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same of Amata S v.8; chandar!ga -- vinodana' nibb!napada' accuta' Sn 1086; kusalo ca jahati p!paka'
r!gadosamoha -- kkhay! parinibbuto Ud 85; ye 'dha pajahanti k!mar!ga' bhavar!gânusayañ ca pah!ya
parinibb!nagat! Vv 5324. -- vana sabba -- sa'yojan' at"ta' van! nibb!na' !gata' A iii.346; nikkhanta'
v!nato ti nibb!na' KhA 151; ta*h! -- sankh!ta -- v!nâbh!vato nibb!na' SnA 253. 2. Aims: khema
(tranquillity). !t!p" bhikkhu nibb!n!ya bhabbo anuttarassa yogakkhemassa adhigam!ya It 27; ajara'
amara' khema' pariyess!mi nibbuti' J i.3; acala (immovable, not to be disturbed). patto acala&&h!na' Vv
514; accuta (stable) patthaya' accuta' pada' S iii.143; chandar!ga -- vinodana' nibb!napada' accuta' Sn
1086. nekkhamma (renunciation, dispassionateness). van! nibb!na' !gata' k!mehi nekkhammarata' A
iii.346. -- p!rag( (victor). p!rag( sabbadhamm!na' anup!d!ya nibbuto A i.162 (cp. A iv.290 with ti**o
p!ragato). -- santipada (calm, composure). sant" ti nibbuti' ñatv! Sn 933; santimagga' eva br(haya
nibb!na' sugatena desita' Dh 285; s.=acala VvA 219. -- samatha (allayment, quietude).
sabbasankh!rasamatho nibb!na' S i.136#. -- sotthi (welfare). saccena suvatthi hotu nibb!na' Sn 235. 3.
The Heart: (a) att! (heart, self). abhinibbut -- atto Sn 456; thi&atto frequent, e. g. parinibbuto &h˚ Sn 359;
danto parinib˚ &h˚ Sn 370. -- (b) citta (heart). apari.ayham!na -- citto SnA 347 (for abhinibbutatto Sn 343).
-- (c) hadaya (heart) nibb!na' hadayasmi' opiya S i.199; m!tuhadaya' nibb!yate J i.61; nibb!pehi me
hadaya -- pari)!ha' (quench the fever of my heart) Miln 318. -- (d) mano (mind). mano nibb!yi t!vade J
i.27; disv! mano me pas"di Vv 5014. 4. The Path: dh"ra. lokapariy!ya' aññ!ya nibbut! dh"r! ti**! etc. S
i.24; nibbanti dh"r! . . . Sn 235 sabbâbhibh( dh"ro sabbagantha -- ppamocano It 122 Recognition of
anicca (transitoriness, see nicca). aniccasaññ" . . . bhikkhu p!pu*!ti di&&h' eva dhamme nibb!na' A iv.353. -
- paññ!. nibb!na' ev' ajjhagamu' sapaññ! S i.22; n' abhirato paññ! S i.38. pa*.ita & nipaka.
anupubbena n˚' adhigacchanti pa*.it! A i.162; nipak! asesa' parinibbanti It 93. vijj!. bhikkhu
pa*ihitena cittena avijja' bhecchati vijja' upp!dessati n˚' sacchikarissati the bhikkhu with devout heart
will destroy ignorance, gain right cognition & realise Nibb!na A i.8; idh' aññ!ya parinibb!ti an!savo A
iii.41; sabb' !save pariññ!ya parinibbanti an!sav! Vbh 426. 5. The Obstacles: gantha (fetter). nibb!na'
adhigantabba' sabba -- g˚ -- pamocana' S i.210; It 104; similarly It 122 (see above). gabbhaseyy! (rebirth).
na te punam upenti gabbhaseyya', parinibb!nagat! hi s"tibh(t! Vv 5324 -- n"vara*a (obstacles). pañca n˚.
anibb!na -- sa'vattanik! S v.97. -- punabbhava (rebirth). nibb!pehi mah!r!ga' m! .ayhittho punappuna' S
i.188; vibhavañ ca bhavañ ca vippah!ya vusitav! kh"*apunabbhavo sa bhikkhu Sn 514; bhava -- nirodha
nibb!na' S ii.117. -- sankh!r! (elements of life). sabbasankh!ra -- samatho nibb!na' S i.136;
N.=sabbasankh!r! khayissanti A iii.443. -- sa'yojan!ni (fetters). sabbas -- ât"ta' van! Nibb!na' !gata' A
iii.346; s. pah!ya n˚' sacchikarissati A iii.423; sa'yojan!na' parikkhay! antar! -- parinibb!y" hoti S v.69.
III. Nibb!na: its ethical importance and general characterisation. 1. Assurance of N. (nibb!nass' eva santike,
near N., sure of N.): S i.33 (yassa et!disa' y!na' . . . sa etena y!nena n. e. s.: with the chariot of the
Dhamma sure of reaching N.); iv.75; A ii.39 (abhabbo parih!n!ya n. e. s. impossible to fail in the assurance
of final release, of one "catuhi dhammehi samann!gato, viz. s"la, indriyaguttadv!rat!, bhojanamattaññut!.
j!gariy!"); iii.331 (id. with appam!dagaru: ever active & keen); ii.40=It 40 (id. with appam!da -- rato); Sn
822. -- 2. Steps and Means to N.:
-- 364 --
nibb!na -- sacchikiriy!, attainment of N., is mangala' uttama' & to be achieved by means of tapo,
brahmacariy! and ariyasacc!na -- dassana' Sn 267. -- brahmacariya (a saintly life) is n. -- par!yan!
(leading to N.) S iii.189, cp. v.218; also called n. -- ogadh! (with similar states of mind, as nibbid!, vir!go,
vimutti) ibid.; A ii.26=It 28, cp. It 29 (nibb!n' -- ogadha -- g!mina' b˚'). The stages of sanctification are
also discussed under the formula " nibbid! vir!go vimutti . . . vimuttasmi' vimutta' iti ñ!*a' hoti: kh"*!
j!ti etc." (i. e. no more possibility of birth) S ii.124=iv.86. dhamma: Buddha's teaching as the way to
N.: "dhammavara' adesayi n. -- g!mi' parama' hit!ya" Sn 233; aha' s!vak!na' dhamma' desemi satt!na'
visuddhiy! . . . n˚assa sacchikiriy!ya A v.194, cp. 141; pubbe dh. -- &hiti -- ñ!*a' pacch! nibb!ne ñ!*an ti S
ii.124. -- magga: Those practices of a moral & good life embraced in the 8 fold Noble Path (ariyamagga).
Sace atthi akammena koci kvaci na j"yati nibb!nassa hi so maggo S i.217; ek!yano aya' maggo satt!na'
visuddhiy! . . . N˚assa sacchikiriy!ya D ii.290; S v.167, 185; bh!vayitv! sucimagga' n˚ -- ogadha --
g!mina' . . . Vbh 426; !dimhi s"la' dasseyya, majjhe magga' vibh!vaye , pariyos!namhi nibb!na' . . . DA
i.176. -- N. -- gamana' magga': tattha me nirato mano "my heart rejoices in the path to Nibb!na" S i.186;
N. -- g!min" pa&ipad! A iv.83 (the path to salvation). Cp. §§ 4 & 7. -- 3. The Search for N. or the goal of
earnest endeavour. !rogya -- param! l!bh! nibb!na' parama' sukha', a&&hangiko ca magg!na' khema'