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Lokuttara, 7 Definition(s)

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7 DEFINITION(S):

Supramundane, transcendental.
Added: 21.Jun.2008 | Source: Chez Paul: A Buddhist Glossary
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Transcendent; supramundane (see magga, phala, and nibbana).
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Lokuttara means greater than worldly things, higher than worldly thing, beyond worldly thing, or supramundane.

Added: 09.Aug.2009 | Source: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana Dhama
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Lokuttara is beyond the world.

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'supermundane',

is a term for the 4 paths and 4 fruitions of sotāpatti, etc. (s. ariya-puggala), with Nibbāna as ninth.

Hence one speaks of '9 supermundane things' (nava-lokuttara-dhamma). Cf. prec.

Added: 06.Jun.2010 | Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines
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Cittas which experience;

Added: 11.Jan.2011 | Source: Dhamma Study: Cetasikas
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Loka + Uttara = Lokuttara. Here Loka, means the five aggregates. Uttara means above, beyond or that which transcends. It is the supra mundane consciousness that enables one to transcend this world of mind body

Added: 04.Jan.2012 | Source: Pali Kanon: A manual of Abhidhamma
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