowledge) 
last minute revision for examin-
ation 360 (getting spiritual when 
close to death) 
leaves wrapping a stinking fish 34 
(associating with fools) 
left hand and right hand rubbing 
together 307 (patience & medit-
ation) 
lemon must be eaten without peel 
202 (taxes must be gathered 
without violence) 
lone pine cannot survive in strong 
wind 207, 210 (not helping 
extended family) 
long distance travellers should not 
argue about destination 385 (not 
arguing about transcendental 
issues) 
mad dog foaming at the mouth 352 
(tongue) 
mariner who reaches the shore 421 
(attaining Nirvana) 
match can burn an entire town 237 
(alcohol) 
matches & a striker 291 (coexisting 
with truths of life but never 
noticing them) 
meat faught over by vultures 363 
(sensuality) 
medicine categorized for ease of 
treatment 228 (unwholesomeness 
needs uprooting by appropriate 
means) 
microscope used to identify 
infection 348, 353 (mind used to 
identify defilements) 
monkey: jumping from branch to 
branch 352 (mind); -trap 406 
(attachment to sensuality) 
mudpies, playing with 362 (sensual 
happiness) 
not just knowing the right thing to 
say 137 (silence) 
ocean, low-lying 266 (humble 
person) 
one-eyed sea turtle 96 (rarity of 
human birth) 
pagoda with a narrow base 263 
(arrogance undermines team-
work) 
paralysis 318 (stubbornness) 
passing examinations doesn't 
ensure getting degree 386 
(attaining Dhammakaya Gotra-
bite) 
peak of a roof supporting all rafters 
202 (righteous king earns support 
of his subjects) 
pedigree 88 (merit from our past) 
pool of burning fuel 364 (sensuality) 
popped rice 266 (self-discipline) 
pot, pieces of a broken 408 
(mourning for those already 
dead) 
powerful car needs good brakes 275 
(contentment) 
released prisoner 424 (the enlight-
ened) 
replanting immediately after 
weeding 357 (higher Dhamma 
practice must follow austerities) 
rudder of a ship 248 (mindfulness) 
satisfaction: of doing one's job well 
363 (happiness of the form 
sphere); of having seen ones 
children grow up 363 (happiness 
of the formless sphere) 
saving for future 96 (new merit) 
scabbard to a sword 129 (self-
discipline to knowledge) 
sea, helped out of a shark-infested 
282 (spiritual salvation) 
shadow boxing 338 (Dhamma 
debate) 
shoes two sizes too small 226 
(natural morality) 
shouldering our parents for 100 
years 148 (debt of gratitude to 
parents) 
skyful of parental praise 149 (debt 
of gratitude to parents) 
skyscraper no stronger than its raw 
materials 207 (social harmony no 
better than virtue of members) 
small sapling with supporting 
stake 61 (respect as guide for 
those starting on spiritual path) 
snake: head 364 (sensuality); 
looking at secret things 352 (our 
eyes); shedding its skin 407 (spirit 
departing corpse) 
spark burning a city down 416 
(danger in small things) 
spear 364 (sensuality) 
steak hammer 364 (sensuality) 
sunlight is lost on a blind man 287 
(compassion wasted on the 
ungrateful) 
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supporting pillar 248 (mindfulness) 
teacher, first 148 (parents) 
tennis player, concentrates on 
hitting the ball properly 269 
(respect in the cultivation of 
virtue) 
thornbush entrapping a long-
haired sheep 396 (worldly 
vicissitudes) 
tiny bacteria causing serious 
diseases 348 (defilements in the 
mind) 
tongue & teeth 174 (marital 
disharmony) 
torch carried into the wind 363-4 
(sensuality) 
traveller: 
reaching 
their 
destination 421 (attaining 
Nirvana); taking a dangerous 
road 215 (wrong livelihood) 
treasurer 248 (mindfulness) 
tree: rotten from the heartwood 353 
(shamelessness); -stump, water-
ing a 317 (criticism to a stubborn 
person) 
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turtle and the fish 329, 386 (not 
explaining virtue based on a 
person's previous experience) 
unseen fire that reduces a forest to 
cinders 373 (aging) 
value of clay is in the value of the 
mould 129 (self-discipline gives a 
person their value) 
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Afigulimala Thera 327-8 
abandoned brahmin 150 
Akkosaka Bharadvaja Vatthu 97-
8 
angel and the worm 33 
Aputtaka millionaire 195 
Ariya the fisherman 74-5 
Asajji Thera 328 
Asitabhu Jataka 278 
Bahiya Dfiruciriya 369.70 
Bavari and his disciples 339-42 
begging bowl 149 
Bhagraghata Jataka 237-8 
Bhattabhatika the woodcutter 196 
boa constrictor 297-8 
boy who had to find his extended 
family 206 
Brahmadauda punishment of 
Channa 319 
Buddha: cherished his parents 150; 
left hungry by Brahmin Verafija 
400; tends to a sick monk himself 
211; vow under the Bodhi Tree 
356 
Cakkana and the rabbit 230.1 
Cakkupala Thera 249-50 
cavemen frozen for their ignorance 
259 
choice of which precept to break 241 
Cifica Manavika 309-10 
condemned man who said too much 
137 
Culasetthi Jataka 180-1 
Culapanthaka 297 
Cullapaduma Jataka 288 
Cfilasataka Brahmin 194 
Daddalla Vimanavatthu 195-6 
death of Visalcha's grandchild 406-
7 
Ekuddana Thera 338-9 
establishing Saketu 74 
father, the son and the donkey 220 
Ghosaka's lifetime as a dog 75 
Godha Jataka 329 
Gulp Jataka 287-8 
happy beggar & discontent 
businessman 277-8 
how hot is chili? 329 
how not to conduct a Dhamma 
discussion 342-3 
Javasakuna Jataka 289 
Jivaka heals King Candappajjota 
318 
Jujaka Brahmin & his wife 
Amittatapana 196 
Kati Kuraraghalika 299 
Kama Jataka 418-9 
Kaccani Jataka 149 
Kamanita not recognizing Buddha 
322 
Kapila Bhikkhu 96 
Khantivadi Jataka 308 
Khumbhabhedaka Jataka 237-8 
King Rama V. abolishes slavery 268 
Kisagotami Theri 383.4 
Kosataki pays homage at pagoda 
63-4 
Kutumbiyaputta-Tissa Thera 392 
Kukku Jataka 202 
Kulckutamitta the hunter 231-2 
Kulckura Jataka 211 
Kumbha Jataka 241-2 
Kumbhaghosaka 278 
Lakuutlaka Bhaddhiya Thera 400-
1 
Loma-kassapa Jataka 354-5 
love beyond the grave 174-5 
Mamsa Jataka 137-8 
Matthakundali 328 
Magandiya 310 
Matika Mata 369 
Mahadhammapala Jataka 202-3 
Mahadhana: millionnaire reduced 
to rags 239-40 
Maha-Kappina Thera 424 
Mahakassapa 368-9: kuti burned 
down by foolish student 34 
Mahanaga Thera 328-9 
Makhadeva Jataka 249 
Mallika Sutta 406 
man & the python 231 
married spite beyond the grave 
175-6 
Milaldcha-Tissa Thera 381.3 
monk: and the five-hundred bats 
75.6; overestimates attainment 
417; who gave his parents first 
choice of almsfood 149; 
Mudulakkhana Jataka 355.6 
Blessing Thirty-Eight: The Blissful Mind 459 
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Nakkhatta Jataka 181 
Nandivisala Jataka 137 
one ladleful of rice 287 
orphan with a debt to pay 151 
Paticara Then 408-10 
Paficapitpii pays homage with 
resentment 64 
Pancuposatha Jataka 279 
Pilinavajja says 'rascal' 259-60 
Punnovida Sutta 308-9 
putting your land in a whisky bottle 
238-9 
Radha 318-9 
Rfijovada Jataka 203 
red-beard executioner saved by 
associating with a wise one 48.9 
reluctant marriage: Mahakassapa 
175; the nun 175 
revenge of the Kali Ogress 418 
Salittaka Jataka 117-8 
Sfiriputta: criticized for a squint 
under-robe 319; humility 267; 
jumps canals 259 
Saccaka Nigantha 298-9 
Sakamitna Sutta 424 
Seriva Jataka 221-2 
Siha Jataka 287-8 
Silavanaga Jataka 288 
Sin Jataka 89-90 
stray dog got fat 279.80 
Subhadda Thera 250 
Sudhapinclaya helps build pagoda 
62-3 
Sumana the garland-maker 61-2 
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Sumedha hermit 194-5 
Suet Jataka 221 
Suvannahamsa Jataka 279 
swimology 116-7 
Temiya the mute 202, 309 
tigers in the town 410 
Tittira Jataka 259 
turtle and fish 329-30 
Uraga Jataka 407-8 
Vattaka Jataka 210 
Vakkali Thera 327 
Vangisa Thera Vatthu 392 
Verafija Sutta 339 
Vidhudabba & Mahanama 267-8 
Visayha Jataka 399400 
war in Kalinga 210-1 
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