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| − | '''bodhyāṅga''' ([[Pāli]], [[bojjhaṅga]]). A list of seven factors that lead to or constitute [[bodhi]], or awakening. Often referred to as the seven ‘limbs of | + | '''bodhyāṅga''' ([[Pāli]], [[bojjhaṅga]]). A list of seven factors that lead to or constitute [[bodhi]], or awakening. Often referred to as the [[Seven Factors of Enlightenment|seven ‘limbs of enlightenment]]’, the seven items are listed in [[Pāli]] sources as: |
:(1) [[mindfulness]] ([[sati]]); | :(1) [[mindfulness]] ([[sati]]); | ||
:(2) [[investigation of the Dharma]] ([[dharma-vicaya]]); | :(2) [[investigation of the Dharma]] ([[dharma-vicaya]]); | ||
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:(7) [[equanimity]] ([[upekkhā]]). | :(7) [[equanimity]] ([[upekkhā]]). | ||
| − | The seven occur as the sixth of the 37 ‘factors of [[enlightenment]]’ (bodhi-pākṣika-dharma). | + | The seven occur as the sixth of the 37 ‘factors of [[enlightenment]]’ ([[bodhi-pākṣika-dharma]]). |
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Revision as of 08:25, 25 July 2013
bodhyāṅga (Pāli, bojjhaṅga). A list of seven factors that lead to or constitute bodhi, or awakening. Often referred to as the seven ‘limbs of enlightenment’, the seven items are listed in Pāli sources as:
- (1) mindfulness (sati);
- (2) investigation of the Dharma (dharma-vicaya);
- (3) energy (viriya);
- (4) joy (pīti);
- (5) tranquillity (passaddhi);
- (6) meditation (samādhi);
- (7) equanimity (upekkhā).
The seven occur as the sixth of the 37 ‘factors of enlightenment’ (bodhi-pākṣika-dharma).
