MERIT THE BUDDHA’S STRATEGIES FOR HAPPINESS

Abbreviations AN Anguttara Nikaya Dhp Dhammapada DN Digha Nikaya Iti Itivuttaka Khp Khuddakapatha MN Majjhima Nikaya Mv Mahavagga SN Samyutta

Glossary Arahant:  A “worthy one” or “pure one”; a person whose mind is free of defilement and is thus not

Beyond Merit As he was standing to one side, Uttara the deva’s son recited this verse in the Blessed One’s

The Merit of Stream-entry “Sariputta, ‘The stream, the stream’: thus it is said. And what, Sariputta, is the stream?” “This

Bhavana: Meditation This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: “All the grounds for

Sila: Virtue Irrigators guide      the water. Fletchers shape      the arrow shaft. Carpenters shape      the wood. Those of good practices control themselves. — Dhp 145 Through initiative,

Dana: Giving “Without abandoning these five qualities, one is incapable of entering & remaining in the first jhana… second jhana…

Puñña: Merit A blessing:      friends when the need arises. A blessing:      contentment with whatever there is. Merit at the ending of life

Basic Wisdom “There are some cases in which a person overcome with pain, his mind exhausted, grieves, mourns, laments, beats

MERIT THE BUDDHA’S STRATEGIES FOR HAPPINESS a study guide prepared by Thanissaro Bhikkhu COPYRIGHT copyright 2013 thanissaro bhikkhu This work is licensed