Dhammayatana, Dhammāyatana, Dhamma-ayatana: 2 definitions
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Dhammayatana 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 Doctrines'mind-object as base' (āyatana).
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
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryDhammāyatana refers to: the field of objects of ideation S.II, 72; Dhs.58, 66, 147, 397, 572, 594; Vbh.70, 72 sq.;
Note: dhammāyatana is a Pali compound consisting of the words dhamma and āyatana.
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.
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Chapter XI - The Category Of Form Under An Elevenfold Aspect < [Book II - Form]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 385 - The Story of Māra < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 296-301 - The Story of a Wood Cutter’s Son < [Chapter 21 - Pakiṇṇaka Vagga (Miscellaneous)]
The Catusacca Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)
The Twelve Ayatana Bases < [Part I - The Manual Of The Four Noble Truths]
Listening to the Dhamma (by Nina van Gorkom)
A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada (by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw)
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
A Synthesis of the Whole < [Chapter VII - Abhidhamma Categories]