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1. Obaku Zen		0
2. Obhāsa	'effulgence of light', aura, appearing at times during deep insight (vipassanā), may becom…	1
3. Obhasa Sutta	Of the four brilliances - those of the sun, the moon, fire, and wisdom - the brilliance of wisdom is…	1
4. Object	ārammana; as condition s. paccaya (2).	1
5. Object Of Negation	An object explicitly negated by a mind realizing a negative phenomenon. In meditation on emptiness, …	1
6. Object Possessor	A functioning thing that expresses or cognizes an object. It includes expressive sounds, persons, an…	1
7. Object To Be Abandoned	Any object that is the principal cause of suffering, such as ignorance, other delusions, or non virt…	1
8. Observance Day	a sacred day or sabbath, occurring every lunar fortnight. On this day, Buddhists re affirm their Dha…	2
9. Observed Object	Any object upon which the mind is focused. See Understanding the Mind.	1
10. Obstructions To Liberation	Obstructions that prevent the attainment of liberation. All delusions, such as ignorance, attachment…	1
11. Obstructions To Omniscience	The imprints of delusions, which prevent simultaneous and direct realization of all phenomena. Only …	1
12. Ocean Wide Lotus Assembly	The Lotus Assembly represents the gathering of Buddha Amitabha, the Bodhisattvas, the sages and sain…	2
13. Odaka Sutta	Numerous are those that are born in water compared with those born on land. This is on account of th…	1
14. Odāta Kasina	'white-kasina-exercise'; s. kasina.	1
15. Odatagayha	A class of eminent devas (described as pamokkha), among those present at the preaching of the Mahasa…	1
16. Oddaka	A name of a tribe, occurring in a list of tribes. Ap.ii.358.	1
17. Odumbaragama	A tank built by Parakkamabahu I. Cv.lxviii.48.	1
18. Odumbarangana	A village given by Jetthatissa III. to the Padhana ghara at the Mahanaga Vihara (Cv.xliv.97).	1
19. Offering	That which delights the holy beings.	2
20. Offering To Spiritual Guide	(another name for Offering To The Spiritual Guide)	1
21. Offering To The Spiritual Guide	Lama ChA pa in Tibetan. A special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa, in which our Spiritual Guide is visual…	1
22. Ogadha Or Satayha Sutta	An Ariyan disciple who is possessed of unwavering loyalty to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha, …	1
23. Ogalha Or Kulagharani Sutta	A certain monk living in a forest tract in Kosala was held in very high esteem (ajjhogalhappatto) …	1
24. Ogha	'floods', is a name for the 4 cankers (āsava).	2
25. Ogha Sutta	1. Ogha Sutta - A deva visits the Buddha at Jetavana and asks him how he crossed the Flood. Unstayed…	1
26. Ogha Vagga	Ogha Vagga - Several chapters in the Samyutta Nikaya are called by this name; thus, in the Magga Sa…	1
27. Oghataka	A poor brahmin of Kosala, father of Mutta Theri. ThigA.14.	1
28. Ogre	A translation of the word asura. This term is often translated as "ogre" or &…	1
29. Oirat	Mongolian ethnic group mainly found in western Mongolia and northern Xinjiang (Altai region)	1
30. Ojā	'nutriment' (synonym of āhāra, q.v.), is one of those 8 minimal constituent parts, or qual…	2
31. Oja	(another name for Ojā)	2
32. Oja Rupa	(another name for Ahara Rupa)	1
33. Ojadipa	The name given to Ceylon in the time of Kakusandha Buddha. Its capital was Abhayanagara and its …	1
34. Ojasi	Servant of Kuvera. He takes Kuveras messages and makes them known in Uttarakuru. D.iii.201; DA.iii.9…	1
35. Ojita	One of the two merchants, the other being Ujita, leaders of caravans, who gave the first meal to Sik…	1
36. Okasa	M (Sphere of existence).	1
37. Okasaloka	M (Sphere of existence (okasa); universe (loka)). Set of the spheres of existence.	1
38. Okasalokasudani	A work by an anonymous author, mentioned in the Gandhavamsa (p.62). It seems to have also been call…	1
39. Okilini Sapattangarakokiri Sutta	The story of a peta mentioned in the Lakkhana Samyutta. She was seen going through the air, pa…	1
40. Okkaka	1. Okkaka - A king, ancestor of the Sakyas and the Kolians. In the Ambattha Sutta (D.i.92) it is…	1
41. Okkala	The people of Okkalajanapada (MA.ii.894); mentioned also in the Apadana (ii.359) in a list of tribes…	1
42. Okkamukha	King of Kapilavatthu. He was an ancestor of the Sakyans and the eldest son of Okkaka and his queen B…	1
43. Okkanti	'conception', lit. 'descent', designates the appearance of the embryo in the mot…	1
44. Okkantika	Okkantika means coming into existence	1
45. Okkantika Samyutta	The twenty fifth division of the Samyutta Nikaya, and the fourth section of the Khandha Vagga. S.iii…	1
46. Okkantikkhana	Okkantikkhana is made up of okkantika and khana. Okkantika means coming into existence and khana mea…	1
47. Olanda	The name given in the Culavamsa to the Dutch in Ceylon. See Cv. Index.	1
48. Olarika Rupa	5 pasada rupas and 7 visaya rupas or 7 gocara rupas are rough rupas and they are called olarika rupa…	1
49. Old Age	jarā (q.v.), is one of the 3 divine messengers (s. devadūta).	2
50. Old Age And Death	Twelfth of the twelve Dependent Originations; grief, suffering and despair, the direct consequences …	1
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51. Olfactory Organ	s. āyatana.	1
52. Om	The most simple, yet sacred mantra in Buddhism, also used in other Indian religions.	5
53. Om Mani Padme Hum	OM MANI PADME HUM. Mantra of Avalokiteshvara (q.v.).	2
54. Om Mani Peme Hung	(another name for Om Mani Padme Hum)	2
55. Omāna	'inferiority-conceit'; s. māna.	1
56. Onata Sutta	On four classes of people in the world: the low and low, the high and high, the high and low, and …	1
57. Once Returner	A sage who has only one rebirth left before reaching Arhatship and escaping birth and death.	2
58. One Buddha Vehicle	Also known as Supreme Vehicle. In Buddhism, the Five Vehicles are established to facilitate us to un…	1
59. One Group Existence	eka-vokāra-bhava.	1
60. One Hundred And Tweny One Cittas	There are 81 loki cittas somanassa sahagatam ditthigata sampayutta asankharika lobha mula akusal…	1
61. One Life Bodhisattva	A Bodhisattva who is one lifetime away from Buddhahood. The best known example is the Bodhisattva Ma…	2
62. One Pointedness Of Mind	(citt'ekaggatā): a name for mental concentration (samādhi).	1
63. One Vehicle Dharma	The one Yana, the vehicle of Oneness. The one Buddhayana, the One Vehicle, i.e., Mahayana, which con…	1
64. Ontology	In philosophy, the branch of metaphysics that deals with the notion of Being per se, as opposed to s…	1
65. Opamanna	1. Opamanna - One of the names of Pokkharasati (M.ii.200). He was so called because the name of hi…	1
66. Opame	(another name for Amitabha)	18
67. Opamma Samyutta	The twentieth section of the Samyutta Nikaya, so called because it is rich in parables (Opamma). (S.…	1
68. Opanayiko	Referring inwardly; to be brought inward. An epithet for the Dhamma.	1
69. Opapātika	lit. 'accidental' (from upapāta, accident; not from upapatti, as PTS Dict. has); 'spo…	1
70. Oparakkhi	One of the four wives of Candakumara (J.vi.148).	1
71. Opasada	A brahmin village in Kosala, the residence of Canki, who lived in royal fief granted to him by Pasen…	1
72. Opavuyha	An arahant. In the past he offered an ajaniyahorse to the Buddha Padumuttara, but the Buddhas chie…	1
73. Opponent Powers	See Four opponent powers".	1
74. Opposite	'overcoming by the opposite,' s. pahāna.	1
75. Oracle Priests	ORACLE PRIESTS. Term sometimes used for monastic spirit mediums such as that of Pehar (q.v.0	1
76. Oral Transmission	The granting of blessings through verbal instruction. Receiving these blessings is essential for gai…	1
77. Orambhāgiya Samyojana	the 'lower fetters', i.e. the first 5 fetters that bind to lower existence; s. samyojana.	1
78. Orambhagiya Sutta	1. The five fetters concerned with the lower stages of existence: sakkayaditthi, vicikiccha, etc. Th…	1
79. Ordinary Appearance And Conception	Ordinary appearance is any appearance that is due to an impure mind, and ordinary conception is any …	1
80. Ordinary Being	Anyone who has not realized emptiness directly.	1
81. Ordinary Conception	See Ordinary appearance and conception.	1
82. Ordination	Going Forth from the home life to the life of a bhikkhu; Upasampadaa is the assembled monks formal f…	1
83. Organ Donation	There are no rules in Buddhism for or against organ donation, but central to Buddhism is a wish to r…	1
84. Origin Of Suffering	(another name for Samudaya)	5
85. Origin Of The Universe	Buddhism has no creator god to explain the origin of the universe. Instead, it teaches that everythi…	1
86. Origination Of Corporeality	s. samutthāna.	1
87. Orima Sutta	On the hither and the further shores - e.g., false belief (micchaditthi) - is the hither shore and i…	1
88. Orittiyurutombama	A locality in South India. Cv.lxxvi.299.	1
89. Oryoki	Oryoki are nesting bowls used in ceremonial meals in Zen Buddhism.	1
90. Osadha	See Mahosadha.	1
91. Osadhi	1. Osadhi - The morning star, used in describing typical whiteness (odata, odatavanna, etc.) (D.ii…	1
92. Osho		0
93. Ossendowski	Author of Beast, Men and Gods (1924) an exploration of mystic Mongolia.	1
94. Other Power	The issue of other power (Buddhas power) is often misunderstood and glossed over by many Buddhists. …	2
95. Ottabhasa	One of the eighteen languages prevalent in the world, none of which are suited for the proclamation …	1
96. Ottappa	Part of the Sobhana Cetasikas. Ottappa makes citta unwilling to do bad things as doing o will have…	3
97. Otthaddha	One of the Licchavis. His personal name (mula nama) was Mahali, but he was called Otthaddha becaus…	1
98. Otturamallaka	The chieftain of Dhanumandala who was brought under subjection by the general Rakkha. Cv.lxx.17, 18,…	1
99. Outer Dakini Land	The Pure Land of Vajrayogini. See Guide to Dakini Land.	1
100. Ovada Sutta	The Buddha explains to Ananda, in answer to a question, the eight qualities necessary in a monk in o…	1
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101. Ovada Vagga	The third section of the Pacittiya rules in the Sutta Vibhanga. Vin.iv.49-69; also v.16-18.	1
102. Ovadapatimokkha	M (Sermon, ethics (ovada); the one who watches his own behaviour (patimokkha)). Statement of the rul…	1
103. Overcoming By Repression	overcoming by: vikkhambhana-pahāna (s. pahāna).	1
104. Ovoo	An Ovoo, heap or cairn, is the Lamaist equivalent of a shamanists sheree. This is a heap of bones fo…	1

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