Viriyam, Vīriyam: 1 definition
Introduction:
Viriyam means something in Buddhism, Pali, Tamil. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: DhammasanganiViriyam is by Buddhaghosa connected with
- vira, the dynamic effectiveness which is the essence of the genus "hero" (viro),
- iriya, vibrating movement. He characterizes it by the two notions, "supporting" and "grasping at", or "stretching forward" (paggaho), and, again, by "exerting" (ussahanam). Of. Mil. 36; Sum. Vil. 63.
And he cites the same similes as nppear in the Milinda. He seems to have wished, as modern psychologists have done, to account for the two modes of conscious effort : Resistance and Free Energy. But he also emphasizes the fact that the energy in question is mental, not bodily (pp. 120 et seq., 145).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Akkiniviriyam, Anantaviriyam, Cakattiraviriyam, Cakkiraviriyam, Cataviriyam, Ceviriyam, Cuviriyam, Kalviriyam, Katai-ilaviriyam.
Full-text: Tacaparamitai, Cakattiraviriyam, Kalviriyam, Anantaviriyam, Cuvetanir, Akkiniviriyam, Viriyakkattu, Katai-ilaviriyam, Viriyaparamitai, Matanir, Dhuradhorayha, Arukan-enkunam, Tecu, Pakam, Viru, An.
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A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Different Combinations of Mental States < [Chapter II - Mental States]
Factors of Enlightenment < [Chapter VII - Abhidhamma Categories]
52 Kinds of Mental States < [Chapter II - Mental States]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 2 - Bodhisatta (a future Buddha) < [Chapter 2 - Rare Appearance of a Buddha]
Part 3 - Account of the Brahmin Kasibhāradvāja < [Chapter 29 - The Buddha’s Eleventh Vassa at Brahmin Village of Nāḷa]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the Biography of the thera Khadiravaniya < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]
Commentary on the Biography of Buddha (Buddha-apadāna-vaṇṇanā) < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)
Chapter III - The Early Buddhist Ideal of the Monk
Chapter II - Brahmacarya (the quest for emancipation and immortality)
Chapter I - The Eight Main Types Of Thought Relating To The Sensuous Universe < [Part I - Good States Of Consciousness]