Sankharupekkha-nana, Saṅkhārupekkhā-ñāna, Sankharupekkhanana, Saṅkhārupekkha-ñāṇa: 1 definition

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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Sankharupekkha-nana in Theravada glossary
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines

the 'equanimity-knowledge with regard to the formations of existence',

is one of those kinds of knowledge which form the 'purification by knowledge and vision of the path-progress' (s. visuddhi, VI, 8).

"It is known by 3 names:

  1. in the lowest stage it is called 'knowledge consisting in the desire for deliverance' (rnuccitu-kamyatā-ñāna);

  2. in the middle stage it is called the 'reflecting contemplation' (patisankhānupassanāñāna);

  3. in the last stage, however, i.e. after attaining the summit, it is called the 'equanimity-knowledge with regard to the formations of existence' " (Vis.M. XXI).

context information

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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