Five Khandas: 1 definition
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Five Khandas 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: Buddhist Information: A Survey of Paramattha DhammasThe five khandhas are
- rupakkhandha (rupa),
- vedanakkhandha (feeling),
- sannakkhandha (remembrance or perception),
- saokharakkhandha, including all cetasikas except feeling and sanna, and
- vinnauakkhandha, including all cittas.
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: Gaddula Sutta, Padma Purana.
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Bodhinyana (by Ajahn Chah)
Part 4 - Practice Of Concentration Training < [Chapter 1 - Fragments Of A Teaching]
Part 5 - The Arising Of Wisdom < [Chapter 1 - Fragments Of A Teaching]
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part IV - Vibhahga Vagga < [(c) Uparipannasa Pali]
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Part 3 - Abodes Of Devas < [Chapter 11 - Planes Of Existence]
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Nina Van Gorkom)
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 3 - The wandering ascetic Saccaka < [Chapter 23 - The Buddha’s Fifth Vassa at Vesali]