Manopavicara, Manopavicāra: 1 definition
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Manopavicara 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'mental indulging'. There are mentioned 18 ways of indulging: 6 in gladness (somanassūpavicāra), 6 in sorrow (domanassa), 6 in indifference (upekkhā).
"Perceiving with the eye a visible form ... hearing with the ear a sound ... being in mind conscious of an object, one indulges in the joy-producing object, the sorrow-producing object, the indifference-producing object... " (M. 137; A. III, 61). -
In the Com. to A., upavicāra is said to be identical with vitakka-vicāra (q.v.).
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: Upekkhopavicara, Upavicara, Gladness, Domanassupavicara, Domanassa, Indulging, Upekkha.
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