Body Witness: 1 definition
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Body Witness 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)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrineskāya-sakkhi.
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).
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Full-text: Kaya Sakkhi, Ariya Puggala.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Body Witness; (plurals include: Body Witnesses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
The Seven Kinds of Noble Persons < [Chapter XXI - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Way]
Insight Leading to Emergence < [Chapter XXI - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Way]
B1. Development in Detail: The Ten Impediments < [Chapter III - Taking a Meditation Subject (Kammaṭṭhāna-gahaṇa-niddesa)]
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
Anguttara Nikaya < [Part IV - Discourses Of Sariputta]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 356-359 - The Greater and the Lesser Gift < [Chapter 24 - Taṇhā Vagga (Craving)]