Unexpected Freedom

GlossaryDhammapadaDhamma-VinayadhutangadukkhajhanakammakarunakalyanamittaKoankutithe most widely known and popularcollection of teachings from the Pali Canon,containing verses attributed to the Buddha.the teachings and discipline taught by theBuddha as recorded in the Pali Canon.(Thai: tudong) ascetic practices; the Buddhaallowed thirteen specific duthanga practicesfor his monastic disciples, for instance:wearing rag-robes, possessing no more than aset of three robes, eating only alms foodcollected on the day, eating only from thealms bowl, sleeping in the open, and not lyingdown to sleep.imperfect, unsatisfying, ‘hard to bear', disease;one of the three characteristics of allconditioned existence.(Sanskrit: dhyana) deep state of meditativeabsorption.(Sanskrit: karma) intentional action or causeleading to an effect.compassion.wholesome companion, spiritual friend.(Chin: Kung-an) ‘Case study’. A paradoxicalquestion, statement or short dialogueconcerning the Dhamma. In the Rinzai schoolof Zen Buddhism koans are systematicallyused as meditation themes designed to pushthe mind beyond conceptual thinking.(Thai) dwelling of a samana.197