Seeing Through. An essay by Ven. K. Ñāṇananda Bhikkhu `Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammàsambuddhassa’ Yesam sambodhi angesu – sammà cittam subhàvitam âdàna patinissagge – anupàdàya ye ratà Khinàsavà jutimantà – te loke parinibbutà This is the last verse of the `Section on the Wise’ (Panditavagga) in the Dhammapada. According to the Dhammapada commentary, this verse, [...]

Is the practice of vipassanā the application of viriya (energy), sati (mindfulness), samadhi (concentration) but only when it generates wisdom (paññā), more specifically ñāṇadassana (knowing and seeing)? Introduction The Sutta-Pitaka has a couple of texts which are not the word of the Buddha but close reporters. They originated and developed during the first 100 to [...]