The Spectrum of Buddhism: Writings of Piyadassi

actions Arahat ascetics Asoka attained become bhikkhu Bhikkhuni birth Blessed body brahmin breath Buddha Buddha's teaching Buddhist called calm cause cease cessation clinging compassion concentration conditioned consciousness craving cultivate death deeds defilements deliverance democracy dependent arising Dhamma disciples discourse doctrine dukkha equanimity evil existence factors feeling five aggregates followed Four Noble Truths give Gotama happiness heart hindrances human ignorance impermanent India insight jhāna Kālāmas kamma Kandy King live lust Mahā Mahāyāna Mahinda Master means meditation mental mettā monastery monks moral nature Nibbāna Nikaya Noble Eightfold Path objects Order Pali paritta peace person Piyadassi practise Prakrti purity Rāhula rebirth recite religion right effort right mindfulness right understanding samādhi Sangha sankhāra sense soul speak Sri Lanka suffering Supremely Enlightened Sutta Tathāgata Thera Theravada things thought tion vedanā Venerable Ananda Vihāra Vinaya viññāṇa vipassanā virtue volitional formations wisdom women words