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5. DoubtHiriiri-ottappaottappa: Moral shame and Fear of kammic consequences – known as the “twin guardians of theworld”.Iddhipādada, The Four:1. Chanda samādhi – concentration of intention accompanied by effort of will.2. Viriya samādhi – concentration of energy, effort.3. Citta samādhi – concentration of consciousness.4. Vīmasa samādhi – concentration of investigation accompanied by effort of will.Indriyas, The Five:The control or rule one exercises over one’s mind.1. Saddhā, faith2. Viriya, energy3. Sati, mindfulness4. Samādhi, concentration5. Paññā, wisdomJhānasnas: The deep meditation states of letting go.Kamma: Action, or activity created by volitionKāma: Pleasure; lust; enjoyment; an object of sensual enjoyment.Khandhas - Aggregates: The 5 groups into which the Buddha has summed up all the physical andmental phenomena of existence (modified from “Buddhist Dictionary”). That is:1. body, rūpa;2. feeling, vedanā;3. perception, saññā;4. mental formations, sakhāras;5. and consciousness, viññāa.Kruba Ajahn: Meditation masters in the Thai ‘Forest Tradition’.Mārara: Literally, ‘the killer’; often called ‘the Evil One’, is a tempter figure who seeks to keep beingsbound to the round of rebirth.Mullah Nasrudin: Is a favourite character in stories throughout all of the Middle East. Children inAfghanistan hear Mullah Nasrudin stories just as Western children hear Mother Goose rhymes andfolktales. Many of the stories teach a lesson while others are just funny.Noble Truths, The FourThe truth of:1. Suffering;2. The cause of suffering;3. The cessation of suffering;4. The path leading to the cessation of suffering.Nibbānana: Literally; “Extinction” (as in the going out of a flame). The supreme goal for Buddhists – itis the destruction of greed, hatred, and delusion – thus, the end of all suffering.Nimmitta: A sign, characteristic. In the context of Buddhist meditation, a mental sign.Nirodha: Cessation, as in dukkha-nirodha, the cessation of suffering, the Third Noble Truth.Pāli: Language of Indian origin, related to Sanskrit, in which the Lord Buddha’s original teachings arerecorded (Pāli Canon), at first orally and later in writing.Pātimokkha: A collection of precepts contained in the Vinaya.319