Pali formulas and sentences

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Ceto-pariya-ñāna

'penetrating knowledge of the mind of others', is one of the 6 higher powers

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Cetaso vinibandha

'mental bondages'

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Catu-vokāra-bhava

'four-group existence', is the existence in the immaterial world arūpa-loka see: loka since only the four mental groups feeling, perception, mental constructions, consciousness, see: khandha are found there, the materiality group being absent.

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Catu-mahārājika-deva

a class of divine beings of the sense-sphere

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Catu-dhātu-vavatthāna

'analysis of the four elements'

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Cāritta-sīla and Vāritta-sīla

'morality consisting in performance and morality consisting in avoidance,' means;the performance of those moral rules which the Blessed one has ordained to be followed, and the avoidance of those things that the Blessed One has rejected as not to be followed; Vis.M III.

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Cakkhu-viññāna

'visual-consciousness'

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Cakkhu-dhātu

'the element; visual organ'

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Brahma-loka

'Brahma-world'

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Brahma-kāyika-deva

The 'divine beings of the Brahma-world' inhabit the first 3 heavens of the fine-material world, rūpaloka corresponding to the 1st absorption jhāna. The highest ruler of them is called the Great Brahma mahā-brahmā. With caustic humor he is said D. 11 to pretend: I am Brahma, the Great Brahmā, the Most High, the Invincible One, the Omniscient One, the Ruler, the Lord, the Creator, the Maker, the Perfect One, the Preserver, the Controller, the Father of all that was and will be.

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Brahma-cariya

'pure chaste or Noble life', is a term for the life of the monk. Also a lay-devotee who observes the 8 moral precepts sikkhāpada, takes as the third precept the vow of chastity, i.e. full abstention from sexual relations. The highest aim and purpose of b. is, according to M. 29, the 'unshakable deliverance of mind'.

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Bodhipakkhiya-dhammā

The 37 'things pertaining (or steps) to enlightenment', or 'requisites of enlightenment' comprise the entire doctrines of the Buddha. They are:

* The 4 foundations of awareness or mindfulness satipatthāna,
* The 4 right efforts see: padhāna,
* The 4 roads to power iddhi-pāda,
* The 5 spiritual abilities indriya, see: bala,
* The 5 spiritual powers bala,
* The 7 factors of enlightenment bojjhanga,
* The Noble 8-fold path see: magga.

In M. 77 all the 37 bodhipakkhiya-dhammā are enumerated and explained though not called by that name. A detailed explanation of them is given in Vis.M XXII. In S.XLVII, 51, 67, only the five spiritual abilities indriya are called bodhipakkhiya-dhammā and in the Jhāna Vibhanga, only the 7 factors of enlightenment bojjhanga.

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bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma [bodhi-pakkhiya-dhammaa]:

"Wings to Awakening" seven sets of principles that are conducive to Awakening and that, according to the Buddha, form the heart of his teaching: [1] the four frames of reference (see satipatthana); [2] four right exertions (sammappadhana) the effort to prevent unskillful states from arising in the mind, to abandon whatever unskillful states have already arisen, to give rise to the good, and to maintain the good that has arisen; [3] four bases of success (iddhipada) desire, persistence, intentness, circumspection; [4] five dominant factors (indriya) conviction, persistence, mindfulness, concentration, discernment; [5] five strengths (bala) identical with [4]; [6] seven factors for Awakening (bojjhanga) mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, persistence, rapture (see piti), serenity, concentration, equanimity; and [7] the eightfold path (magga) Right View, Right Attitude, Right Speech, Right Activity, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration.

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Bhojane mattaññutā

'knowing the measure in eating'.

Now, o Bhikkhus, the Bhikkhu wisely reflecting partakes of his foodfood, neither for pastime, nor for indulgence, nor to become beautiful or handsome, but only to maintain and support this body, to avoid harm and to assist the Noble life, knowing: 'In this way I shall dispel the former pain of hunger, etc. and no new pain shall I let arise, and long life, blamelessness and ease will be my share ' This, o Bhikkhus, is knowing the measure in eating. A. III. 16. How o Bhikkhus, would it be possible for Nanda to lead the absolutely pure life of Nobility, if he did not watch over his senses and did not know the measure in eating? A. VII, 9.

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bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma [bodhi-pakkhiya-dhammaa]:

"Wings to Awakening" seven sets of principles that are conducive to Awakening and that, according to the Buddha, form the heart of his teaching: [1] the four frames of reference (see satipatthana); [2] four right exertions (sammappadhana) the effort to prevent unskillful states from arising in the mind, to abandon whatever unskillful states have already arisen, to give rise to the good, and to maintain the good that has arisen; [3] four bases of success (iddhipada) desire, persistence, intentness, circumspection; [4] five dominant factors (indriya) conviction, persistence, mindfulness, concentration, discernment; [5] five strengths (bala) identical with [4]; [6] seven factors for Awakening (bojjhanga) mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, persistence, rapture (see piti), serenity, concentration, equanimity; and [7] the eightfold path (magga) Right View, Right Attitude, Right Speech, Right Activity, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration.

PED says of pakkhiya:
(adj. n.) [fr. pakkha‹1› 2; cp. pakkhikā] siding with, associating with; m. part, side; only in phrase (satta-tiṃsa-) bodhi-pakkhiya-dhammā the 37 parts of enlightenment It 75 (satta only); J I.275; Vism 678 sq.; SnA 164; VvA 95; see "Cpd." 179 and note 1. ↔ pakkhiya at Th 2, 425 is not clear (expl‹d› at ThA 269 by vaccha, v. l. sacca).
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I'm not sure how Thanissaro got Wings. I guess it's poetic license. My booklet from Ledi Sayadaw calls it "37 aids to enlightenment".