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Sukkha-vipassaka

'one supported by bare insight', is the commentarial term for one who, without having attained any of the meditative absorptions Jhanas, has realized only by the support of insight Vipassana one or several of the supra-mundane paths see: ariya-puggala In Vis.M XVIII, he is called suddha-vipassanā-yānika as distinguished from 'one who has tranquillity as vehicle' samathayānika. Though the primary meaning of sukkha as intended here is as stated above, subcommentaries e.g. D. Tīkā employ also the literal meaning of sukkha i.e. 'dry':;His insight is dry, rough, unmoistened by the moisture of tranquillity meditation.; This justifies a frequent rendering of this term by 'dry-visioned' or 'having dry insight', which, however, should not lead to misconceptions about the nature of insight meditation as being 'dry' or 'merely intellectual', while in fact the development of insight will produce rapture pīti and a sense of urgency samvega in the meditator.

Sukha-saññā

'the perception of happiness' in what is actually suffering dukkha sukha-saññā i.e. any form of existence, it is one of the perversions vipallāsa.

Sukha-ditthi

'the perception consciousness or view of happiness' in what is actually suffering dukkha sukha-saññā i.e. any form of existence, it is one of the perversions vipallāsa.

Sukha-citta

'the perception consciousness or view of happiness' in what is actually suffering dukkha sukha-saññā i.e. any form of existence, it is one of the perversions vipallāsa.

Subha-saññā

'the perception view of beauty' in what is actually devoid of it asubha subha-saññā is one of the 4 perversions vipallāsa.

Subha-nimitta

'beautiful or attractive object of mind'; it may become an inducement to the arising of sense-desire kāmacchanda see: nīvarana,No other thing do I know, o Bhikkhus, through which in such a degree sense-desire may arise, and once arisen will continue to grow, as an attractive object. Whoso does not wisely consider an attractive object, in him sense-desire will arise, and once arisen will continue to grow; A. I, 2.

Subha-ditthi

'the perception or view of purity' in what is actually devoid of it asubha subha-saññā is one of the 4 perversions vipallāsa.

Subha-citta

'the perception of consciousness' in what is actually devoid of it asubha subha-saññā is one of the 4 perversions vipallāsa.

Sotāpannassa angāni

the 'characteristic qualities of a Stream-winner' are 4: unshakable faith towards the Enlightened One, unshakable faith towards the Doctrine, unshakable faith towards the Order, and perfect morality. Explained in S. LV, I, D. 33, in S. XLVII, 8 and in Netti-ppakarana these 4 qualities are called sotāpattiyanga

Sīlabbata-parāmāsa

'attachment or clinging to mere rules and ritual', is the 3rd of the 10 mental chains samyojana, and one of the 4 kinds of clinging upādāna. It disappears on attaining to Stream-entry sotāpatti.

Sīlabbata-upādāna

(same as above)
'attachment or clinging to mere rules and ritual', is the 3rd of the 10 mental chains samyojana, and one of the 4 kinds of clinging upādāna. It disappears on attaining to Stream-entry sotāpatti.

Sāvaka-buddha

A rarely used term in Theravada Buddhism, identifying enlightened 'disciples of a Buddha' as Buddhas. These disciples are those enlightened individuals who gain Nibbana by hearing the Dhamma as initially taught by a Sammasambuddha. They might also lead others to enlightenment, but cannot teach the Dhamma in a time or world where it has been forgotten, because they depend upon a tradition that stretches back to a Sammasambuddha.

When the term Sāvakabuddha is used, it refers to a third type of Buddha, other than the Sammasambuddha and Paccekabuddha. The term Savakabuddha is used in Theravadin commentaries, and does not occur in the scriptures of the Pali Canon. The term regularly appears in Mahayana texts such as in Mahayana texts like Shantideva's Bodhisattvacharyavatara and in the Tibetan tradition. Śrāvaka (Pāli: Sāvaka) literally means "one who hears", i.e. a Buddhist who follows the path to enlightenment by means of hearing the instructions of others.

Sāvaka-bodhi

'enlightenment of the disciple', designates the Nobility of the disciple, as distinguished from the Nobility of the Pacceka-Buddha and the Sammā-sambuddha.

Sattakkhattu-parama

'one wth only 7 further rebirths at the utmost', is one of the 3 kinds of Stream-winners Sotapanna.

Sati-sampajañña

'awareness or mindfulness and clarity of consciousness'