Chameleon: 1 definition
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Chameleon means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: A Buddhist Library: In This Very LifeThe Chameleon (lizard) is used in scriptures to illustrate discontinuous practice.—Chameleons approach their goals in an interesting way. Catching sight of a delicious fly or a potential mate, a chameleon rushes suddenly forward, but does not arrive all at once. It scurries a short distance, then stops and gazes at the sky, tilting its head this way and that. Then it rushes ahead a bit more and stops again to gaze. It never reaches its destination in the first rush. People who practice in fits and starts, being mindful for a stretch and then stopping to daydream, are Chameleon Yogis. Chameleons manage to survive despite their lack of continuity, but a Yogi’s practice may not. Some yogis feel called to reflect and think each time they have a new experience, wondering which stage of insight they have reached. Others do not need novelty, they think and worry about familiar things.
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Full-text (+50): Krikalasa, Sharata, Pratisurya, Shayanaka, Vedara, Mayurari, Trinagodha, Krakacapad, Sharatu, Bahurupa, Krikavaku, Kilalin, Kakantaka, Sanjana, Virupin, Vrikshasha, Trinanjana, Sudushprabha, Lalantika, Pratisuryaka.
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Search found 30 books and stories containing Chameleon; (plurals include: Chameleons). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 141: Godha-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 121: Kusanāḷi-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 546: The Mahā-Ummagga-jātaka < [Volume 6]
A Heart Released (by Phra Ajaan Mun Bhuridatta Thera)
Chameleon < [July – September, 2001]
Wanted Another Buddha < [July – September 1991]
Wanted Another Buddha < [July – September, 1994]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 18 - The Gods assume a thousand Forms in fear of Ravana < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 8.91.7 < [Sukta 91]
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