Appamada, Appamāda: 6 definitions
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Appamada 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Heedfulness; diligence; zeal. The cornerstone of all skillful mental states, and one of such fundamental import that the Buddhas stressed it in his parting words to his disciples: "All fabrications are subject to decay. Bring about completion by being heedful!" (appamaadena sampaadetha).'zeal', non-laxity, earnestness, diligence, is considered as the foundation of all progress.
Just as all the footprints of living beings are surpassed by the footprint of the elephant, and the footprint of the elephant is considered as the mightiest amongst them, just so have all the meritorious qualities zeal as their foundation, and zeal is considered as the mightiest of these qualities'' (A. X, 15).
Cf. the Chapter on Zeal (Appamāda Vagga) in Dhp., and the Buddha's last exhortation: "Transient are all formations. Strive zealously!" (appamādena sampādetha: D. 16) - In the commentaries, it is often explained as the presence (lit. 'non-absence') of mindfulness (satiyā avippavāsa).
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
appamāda : (m.) vigilance; earnestness.
Appamāda, (a + pamāda) thoughtfulness, carefulness, conscientiousness, watchfulness, vigilance, earnestness, zeal D.I, 13 (: a. vuccati satiyā avippavāso DA.I, 104); III, 30, 104 sq., 112, 244, 248, 272; M.I, 477 (°phala); S.I, 25, 86, 158, 214; II, 29, 132; IV, 78 (°vihārin), 97, 125, 252 sq.; V, 30 sq. (°sampadā), 41 sq., 91, 135, 240, 250, 308, 350; A.I, 16, 50. (°adhigata); III, 330, 364, 449; IV, 28 (°gāravatā) 120 (°ṃ garu-karoti); V, 21, 126 (kusalesu dhammesu); Sn.184, 264, 334 (= sati-avippavāsa-saṅkhāta a. SnA 339); It.16 (°ṃ pasaṃsanti puññakiriyāsu paṇḍitā), 74 (°vihārin); Dh.57 (°vihārin, cp. DhA.I, 434); 327 (°rata = satiyā avippavāse abhirata DhA.IV, 26); Dāvs II. 35; KhA 142. (Page 57)
appamāda (အပ္ပမာဒ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[na+pamāda. (appamāya-prā. apramāda-saṃ)]
[န+ပမာဒ။ (အပ္ပမာယ-ပြာ။ အပြမာဒ-သံ)]
[Pali to Burmese]
appamāda—
(Burmese text): (၁) မမေ့မလျော့ကြောင်းတရား။ (၂) မမေ့မလျော့ခြင်း။မူရင်းကြည့်ပါ။ (တိ) (၂) မေ့လျော့ခြင်းမရှိသော၊ သူ။ အပ္ပမာဒတာ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) The principle of not forgetting or disregarding. (2) Not forgetting or disregarding. See the original. (Specific) (2) Someone who has no forgetfulness or negligence. Reference - see.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Pamada, Na.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Appamada, Appamāda, Na-pamada, Na-pamāda; (plurals include: Appamadas, Appamādas, pamadas, pamādas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
2.7. Right Mindfulness (Sammāsati or Samyak-smṛti) < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
1.1. Enlightenment Factor of Mindfulness < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
1.3. Enlightenment Factor of Effort < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Factor 2 - Sati (mindfulness) < [Chapter 3 - On kusala cetasikas (wholesome mental factors)]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 21-23 - The Story of Sāmāvati < [Chapter 2 - Appamāda Vagga (Heedfulness)]
Verse 30 - The Story of Magha < [Chapter 2 - Appamāda Vagga (Heedfulness)]
Verse 31 - The Story of a Certain Monk < [Chapter 2 - Appamāda Vagga (Heedfulness)]
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
Anguttara Nikaya < [Part IV - Discourses Of Sariputta]
Dhammapada (translated from the Pali) (by F. Max Müller)
4. Date of the Buddhist Canon < [Introduction]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 4 - Taming of Āḷavaka the Ogre < [Chapter 33 - The Buddha’s Fifteenth Vassa at Kapilavatthu]
Part 47 - The Buddha’s Last Words < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]
Part 2 - Buddha’s sojourn at the eastern bamboo grove < [Chapter 28 - The Buddha’s Tenth Vassa at Pālileyyaka Forest]