Forest Path - Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

glossary 235
gaen-kanun (Thai): dye made from the heartwood of the jack
fruit tree, used for dyeing monks’ robes.
glot (Thai):
Indriya:
Isan (Thai):
Jataka:
jhàna:
a monk’s umbrella, which when opened and
suspended from a line allows for a mosquito net to
be hung from it, giving protection from insects.
faculty; when developed — power.
the north-east region of Thailand.
a story of one of the Buddha’s previous lives.
absorption; a high level of concentration.
jongrom (Thai): walking meditation.
jy (Thai):
kamma:
kamma vipàka:
karunà:
khandhas:
kilesas:
mind, heart.
intentional action; the law of cause and effect.
The result of intentional action.
compassion.
five ‘aggregates’ which the Buddha used to sum up
all the physical and mental pheneomena of
existence: form, feelings, perception, mental
formations and sense consciousness.
greed, hatred and delusion; basic obstructions to
spiritual practice.
kor watr (Thai): monastic regulations and observances.
Kruba Ajans (Thai):
literally ‘forest teachers’.
kuti:
kwai (Thai):
a small cabin or hut.
water buffalo.
Luang Por (Thai): Venerable Father, a title used for respected
monks.
magga/phala:
the four stages of the path and the fruit of practice.